Gale Warning 717, NWS Anchorage, AK

590 
FZAK51 PAFC 091259
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
359 AM AKST Sat Dec 9 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.

PKZ197-100130-
359 AM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 982 mb low 400 nm south of Sitkinak moves 165 nm east of
Sitkinak at 985 mb this afternoon, then moves inland and dissipates 
tonight. A 968 mb North Pacific low moves 350 nm southeast of 
Sitkinak Sun afternoon then moves over Sitkinak at 966 mb Sun night.

$$

PKZ119-100130-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
359 AM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 25 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas
10 ft building to 16 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 25 kt becoming E 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15
ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 55 kt. Seas 30 ft.
.MON...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 30 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ120-100130-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
359 AM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas
10 ft building to 16 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain.
.SUN...SE wind 25 kt becoming E 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15
ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 60 kt. Seas 30 ft.
.MON...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 29 ft.
.TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ121-100130-
Resurrection Bay-
359 AM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017

.TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Higher winds and seas south of
Caines head. Rain.
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt becoming S after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Higher
winds and seas south of Caines Head. rain.
.SUN...S wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
Higher winds and seas south of Canines Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt becoming S after midnight. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ125-100130-
Prince William Sound-
359 AM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon.
Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 50 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.MON...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ126-100130-
Port Valdez-
359 AM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017

.TODAY...NE wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3
ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3
ft. Rain and snow.
.SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ127-100130-
Valdez Narrows-
359 AM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow.
.SUN...SE wind 25 kt becoming NE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3
ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ128-100130-
Valdez Arm-
359 AM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...E wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ129-100130-
Passage Canal-
359 AM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas
2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. Rain.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ130-100130-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
359 AM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas
7 ft building to 16 ft in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain.
.SUN...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 60 kt. Seas 23 ft.
.MON...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ131-100130-
Barren Islands East-
359 AM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas
10 ft building to 15 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 30 kt becoming E 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15
ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 60 kt. Seas 28 ft.
.MON...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 27 ft.
.TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ132-100130-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
359 AM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt becoming S 35 kt after midnight. Seas
11 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 25 kt becoming E 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15
ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 50 kt. Seas 24 ft.
.MON...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 25 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ136-100130-
Chiniak Bay-
359 AM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas
7 ft. Rain.
.SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 12 ft in the afternoon.
Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.MON...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ137-100130-
Marmot Bay-
359 AM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas
11 ft. Rain.
.SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 12 ft in the afternoon.
Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft.
.MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ138-100130-
Shelikof Strait-
359 AM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt becoming NE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft
subsiding to 10 ft after midnight. Rain.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt becoming NE 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft 
building to 16 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 55 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ139-100130-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
359 AM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE wind 25 kt becoming N 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6
ft building to 10 ft in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.MON...E wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ140-100130-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
359 AM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft in the
afternoon. Areas of fog.
.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3
ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ141-100130-
Kachemak Bay-
359 AM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 10 kt becoming N 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3
ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

299 
FZAK51 PAFC 100106
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
406 PM AKST Sat Dec 9 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.

PKZ197-101415-
406 PM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 986 mb low 185 nm southwest of Middleton Island will pass over 
Kodiak Island and move inland Sun morning. A 962 mb North Pacific low
will move to 280 nm southeast of Chignik Sun evening then move 
inland over the Alaska Peninsula Mon afternoon. Another North Pacific
low will move into the southwestern Gulf at 972 mb Mon evening.

$$

PKZ119-101415-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
406 PM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt becoming S 35 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 25 kt becoming E 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15
ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 55 kt. Seas 30 ft. Rain.
.MON...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 30 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ120-101415-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
406 PM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt becoming S 35 kt toward morning. Seas 12 
ft. Rain.
.SUN...SE wind 25 kt becoming E 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15
ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 60 kt. Seas 30 ft. Rain.
.MON...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 29 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ121-101415-
Resurrection Bay-
406 PM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight, then
becoming S 25 kt toward morning. Seas 5 ft. Rain and snow.
.SUN...S wind 25 kt in the morning becoming N 10 kt. Seas 5 ft
subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight, then
becoming S 15 kt toward morning. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ125-101415-
Prince William Sound-
406 PM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind increasing to 30 kt in the evening, becoming E 
after midnight. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.SUN...SE wind 25 kt in the morning becoming E 30 kt. Seas 4 ft 
building to 6 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt becoming E 50 kt after midnight. Seas 12 
ft. Rain.
.MON...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ126-101415-
Port Valdez-
406 PM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017

