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Small Craft Advisory 928, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Dec 4, 2017, 3:33 PM AKST. It was in force for 5 days.
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- Issued
- Dec 4, 2017, 3:33 PM AKST (00:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 9, 2017, 3:59 AM AKST
- In force
- 5 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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744 FZAK51 PAFC 050033 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 333 PM AKST Mon Dec 4 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. PKZ197-051315- 333 PM AKST Mon Dec 4 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 996 mb low over the northeast Pacific Tue afternoon will move to 290 nm south of Kodiak City at 993 mb by Tue night and then to 45 nm southeast of Seldovia at 990 nm by Wed afternoon. $$ PKZ119-051315- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 333 PM AKST Mon Dec 4 2017 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 22 ft subsiding to 16 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...E wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft building to 19 ft after midnight. Rain. .WED...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 24 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ120-051315- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 333 PM AKST Mon Dec 4 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 20 ft subsiding to 14 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ121-051315- Resurrection Bay- 333 PM AKST Mon Dec 4 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming variable less than 10 kt after midnight. Gusts to 35 kt in the evening. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-051315- Prince William Sound- 333 PM AKST Mon Dec 4 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 30 kt becoming NE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming E 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. Rain. .WED...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ126-051315- Port Valdez- 333 PM AKST Mon Dec 4 2017 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Gusts to 25 kt early. Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-051315- Valdez Narrows- 333 PM AKST Mon Dec 4 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-051315- Valdez Arm- 333 PM AKST Mon Dec 4 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming NE wind 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-051315- Passage Canal- 333 PM AKST Mon Dec 4 2017 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ130-051315- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 333 PM AKST Mon Dec 4 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ131-051315- Barren Islands East- 333 PM AKST Mon Dec 4 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ132-051315- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 333 PM AKST Mon Dec 4 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ136-051315- Chiniak Bay- 333 PM AKST Mon Dec 4 2017 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ137-051315- Marmot Bay- 333 PM AKST Mon Dec 4 2017 .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-051315- Shelikof Strait- 333 PM AKST Mon Dec 4 2017 .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming Variable 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming N 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-051315- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 333 PM AKST Mon Dec 4 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft subsiding to 5 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ140-051315- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 333 PM AKST Mon Dec 4 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ141-051315- Kachemak Bay- 333 PM AKST Mon Dec 4 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
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640 FZAK51 PAFC 051251 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 351 AM AKST Tue Dec 5 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. PKZ197-060130- 351 AM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1003 mb low 260 nm south of Middleton Island moves 25 nm southwest of Middleton Island at 1004 mb Tue afternoon and then moves inland. Another 996 mb low 330 nm southeast of Sitkinak Tue night moves 70 nm west of Middleton Island at 995 mb Wed afternoon and then moves inland Wed night. A strong front remains nearly stationary in the eastern Gulf throughout the forecast period. $$ PKZ119-060130- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 351 AM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 40 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft building to 19 ft after midnight. Rain. .WED...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ120-060130- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 351 AM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 11 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ121-060130- Resurrection Bay- 351 AM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 .TODAY...S wind 15 kt becoming variable in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. Higher seas S of Caines Head. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. Higher seas S of Caines Head. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. Higher seas S of Caines Head. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-060130- Prince William Sound- 351 AM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-060130- Port Valdez- 351 AM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-060130- Valdez Narrows- 351 AM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-060130- Valdez Arm- 351 AM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-060130- Passage Canal- 351 AM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ130-060130- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 351 AM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming NW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ131-060130- Barren Islands East- 351 AM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ132-060130- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 351 AM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 9 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ136-060130- Chiniak Bay- 351 AM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ137-060130- Marmot Bay- 351 AM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ138-060130- Shelikof Strait- 351 AM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-060130- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 351 AM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming W 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ140-060130- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 351 AM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ141-060130- Kachemak Bay- 351 AM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
