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Gale Warning 726, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 11, 2017, 3:59 AM AKST. It was in force for 47 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Dec 11, 2017, 3:59 AM AKST (12:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 13, 2017, 3:27 AM AKST
- In force
- 47 hr
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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872 FZAK51 PAFC 111259 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 359 AM AKST Mon Dec 11 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. PKZ197-120200- 359 AM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 964 mb low in the western Gulf will move to 105 nm south of Chignik at 977 mb by Tue morning then moves inland over the Bristol Bay by Tue night. A series of fronts will move into the northern Gulf by Tue night. $$ PKZ119-120200- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 359 AM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 40 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 25 ft subsiding to 18 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming E 35 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ120-120200- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 359 AM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 45 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 27 ft subsiding to 21 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ121-120200- Resurrection Bay- 359 AM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Higher seas south of Caines Head. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming N 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Higher seas south of Rain. .TUE...E wind 20 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-120200- Prince William Sound- 359 AM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 6 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ126-120200- Port Valdez- 359 AM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-120200- Valdez Narrows- 359 AM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...Wind becoming s 25 kt this morning, then diminishing to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-120200- Valdez Arm- 359 AM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Winds briefly gusting to 45 kt this morning. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-120200- Passage Canal- 359 AM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-120200- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 359 AM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...Wind becoming S 40 kt this morning then SE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-120200- Barren Islands East- 359 AM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 45 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 26 ft subsiding to 20 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ132-120200- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 359 AM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. N of Dangerous Cape, S wind 45 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 23 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ136-120200- Chiniak Bay- 359 AM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 35 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft building to 10 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft subsiding to 8 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ137-120200- Marmot Bay- 359 AM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 35 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-120200- Shelikof Strait- 359 AM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 35 kt becoming E 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft subsiding to 8 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft subsiding to 9 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ139-120200- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 359 AM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...Wind becoming S 40 kt this morning, then becoming SE 20 kt late this afternoon. Seas building to 16 ft subsiding to 8 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-120200- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 359 AM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...Winds becoming S 30 kt this morning, then diminishing to SE 15 kt late this afternoon. Seas 11 ft subsiding to 6 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ141-120200- Kachemak Bay- 359 AM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 20 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
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970 FZAK51 PAFC 120014 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 314 PM AKST Mon Dec 11 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. PKZ197-121315- 314 PM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 969 mb low in the western Gulf will move to 60 nm southeast of Sand Point at 980 mb Tue morning then dissipate as it moves inland over Bristol Bay Tue night. A 985 mb North Pacific low will move to 170 nm south of Kodiak City Wed morning then move inland over Bristol Bay at 982 mb Wed evening. $$ PKZ119-121315- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 314 PM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt in the evening increasing to 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ120-121315- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 314 PM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt in the evening increasing to 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ121-121315- Resurrection Bay- 314 PM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming N 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TUE...N wind 20 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-121315- Prince William Sound- 314 PM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt in the evening increasing to 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Rain. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-121315- Port Valdez- 314 PM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-121315- Valdez Narrows- 314 PM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-121315- Valdez Arm- 314 PM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-121315- Passage Canal- 314 PM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-121315- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 314 PM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt in the evening increasing to 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ131-121315- Barren Islands East- 314 PM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming E 35 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft. .WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ132-121315- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 314 PM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ136-121315- Chiniak Bay- 314 PM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-121315- Marmot Bay- 314 PM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ138-121315- Shelikof Strait- 314 PM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 7 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 9 ft after midnight. Rain. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ139-121315- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 314 PM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 9 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-121315- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 314 PM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ141-121315- Kachemak Bay- 314 PM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt in the evening increasing to 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
480 FZAK51 PAFC 121228 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 328 AM AKST Tue Dec 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. PKZ197-130145- 328 AM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 978 mb low 100 nm south of Chignik will move inland over Bristol Bay and dissipate by Tue night. A 988 mb North Pacific low will move over Port Heiden at 989 mb by Wed morning. $$ PKZ119-130145- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 328 AM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ120-130145- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 328 AM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 35 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ121-130145- Resurrection Bay- 328 AM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 .TODAY...S wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED...N wind 10 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-130145- Prince William Sound- 328 AM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-130145- Port Valdez- 328 AM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. Patchy fog in the morning. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-130145- Valdez Narrows- 328 AM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-130145- Valdez Arm- 328 AM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-130145- Passage Canal- 328 AM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-130145- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 328 AM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ131-130145- Barren Islands East- 328 AM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming E 40 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 35 kt becoming S 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ132-130145- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 328 AM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ136-130145- Chiniak Bay- 328 AM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-130145- Marmot Bay- 328 AM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-130145- Shelikof Strait- 328 AM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 25 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ139-130145- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 328 AM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. Rain. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-130145- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 328 AM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-130145- Kachemak Bay- 328 AM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 25 kt becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
