Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2017
Gale Warning 50, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 12, 2017, 6:54 PM AKST. It was in force for 4 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Jan 12, 2017, 6:54 PM AKST (03:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 17, 2017, 3:30 AM AKST
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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442 FZAK51 PAFC 130354 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 654 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2017 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-131630- 654 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST DISSIPATES MIDDAY FRIDAY. A 975 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK FRI MORNING MOVES ONSHORE OVER SEWARD AT 972 MB FRI NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT SPREADS ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA AND MOVES INTO THE NORTH GULF COAST FRI MORNING AND THEN PUSHES INLAND BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-131630- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 654 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ120-131630- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 654 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2017 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-131630- RESURRECTION BAY- 654 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2017 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW WITH RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ125-131630- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 654 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2017 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-131630- PORT VALDEZ- 654 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2017 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-131630- VALDEZ NARROWS- 654 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-131630- VALDEZ ARM- 654 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2017 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-131630- PASSAGE CANAL- 654 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2017 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-131630- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 654 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2017 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ131-131630- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 654 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-131630- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 654 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ136-131630- CHINIAK BAY- 654 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-131630- MARMOT BAY- 654 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN WITH SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-131630- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 654 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-131630- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 654 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2017 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-131630- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 654 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ141-131630- KACHEMAK BAY- 654 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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140 FZAK51 PAFC 131312 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 412 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2017 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-140215- 412 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST DISSIPATES MIDDAY TODAY. A 974 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK FRI MORNING MOVES ONSHORE OVER SEWARD AT 972 MB TONIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT SPREADS ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA AND MOVES INTO THE NORTH GULF COAST THIS MORNING AND THEN PUSHES INLAND BY SATURDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ119-140215- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 412 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ120-140215- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 412 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-140215- RESURRECTION BAY- 412 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2017 .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW WITH RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ125-140215- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 412 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-140215- PORT VALDEZ- 412 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2017 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-140215- VALDEZ NARROWS- 412 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-140215- VALDEZ ARM- 412 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-140215- PASSAGE CANAL- 412 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2017 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-140215- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 412 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ131-140215- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 412 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-140215- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 412 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ136-140215- CHINIAK BAY- 412 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-140215- MARMOT BAY- 412 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-140215- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 412 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-140215- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 412 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-140215- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 412 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ141-140215- KACHEMAK BAY- 412 AM AKST FRI JAN 13 2017 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
937 FZAK51 PAFC 140011 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 311 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2017 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-141330- 311 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 970 MB LOW 65 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY MOVES TO 15 NM SOUTHEAST OF WHITTIER AT 978 MB BY SAT MIDDAY. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT SWEEPS OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST SAT MORNING AND THE TRAILING FRONT CROSSES THE GULF OF ALASKA BY SUN MORNING. A 965 MB LOW MOVES TO 360 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK BY SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-141330- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 311 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ120-141330- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 311 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2017 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-141330- RESURRECTION BAY- 311 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ125-141330- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 311 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-141330- PORT VALDEZ- 311 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2017 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-141330- VALDEZ NARROWS- 311 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-141330- VALDEZ ARM- 311 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-141330- PASSAGE CANAL- 311 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2017 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-141330- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 311 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ131-141330- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 311 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2017 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-141330- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 311 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ136-141330- CHINIAK BAY- 311 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-141330- MARMOT BAY- 311 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-141330- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 311 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-141330- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 311 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2017 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-141330- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 311 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ141-141330- KACHEMAK BAY- 311 PM AKST FRI JAN 13 2017 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT TOWARD MORNING. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