280 FZAK51 PAFC 060038 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 338 PM AKST Tue Dec 5 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. PKZ197-061315- 338 PM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 999 mb low in the North Pacific Wed afternoon moves to 40 nm south of Cordova at 1001 mb and then moves inland Thu afternoon. A strong front remains nearly stationary in the eastern Gulf through Thu afternoon. $$ PKZ119-061315- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 338 PM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH Wednesday... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming SE 35 kt after midnight. W of Middleton Island...S wind 15 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 12 ft building to 18 ft after midnight. Rain. .WED...SE wind 40 kt. W of Middleton Island...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ120-061315- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 338 PM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt in the evening becoming Variable 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ121-061315- Resurrection Bay- 338 PM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming variable wind less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-061315- Prince William Sound- 338 PM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-061315- Port Valdez- 338 PM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow showers. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-061315- Valdez Narrows- 338 PM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain with snow. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-061315- Valdez Arm- 338 PM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-061315- Passage Canal- 338 PM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-061315- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 338 PM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming SW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming NE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 9 ft after midnight. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-061315- Barren Islands East- 338 PM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ132-061315- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 338 PM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ136-061315- Chiniak Bay- 338 PM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NW wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ137-061315- Marmot Bay- 338 PM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NW wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt becoming NE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ138-061315- Shelikof Strait- 338 PM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 8 ft after midnight. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-061315- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 338 PM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. .WED...NW wind 10 kt becoming N 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming NE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 8 ft after midnight. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ140-061315- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 338 PM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ141-061315- Kachemak Bay- 338 PM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
650 FZAK51 PAFC 060233 AAA CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED National Weather Service Anchorage AK 533 PM AKST Tue Dec 5 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. PKZ197-061515- 533 PM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 999 mb low in the North Pacific Wed afternoon moves to 40 nm south of Cordova at 1001 mb and then moves inland Thu afternoon. A strong front remains nearly stationary in the eastern Gulf through Thu afternoon. $$ PKZ119-061515- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 533 PM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH Wednesday... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming SE 35 kt after midnight. W of Middleton Island...S wind 15 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 12 ft building to 18 ft after midnight. Rain. .WED...SE wind 40 kt. W of Middleton Island...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ120-061515- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 533 PM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt in the evening becoming Variable 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ121-061515- Resurrection Bay- 533 PM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming variable wind less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Rain. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-061515- Prince William Sound- 533 PM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Rain. .WED...NE wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-061515- Port Valdez- 533 PM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow showers. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-061515- Valdez Narrows- 533 PM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain with snow. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-061515- Valdez Arm- 533 PM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-061515- Passage Canal- 533 PM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-061515- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 533 PM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming SW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming NE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 9 ft after midnight. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-061515- Barren Islands East- 533 PM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ132-061515- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 533 PM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ136-061515- Chiniak Bay- 533 PM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NW wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ137-061515- Marmot Bay- 533 PM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NW wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt becoming NE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ138-061515- Shelikof Strait- 533 PM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 8 ft after midnight. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-061515- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 533 PM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. .WED...NW wind 10 kt becoming N 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming NE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 8 ft after midnight. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ140-061515- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 533 PM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ141-061515- Kachemak Bay- 533 PM AKST Tue Dec 5 2017 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
