Storm Warning 169, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Dec 2, 2017, 2:58 PM AKST (23:58 UTC)

Expired

Dec 3, 2017, 3:30 AM AKST

In force

13 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

195 
FZAK51 PAFC 022358
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
258 PM AKST Sat Dec 2 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.

PKZ197-031230-
258 PM AKST Sat Dec 2 2017
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A front in the southwest Gulf moves into the northern Gulf through 
Mon then it will dissipate. The associated North Pacific low will 
move to 138 nm southeast of Sand Point at 962 mb by Sun morning then to
75 nm east of Chignik at 960 mb by Sun afternoon and inland by Mon 
morning. A second North Pacific low will move to 120 nm southeast of 
Chignik at 997 mb by Mon afternoon.

$$

PKZ119-031230-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
258 PM AKST Sat Dec 2 2017

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas
8 ft. Rain.
.SUN...SE wind 40 kt increasing to 55 kt in the afternoon. Seas
12 ft building to 20 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Near the coast, SE wind 60 kt
diminishing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 26 ft. Rain.
.MON...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 29 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft.

$$

PKZ120-031230-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
258 PM AKST Sat Dec 2 2017

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

.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas
8 ft. Rain.
.SUN...E wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft building to 19 ft in the
afternoon. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt becoming S 45 kt after midnight. Seas
20 ft building to 30 ft after midnight. Rain.
.MON...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 32 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft.

$$

PKZ121-031230-
Resurrection Bay-
258 PM AKST Sat Dec 2 2017

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

$$

PKZ125-031230-
Prince William Sound-
258 PM AKST Sat Dec 2 2017

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas
4 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. Rain and snow.
.SUN...E wind 40 kt increasing to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas
12 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 60 kt becoming SE 35 kt after midnight. Seas
15 ft subsiding to 9 ft after midnight. Rain.
.MON...S wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ126-031230-
Port Valdez-
258 PM AKST Sat Dec 2 2017

.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain.
.SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow.
.MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ127-031230-
Valdez Narrows-
258 PM AKST Sat Dec 2 2017

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

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas
3 ft. Snow and rain.
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow.
.MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ128-031230-
Valdez Arm-
258 PM AKST Sat Dec 2 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow.
.SUN...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas
4 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ129-031230-
Passage Canal-
258 PM AKST Sat Dec 2 2017

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

.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas
2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. Rain and snow.
.SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain and snow.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight.
Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Rain.
.MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ130-031230-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
258 PM AKST Sat Dec 2 2017

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

.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas
5 ft. Rain.
.SUN...E wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.MON...S wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ131-031230-
Barren Islands East-
258 PM AKST Sat Dec 2 2017

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas
7 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 50 kt. Seas 22 ft building to 31 ft after
midnight. Rain.
.MON...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 29 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft.

$$

PKZ132-031230-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
258 PM AKST Sat Dec 2 2017

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 29 ft. Rain.
.MON...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 27 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft.

$$

PKZ136-031230-
Chiniak Bay-
258 PM AKST Sat Dec 2 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.MON...S wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ137-031230-
Marmot Bay-
258 PM AKST Sat Dec 2 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.SUN...E wind 30 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft
subsiding to 7 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.MON...S wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ138-031230-
Shelikof Strait-
258 PM AKST Sat Dec 2 2017

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas
4 ft building to 7 ft after midnight.
.SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming S 35 kt after midnight. Seas
5 ft building to 10 ft after midnight. Rain.
.MON...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ139-031230-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
258 PM AKST Sat Dec 2 2017

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

.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas
4 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. Rain with snow.
.SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain.
.MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ140-031230-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
258 PM AKST Sat Dec 2 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt becoming N 20 kt after midnight. Seas in
ice free waters 3 ft building to 5 ft after midnight.
.SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas
in ice free waters 8 ft subsiding to 5 ft after midnight.
.MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.
.THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.

$$

PKZ141-031230-
Kachemak Bay-
258 PM AKST Sat Dec 2 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

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