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Small Craft Advisory 985, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Dec 24, 2017, 3:39 AM AKST. It was in force for 8 days.
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- Issued
- Dec 24, 2017, 3:39 AM AKST (12:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 31, 2017, 5:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 8 days
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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655 FZAK51 PAFC 241239 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 339 AM AKST Sun Dec 24 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. PKZ197-250145- 339 AM AKST Sun Dec 24 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 994 mb low 55 nm South of Chignik follows a strong front across the Gulf to 60 nm Southwest of Yakutat at 1028 mb by Tue morning. High pressure pushes into the Southwestern Gulf for Tue morning. $$ PKZ119-250145- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 339 AM AKST Sun Dec 24 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ120-250145- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 339 AM AKST Sun Dec 24 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ121-250145- Resurrection Bay- 339 AM AKST Sun Dec 24 2017 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread snow showers. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ125-250145- Prince William Sound- 339 AM AKST Sun Dec 24 2017 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-250145- Port Valdez- 339 AM AKST Sun Dec 24 2017 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ127-250145- Valdez Narrows- 339 AM AKST Sun Dec 24 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas building to 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-250145- Valdez Arm- 339 AM AKST Sun Dec 24 2017 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-250145- Passage Canal- 339 AM AKST Sun Dec 24 2017 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-250145- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 339 AM AKST Sun Dec 24 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers and snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow showers. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-250145- Barren Islands East- 339 AM AKST Sun Dec 24 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow showers. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ132-250145- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 339 AM AKST Sun Dec 24 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ136-250145- Chiniak Bay- 339 AM AKST Sun Dec 24 2017 .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming SW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Snow showers. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-250145- Marmot Bay- 339 AM AKST Sun Dec 24 2017 .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming S 10 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-250145- Shelikof Strait- 339 AM AKST Sun Dec 24 2017 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt becoming SW after midnight. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ139-250145- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 339 AM AKST Sun Dec 24 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. and rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-250145- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 339 AM AKST Sun Dec 24 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-250145- Kachemak Bay- 339 AM AKST Sun Dec 24 2017 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt becoming NE 10 kt by late morning. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
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069 FZAK51 PAFC 250004 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 304 PM AKST Sun Dec 24 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. PKZ197-251315- 304 PM AKST Sun Dec 24 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front associated with a 1011 mb low 63 nm south west of Akhiok moves inland over southeast Alaska tomorrow morning. High pressure will build over the Gulf of Alaska on Monday and remain over the Gulf through Tue afternoon. $$ PKZ119-251315- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 304 PM AKST Sun Dec 24 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ120-251315- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 304 PM AKST Sun Dec 24 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ121-251315- Resurrection Bay- 304 PM AKST Sun Dec 24 2017 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Higher winds and seas south of Caines Head. Rain with snow. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-251315- Prince William Sound- 304 PM AKST Sun Dec 24 2017 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-251315- Port Valdez- 304 PM AKST Sun Dec 24 2017 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-251315- Valdez Narrows- 304 PM AKST Sun Dec 24 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt becoming N 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-251315- Valdez Arm- 304 PM AKST Sun Dec 24 2017 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-251315- Passage Canal- 304 PM AKST Sun Dec 24 2017 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-251315- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 304 PM AKST Sun Dec 24 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt becoming NW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-251315- Barren Islands East- 304 PM AKST Sun Dec 24 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ132-251315- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 304 PM AKST Sun Dec 24 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ136-251315- Chiniak Bay- 304 PM AKST Sun Dec 24 2017 .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-251315- Marmot Bay- 304 PM AKST Sun Dec 24 2017 .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming S 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-251315- Shelikof Strait- 304 PM AKST Sun Dec 24 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt becoming S after midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-251315- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 304 PM AKST Sun Dec 24 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-251315- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 304 PM AKST Sun Dec 24 2017 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-251315- Kachemak Bay- 304 PM AKST Sun Dec 24 2017 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
788 FZAK51 PAFC 251220 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 320 AM AKST Mon Dec 25 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. PKZ197-260130- 320 AM AKST Mon Dec 25 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1016 mb low 35 nm Southeast of Kodiak City follows a front across the Gulf and dissipates into a trough along the North Gulf and Southeastern Alaska coasts Tue morning. High pressure spreads over the Gulf through Wed morning. $$ PKZ119-260130- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 320 AM AKST Mon Dec 25 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Near the coast...E wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ120-260130- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 320 AM AKST Mon Dec 25 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt becoming Variable 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ121-260130- Resurrection Bay- 320 AM AKST Mon Dec 25 2017 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ125-260130- Prince William Sound- 320 AM AKST Mon Dec 25 2017 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-260130- Port Valdez- 320 AM AKST Mon Dec 25 2017 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ127-260130- Valdez Narrows- 320 AM AKST Mon Dec 25 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-260130- Valdez Arm- 320 AM AKST Mon Dec 25 2017 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ129-260130- Passage Canal- 320 AM AKST Mon Dec 25 2017 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Gusts to 30 kt near Whittier. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-260130- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 320 AM AKST Mon Dec 25 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt becoming NW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ131-260130- Barren Islands East- 320 AM AKST Mon Dec 25 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 20 kt becoming W 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ132-260130- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 320 AM AKST Mon Dec 25 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. N of Dangerous Cape, variable wind 10 kt becoming N 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ136-260130- Chiniak Bay- 320 AM AKST Mon Dec 25 2017 .TODAY...W wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ137-260130- Marmot Bay- 320 AM AKST Mon Dec 25 2017 .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ138-260130- Shelikof Strait- 320 AM AKST Mon Dec 25 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ139-260130- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 320 AM AKST Mon Dec 25 2017 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-260130- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 320 AM AKST Mon Dec 25 2017 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT AND TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. Patchy freezing fog. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-260130- Kachemak Bay- 320 AM AKST Mon Dec 25 2017 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
129 FZAK51 PAFC 260018 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 318 PM AKST Mon Dec 25 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. PKZ197-261315- 318 PM AKST Mon Dec 25 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1028 mb low 75 nm south of Seward will move inland and dissipate tonight. High pressure will remain over the Gulf through Wed morning. A front associated with a 992 mb North Pacific low will enter the southern Gulf by Wed afternoon. $$ PKZ119-261315- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 318 PM AKST Mon Dec 25 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Gusts to 30 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 6 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ120-261315- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 318 PM AKST Mon Dec 25 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ121-261315- Resurrection Bay- 318 PM AKST Mon Dec 25 2017 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-261315- Prince William Sound- 318 PM AKST Mon Dec 25 2017 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ126-261315- Port Valdez- 318 PM AKST Mon Dec 25 2017 .TONIGHT...NE wind less than 10 kt increasing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-261315- Valdez Narrows- 318 PM AKST Mon Dec 25 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-261315- Valdez Arm- 318 PM AKST Mon Dec 25 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-261315- Passage Canal- 318 PM AKST Mon Dec 25 2017 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Gusts to 30 kt near Whittier. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Gusts to 25 kt near Whittier in the evening. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-261315- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 318 PM AKST Mon Dec 25 2017 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ131-261315- Barren Islands East- 318 PM AKST Mon Dec 25 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ132-261315- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 318 PM AKST Mon Dec 25 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. N of Dangerous Cape, variable wind 10 kt becoming N 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt except N 25 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 11 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ136-261315- Chiniak Bay- 318 PM AKST Mon Dec 25 2017 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ137-261315- Marmot Bay- 318 PM AKST Mon Dec 25 2017 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ138-261315- Shelikof Strait- 318 PM AKST Mon Dec 25 2017 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ139-261315- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 318 PM AKST Mon Dec 25 2017 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ140-261315- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 318 PM AKST Mon Dec 25 2017 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. Patchy freezing fog. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy freezing fog. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy freezing fog. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ141-261315- Kachemak Bay- 318 PM AKST Mon Dec 25 2017 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$
944 FZAK51 PAFC 261222 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 322 AM AKST Tue Dec 26 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. PKZ197-270115- 322 AM AKST Tue Dec 26 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... High pressure weakens over the Gulf through Wed morning. A 987 mb North Pacific low extends a front across the the Gulf by Thu morning. $$ PKZ119-270115- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 322 AM AKST Tue Dec 26 2017 .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Gusts to 30 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ120-270115- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 322 AM AKST Tue Dec 26 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ121-270115- Resurrection Bay- 322 AM AKST Tue Dec 26 2017 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-270115- Prince William Sound- 322 AM AKST Tue Dec 26 2017 .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ126-270115- Port Valdez- 322 AM AKST Tue Dec 26 2017 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-270115- Valdez Narrows- 322 AM AKST Tue Dec 26 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-270115- Valdez Arm- 322 AM AKST Tue Dec 26 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-270115- Passage Canal- 322 AM AKST Tue Dec 26 2017 .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Gusts to 30 kt near Whittier. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Gusts to 25 kt near Whittier in the evening. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-270115- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 322 AM AKST Tue Dec 26 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ131-270115- Barren Islands East- 322 AM AKST Tue Dec 26 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ132-270115- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 322 AM AKST Tue Dec 26 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ136-270115- Chiniak Bay- 322 AM AKST Tue Dec 26 2017 .TODAY...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ137-270115- Marmot Bay- 322 AM AKST Tue Dec 26 2017 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 1 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ138-270115- Shelikof Strait- 322 AM AKST Tue Dec 26 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming N 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ139-270115- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 322 AM AKST Tue Dec 26 2017 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ140-270115- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 322 AM AKST Tue Dec 26 2017 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. Patchy freezing fog. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Areas of freezing fog. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Areas of freezing fog. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ141-270115- Kachemak Bay- 322 AM AKST Tue Dec 26 2017 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$