708 FZAK51 PAFC 061223 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 323 AM AKST Wed Dec 6 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. PKZ197-070145- 323 AM AKST Wed Dec 6 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 988 mb North Pacific low moves 200 nm southwest of Sitkinak tonight at 986 mb. The low then moves inland Thu afternoon. A strong front remains nearly stationary in the eastern Gulf through Thu night. $$ PKZ119-070145- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 323 AM AKST Wed Dec 6 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. .THU...SE wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 22 ft. .FRI...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ120-070145- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 323 AM AKST Wed Dec 6 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ121-070145- Resurrection Bay- 323 AM AKST Wed Dec 6 2017 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-070145- Prince William Sound- 323 AM AKST Wed Dec 6 2017 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...E wind 10 kt becoming N 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. Rain. .THU...E wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-070145- Port Valdez- 323 AM AKST Wed Dec 6 2017 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow showers. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-070145- Valdez Narrows- 323 AM AKST Wed Dec 6 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain with snow. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-070145- Valdez Arm- 323 AM AKST Wed Dec 6 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-070145- Passage Canal- 323 AM AKST Wed Dec 6 2017 .TODAY...W wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming E after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-070145- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 323 AM AKST Wed Dec 6 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt becoming NE 45 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft building to 17 ft after midnight. .THU...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft subsiding to 12 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-070145- Barren Islands East- 323 AM AKST Wed Dec 6 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt becoming E 35 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt becoming E 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ132-070145- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 323 AM AKST Wed Dec 6 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ136-070145- Chiniak Bay- 323 AM AKST Wed Dec 6 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ137-070145- Marmot Bay- 323 AM AKST Wed Dec 6 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. Widespread rain showers. .THU...SE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ138-070145- Shelikof Strait- 323 AM AKST Wed Dec 6 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft building to 17 ft after midnight. .THU...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft subsiding to 12 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-070145- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 323 AM AKST Wed Dec 6 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft building to 13 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 35 kt becoming N 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. Snow and rain. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ140-070145- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 323 AM AKST Wed Dec 6 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ141-070145- Kachemak Bay- 323 AM AKST Wed Dec 6 2017 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
513 FZAK51 PAFC 070049 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 349 PM AKST Wed Dec 6 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. PKZ197-071330- 349 PM AKST Wed Dec 6 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 988 mb North Pacific low moves to 95 nm south of Chignik Thu afternoon and moves inland and dissipates Thu night. A strong front remains nearly stationary in the eastern Gulf through Fri afternoon. $$ PKZ119-071330- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 349 PM AKST Wed Dec 6 2017 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt except SE 45 kt near the coast. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ120-071330- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 349 PM AKST Wed Dec 6 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming SE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ121-071330- Resurrection Bay- 349 PM AKST Wed Dec 6 2017 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...N wind 15 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-071330- Prince William Sound- 349 PM AKST Wed Dec 6 2017 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. Rain. .THU...E wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ126-071330- Port Valdez- 349 PM AKST Wed Dec 6 2017 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-071330- Valdez Narrows- 349 PM AKST Wed Dec 6 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-071330- Valdez Arm- 349 PM AKST Wed Dec 6 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Widespread rain showers. .THU...NE wind 20 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Rain. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-071330- Passage Canal- 349 PM AKST Wed Dec 6 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming E after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Rain. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-071330- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 349 PM AKST Wed Dec 6 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt becoming NE 45 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft building to 17 ft after midnight. Rain showers and snow showers. .THU...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. Rain with snow. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-071330- Barren Islands East- 349 PM AKST Wed Dec 6 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt becoming E 35 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. .THU...SE wind 30 kt becoming E 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ132-071330- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 349 PM AKST Wed Dec 6 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .THU...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ136-071330- Chiniak Bay- 349 PM AKST Wed Dec 6 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. Widespread rain showers. .THU...SE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming SE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ137-071330- Marmot Bay- 349 PM AKST Wed Dec 6 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. Rain showers and snow showers. .THU...SE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-071330- Shelikof Strait- 349 PM AKST Wed Dec 6 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft building to 15 ft after midnight. .THU...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft subsiding to 9 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-071330- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 349 PM AKST Wed Dec 6 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft building to 11 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .THU...NE wind 35 kt becoming N 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-071330- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 349 PM AKST Wed Dec 6 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-071330- Kachemak Bay- 349 PM AKST Wed Dec 6 2017 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .THU...E wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
