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Gale Warning 525, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 16, 2017, 3:41 PM AKDT. It was in force for 3 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Oct 16, 2017, 3:41 PM AKDT (23:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 19, 2017, 3:42 PM AKDT
- In force
- 3 days
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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602 FZAK51 PAFC 162341 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 341 PM AKDT Mon Oct 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. PKZ197-171300- 341 PM AKDT Mon Oct 16 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 997 mb low near Middleton Island will move into the northeastern Gulf and dissipate by Tue morning. A North Pacific low will move to 100 nm southwest of Sand Point Tue morning at 972 mb...then exit to the southeastern Gulf by Wed evening at 971 mb. $$ PKZ119-171300- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 341 PM AKDT Mon Oct 16 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt except E wind 15 kt along the coast. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ120-171300- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 341 PM AKDT Mon Oct 16 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ121-171300- Resurrection Bay- 341 PM AKDT Mon Oct 16 2017 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-171300- Prince William Sound- 341 PM AKDT Mon Oct 16 2017 .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-171300- Port Valdez- 341 PM AKDT Mon Oct 16 2017 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ127-171300- Valdez Narrows- 341 PM AKDT Mon Oct 16 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-171300- Valdez Arm- 341 PM AKDT Mon Oct 16 2017 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-171300- Passage Canal- 341 PM AKDT Mon Oct 16 2017 .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt in the evening near whittier. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...W wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-171300- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 341 PM AKDT Mon Oct 16 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-171300- Barren Islands East- 341 PM AKDT Mon Oct 16 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ132-171300- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 341 PM AKDT Mon Oct 16 2017 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ136-171300- Chiniak Bay- 341 PM AKDT Mon Oct 16 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 7 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-171300- Marmot Bay- 341 PM AKDT Mon Oct 16 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 7 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-171300- Shelikof Strait- 341 PM AKDT Mon Oct 16 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 8 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt becoming N 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-171300- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 341 PM AKDT Mon Oct 16 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-171300- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 341 PM AKDT Mon Oct 16 2017 .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ141-171300- Kachemak Bay- 341 PM AKDT Mon Oct 16 2017 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
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749 FZAK51 PAFC 171200 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 400 AM AKDT Tue Oct 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. PKZ197-180045- 400 AM AKDT Tue Oct 17 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A trough along the north Gulf Coast will dissipate Wed morning. A 976 mb low 75 NM south of Cold Bay will move to 110 NM south of Sitka at 971 mb Wed night. $$ PKZ119-180045- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 400 AM AKDT Tue Oct 17 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 10 ft after midnight. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ120-180045- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 400 AM AKDT Tue Oct 17 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ121-180045- Resurrection Bay- 400 AM AKDT Tue Oct 17 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ125-180045- Prince William Sound- 400 AM AKDT Tue Oct 17 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ126-180045- Port Valdez- 400 AM AKDT Tue Oct 17 2017 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ127-180045- Valdez Narrows- 400 AM AKDT Tue Oct 17 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-180045- Valdez Arm- 400 AM AKDT Tue Oct 17 2017 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-180045- Passage Canal- 400 AM AKDT Tue Oct 17 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-180045- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 400 AM AKDT Tue Oct 17 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas building to 10 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-180045- Barren Islands East- 400 AM AKDT Tue Oct 17 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ132-180045- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 400 AM AKDT Tue Oct 17 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 10 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ136-180045- Chiniak Bay- 400 AM AKDT Tue Oct 17 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft building to 9 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-180045- Marmot Bay- 400 AM AKDT Tue Oct 17 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-180045- Shelikof Strait- 400 AM AKDT Tue Oct 17 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 9 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt becoming N 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 5 ft after midnight. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-180045- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 400 AM AKDT Tue Oct 17 2017 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-180045- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 400 AM AKDT Tue Oct 17 2017 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ141-180045- Kachemak Bay- 400 AM AKDT Tue Oct 17 2017 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$