261 FZAK51 PAFC 141246 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 346 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-150200- 346 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 975 MB LOW OVER WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL MOVE INLAND THIS MORNING. A 965 MB LOW 430 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK SUN MORNING WILL MOVE TO NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 959 MB BY EARLY MON MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL ENTER THE SOUTHERN GULF SUN MORNING AND REACH THE NORTH GULF COAST SUN EVENING. $$ PKZ119-150200- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 346 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ120-150200- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 346 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-150200- RESURRECTION BAY- 346 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ125-150200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 346 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-150200- PORT VALDEZ- 346 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-150200- VALDEZ NARROWS- 346 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-150200- VALDEZ ARM- 346 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-150200- PASSAGE CANAL- 346 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ130-150200- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 346 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ131-150200- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 346 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-150200- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 346 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ136-150200- CHINIAK BAY- 346 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-150200- MARMOT BAY- 346 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-150200- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 346 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-150200- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 346 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-150200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 346 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ141-150200- KACHEMAK BAY- 346 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
223 FZAK51 PAFC 141300 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-150415- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 975 MB LOW OVER WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL MOVE INLAND THIS MORNING. A 965 MB LOW 430 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK SUN MORNING WILL MOVE TO NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 959 MB BY EARLY MON MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL ENTER THE SOUTHERN GULF SUN MORNING AND REACH THE NORTH GULF COAST SUN EVENING. $$ PKZ119-150415- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ120-150415- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-150415- RESURRECTION BAY- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ125-150415- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-150415- PORT VALDEZ- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-150415- VALDEZ NARROWS- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-150415- VALDEZ ARM- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-150415- PASSAGE CANAL- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ130-150415- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ131-150415- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-150415- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ136-150415- CHINIAK BAY- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-150415- MARMOT BAY- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-150415- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-150415- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-150415- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ141-150415- KACHEMAK BAY- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
070 FZAK51 PAFC 150057 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 357 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-151345- 357 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE GULF THROUGH SUN MORNING. A 967 MB LOW 515 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SUN MORNING WILL STRENGTHEN TO 963 MB 45 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA LATE SUN NIGHT BEFORE MOVING INLAND OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST MON MORNING. $$ PKZ119-151345- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 357 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ120-151345- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 357 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AND RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-151345- RESURRECTION BAY- 357 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ125-151345- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 357 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-151345- PORT VALDEZ- 357 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-151345- VALDEZ NARROWS- 357 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-151345- VALDEZ ARM- 357 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-151345- PASSAGE CANAL- 357 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-151345- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 357 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ131-151345- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 357 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-151345- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 357 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ136-151345- CHINIAK BAY- 357 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-151345- MARMOT BAY- 357 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-151345- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 357 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-151345- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 357 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-151345- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 357 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ141-151345- KACHEMAK BAY- 357 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT . FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
194 FZAK51 PAFC 150321 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 621 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-151615- 621 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE GULF THROUGH SUN MORNING. A 967 MB LOW 515 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SUN MORNING WILL STRENGTHEN TO 963 MB 45 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA LATE SUN NIGHT BEFORE MOVING INLAND OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST MON MORNING. $$ PKZ119-151615- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 621 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ120-151615- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 621 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AND RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-151615- RESURRECTION BAY- 621 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ125-151615- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 621 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-151615- PORT VALDEZ- 621 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-151615- VALDEZ NARROWS- 621 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-151615- VALDEZ ARM- 621 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-151615- PASSAGE CANAL- 621 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-151615- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 621 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ131-151615- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 621 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-151615- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 621 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ136-151615- CHINIAK BAY- 621 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-151615- MARMOT BAY- 621 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-151615- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 621 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-151615- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 621 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-151615- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 621 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ141-151615- KACHEMAK BAY- 621 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT . FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
097 FZAK51 PAFC 150600 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 900 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-151815- 900 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE GULF THROUGH SUN MORNING. A 967 MB LOW 515 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SUN MORNING WILL STRENGTHEN TO 963 MB 45 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA LATE SUN NIGHT BEFORE MOVING INLAND OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST MON MORNING. $$ PKZ119-151815- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 900 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ120-151815- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 900 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AND RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-151815- RESURRECTION BAY- 900 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ125-151815- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 900 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT BY MORNING. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-151815- PORT VALDEZ- 900 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-151815- VALDEZ NARROWS- 900 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-151815- VALDEZ ARM- 900 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-151815- PASSAGE CANAL- 900 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER... BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-151815- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 900 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ131-151815- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 900 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-151815- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 900 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ136-151815- CHINIAK BAY- 900 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-151815- MARMOT BAY- 900 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-151815- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 900 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-151815- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 900 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-151815- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 900 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ141-151815- KACHEMAK BAY- 900 PM AKST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT . FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