405 FZAK51 PAFC 071240 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 340 AM AKST Thu Dec 7 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. PKZ197-080200- 340 AM AKST Thu Dec 7 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 983 mb low 240 nm south of Chignik will move to 170 nm north of Cold Bay as it weakens to 988 mb Thu night, then become absorbed by a 980 mb North Pacific low Fri night. A 998 mb low will then move to 70 nm southeast of Cordova at 997 mb Fri afternoon, then dissipate in Prince William Sound Fri night. $$ PKZ119-080200- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 340 AM AKST Thu Dec 7 2017 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Near the coast, E wind 35 kt becoming SE 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas building to 20 ft ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt except E 35 kt near the coast. Seas 18 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ120-080200- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 340 AM AKST Thu Dec 7 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming SE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ121-080200- Resurrection Bay- 340 AM AKST Thu Dec 7 2017 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming S 15 kt by late morning. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 15 kt becoming S 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-080200- Prince William Sound- 340 AM AKST Thu Dec 7 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind increasing to 35 kt this morning. Seas building to 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 25 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ126-080200- Port Valdez- 340 AM AKST Thu Dec 7 2017 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-080200- Valdez Narrows- 340 AM AKST Thu Dec 7 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-080200- Valdez Arm- 340 AM AKST Thu Dec 7 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-080200- Passage Canal- 340 AM AKST Thu Dec 7 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Rain. .FRI...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-080200- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 340 AM AKST Thu Dec 7 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt becoming NE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-080200- Barren Islands East- 340 AM AKST Thu Dec 7 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ132-080200- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 340 AM AKST Thu Dec 7 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ136-080200- Chiniak Bay- 340 AM AKST Thu Dec 7 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming SE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ137-080200- Marmot Bay- 340 AM AKST Thu Dec 7 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-080200- Shelikof Strait- 340 AM AKST Thu Dec 7 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the morning. Seas 15 ft subsiding to 11 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Rain. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-080200- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 340 AM AKST Thu Dec 7 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt becoming N 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ140-080200- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 340 AM AKST Thu Dec 7 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-080200- Kachemak Bay- 340 AM AKST Thu Dec 7 2017 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain with snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
306 FZAK51 PAFC 080052 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 352 PM AKST Thu Dec 7 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. PKZ197-081400- 352 PM AKST Thu Dec 7 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front along the Gulf coast will move inland tonight. A 999 mb low will develop 200 nm south of Cape Suckling Fri morning, move to Middleton Island Fri evening and dissipate Fri night. A 982 mb low 200 nm south of Chignik late Fri morning will move to 100 nm south of Sand Point Fri evening then to 250 nm south of Sand Point Sat afternoon. A 984 mb low 250 nm southeast of Sitkinak Sat morning will move to 100 nm southwest of Sitkinak Sat afternoon at 981 mb. $$ PKZ119-081400- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 352 PM AKST Thu Dec 7 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Near the coast, E wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Near the coast, E wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ120-081400- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 352 PM AKST Thu Dec 7 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt in the evening becoming variable 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 22 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ121-081400- Resurrection Bay- 352 PM AKST Thu Dec 7 2017 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-081400- Prince William Sound- 352 PM AKST Thu Dec 7 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts to 45 kt in the evening near Hinchinbrook Entrance. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 3 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-081400- Port Valdez- 352 PM AKST Thu Dec 7 2017 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-081400- Valdez Narrows- 352 PM AKST Thu Dec 7 2017 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-081400- Valdez Arm- 352 PM AKST Thu Dec 7 2017 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-081400- Passage Canal- 352 PM AKST Thu Dec 7 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt in the evening diminishing to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Rain. .FRI...E wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-081400- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 352 PM AKST Thu Dec 7 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt in the evening becoming SE 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-081400- Barren Islands East- 352 PM AKST Thu Dec 7 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 22 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ132-081400- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 352 PM AKST Thu Dec 7 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ136-081400- Chiniak Bay- 352 PM AKST Thu Dec 7 2017 .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ137-081400- Marmot Bay- 352 PM AKST Thu Dec 7 2017 .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ138-081400- Shelikof Strait- 352 PM AKST Thu Dec 7 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 8 ft after midnight. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-081400- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 352 PM AKST Thu Dec 7 2017 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-081400- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 352 PM AKST Thu Dec 7 2017 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ141-081400- Kachemak Bay- 352 PM AKST Thu Dec 7 2017 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt except E 10 kt over the outer Bay. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt except E 10 kt over the outer Bay. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