630 FZAK51 PAFC 172335 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 335 PM AKDT Tue Oct 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. PKZ197-181215- 335 PM AKDT Tue Oct 17 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 974 mb low over the Southern Gulf of Alaska will strengthen to 969 mb tonight then move toward the Southeast Panhandle of Alaska Wed afternoon with strong offshore flow continuing through Thu afternoon. $$ PKZ119-181215- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 335 PM AKDT Tue Oct 17 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 10 ft after midnight. Rain showers. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ120-181215- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 335 PM AKDT Tue Oct 17 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ121-181215- Resurrection Bay- 335 PM AKDT Tue Oct 17 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-181215- Prince William Sound- 335 PM AKDT Tue Oct 17 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-181215- Port Valdez- 335 PM AKDT Tue Oct 17 2017 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-181215- Valdez Narrows- 335 PM AKDT Tue Oct 17 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-181215- Valdez Arm- 335 PM AKDT Tue Oct 17 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-181215- Passage Canal- 335 PM AKDT Tue Oct 17 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-181215- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 335 PM AKDT Tue Oct 17 2017 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ131-181215- Barren Islands East- 335 PM AKDT Tue Oct 17 2017 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ132-181215- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 335 PM AKDT Tue Oct 17 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ136-181215- Chiniak Bay- 335 PM AKDT Tue Oct 17 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-181215- Marmot Bay- 335 PM AKDT Tue Oct 17 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ138-181215- Shelikof Strait- 335 PM AKDT Tue Oct 17 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ139-181215- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 335 PM AKDT Tue Oct 17 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-181215- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 335 PM AKDT Tue Oct 17 2017 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ141-181215- Kachemak Bay- 335 PM AKDT Tue Oct 17 2017 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
031 FZAK51 PAFC 172343 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 343 PM AKDT Tue Oct 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. PKZ197-181215- 343 PM AKDT Tue Oct 17 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 974 mb low over the Southern Gulf of Alaska will strengthen to 969 mb tonight then move toward the Southeast Panhandle of Alaska Wed afternoon with strong offshore flow continuing through Thu afternoon. $$ PKZ119-181215- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 343 PM AKDT Tue Oct 17 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 10 ft after midnight. Rain showers. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ120-181215- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 343 PM AKDT Tue Oct 17 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ121-181215- Resurrection Bay- 343 PM AKDT Tue Oct 17 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-181215- Prince William Sound- 343 PM AKDT Tue Oct 17 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-181215- Port Valdez- 343 PM AKDT Tue Oct 17 2017 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-181215- Valdez Narrows- 343 PM AKDT Tue Oct 17 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-181215- Valdez Arm- 343 PM AKDT Tue Oct 17 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-181215- Passage Canal- 343 PM AKDT Tue Oct 17 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier. Seas 4 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-181215- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 343 PM AKDT Tue Oct 17 2017 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ131-181215- Barren Islands East- 343 PM AKDT Tue Oct 17 2017 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ132-181215- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 343 PM AKDT Tue Oct 17 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ136-181215- Chiniak Bay- 343 PM AKDT Tue Oct 17 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-181215- Marmot Bay- 343 PM AKDT Tue Oct 17 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ138-181215- Shelikof Strait- 343 PM AKDT Tue Oct 17 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ139-181215- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 343 PM AKDT Tue Oct 17 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-181215- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 343 PM AKDT Tue Oct 17 2017 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ141-181215- Kachemak Bay- 343 PM AKDT Tue Oct 17 2017 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
640 FZAK51 PAFC 182016 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 353 AM AKDT Wed Oct 18 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. PKZ197-190045- 353 AM AKDT Wed Oct 18 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 970 mb low 170 nm south of Middleton Island will move near Hydaburg at 977 mb Thu morning. A 978 mb low forms 50 nm southwest of Yakutat Wed evening and moves to 30 NM north of Middleton Island at 984 mb Thu night. $$ PKZ119-190045- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 353 AM AKDT Wed Oct 18 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ120-190045- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 353 AM AKDT Wed Oct 18 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ121-190045- Resurrection Bay- 353 AM AKDT Wed Oct 18 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT AND THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-190045- Prince William Sound- 353 AM AKDT Wed Oct 18 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-190045- Port Valdez- 353 AM AKDT Wed Oct 18 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-190045- Valdez Narrows- 353 AM AKDT Wed Oct 18 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-190045- Valdez Arm- 353 AM AKDT Wed Oct 18 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-190045- Passage Canal- 353 AM AKDT Wed Oct 18 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT AND THU...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-190045- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 353 AM AKDT Wed Oct 18 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ131-190045- Barren Islands East- 353 AM AKDT Wed Oct 18 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ132-190045- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 353 AM AKDT Wed Oct 18 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ136-190045- Chiniak Bay- 353 AM AKDT Wed Oct 18 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-190045- Marmot Bay- 353 AM AKDT Wed Oct 18 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ138-190045- Shelikof Strait- 353 AM AKDT Wed Oct 18 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ139-190045- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 353 AM AKDT Wed Oct 18 2017 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-190045- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 353 AM AKDT Wed Oct 18 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ141-190045- Kachemak Bay- 353 AM AKDT Wed Oct 18 2017 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