053 FZAK51 PAFC 151219 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 319 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2017 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-160115- 319 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 967 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND THIS MORNING MOVES TO 25 NM SOUTHWEST OF CORDOVA AT 965 MB LATE TONIGHT...THEN STALLS 25 NM WEST OF CORDOVA WHILE WEAKENING TO 984 MB THROUGH LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-160115- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 319 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ120-160115- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 319 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2017 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-160115- RESURRECTION BAY- 319 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-160115- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 319 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-160115- PORT VALDEZ- 319 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2017 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-160115- VALDEZ NARROWS- 319 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-160115- VALDEZ ARM- 319 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-160115- PASSAGE CANAL- 319 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-160115- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 319 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ131-160115- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 319 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-160115- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 319 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ136-160115- CHINIAK BAY- 319 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-160115- MARMOT BAY- 319 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-160115- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 319 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-160115- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 319 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-160115- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 319 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2017 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ141-160115- KACHEMAK BAY- 319 AM AKST SUN JAN 15 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
691 FZAK51 PAFC 160021 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 321 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2017 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-161315- 321 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 966 MB LOW 245 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY MOVES TO 25 NM WEST OF CORDOVA AT 965 MB BY MIDDAY MONDAY REMAINING QUASI-STATIONARY THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVES INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THROUGH MON AFTERNOON WHILE THE TRAILING FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA BY TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ119-161315- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 321 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ120-161315- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 321 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-161315- RESURRECTION BAY- 321 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-161315- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 321 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-161315- PORT VALDEZ- 321 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2017 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-161315- VALDEZ NARROWS- 321 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-161315- VALDEZ ARM- 321 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-161315- PASSAGE CANAL- 321 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-161315- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 321 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2017 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ131-161315- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 321 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2017 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-161315- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 321 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ136-161315- CHINIAK BAY- 321 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-161315- MARMOT BAY- 321 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-161315- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 321 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-161315- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 321 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-161315- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 321 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2017 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ141-161315- KACHEMAK BAY- 321 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
200 FZAK51 PAFC 160300 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 600 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2017 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-161515- 600 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 966 MB LOW 245 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY MOVES TO 25 NM WEST OF CORDOVA AT 965 MB BY MIDDAY MONDAY REMAINING QUASI-STATIONARY THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVES INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THROUGH MON AFTERNOON WHILE THE TRAILING FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA BY TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ119-161515- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 600 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ120-161515- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 600 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-161515- RESURRECTION BAY- 600 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-161515- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 600 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-161515- PORT VALDEZ- 600 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2017 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-161515- VALDEZ NARROWS- 600 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-161515- VALDEZ ARM- 600 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-161515- PASSAGE CANAL- 600 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-161515- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 600 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2017 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ131-161515- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 600 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2017 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-161515- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 600 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ136-161515- CHINIAK BAY- 600 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-161515- MARMOT BAY- 600 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-161515- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 600 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-161515- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 600 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-161515- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 600 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2017 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ141-161515- KACHEMAK BAY- 600 PM AKST SUN JAN 15 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
501 FZAK51 PAFC 161233 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 333 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-170145- 333 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 965 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MOVES INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TODAY AND BECOMES A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BY TONIGHT. THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH LATE TUE NIGHT. STRONG GAP WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE BARRENS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. $$ PKZ119-170145- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 333 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ120-170145- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 333 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 45 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-170145- RESURRECTION BAY- 333 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-170145- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 333 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-170145- PORT VALDEZ- 333 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-170145- VALDEZ NARROWS- 333 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-170145- VALDEZ ARM- 333 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-170145- PASSAGE CANAL- 333 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING AND TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-170145- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 333 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ131-170145- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 333 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-170145- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 333 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ136-170145- CHINIAK BAY- 333 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-170145- MARMOT BAY- 333 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-170145- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 333 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-170145- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 333 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-170145- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 333 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ141-170145- KACHEMAK BAY- 333 AM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