497 FZAK51 PAFC 081242 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 342 AM AKST Fri Dec 8 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. PKZ197-090215- 342 AM AKST Fri Dec 8 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 mb low 470 nm southeast of Sand Point moves to 340 nm southeast of Sand Point at 982 mb Fri night. The low then moves 100 nm south of Sand Point at 988 mb Sat night. A strong front remains nearly stationary in the eastern Gulf through Sat night. $$ PKZ119-090215- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 342 AM AKST Fri Dec 8 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 29 ft. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 29 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ120-090215- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 342 AM AKST Fri Dec 8 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...E wind 45 kt. Seas 31 ft. .MON...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 31 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ121-090215- Resurrection Bay- 342 AM AKST Fri Dec 8 2017 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-090215- Prince William Sound- 342 AM AKST Fri Dec 8 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ126-090215- Port Valdez- 342 AM AKST Fri Dec 8 2017 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-090215- Valdez Narrows- 342 AM AKST Fri Dec 8 2017 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-090215- Valdez Arm- 342 AM AKST Fri Dec 8 2017 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-090215- Passage Canal- 342 AM AKST Fri Dec 8 2017 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft subsiding to 1 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-090215- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 342 AM AKST Fri Dec 8 2017 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft building to 13 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...E wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ131-090215- Barren Islands East- 342 AM AKST Fri Dec 8 2017 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...E wind 45 kt. Seas 29 ft. .MON...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 29 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ132-090215- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 342 AM AKST Fri Dec 8 2017 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ136-090215- Chiniak Bay- 342 AM AKST Fri Dec 8 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...S wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ137-090215- Marmot Bay- 342 AM AKST Fri Dec 8 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ138-090215- Shelikof Strait- 342 AM AKST Fri Dec 8 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 12 ft after midnight. .SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...E wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ139-090215- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 342 AM AKST Fri Dec 8 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 11 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-090215- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 342 AM AKST Fri Dec 8 2017 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Areas of fog. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ141-090215- Kachemak Bay- 342 AM AKST Fri Dec 8 2017 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$
346 FZAK51 PAFC 090047 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 347 PM AKST Fri Dec 8 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. PKZ197-091400- 347 PM AKST Fri Dec 8 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 981 nm low 340 nm south of Sand Point moves to 100 nm southeast of Kodiak City at 986 mb Sat afternoon then moves inland Sat night. A 969 mb North Pacific low moves to 420 nm south of Kodiak City Sun afternoon. $$ PKZ119-091400- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 347 PM AKST Fri Dec 8 2017 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt, except E 20 kt in the evening near the coast. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 31 ft. .MON...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 31 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ120-091400- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 347 PM AKST Fri Dec 8 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 50 kt. Seas 35 ft. .MON...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 34 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ121-091400- Resurrection Bay- 347 PM AKST Fri Dec 8 2017 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming S 10 kt toward morning. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-091400- Prince William Sound- 347 PM AKST Fri Dec 8 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-091400- Port Valdez- 347 PM AKST Fri Dec 8 2017 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-091400- Valdez Narrows- 347 PM AKST Fri Dec 8 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt in the evening diminishing to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-091400- Valdez Arm- 347 PM AKST Fri Dec 8 2017 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-091400- Passage Canal- 347 PM AKST Fri Dec 8 2017 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-091400- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 347 PM AKST Fri Dec 8 2017 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt becoming NE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft building to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 50 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-091400- Barren Islands East- 347 PM AKST Fri Dec 8 2017 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 50 kt. Seas 32 ft. .MON...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 32 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ132-091400- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 347 PM AKST Fri Dec 8 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...E wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 28 ft. .MON...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 29 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ136-091400- Chiniak Bay- 347 PM AKST Fri Dec 8 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ137-091400- Marmot Bay- 347 PM AKST Fri Dec 8 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-091400- Shelikof Strait- 347 PM AKST Fri Dec 8 2017 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ139-091400- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 347 PM AKST Fri Dec 8 2017 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 9 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 5 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ140-091400- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 347 PM AKST Fri Dec 8 2017 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of freezing fog. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Areas of freezing fog. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ141-091400- Kachemak Bay- 347 PM AKST Fri Dec 8 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt, increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon over the outer Bay. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt except NE 25 kt over the outer Bay. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