.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3
ft. Rain and snow.
.SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind increasing to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow.
.MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ127-101415-
Valdez Narrows-
406 PM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt toward morning. Seas 3 
ft. Rain and snow.
.SUN...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 
ft. Rain and snow.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE THROUGH THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ128-101415-
Valdez Arm-
406 PM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt becoming SE toward morning. Seas 5 ft. 
Rain.
.SUN...SE wind 20 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ129-101415-
Passage Canal-
406 PM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas
2 ft building to 4 ft. Rain.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 5
ft. Rain.
.MON...E wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ130-101415-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
406 PM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind increasing to 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain.
.SUN...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 55 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain.
.MON...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ131-101415-
Barren Islands East-
406 PM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt becoming S after midnight. Seas 12 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 30 kt becoming E 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15
ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 60 kt. Seas 28 ft. Rain.
.MON...S wind 45 kt. Seas 27 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ132-101415-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
406 PM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt becoming S 30 kt after midnight. Seas 11 
ft.
.SUN...SE wind 25 kt becoming E 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15
ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 50 kt becoming SE 40 kt after midnight. Seas
24 ft. Rain.
.MON...S wind 45 kt. Seas 25 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ136-101415-
Chiniak Bay-
406 PM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt becoming S 15 kt toward morning. Seas 7 ft. 
Rain.
.SUN...SE wind 25 kt becoming E 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft 
building to 12 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 40 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 19 
ft subsiding to 12 ft after midnight. Rain.
.MON...S wind 40 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ137-101415-
Marmot Bay-
406 PM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt becoming S 15 kt toward morning. Seas 11 ft.
Rain.
.SUN...SE wind 25 kt in the morning becoming E 30 kt. Seas 7 ft 
building to 12 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 40 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 22 
ft subsiding to 12 ft. Rain.
.MON...S wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ138-101415-
Shelikof Strait-
406 PM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt becoming variable 15 kt toward morning. 
Seas 14 ft subsiding to 8 ft. Rain.
.SUN...E wind 20 kt becoming NE 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft 
building to 14 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 55 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain.
.MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ139-101415-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
406 PM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 25 kt becoming NE 35 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain.
.MON...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ140-101415-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
406 PM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3
ft building to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind increasing to 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow.
.MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ141-101415-
Kachemak Bay-
406 PM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt except 20 kt over the outer Bay. Seas 3 ft.
Rain.
.SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt except 35 kt over the outer Bay. Seas 7 
ft. Rain.
.MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion...CORRECTED
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
154 PM AKST Fri Dec 8 2017

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
The remnants of the low that brought rain and snow to much of the
South Mainland on Thursday is beginning to slowly weaken as it
makes landfall. Over the Gulf, a weak low that developed under the
deep southerly jet is beginning to bring widespread rain to much
of the Gulf coast northward into the Copper River Basin. The good
news for Gulf Coast is that a break in the widespread
precipitation that has plagued the area for much of the week is
beginning to move northward through the Gulf and should bring
improving conditions by this evening. Just to the west, clearing
skies with a very moist boundary layer is allowing for low
stratus/patchy fog to develop around Cook Inlet northward into the
Susitna Valley, which has been dense at times already this
morning over the Anchorage Bowl. Over the Southwest mainland, a
weakening upper trough is bringing one last round of snow showers
from Bristol Bay into the Kuskokwim Delta as it tracks northward
into the western interior. One last low is located just south of
the AKpen, which will also track northward along the jet today and
bring rain/snow to the AKpen by this afternoon.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
The models remain in generally good agreement into Saturday with
both the low south of the AKpen and its associated trough moving
through the Gulf, as well as the storm force front moving through
the Western Aleutians on Saturday. Starting Sunday, the models
begin to break down with regards to the timing of an intensifying
low that will quickly move from the Gulf into the Southwest
Mainland. There is however good confidence that this low will
bring widespread gale-storm force winds as well as strong gap
winds along the gulf coast at some point Sunday-early Monday, but
exactly when will still need to be determined once model agreement
improves.