272 FZAK51 PAFC 182340 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 340 PM AKDT Wed Oct 18 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. PKZ197-191215- 340 PM AKDT Wed Oct 18 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 973 mb low 160 nm southeast of Middleton Island will dissipate and move toward the panhandle today. Weak troughing/low pressure will hang around the northern Gulf through Friday. $$ PKZ119-191215- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 340 PM AKDT Wed Oct 18 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 12 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the morning out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ120-191215- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 340 PM AKDT Wed Oct 18 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ121-191215- Resurrection Bay- 340 PM AKDT Wed Oct 18 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-191215- Prince William Sound- 340 PM AKDT Wed Oct 18 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-191215- Port Valdez- 340 PM AKDT Wed Oct 18 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-191215- Valdez Narrows- 340 PM AKDT Wed Oct 18 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-191215- Valdez Arm- 340 PM AKDT Wed Oct 18 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-191215- Passage Canal- 340 PM AKDT Wed Oct 18 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt after midnight near Whittier. Seas 4 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-191215- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 340 PM AKDT Wed Oct 18 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ131-191215- Barren Islands East- 340 PM AKDT Wed Oct 18 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ132-191215- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 340 PM AKDT Wed Oct 18 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ136-191215- Chiniak Bay- 340 PM AKDT Wed Oct 18 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-191215- Marmot Bay- 340 PM AKDT Wed Oct 18 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ138-191215- Shelikof Strait- 340 PM AKDT Wed Oct 18 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ139-191215- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 340 PM AKDT Wed Oct 18 2017 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ140-191215- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 340 PM AKDT Wed Oct 18 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ141-191215- Kachemak Bay- 340 PM AKDT Wed Oct 18 2017 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
111 FZAK51 PAFC 191159 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 359 AM AKDT Thu Oct 19 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. PKZ197-200100- 359 AM AKDT Thu Oct 19 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 978 mb low 100 nm south of Yakutat moves to 90 nm west of Yakutat at 987 mb Thu night and then dissipates Fri. A developing 988 mb low 400 NM south of Sitkinak Thu night moves to 375 NM south of Middleton Island Fri night at 971 mb. $$ PKZ119-200100- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 359 AM AKDT Thu Oct 19 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ120-200100- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 359 AM AKDT Thu Oct 19 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ121-200100- Resurrection Bay- 359 AM AKDT Thu Oct 19 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-200100- Prince William Sound- 359 AM AKDT Thu Oct 19 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-200100- Port Valdez- 359 AM AKDT Thu Oct 19 2017 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-200100- Valdez Narrows- 359 AM AKDT Thu Oct 19 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind increasing to 30 kt in the morning. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-200100- Valdez Arm- 359 AM AKDT Thu Oct 19 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT AND SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-200100- Passage Canal- 359 AM AKDT Thu Oct 19 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-200100- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 359 AM AKDT Thu Oct 19 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-200100- Barren Islands East- 359 AM AKDT Thu Oct 19 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ132-200100- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 359 AM AKDT Thu Oct 19 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ136-200100- Chiniak Bay- 359 AM AKDT Thu Oct 19 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-200100- Marmot Bay- 359 AM AKDT Thu Oct 19 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ138-200100- Shelikof Strait- 359 AM AKDT Thu Oct 19 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ139-200100- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 359 AM AKDT Thu Oct 19 2017 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ140-200100- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 359 AM AKDT Thu Oct 19 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ141-200100- Kachemak Bay- 359 AM AKDT Thu Oct 19 2017 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
222 FZAK51 PAFC 192342 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 342 PM AKDT Thu Oct 19 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. PKZ197-201300- 342 PM AKDT Thu Oct 19 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 mb low 30 nm southeast of Yakutat moves inland near Prince William Sound and then dissipates Fri. A 978 mb north Pacific low Fri night moves to 330 nm south of Middleton Island at 970 mb Sat night. $$ PKZ119-201300- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 342 PM AKDT Thu Oct 19 2017 .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the evening out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ120-201300- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 342 PM AKDT Thu Oct 19 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the evening out of bays and passes. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ121-201300- Resurrection Bay- 342 PM AKDT Thu Oct 19 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the evening. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-201300- Prince William Sound- 342 PM AKDT Thu Oct 19 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-201300- Port Valdez- 342 PM AKDT Thu Oct 19 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-201300- Valdez Narrows- 342 PM AKDT Thu Oct 19 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-201300- Valdez Arm- 342 PM AKDT Thu Oct 19 2017 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-201300- Passage Canal- 342 PM AKDT Thu Oct 19 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-201300- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 342 PM AKDT Thu Oct 19 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt becoming N 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-201300- Barren Islands East- 342 PM AKDT Thu Oct 19 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ132-201300- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 342 PM AKDT Thu Oct 19 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ136-201300- Chiniak Bay- 342 PM AKDT Thu Oct 19 2017 .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the evening. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-201300- Marmot Bay- 342 PM AKDT Thu Oct 19 2017 .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the evening. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ138-201300- Shelikof Strait- 342 PM AKDT Thu Oct 19 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ139-201300- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 342 PM AKDT Thu Oct 19 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-201300- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 342 PM AKDT Thu Oct 19 2017 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-201300- Kachemak Bay- 342 PM AKDT Thu Oct 19 2017 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