226 FZAK51 PAFC 270012 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 312 PM AKST Tue Dec 26 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. PKZ197-271315- 312 PM AKST Tue Dec 26 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A trough along the north Gulf coast will dissipate Wed. A weak front will approach the southern Gulf Thu. $$ PKZ119-271315- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 312 PM AKST Tue Dec 26 2017 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Gusts to 30 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 6 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ120-271315- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 312 PM AKST Tue Dec 26 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ121-271315- Resurrection Bay- 312 PM AKST Tue Dec 26 2017 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ125-271315- Prince William Sound- 312 PM AKST Tue Dec 26 2017 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ126-271315- Port Valdez- 312 PM AKST Tue Dec 26 2017 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ127-271315- Valdez Narrows- 312 PM AKST Tue Dec 26 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-271315- Valdez Arm- 312 PM AKST Tue Dec 26 2017 .TONIGHT...NE wind increasing to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ129-271315- Passage Canal- 312 PM AKST Tue Dec 26 2017 .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Gusts to 30 kt in the evening near Whittier. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .WED AND WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ130-271315- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 312 PM AKST Tue Dec 26 2017 .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ131-271315- Barren Islands East- 312 PM AKST Tue Dec 26 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ132-271315- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 312 PM AKST Tue Dec 26 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ136-271315- Chiniak Bay- 312 PM AKST Tue Dec 26 2017 .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas building to 3 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ137-271315- Marmot Bay- 312 PM AKST Tue Dec 26 2017 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ138-271315- Shelikof Strait- 312 PM AKST Tue Dec 26 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ139-271315- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 312 PM AKST Tue Dec 26 2017 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ140-271315- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 312 PM AKST Tue Dec 26 2017 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Areas of freezing fog. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Areas of freezing fog. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ141-271315- Kachemak Bay- 312 PM AKST Tue Dec 26 2017 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$
203 FZAK51 PAFC 271207 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 307 AM AKST Wed Dec 27 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. PKZ197-280130- 307 AM AKST Wed Dec 27 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A trough across the Alaska Peninsula and Bristol Bay dissipates by Thu morning. A trough remains along the North Gulf Coast and Southeast Alaska through Fri morning. Several lows track past the Southern Gulf through Fri morning. $$ PKZ119-280130- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 307 AM AKST Wed Dec 27 2017 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ120-280130- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 307 AM AKST Wed Dec 27 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ121-280130- Resurrection Bay- 307 AM AKST Wed Dec 27 2017 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 25 kts in the morning. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ125-280130- Prince William Sound- 307 AM AKST Wed Dec 27 2017 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ126-280130- Port Valdez- 307 AM AKST Wed Dec 27 2017 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ127-280130- Valdez Narrows- 307 AM AKST Wed Dec 27 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-280130- Valdez Arm- 307 AM AKST Wed Dec 27 2017 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ129-280130- Passage Canal- 307 AM AKST Wed Dec 27 2017 .TODAY...W wind 15 kt becoming Variable wind less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ130-280130- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 307 AM AKST Wed Dec 27 2017 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ131-280130- Barren Islands East- 307 AM AKST Wed Dec 27 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ132-280130- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 307 AM AKST Wed Dec 27 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ136-280130- Chiniak Bay- 307 AM AKST Wed Dec 27 2017 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ137-280130- Marmot Bay- 307 AM AKST Wed Dec 27 2017 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ138-280130- Shelikof Strait- 307 AM AKST Wed Dec 27 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt increasing to NE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ139-280130- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 307 AM AKST Wed Dec 27 2017 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ140-280130- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 307 AM AKST Wed Dec 27 2017 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Areas of freezing fog. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Areas of freezing fog. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Areas of freezing fog. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ141-280130- Kachemak Bay- 307 AM AKST Wed Dec 27 2017 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$
357 FZAK51 PAFC 280029 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 329 PM AKST Wed Dec 27 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. PKZ197-281330- 329 PM AKST Wed Dec 27 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A trough remains in the central Gulf through Fri morning. A front approaches the southwestern Gulf Fri afternoon. $$ PKZ119-281330- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 329 PM AKST Wed Dec 27 2017 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ120-281330- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 329 PM AKST Wed Dec 27 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ121-281330- Resurrection Bay- 329 PM AKST Wed Dec 27 2017 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ125-281330- Prince William Sound- 329 PM AKST Wed Dec 27 2017 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ126-281330- Port Valdez- 329 PM AKST Wed Dec 27 2017 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ127-281330- Valdez Narrows- 329 PM AKST Wed Dec 27 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-281330- Valdez Arm- 329 PM AKST Wed Dec 27 2017 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ129-281330- Passage Canal- 329 PM AKST Wed Dec 27 2017 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ130-281330- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 329 PM AKST Wed Dec 27 2017 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ131-281330- Barren Islands East- 329 PM AKST Wed Dec 27 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ132-281330- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 329 PM AKST Wed Dec 27 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ136-281330- Chiniak Bay- 329 PM AKST Wed Dec 27 2017 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ137-281330- Marmot Bay- 329 PM AKST Wed Dec 27 2017 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ138-281330- Shelikof Strait- 329 PM AKST Wed Dec 27 2017 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-281330- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 329 PM AKST Wed Dec 27 2017 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray and areas of freezing fog. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray and areas of freezing fog. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ140-281330- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 329 PM AKST Wed Dec 27 2017 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Areas of freezing fog. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Areas of freezing fog. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy freezing fog. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ141-281330- Kachemak Bay- 329 PM AKST Wed Dec 27 2017 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
139 FZAK51 PAFC 281243 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 343 AM AKST Thu Dec 28 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. PKZ197-290130- 343 AM AKST Thu Dec 28 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... High pressure slips inland across Southeastern Alaska as a front enters the Western Gulf through Sat morning. $$ PKZ119-290130- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 343 AM AKST Thu Dec 28 2017 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Gusts to 30 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Gusts to 30 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Gusts to 30 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ120-290130- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 343 AM AKST Thu Dec 28 2017 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ121-290130- Resurrection Bay- 343 AM AKST Thu Dec 28 2017 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ125-290130- Prince William Sound- 343 AM AKST Thu Dec 28 2017 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ126-290130- Port Valdez- 343 AM AKST Thu Dec 28 2017 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ127-290130- Valdez Narrows- 343 AM AKST Thu Dec 28 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-290130- Valdez Arm- 343 AM AKST Thu Dec 28 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ129-290130- Passage Canal- 343 AM AKST Thu Dec 28 2017 .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ130-290130- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 343 AM AKST Thu Dec 28 2017 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ131-290130- Barren Islands East- 343 AM AKST Thu Dec 28 2017 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ132-290130- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 343 AM AKST Thu Dec 28 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 28 ft. $$ PKZ136-290130- Chiniak Bay- 343 AM AKST Thu Dec 28 2017 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ137-290130- Marmot Bay- 343 AM AKST Thu Dec 28 2017 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ138-290130- Shelikof Strait- 343 AM AKST Thu Dec 28 2017 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ139-290130- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 343 AM AKST Thu Dec 28 2017 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of freezing fog. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ140-290130- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 343 AM AKST Thu Dec 28 2017 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. Areas of fog. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. Patchy fog. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. Patchy fog. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. $$ PKZ141-290130- Kachemak Bay- 343 AM AKST Thu Dec 28 2017 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$
502 FZAK51 PAFC 290034 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 334 PM AKST Thu Dec 28 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. PKZ197-291330- 334 PM AKST Thu Dec 28 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... High pressure persists in the Gulf through Fri night. A front enters the southwestern Gulf Sat morning. $$ PKZ119-291330- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 334 PM AKST Thu Dec 28 2017 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Gusts to 30 kt and freezing spray out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Gusts to 25 kt and freezing spray out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ120-291330- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 334 PM AKST Thu Dec 28 2017 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ121-291330- Resurrection Bay- 334 PM AKST Thu Dec 28 2017 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-291330- Prince William Sound- 334 PM AKST Thu Dec 28 2017 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-291330- Port Valdez- 334 PM AKST Thu Dec 28 2017 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ127-291330- Valdez Narrows- 334 PM AKST Thu Dec 28 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-291330- Valdez Arm- 334 PM AKST Thu Dec 28 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-291330- Passage Canal- 334 PM AKST Thu Dec 28 2017 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Gusts to 25 kt near Whittier in the evening. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ130-291330- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 334 PM AKST Thu Dec 28 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ131-291330- Barren Islands East- 334 PM AKST Thu Dec 28 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ132-291330- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 334 PM AKST Thu Dec 28 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 28 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 23 ft. $$ PKZ136-291330- Chiniak Bay- 334 PM AKST Thu Dec 28 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. Snow. .SAT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ137-291330- Marmot Bay- 334 PM AKST Thu Dec 28 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. Snow. .SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ138-291330- Shelikof Strait- 334 PM AKST Thu Dec 28 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-291330- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 334 PM AKST Thu Dec 28 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-291330- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 334 PM AKST Thu Dec 28 2017 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. Patchy freezing fog. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Patchy freezing fog. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-291330- Kachemak Bay- 334 PM AKST Thu Dec 28 2017 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