943 FZAK51 PAFC 121555 AAA CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED National Weather Service Anchorage AK 655 AM AKST Tue Dec 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. PKZ197-130415- 655 AM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 978 mb low 100 nm south of Chignik will move inland over Bristol Bay and dissipate by Tue night. A 988 mb North Pacific low will move over Port Heiden at 989 mb by Wed morning. $$ PKZ119-130415- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 655 AM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ120-130415- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 655 AM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 35 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ121-130415- Resurrection Bay- 655 AM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 .TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming Variable wind less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED...N wind 10 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-130415- Prince William Sound- 655 AM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-130415- Port Valdez- 655 AM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. Patchy fog in the morning. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-130415- Valdez Narrows- 655 AM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-130415- Valdez Arm- 655 AM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-130415- Passage Canal- 655 AM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-130415- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 655 AM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ131-130415- Barren Islands East- 655 AM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming E 40 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 35 kt becoming S 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ132-130415- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 655 AM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ136-130415- Chiniak Bay- 655 AM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-130415- Marmot Bay- 655 AM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-130415- Shelikof Strait- 655 AM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 25 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ139-130415- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 655 AM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. Rain. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-130415- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 655 AM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-130415- Kachemak Bay- 655 AM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 25 kt becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
913 FZAK51 PAFC 130012 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 312 PM AKST Tue Dec 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. PKZ197-131245- 312 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 991 mb low 400 nm southeast of Chignik will move over Kodiak Island Tue night then move inland and dissipate over Bristol Bay Wed morning. A front in the western Gulf will move into the northeastern Gulf Wed morning then move into the eastern Gulf Wed afternoon. $$ PKZ119-131245- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 312 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. .WED...SE wind 35 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Near the coast, E wind 45 kt becoming SE 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ120-131245- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 312 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt in the evening increasing to 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 30 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ121-131245- Resurrection Bay- 312 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt diminishing to Variable 10 kt during the evening. Seas 3 ft subsiding by midnight. Widespread rain showers. .WED...N wind 10 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-131245- Prince William Sound- 312 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft building to 7 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 35 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-131245- Port Valdez- 312 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-131245- Valdez Narrows- 312 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-131245- Valdez Arm- 312 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-131245- Passage Canal- 312 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt subsiding to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .WED...E wind 15 kt in the morning increasing to 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-131245- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 312 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 35 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft subsiding to 6 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-131245- Barren Islands East- 312 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ132-131245- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 312 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ136-131245- Chiniak Bay- 312 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-131245- Marmot Bay- 312 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-131245- Shelikof Strait- 312 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-131245- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 312 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt becoming NE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft building to 9 ft after midnight. Rain. .WED...NE wind 30 kt becoming E 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-131245- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 312 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. .WED...NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ141-131245- Kachemak Bay- 312 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
520 FZAK51 PAFC 130418 AAA CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED National Weather Service Anchorage AK 718 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 Updated Area 121 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. PKZ197-131715- 718 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 991 mb low 400 nm southeast of Chignik will move over Kodiak Island Tue night then move inland and dissipate over Bristol Bay Wed morning. A front in the western Gulf will move into the northeastern Gulf Wed morning then move into the eastern Gulf Wed afternoon. $$ PKZ119-131715- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 718 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. .WED...SE wind 35 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Near the coast, E wind 45 kt becoming SE 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ120-131715- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 718 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt in the evening increasing to 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 30 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ121-131715- Resurrection Bay- 718 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt diminishing to Variable 15 kt around midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .WED...N wind 10 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-131715- Prince William Sound- 718 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft building to 7 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 35 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-131715- Port Valdez- 718 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-131715- Valdez Narrows- 718 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-131715- Valdez Arm- 718 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-131715- Passage Canal- 718 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt subsiding to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .WED...E wind 15 kt in the morning increasing to 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-131715- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 718 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 35 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft subsiding to 6 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-131715- Barren Islands East- 718 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ132-131715- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 718 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ136-131715- Chiniak Bay- 718 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-131715- Marmot Bay- 718 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-131715- Shelikof Strait- 718 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-131715- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 718 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt becoming NE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft building to 9 ft after midnight. Rain. .WED...NE wind 30 kt becoming E 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-131715- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 718 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. .WED...NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ141-131715- Kachemak Bay- 718 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
449 FZAK51 PAFC 130421 AAB CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED National Weather Service Anchorage AK 721 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 Updated Area 121 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. PKZ197-131730- 721 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 991 mb low 400 nm southeast of Chignik will move over Kodiak Island Tue night then move inland and dissipate over Bristol Bay Wed morning. A front in the western Gulf will move into the northeastern Gulf Wed morning then move into the eastern Gulf Wed afternoon. $$ PKZ119-131730- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 721 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. .WED...SE wind 35 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Near the coast, E wind 45 kt becoming SE 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ120-131730- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 721 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt in the evening increasing to 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 30 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ121-131730- Resurrection Bay- 721 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt diminishing to Variable 15 kt around midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .WED...S wind 10 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas building to 4 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-131730- Prince William Sound- 721 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft building to 7 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 35 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-131730- Port Valdez- 721 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-131730- Valdez Narrows- 721 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-131730- Valdez Arm- 721 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-131730- Passage Canal- 721 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt subsiding to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .WED...E wind 15 kt in the morning increasing to 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-131730- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 721 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 35 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft subsiding to 6 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-131730- Barren Islands East- 721 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ132-131730- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 721 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ136-131730- Chiniak Bay- 721 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-131730- Marmot Bay- 721 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-131730- Shelikof Strait- 721 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-131730- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 721 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt becoming NE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft building to 9 ft after midnight. Rain. .WED...NE wind 30 kt becoming E 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-131730- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 721 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. .WED...NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ141-131730- Kachemak Bay- 721 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
296 FZAK51 PAFC 130427 CCA CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast...CORRECTED National Weather Service Anchorage AK 727 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 Updated Area 121 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. PKZ197-131730- 727 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 991 mb low 400 nm southeast of Chignik will move over Kodiak Island Tue night then move inland and dissipate over Bristol Bay Wed morning. A front in the western Gulf will move into the northeastern Gulf Wed morning then move into the eastern Gulf Wed afternoon. $$ PKZ119-131730- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 727 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. .WED...SE wind 35 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Near the coast, E wind 45 kt becoming SE 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ120-131730- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 727 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt in the evening increasing to 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 30 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ121-131730- Resurrection Bay- 727 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Wind diminishing to S 15 kt around midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .WED...S wind 10 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas building to 4 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-131730- Prince William Sound- 727 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft building to 7 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 35 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-131730- Port Valdez- 727 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-131730- Valdez Narrows- 727 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-131730- Valdez Arm- 727 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-131730- Passage Canal- 727 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt subsiding to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .WED...E wind 15 kt in the morning increasing to 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-131730- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 727 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 35 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft subsiding to 6 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-131730- Barren Islands East- 727 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ132-131730- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 727 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ136-131730- Chiniak Bay- 727 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-131730- Marmot Bay- 727 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-131730- Shelikof Strait- 727 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-131730- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 727 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt becoming NE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft building to 9 ft after midnight. Rain. .WED...NE wind 30 kt becoming E 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-131730- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 727 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. .WED...NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ141-131730- Kachemak Bay- 727 PM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