540 FZAK51 PAFC 170023 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 323 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-171345- 323 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 970 MB LOW OVER HINCHINBROOK ISLAND MOVES INLAND MON NIGHT. THE TRAILING FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA BY TUE AFTERNOON. WEAK LOW PRESSURE LINGERS ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AND SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA THROUGH WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-171345- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 323 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ120-171345- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 323 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-171345- RESURRECTION BAY- 323 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-171345- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 323 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-171345- PORT VALDEZ- 323 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-171345- VALDEZ NARROWS- 323 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-171345- VALDEZ ARM- 323 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-171345- PASSAGE CANAL- 323 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-171345- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 323 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ131-171345- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 323 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-171345- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 323 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NW 30 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ136-171345- CHINIAK BAY- 323 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-171345- MARMOT BAY- 323 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-171345- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 323 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ139-171345- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 323 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-171345- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 323 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ141-171345- KACHEMAK BAY- 323 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
436 FZAK51 PAFC 170322 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 622 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-171630- 622 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 970 MB LOW OVER HINCHINBROOK ISLAND MOVES INLAND MON NIGHT. THE TRAILING FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA BY TUE AFTERNOON. WEAK LOW PRESSURE LINGERS ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AND SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA THROUGH WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-171630- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 622 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ120-171630- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 622 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-171630- RESURRECTION BAY- 622 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-171630- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 622 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT TOWARD MORNING. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-171630- PORT VALDEZ- 622 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-171630- VALDEZ NARROWS- 622 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-171630- VALDEZ ARM- 622 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-171630- PASSAGE CANAL- 622 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-171630- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 622 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ131-171630- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 622 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-171630- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 622 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N 30 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ136-171630- CHINIAK BAY- 622 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-171630- MARMOT BAY- 622 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-171630- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 622 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ139-171630- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 622 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-171630- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 622 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ141-171630- KACHEMAK BAY- 622 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
076 FZAK51 PAFC 170334 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 634 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-171645- 634 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 970 MB LOW OVER HINCHINBROOK ISLAND MOVES INLAND MON NIGHT. THE TRAILING FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA BY TUE AFTERNOON. WEAK LOW PRESSURE LINGERS ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AND SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA THROUGH WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-171645- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 634 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ120-171645- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 634 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-171645- RESURRECTION BAY- 634 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-171645- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 634 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT TOWARD MORNING. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-171645- PORT VALDEZ- 634 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-171645- VALDEZ NARROWS- 634 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-171645- VALDEZ ARM- 634 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-171645- PASSAGE CANAL- 634 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-171645- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 634 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ131-171645- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 634 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-171645- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 634 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N 30 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ136-171645- CHINIAK BAY- 634 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-171645- MARMOT BAY- 634 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-171645- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 634 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ139-171645- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 634 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-171645- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 634 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ141-171645- KACHEMAK BAY- 634 PM AKST MON JAN 16 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
463 FZAK51 PAFC 171230 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 330 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 2017 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-180130- 330 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 MB PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND LOW WILL FILL THROUGH THE DAY AND DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL LINGER ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH TUE NIGHT AND THEN STRENGTHEN WED AND WED NIGHT AS A LOW IN THE FAR SOUTHEASTERN GULF TRACKS INTO THE PANHANDLE. $$ PKZ119-180130- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 330 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ120-180130- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 330 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-180130- RESURRECTION BAY- 330 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-180130- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 330 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-180130- PORT VALDEZ- 330 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-180130- VALDEZ NARROWS- 330 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-180130- VALDEZ ARM- 330 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 2017 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-180130- PASSAGE CANAL- 330 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-180130- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 330 