961 FZAK51 PAFC 291248 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 348 AM AKST Fri Dec 29 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. PKZ197-300215- 348 AM AKST Fri Dec 29 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front enters the southwestern Gulf tonight and reaches the northeastern Gulf by Sat night. A 979 mb low 100 nm south of Cold Bay tonight moves north into the eastern Bering Sat night at 977 mb. $$ PKZ119-300215- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 348 AM AKST Fri Dec 29 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Gusts to 30 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ120-300215- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 348 AM AKST Fri Dec 29 2017 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft building to 12 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ121-300215- Resurrection Bay- 348 AM AKST Fri Dec 29 2017 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-300215- Prince William Sound- 348 AM AKST Fri Dec 29 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas building to 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-300215- Port Valdez- 348 AM AKST Fri Dec 29 2017 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ127-300215- Valdez Narrows- 348 AM AKST Fri Dec 29 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-300215- Valdez Arm- 348 AM AKST Fri Dec 29 2017 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-300215- Passage Canal- 348 AM AKST Fri Dec 29 2017 .TODAY...W wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ130-300215- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 348 AM AKST Fri Dec 29 2017 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas building 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .SAT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow and rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ131-300215- Barren Islands East- 348 AM AKST Fri Dec 29 2017 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ132-300215- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 348 AM AKST Fri Dec 29 2017 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 11 ft after midnight. .SAT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 28 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 23 ft. $$ PKZ136-300215- Chiniak Bay- 348 AM AKST Fri Dec 29 2017 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. Snow and rain. .SAT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ137-300215- Marmot Bay- 348 AM AKST Fri Dec 29 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. Snow. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ138-300215- Shelikof Strait- 348 AM AKST Fri Dec 29 2017 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-300215- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 348 AM AKST Fri Dec 29 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-300215- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 348 AM AKST Fri Dec 29 2017 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Patchy freezing fog. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-300215- Kachemak Bay- 348 AM AKST Fri Dec 29 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
930 FZAK51 PAFC 300030 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 330 PM AKST Fri Dec 29 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. PKZ197-301300- 330 PM AKST Fri Dec 29 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front in the southwestern Gulf will move into the northeastern Gulf Sat night then it will move inland Sun afternoon. A 990 mb low will develop near 210 nm southeast of Sand Point Sat afternoon then it will move near 60 nm southwest of Homer at 992 mb Sun afternoon. $$ PKZ119-301300- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 330 PM AKST Fri Dec 29 2017 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ120-301300- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 330 PM AKST Fri Dec 29 2017 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft building to 11 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...E wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ121-301300- Resurrection Bay- 330 PM AKST Fri Dec 29 2017 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .SAT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-301300- Prince William Sound- 330 PM AKST Fri Dec 29 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. Snow and rain. .SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-301300- Port Valdez- 330 PM AKST Fri Dec 29 2017 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the evening. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-301300- Valdez Narrows- 330 PM AKST Fri Dec 29 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-301300- Valdez Arm- 330 PM AKST Fri Dec 29 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-301300- Passage Canal- 330 PM AKST Fri Dec 29 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .SAT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. Snow. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-301300- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 330 PM AKST Fri Dec 29 2017 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .SAT...E wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. Freezing spray. Widespread snow and rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 50 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...E wind 50 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...E wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ131-301300- Barren Islands East- 330 PM AKST Fri Dec 29 2017 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain with snow. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 50 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ132-301300- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 330 PM AKST Fri Dec 29 2017 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft building to 11 ft after midnight. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain with snow. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 28 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 23 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ136-301300- Chiniak Bay- 330 PM AKST Fri Dec 29 2017 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. Snow showers and rain. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-301300- Marmot Bay- 330 PM AKST Fri Dec 29 2017 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. Snow. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ138-301300- Shelikof Strait- 330 PM AKST Fri Dec 29 2017 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 10 ft after midnight. .SAT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ139-301300- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 330 PM AKST Fri Dec 29 2017 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ140-301300- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 330 PM AKST Fri Dec 29 2017 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft building to 8 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. $$ PKZ141-301300- Kachemak Bay- 330 PM AKST Fri Dec 29 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
483 FZAK51 PAFC 301235 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 335 AM AKST Sat Dec 30 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. PKZ197-310200- 335 AM AKST Sat Dec 30 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front in the southwestern Gulf will move to the northeastern Gulf tonight and then will move inland Sun afternoon. A 985 mb low 560 nm south of Sitkinak moves over Port Heiden at 976 mb tonight and then moves into the Bering. A second low at 957 mb develops 400 nm southwest of Sitkinak Sun night. $$ PKZ119-310200- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 335 AM AKST Sat Dec 30 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 22 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ120-310200- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 335 AM AKST Sat Dec 30 2017 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft building to 15 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...SE wind 50 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 24 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ121-310200- Resurrection Bay- 335 AM AKST Sat Dec 30 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. Snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .SUN...N wind 25 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-310200- Prince William Sound- 335 AM AKST Sat Dec 30 2017 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. Snow and rain. .SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...E wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-310200- Port Valdez- 335 AM AKST Sat Dec 30 2017 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-310200- Valdez Narrows- 335 AM AKST Sat Dec 30 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-310200- Valdez Arm- 335 AM AKST Sat Dec 30 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-310200- Passage Canal- 335 AM AKST Sat Dec 30 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow and rain. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-310200- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 335 AM AKST Sat Dec 30 2017 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 45 kt. Seas building to 17 ft. Freezing spray this morning. Widespread snow showers mixing with rain in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...E wind 55 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...E wind 55 kt becoming SE 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 20 ft subsiding to 10 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...E wind 50 kt. Seas 24 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ131-310200- Barren Islands East- 335 AM AKST Sat Dec 30 2017 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt becoming E 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft building to 18 ft in the afternoon. Rain with snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 50 kt. Seas 25 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 55 kt diminishing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 26 ft subsiding to 20 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 25 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 25 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ132-310200- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 335 AM AKST Sat Dec 30 2017 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain with snow. .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt increasing to 50 kt after midnight. Seas 19 ft building to 26 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN...S wind 45 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 23 ft subsiding to 17 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 32 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 31 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ136-310200- Chiniak Bay- 335 AM AKST Sat Dec 30 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft subsiding to 6 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-310200- Marmot Bay- 335 AM AKST Sat Dec 30 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft subsiding to 10 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ138-310200- Shelikof Strait- 335 AM AKST Sat Dec 30 2017 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain with snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 45 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft subsiding to 7 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...E wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ139-310200- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 335 AM AKST Sat Dec 30 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 45 kt becoming E 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. Snow with rain. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ140-310200- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 335 AM AKST Sat Dec 30 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. $$ PKZ141-310200- Kachemak Bay- 335 AM AKST Sat Dec 30 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 35 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
293 FZAK51 PAFC 310014 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 314 PM AKST Sat Dec 30 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. PKZ197-311330- 314 PM AKST Sat Dec 30 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front in the northeastern Gulf will move inland Sun afternoon. A 984 mb low 210 nm southeast of Sand Point will move into Bristol Bay and dissipate Sun morning. A strong front associated with a 955 mb North Pacific low will enter the southwestern Gulf Mon morning then it will move into the northern Gulf Mon afternoon. $$ PKZ119-311330- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 314 PM AKST Sat Dec 30 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft building to 17 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN...E wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. Widespread rain showers and snow. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Near the coast, SE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ120-311330- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 314 PM AKST Sat Dec 30 2017 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...SE wind 50 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...E wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. .TUE...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ121-311330- Resurrection Bay- 314 PM AKST Sat Dec 30 2017 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. .SUN...N wind 20 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-311330- Prince William Sound- 314 PM AKST Sat Dec 30 2017 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. Snow and rain. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 35 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Widespread rain and snow showers. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-311330- Port Valdez- 314 PM AKST Sat Dec 30 2017 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread snow and rain showers. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-311330- Valdez Narrows- 314 PM AKST Sat Dec 30 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread snow and rain showers. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-311330- Valdez Arm- 314 PM AKST Sat Dec 30 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Widespread snow and rain showers. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-311330- Passage Canal- 314 PM AKST Sat Dec 30 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow and rain. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Widespread snow and rain showers. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-311330- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 314 PM AKST Sat Dec 30 2017 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 55 kt. Seas 26 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...E wind 50 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 22 ft subsiding to 12 ft in the afternoon. Widespread rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...E wind 50 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE...S wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ131-311330- Barren Islands East- 314 PM AKST Sat Dec 30 2017 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 50 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 50 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 23 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...E wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 27 ft. .TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 25 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ132-311330- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 314 PM AKST Sat Dec 30 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 25 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 23 ft subsiding to 17 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .MON...