430 FZAK51 PAFC 131227 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 327 AM AKST Wed Dec 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. PKZ197-140130- 327 AM AKST Wed Dec 13 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 mb North Pacific low moves to 225 nm southeast of Middleton Island at 1001 mb by this afternoon then moves inland and dissipates tonight. A front in the western Gulf will move into the eastern Gulf Wed afternoon. $$ PKZ119-140130- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 327 AM AKST Wed Dec 13 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 45 kt becoming S 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ120-140130- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 327 AM AKST Wed Dec 13 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ121-140130- Resurrection Bay- 327 AM AKST Wed Dec 13 2017 .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-140130- Prince William Sound- 327 AM AKST Wed Dec 13 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 6 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-140130- Port Valdez- 327 AM AKST Wed Dec 13 2017 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-140130- Valdez Narrows- 327 AM AKST Wed Dec 13 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-140130- Valdez Arm- 327 AM AKST Wed Dec 13 2017 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-140130- Passage Canal- 327 AM AKST Wed Dec 13 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-140130- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 327 AM AKST Wed Dec 13 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ131-140130- Barren Islands East- 327 AM AKST Wed Dec 13 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ132-140130- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 327 AM AKST Wed Dec 13 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...S wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ136-140130- Chiniak Bay- 327 AM AKST Wed Dec 13 2017 .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...SE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ137-140130- Marmot Bay- 327 AM AKST Wed Dec 13 2017 .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ138-140130- Shelikof Strait- 327 AM AKST Wed Dec 13 2017 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ139-140130- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 327 AM AKST Wed Dec 13 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ140-140130- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 327 AM AKST Wed Dec 13 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ141-140130- Kachemak Bay- 327 AM AKST Wed Dec 13 2017 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$
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 Dec 10, 4:12 PM AKST, 11 hours 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 10, 4:12 PM AKST, 11 hours 47 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 412 PM AKST Sun Dec 10 2017 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A stable long-wave pattern continues to dominate the Alaska region, with a trough centered over the Aleutians/North Pacific and a high amplitude ridge over the western U.S. extending northwestward to the eastern Alaska mainland. Thus, the warm and windy weather for the Gulf and Southcentral will continue. Satellite imagery shows a deep low over the northeast Pacific continuing to strengthen as it tracks northwestward toward Kodiak Island. Conditions are rapidly deteriorating out ahead of the low across the Gulf and Kodiak Island. An upper trough tracking westward across Southwest Alaska is weakening as building heights out ahead of the low overtake it. Thus, expect precipitation to also follow suit and fall apart. Out west, a stationary front is strung out along the Aleutians and North Pacific between two low centers. The Bering Sea is dominated by northerly flow on the east side of a blocking high centered over the northwest Bering and eastern Russia. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... Models are all in excellent agreement with handling of the existing low, but quickly diverge with development of another low over the north central Pacific and the exact track northward to Southwest Alaska on Tuesday. Solutions are grouped in the same general area, so forecast confidence is generally high. The main forecast challenge will be details of the wind forecast as the deep low affects Southcentral tonight through Monday. A secondary challenge is precipitation type along the periphery of the low, namely portions of interior Southcentral as well as Bristol Bay. && .AVIATION... PANC...Based on the track of the deep low to Kodiak Island, down Inlet flow will dominate late this afternoon and evening, which should keep strong easterly flow above mountain-top. Thus, expect a period of rain and lower ceilings to move into the terminal by early this evening. Have stuck with low end VFR ceilings, but there may some lower ceilings in the vicinity. As the low passes west of PANC's longitude, pressure gradients will quickly increase leading to opening of a downslope hole. Expect ceilings to rise and rain to end. With a much stronger storm system passing to the west on Monday, southeasterly winds will once again come into Anchorage but will be even stronger than this morning. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... As the low south of the Gulf tracks toward Kodiak it will swing its front over the north Gulf coast. As the front passes late this evening it looks to bring warning level wind gusts to Cordova. However, these winds should be short lived and diminish quickly early Monday morning after the front passes. Some of the stronger winds with the front will push through the Prince William Sound area and through channeled terrain to Portage Valley and Turnagain Arm. Winds along Portage Valley and Turnagain Arm will also see warning level wind gusts late tonight. Eastern areas around Turnagain Arm will first see strong winds from the winds being funneled through the gaps. Then this will be aided later in the night by the movement of the main low pressure center as it tracks over southwest Alaska. This new position will help create a strong pressure gradient and bring winds further west along Turnagain Arm. Monday morning winds will begin to drop below warning level. The overall pattern will be warm southerly flow over Southcentral Alaska bringing mostly rain to the area through Tuesday. In this setup, with multiple waves progressing through the pattern over Southcentral, the majority of the precip will fall along the north Gulf coast. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... A strong low pressure system will move northward just to the west of Kodiak Island tonight and bring a trough through Southwest Alaska during the short term. There is not as much warm air aloft with this system as the last one, so precipitation is expected to be a mix across Bristol Bay, with snow falling mainly northwest of Naknek. Southeasterly winds on the leeward side of the Aleutian Range should warm temperatures enough that freezing rain will not be a concern for this system. Showers will linger in the area through Tuesday night, when another low approaches from the North Pacific and enters Bristol Bay. This is a weaker system and few impacts are expected across the area. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 2)... The low in the Gulf of Alaska will tighten the gradient across the Bering Sea and push the wind direction to be more northerly. This will keep gale force winds across the northern Bering, along with snow showers in the north and some mixed precipitation along the Aleutians. Seas are relatively high across the western Aleutians as a remnant from the last low pressure system to move through. Although they'll decrease as we move through the short term, seas will increase in the Bering with the northerly flow and the long fetch. It's not until Tuesday night that we begin to see winds and seas settle across the Bering and Aleutians. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7)... An active pattern remains through the long range forecast as multiple low pressure systems track to the southern mainland from the Gulf and Bering. Tuesday night the persistent pattern continues with amplified ridging over the Southeast, however a pattern shift begins to take place across the Bering and Aleutians. A zonal subtropical jet begins to nose closer to the Aleutian Chain sending a storm system northward which pushes a front across the Central Aleutians and Western Bering on Wednesday. A jet streak puts this storm into eastward motion along the Chain which works to break down the high amplitude ridge by the end of the work week. There is high confidence for the anticipated pattern change as all the models are showing these trends. Only minor changes were made for the extended range forecast Wednesday through Saturday night with an equally weighted trend of the operational models and ensembles. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...High Wind Warning 101 125 135. MARINE...Gale 121 127-129 136 140 141 150 173-175 178 179 181 185. Storm 119 120 125 130-132 137-139. Heavy Freezing Spray 185. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...SEB SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...DK SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...LF LONG TERM...KH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 3:10 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Dec 10, 3:10 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 10, 3:25 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Dec 10, 3:25 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Dec 10, 3:25 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Dec 10, 3:25 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Dec 11, 3:51 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 11, 3:53 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 11, 3:59 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 59 hr |
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