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 Oct 16, 4:46 AM AKDT, 10 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 16, 4:46 AM AKDT, 10 hours 55 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 446 AM AKDT Mon Oct 16 2017 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... The remnants of an upper low is over the Kenai Peninsula with a weak ridge over southwest Alaska. There are some lingering showers over Prince William Sound and the Gulf Of Alaska. The circulation of the vortex is discernible from the Middleton Island radar this morning. There is an upper level low over the northwest Bering Sea. The jet stream over the northern Pacific continues to barrel across the region. There is a weak shortwave over the central/western Aleutians moving rapidly eastward. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... For the first 24 hr period, the mass fields amongst the NAM/GFS/ECMWF/GEM are similar. As time elapses, the model consensus quickly erodes. Compounding the magnitude of the uncertainty is the fact that the run to run continuity with both the GFS and the NAM has been below average. The focal point for this morass is the low that moves over the Aleutians on Tuesday. The ECMWF brings the track of the low more to the south, while the Canadian GEM and the GFS are both pinging into a more northerly track. Additionally, the pace of the storms motion and the possible development of a triple point low are at stake. While there is high confidence of another low impacting the North Pacific and Gulf of Alaska early this week, there is still some degree of uncertainty about the evolution and the morphology of the low itself. && .AVIATION... PANC...VFR conditions and light winds will persist. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... Partly cloudy to mostly clear skies and cold northerly flow continue across the mainland will continue through the middle of the week. A weak vertically stacked low near Middleton Island is spreading bands of clouds across most of Southcentral Alaska, but shower activity is confined largely to the north Gulf coast. This low will drift eastward through tonight, allowing cloudiness to gradually diminish across most of the forecast area. Gusty offshore winds will continue around Prince William Sound, with lighter winds and colder temperatures inland. With clearing skies, each night is still expected to be a few degrees cooler than the previous, as a cooler airmass continues to move into the area from the north. There has been a bit of a shift in the models in regards to a low moving into the southern Gulf on Tuesday afternoon. The general trend has been for a slightly stronger and more northerly track. Thus the morning forecast reflects a bit more in the way of wind and weather from Kodiak through the offshore zones. Nevertheless, even with this new trend, the only impact for the southern mainland will probably be a renewed push of offshore (northerly) winds by midweek, with plenty of sunshine to go around. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 through 3)... Isolated to scattered rain showers will continue along the western coast of Alaska through this evening as an area of low pressure over the Gulf of Anadyr continues to pump moisture toward Southwest Alaska. As the low pressure system continues to dissipate this evening, the influx of moisture will likely come to an end and colder air out of the arctic will descend across Southwest Alaska. The jet stream will remain well south of Southwest Alaska which will keep any low pressure systems systems that develop over the northern Pacific Ocean will quickly be shunted into the Gulf of Alaska and away from region. Temperatures will gradually cool off several degrees over the next several days to more seasonable temperatures. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 through 3)... An active pattern will be observed along the Aleutian Islands and southern Bering Sea over the next several days as the jet stream over the northern Pacific Ocean will spin up multiple low pressure systems. The first system is an area of low pressure currently located near Shemya. Based on Satellite imagery, the low is in the process of intensifying and will track just north of the western and central Aleutians throughout the day. By tonight, a potent triple point low looks to spin up not too far from Dutch Harbor but models are struggling very much with this feature. It's tough to tell how much impact on winds this feature will have but based on the jet stream, it looks like the triple point low will quickly become the dominant low with the low currently near Shemya fizzling out. Storm force winds and possibly a lightning strike or two will be possible this afternoon on the back side of the low. This complex system will quickly move into the Gulf of Alaska late Tuesday night with multiple low centers as triple point lows continue to form along the frontal boundary. A separate frontal boundary will enter the western Bering Sea Wednesday afternoon but this one should be much weaker than the system currently pushing through the western Bering Sea. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7)... The mid to long term forecast beginning Tuesday night shows an active storm track that will primarily stay south of the southern mainland. This will bring more rain and winds to the Aleutians through much of the week. There remains disagreement for the exact track and timing of the low that moves through late in the week but all guidance keeps it south of the southern mainland until the weekend. That would leave mainly dry and cold for the southern mainland until Saturday where there becomes a fair amount of uncertainty as to what the low will do as it moves toward the Gulf. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...None. MARINE...GALE 174 175 178 413. STORM 176 and 177. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...PJS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...AD SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...MC LONG TERM...DWK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 3:50 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| Oct 16, 3:51 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Oct 16, 3:41 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Oct 16, 3:44 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 72 hr | |
| Oct 16, 3:47 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 16, 3:54 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Oct 16, 3:54 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.