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 33 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 28 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ136-311330- Chiniak Bay- 314 PM AKST Sat Dec 30 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. Rain. .MON...E wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-311330- Marmot Bay- 314 PM AKST Sat Dec 30 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. .MON...E wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-311330- Shelikof Strait- 314 PM AKST Sat Dec 30 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SUN...SE wind 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft subsiding to 8 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. .MON...E wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ139-311330- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 314 PM AKST Sat Dec 30 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 40 kt becoming E 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft subsiding to 10 ft in the afternoon. Widespread snow and rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-311330- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 314 PM AKST Sat Dec 30 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-311330- Kachemak Bay- 314 PM AKST Sat Dec 30 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 35 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
283 FZAK51 PAFC 311245 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 345 AM AKST Sun Dec 31 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. PKZ197-010200- 345 AM AKST Sun Dec 31 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 977 mb low over the Alaska Peninsula moves into the Bering and dissipates this afternoon. A 976 mb North Pacific low moves to 280 nm south of Cold Bay at 956 mb tonight. The low then moves to 150 nm northeast of Cold Bay at 967 mb Mon night. $$ PKZ119-010200- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 345 AM AKST Sun Dec 31 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas subsiding to 17 ft. Rain. .MON...SE wind 35 kt becoming E 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ120-010200- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 345 AM AKST Sun Dec 31 2017 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 50 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft building to 18 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 28 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 28 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ121-010200- Resurrection Bay- 345 AM AKST Sun Dec 31 2017 .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Higher winds and seas S of Caines Head. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow showers. .MON...N wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-010200- Prince William Sound- 345 AM AKST Sun Dec 31 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. Rain and snow showers. .MON...E wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Rain and snow. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-010200- Port Valdez- 345 AM AKST Sun Dec 31 2017 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow showers. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow with rain. .MON NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-010200- Valdez Narrows- 345 AM AKST Sun Dec 31 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread snow and rain showers. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-010200- Valdez Arm- 345 AM AKST Sun Dec 31 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Widespread snow and rain showers. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-010200- Passage Canal- 345 AM AKST Sun Dec 31 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind increasing to 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Widespread snow and rain showers. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow and rain. .MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-010200- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 345 AM AKST Sun Dec 31 2017 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 50 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 22 ft subsiding to 12 ft in the afternoon. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...E wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. Rain and snow. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...S wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-010200- Barren Islands East- 345 AM AKST Sun Dec 31 2017 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 50 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 23 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...E wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. Rain with snow. .MON NIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 30 ft. .TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 28 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ132-010200- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 345 AM AKST Sun Dec 31 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...S wind 40 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 23 ft subsiding to 17 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. .MON...E wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 50 kt. Seas 36 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 28 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ136-010200- Chiniak Bay- 345 AM AKST Sun Dec 31 2017 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft subsiding to 6 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .MON...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ137-010200- Marmot Bay- 345 AM AKST Sun Dec 31 2017 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft subsiding to 8 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...E wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft building to 18 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-010200- Shelikof Strait- 345 AM AKST Sun Dec 31 2017 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt becoming SE this morning then diminishing to 20 kt by afternoon. Seas 14 ft subsiding to 8 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt becoming NE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. .MON...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-010200- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 345 AM AKST Sun Dec 31 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft subsiding to 10 ft in the afternoon. Widespread snow and rain showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...S wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-010200- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 345 AM AKST Sun Dec 31 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Freezing Spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .MON...N wind 20 kt becoming NE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-010200- Kachemak Bay- 345 AM AKST Sun Dec 31 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
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 23, 3:53 PM AKST, 11 hours 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 23, 3:53 PM AKST, 11 hours 46 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
353 PM AKST Sat Dec 23 2017
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
An upper negatively tilted long wave trough extends from eastern
Russia to over the northeastern Pacific. On the eastern flank is
a slowly retreating ridge extending north from the eastern Gulf to
along the Alcan boarder. A nearly stalled front, associated with
a strong low south of the Alaska Peninsula, extends from the
southeast Gulf to over Southwest Alaska. Moist southerly flow with
this feature has brought more than a couple inches of rain from
Kodiak Island to along the Alaska Peninsula. Strong easterly
winds, ahead of and with the frontal boundary, were observed from
the western Gulf, across Kodiak Island to over Southwest Alaska.