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. $$ PKZ141-100130- Kachemak Bay- 359 AM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt becoming N 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Dec 4, 4:36 AM AKST, 10 hours 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 4, 4:36 AM AKST, 10 hours 57 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 436 AM AKST Mon Dec 4 2017 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A complex weather pattern is set up across Southern Alaska this morning. By far the highlight of it is a strong vertically stacked low centered near Bristol Bay. Over Southwest Alaska, it's producing areas of rain and snow with strong winds over the Kuskokwim Delta. Over the Gulf of Alaska and Southcentral, strong southerly winds over the Gulf become easterly as they're forced through the gaps of the coastal Chugach Range. As a result, Turnagain Arm and the Matanuska and Knik Valleys are all seeing strong winds. Meanwhile at the coast, the surge of mass into the mountains has developed a storm force barrier jet, with the latest ASCAT pass picking up several areas of 50 kt winds south of the Copper River Delta. Conditions are comparatively tranquil over the central and western Bering, where much cooler air lies. There, the atmosphere is quite unstable, as evidenced by the large cumulus field over much of the area, with the cold air streaming southeastward out of Siberia. While the cold air exists under broad, weak troughing over the Bering, further east across Southcentral, strong southerly flow is pumping in unseasonably warm air over the area. Most notable are temperatures over the Matanuska Valley, where many areas are currently in the mid 40s under strong southeast winds out of the Knik Valley. Meanwhile most everywhere else with the exception of the Copper Basin and the far northern Susitna Valley are above freezing. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... Models remain in good agreement on the track of the storm moving across the Aleutian Range into Southwest Alaska, and have come into better agreement on a much smaller, weaker low forecast to also track near Kodiak Island Monday night into Tuesday. A third weak low is also becoming better resolved by the models to take a track northward through the central Gulf and to near Prince William Sound by Tuesday afternoon. Beyond that the model agreement breaks down considerably on the strength, intensity, and even existence of another potentially strong low moving through the western Gulf Tuesday night into Wednesday. Where the models are in somewhat better agreement is that east of there, very strong southerly winds tapping deep subtropical moisture will create an "atmospheric river", bringing prodigious amounts of rain and mountain snow to some portion of the north Gulf Coast. Though where that sets up is anyone's guess at this point due to large model disagreements. Even in the short term, potentially significant differences in the models exist regarding local scale weather phenomena, namely the strong winds gusting down Turnagain Arm, if and when they get into Anchorage, and the ever-present large forecast question, how much rain or snow gets into town. Thus, forecast confidence is generally low across the board, though higher pertaining to the broad aspects of the present weather pattern. && .AVIATION... PANC...VFR to occasionally MVFR conditions will persist. Winds will increase out of the south to southeast later this morning as a front moves into the coast, increasing the Turnagain Arm winds. As the low moves north, up-Inlet flow will bring the winds through the airport. Low level wind shear will also persist through the morning, then increasing winds at the surface will diminish the shear threat. The 1,500-2,000 foot level winds will continue blowing at 40-55 kt through the day. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... The strong low near Kodiak Island early this morning is continuing to bring strong winds to a good portion of the area. One thing that will be a little different in this system as opposed to some other ones in the amount of southerly winds that will move up Cook Inlet later this morning through early evening. Winds on the Kenai Peninsula near the Inlet may gust up to 50 mph which does not happen nearly as frequently as the strong southeast winds over the region. Strong downslope will keep out the majority of rain out of Anchorage and the Matanuska Valley this morning but by late morning the cross-barrier flow will decrease bringing in some rain to those areas. This will be accompanied by southeast winds which will push temperatures near or above 40 degrees. The stronger downsloping returns again tomorrow which should keep Anchorage and Mat Valley mostly dry again, but due to the location of the storm track there is a chance that there could be some more steady precipitation on Wednesday. This very active weather pattern will keep Southcentral Alaska prone to rapid changes in the weather the next few days. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... The frontal system associated with the strong low in the western Gulf stretches from the Kuskokwim Delta coast south-southeast to the Alaska Peninsula early this morning bringing snow and windy conditions to the Kuskokwim Delta. Currently easterly flow and downsloping are keeping portions of the Bristol Bay area and western slopes of the Alaska and Aleutian Range warmer, particularly those areas downwind of gaps and mountain passes. However, as the entire frontal system including the low in the western Gulf and a secondary low forming in Bristol Bay lift north, cold air aloft on the south side of the system will spread over Southwest Alaska changing precipitation over to all snow as southwesterly flow pushes inland this afternoon and evening. Continued upper level troughing over the eastern Bering, a persistently cold air mass aloft and a series of weak shortwaves rotating through the southwesterly flow will keep isolated to scattered snow showers in the forecast through at least Tuesday and Wednesday. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 2)... The upper level pattern of a large trough with multiple smaller lows and troughs rotating around it will continue to persist over the Bering through Tuesday while a strong westerly jet remains centered along and to the south of the western and central Aleutians. The next more organized low pressure system will approach the western Aleutians Tuesday night and then track east through central Aleutians Wednesday and Wednesday night, arriving south of the western Aleutians Thursday. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7)... For the long term forecast, inconsistency grows through the day 8 forecast as a strong ridge begins to build over the west coast of the lower 48. This pattern looks to be very active, especially for the Gulf and South Mainland which will be under the influence of a strong southerly jet with the potential for a series of fast moving systems through the Gulf through the upcoming work week. As has been the case for the past few days, the models are struggling with placement of these lows leading to ensembles being the choice guidance. The one area where there is some agreement is with a potentially sub 960 mb low moving toward the Western Aleutians on Saturday. However, the potential track of this low after Saturday varies wildly. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...None. MARINE...Storm Warning: 132 351. Gale Warning: 119 120 125 130 131 138 139 140 141 150 155 160 165 180 352 && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...JPW SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...EZ SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...JR LONG TERM...DK
In the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 4, 2:02 PM AKST, 1 hour 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
202 PM AKST MON DEC 04 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0800 AM SNOW THOMPSON PASS 61.14N 145.75W
12/04/2017 M20.0 INCH AK DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
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DKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 3:01 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 9 days | |
| Dec 4, 3:21 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 4, 7:13 PM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFC | 46 hr | |
| Dec 5, 3:51 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 5, 6:04 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 4 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.