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ131-180130- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 330 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 2017 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-180130- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 330 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 2017 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N 30 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ136-180130- CHINIAK BAY- 330 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-180130- MARMOT BAY- 330 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-180130- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 330 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-180130- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 330 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-180130- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 330 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 2017 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ141-180130- KACHEMAK BAY- 330 AM AKST TUE JAN 17 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Jan 12, 4:14 PM AKST, 2 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 12, 4:14 PM AKST, 2 hours 40 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 414 PM AKST Thu Jan 12 2017 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... There is a large upper low over northern Alaska. Fairly strong westerly flow aloft continues over southern Alaska to the south of this low. There is an upper level ridge over the central Bering sea with a very thin eastward extension into the Gulf of Alaska. There is a large upper trough south of the Aleutians. This has a band of moisture that stretches from just south of the Western Aleutians eastward into the southern Gulf. Weak offshore flow exists at the surface over the southern mainland. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... The numerical models are in decent agreement for the short term portion of the forecast (through Saturday afternoon). There are some differences in where the models put the surface low Friday and Friday night as it moves north-northeast into the Prince William Sound area (by Saturday morning). Small differences in the placement of this low can create considerable differences in the precipitation field. Thus the forecast confidence is a bit below normal today. && .AVIATION... PANC...Fog and low stratus continue. IFR conditions are likely through tonight. The atmosphere should begin to mix more Friday morning, and the conditions should improve. Snow will move into the area Friday afternoon resulting in MVFR/IFR conditions. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... The main challenge for the end of the week is with the North Pacific storm system which is projected to push a warm front across the Gulf tonight then to the northern Gulf coast on Friday. This system is expected to bring widespread rain across the Gulf and snow along the coast overnight, with snow spreading slowly inland on Friday as an upper wave continues to pull the front north. The current forecast was updated to increase precipitation chances across all of Southcentral for this next event as models continue to generally agree with the movement of the surface low moving into western Prince William Sound. For tonight, the front pushes along the western gulf waters with the boundary stretching north across Kodiak Island, then north across the eastern Kenai and northeast Gulf. Meanwhile, abundant mid-level moisture streams north across the interior as the flow becomes stronger and out of the southeast due to the subtropical low, south of the Alaska Peninsula, being absorbed by the closed low diving in along the west coast. As the front moves inland on Friday, warmer air overruns the cold dome in place, especially across the coastal areas of Prince William Sound which will result in the highest snow accumulations. The air mass is expected to warm above freezing for the northeast Gulf changing snow over to rain later on Friday. Inland locations will remain as snow through this event as a colder air mass pushes in from the southwest on Friday. The challenge with the cold front pushing into Southcentral on Friday night is that a narrow deformation zone could set up bringing locally higher amounts than currently expected. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... A stout arctic trough will move into the region through Saturday, bringing increasing northeast offshore flow and colder temperatures. Some low stratus will hang around the Lower Kuskokwim Valley before being scoured out tonight. Expect dry weather with the exception of areas along/near the Alaska and Aleutian Ranges where snow is possible Friday and Friday night. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 2)... An impressive shot of arctic air will move over the Bering Sea through Saturday, bringing increasing north to northeast winds and widespread rain and snow showers. Eventually all snow showers will encompass most of the Bering with threats for freezing spray moving as far south as Unalaska by Friday night. Expect heavy freezing spray along and near the southwest coast. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7)... Confidence is beginning to improve beginning Sunday that most of the cold air moving into the Mainland will generally remain west of the Alaska Range due to much better agreement in the placement of the arctic trough. As a result temperatures over the Southwest Mainland late this weekend are expected to fall below, but not well below normal as was possible only a few days ago. From Southcentral eastward, there is now increasing agreement of a much warmer and active pattern due to the further west placement of the upper level trough. In particular, there is much better agreement in recent runs of the GFS and EC in a rapidly moving and much deeper low into the Gulf Sun-Mon. It is beginning to look more likely that this system will bringing widespread snow and a chance for gusty winds to the Gulf Coast and Southcentral into early next week, however confidence is low exact impact of it. It is also important to note that this system will likely bring temperatures east of the Alaska Range above normal by Monday, a large change in the forecast over the last few days. By the middle of next the models are good agreement that the arctic trough will begin to spread over much of the Mainland. This setup would bring the best potential for widespread cold throughout the area, however with the large amount of recent variability in the long term models there is fairly low confidence in any particular solution. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...Dense Fog Advisory 101 121. MARINE...Heavy Freezing Spray Warning 160 180 181 185. Gale Warning 119 130 139 155 165 170 172 173 174 175 179 180 185. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...BL SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...KH SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...JA LONG TERM...DEK
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 12, 4:38 PM AKST, 2 hours 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT National Weather Service ANCHORAGE AK 438 PM AKST Thu Jan 12 2017 AKZ101-111-121-125-131-135-141-145-131400- Anchorage-Matanuska Valley-Western Kenai Peninsula- WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-COPPER RIVER BASIN-SUSITNA VALLEY- Including the cities of...Anchorage...Eagle River...Indian... Eklutna...Palmer...Wasilla...Sutton...Chickaloon...Kenai... Soldotna...Homer...Cooper Landing...WHITTIER...SEWARD... GIRDWOOD...MOOSE PASS...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS...CORDOVA... GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY...PAXSON...SLANA...TALKEETNA... WILLOW...CANTWELL 438 PM AKST Thu Jan 12 2017 ...Snow returning to Southcentral Alaska... Snowfall will return to Southcentral Alaska beginning tonight and continuing into Saturday morning as a weather system moves into the area. Snow is expected to begin along the Gulf Coast tonight and then spread inland on Friday. For the Anchorage area and the Matanuska Valley, the snow is expected to begin Friday afternoon and continue through the overnight hours, possibly lingering into Saturday morning. Three to five inches of snow are currently expected, though there is potential for higher amounts, especially along the Talkeetna Mountains including Hatcher Pass. This snow event will end Saturday as the weather system moves north of the area. Another system will move into Southcentral Alaska on Sunday and Monday, bringing more precipitation to the much of the area.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 3:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 12, 3:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 14 days | |
| Jan 12, 3:10 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 12, 6:54 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 45 hr | |
| Jan 12, 6:54 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 68 hr | |
| Jan 12, 6:54 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 45 hr | |
| Jan 12, 7:26 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Jan 13, 3:40 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 13, 3:40 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 13, 3:40 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 59 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:12 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:12 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:12 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 7 days |
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