&&

.AVIATION...
PANC...Expect LIFR conditions from areas of low stratus and dense
fog to continue drifting around the Upper Cook Inlet region this
morning, producing highly variable conditions from LIFR to VFR
with fog in the vicinity of the airport through mid morning. The
fog should mostly diminish by mid-late morning, however low
stratus is expected to remain near the area into this afternoon
when ceilings should improve to around 5000 ft. Fog and low
stratus is then expected to redevelop late this evening with
continued stable conditions and light winds.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)...

Precipitation is slowly diminishing from the west across
Southcentral today. Rain at the lower elevations and Snow at the
higher elevations along the North Gulf will be slowly diminishing
through today. Areas of rain and freezing rain will likely linger
into the afternoon hours over the eastern/southeastern Copper
River Basin this morning, so we have extended the Winter Weather
Advisory accordingly. Areas of low clouds and patchy fog will
likely linger across Cook Inlet, Anchorage Bowl, and portions of
the Mat-Su Valleys into the early afternoon hours. We may see a
little again tonight, especially over the Anchorage Bowl and along
Cook Inlet.

Another surface low with a frontal trough heads northwest toward
Kodiak Island/North Gulf Saturday. These systems will bring
another round of warm, windy, and wet conditions. The brunt of the
precipitation looks to be along the coasts with downslope
mitigating precipitation west of the Kenai and Chugach Mountains.
Thankfully, there should not be a deep moisture fetch with this
system, so we are not expecting unusually high QPF values.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)...
Another shortwave lifting north up the Southwest Alaska coast is
bringing rain and snow showers to the greater Bristol Bay area
from King Salmon west and snow showers to the Kuskokwim Delta.
Further east along the west slopes of the Aleutian and Alaska
Range downsloping and breezy easterly winds are keeping
conditions drier. Another trough will rotate across the Alaska
Peninsula this afternoon and an associated front swinging across
Bristol Bay though mostly staying offshore this evening.
Meanwhile an east to west running upper level ridge will amplify
over the lower Kuskokwim Valley and Kuskokwim Delta while an upper
low persists south of the Alaska Peninsula. The next easterly
wave will cross from the western Gulf into Southwest Alaska
Saturday night through Sunday morning with a significantly
stronger frontal system tracking up from the southeast Sunday
afternoon and evening.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 2)...
An area of northwesterly winds of 30 to 35 knots over the western
Bering along the east side of an upper level ridge building into
the western Aleutians, will shift east over the central Aleutians
tonight as the upper level ridge amplifies and slides east as
well. A strong frontal system bringing storm forces southeasterly
wind will approach the western Aleutians Saturday. The front will
stall stretched across the western and central Aleutians Saturday
night and then weaken quickly as it shears apart and drops back
down to the south.

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7)...
The long-range forecast through the middle of next week continues
to depict an essentially unchanged overall weather pattern. The
very strong ridge of high pressure over western North America
looks like it will generally hold strong between now and then.
This will continue to steer numerous weather systems from south to
north through the Gulf of Alaska, which will result in additional
multiple rounds of heavy rain along the Gulf coast (and heavy
snow in the mountains) for the next week. The storm moving through
this pattern on Sunday night/Monday continues to look like it
will be pretty strong, with a storm-force weather front slamming
into the coast. Once again there will be a deep subtropical
connection with this storm, and impacts from heavy rain and snow
will need to be monitored.

Meanwhile, the Bering Sea and Aleutians will remain unsettled but
mostly benign during the forecast period, as the deep longwave
trough keeps most of the storms to the east (in the Gulf of
Alaska). By the end of next week in the Thursday or Friday
timeframe there is starting to be some indication that more active
weather will shift back into the Bering Sea, which potentially
could be the first sign of a change from this pattern featuring a
highly amplified ridge in the eastern Gulf/Panhandle.

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.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...Winter Weather Advisory 141.
MARINE...Storm 178
         Gale 119 125 130 131 132 138 172 173 174 175 176 177.

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SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...DEK
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...RMC
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...JR
LONG TERM...AMD