Satellite imagery shows a large area of open cell cumulus across
much of the western/central Bering Sea/Aleutians associated with
cold advection and deep atmospheric instability.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
Guidance are in great agreement with the progression of the Alaska
Peninsula surface low center for the next couple days as well as
the exiting of the upper level trough inland.
&&
.AVIATION...
PANC...VFR conditions and light winds will persist.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)...
A front along the central Gulf begins to slowly track north
tonight. Gusty winds are expected along the frontal boundary as it
moves to the coast, including coastal areas along the Cook Inlet
with a tighter pressure gradient favorable for northerly flow.
Winds generally taper down on Sunday when the surface low moving
the front fills on its path to Kodiak Island. The main
precipitation band is expected to make notable progress late
Sunday as the associated upper level wave advances over the Kenai
and central Gulf waters. The main challenges with this front are
snow accumulations and coverage. Downsloping due to southeasterly
flow previously looked like it would keep areas along west facing
slopes dry. However, the surface low rapidly fills which may
diminish winds enough to allow for at least trace amounts through
Christmas Day. Rain and snow will change over to all snow and
taper off quickly on its track north. Snow amounts in the
forecast were retained although higher amounts could occur if the
air mass cools faster than expected in areas that start out as rain.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)...
This forecast period, the longwave trough remains negatively
tilted spanning from NE Russia and bisecting the Alaska Peninsula
with a ridge over the interior and the Yukon Territory. The
synoptic pattern will continue to fuel unsettled weather and
robust southerly flow over southwest. Every surface low associated
with the longwave trough is decaying this forecast period but the
remnant moisture and pockets of instability will keep the threat
of showers in the area.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 2)...
The King Cove observation is reporting snow, reduced visibility,
and gusty winds and the potential for more wintry weather exists
for the adjacent areas. The low that is just sought of Sand Point
will slowly push northeastward and fill. As the weekend unfolds, a
new low will enter the domain, once again moving from the Western
Aleutians to the Central Aleutians and bringing another round of
gusty winds and wintry precipitation. locate
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7)...
Beginning the extended period forecast Monday evening, there will
be a weakening upper trough lifting northward along the Gulf
Coast and a weakening closed upper low over the central Aleutians.
These features are being met by an upper ridge building over the
eastern part of Alaska, as well as an amplifying ridge over the
western Bering/Aleutians. Rain and snow showers along the Gulf
Coast and northern parts of the southwest Mainland will taper off
slowly by Tuesday, as the trough moves inland and falls apart. By
that time, high latitude blocking in the vicinity of Eastern
Siberia and the Beaufort Sea will begin to exert a stronger
influence on the pattern, and as usual, this lends to lower
confidence and higher variability with the upper level wave
pattern after Thursday. With that said, surface high pressure will
effectively "block" the storm track away from Alaska and the
Bering Sea, so the weather pattern looks rather quiet and benign
with seasonable temperatures and what looks to be dry offshore
flow for most of Southern Alaska through mid-week. Further west,
there is a chance of a stronger system to impact much of the
Aleutians and southern Bering Thursday and into the weekend, along
with a leading front pushing through the southern Mainland and
Gulf over the weekend. However, there is very little model
agreement at this time with regards to this system, and
confidence in this solution remains low.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...Winter Weather Advisory 181.
MARINE...Gale Warning 119 120 127 128 130>132 150 155 165 172 175
177 178.
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...RC
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...KH
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...PJS
LONG TERM...PEPEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 3:02 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 23, 3:02 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 23, 3:09 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 24, 3:59 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 24, 3:59 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days |
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Sources
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