Gale Warning 142, NWS Anchorage, AK

844 
FZAK51 PAFC 041609 AAA
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
709 AM AKST Sun Feb 4 2018

Update to zones 125 and 129

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.

PKZ197-050415-
709 AM AKST Sun Feb 4 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A front in the Gulf will dissipate this afternoon. A second front
will move into the southwestern Gulf Mon morning. A 1000 mb low 
will develop 130 nm southeast of Kodiak City Mon night then it 
will move to 100 nm southwest of Middleton Island at 999 mb Tue 
morning.

$$

PKZ119-050415-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
709 AM AKST Sun Feb 4 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.MON...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. 
.WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ120-050415-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
709 AM AKST Sun Feb 4 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt.
Seas 12 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.MON...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon.  Seas
7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ121-050415-
Resurrection Bay-
709 AM AKST Sun Feb 4 2018

.TODAY...N wind 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt diminishing to 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. 
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ125-050415-
Prince William Sound-
709 AM AKST Sun Feb 4 2018

.TODAY...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 2 ft. 
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ126-050415-
Port Valdez-
709 AM AKST Sun Feb 4 2018

.TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. 
.TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ127-050415-
Valdez Narrows-
709 AM AKST Sun Feb 4 2018

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. 
.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. 
.MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray in the
morning. 
.MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ128-050415-
Valdez Arm-
709 AM AKST Sun Feb 4 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. 
.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. 
.MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. 
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ129-050415-
Passage Canal-
709 AM AKST Sun Feb 4 2018

.TODAY...W wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Gusts
to 30 kt near Whittier this morning. Seas 2 ft. 
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ130-050415-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
709 AM AKST Sun Feb 4 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. 
.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray in morning. 
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ131-050415-
Barren Islands East-
709 AM AKST Sun Feb 4 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 14 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. 
.MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. 
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ132-050415-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
709 AM AKST Sun Feb 4 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.  Rain and snow. 
.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. 
.MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. 
.MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ136-050415-
Chiniak Bay-
709 AM AKST Sun Feb 4 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the
afternoon. Rain and snow. 
.TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. 
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ137-050415-
Marmot Bay-
709 AM AKST Sun Feb 4 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. 
.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. 
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ138-050415-
Shelikof Strait-
709 AM AKST Sun Feb 4 2018

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. 
.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.MON...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain and snow. 
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ139-050415-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
709 AM AKST Sun Feb 4 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft subsiding to
6 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. 
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Freezing
spray. 
.MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Freezing
spray. 
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. 
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. 
.WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. 
.THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft.

$$

PKZ140-050415-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
709 AM AKST Sun Feb 4 2018

.TODAY...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. 
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt after
midnight. 
.MON...N wind 10 kt. 
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 10 kt. 
.THU...NE wind 15 kt.

$$

PKZ141-050415-
Kachemak Bay-
709 AM AKST Sun Feb 4 2018

.TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

252 
FZAK51 PAFC 050009
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
309 PM AKST Sun Feb 4 2018

Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast
up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet.

Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction
expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest
one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height.

PKZ197-051315-
309 PM AKST Sun Feb 4 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A front in the southwestern Gulf moves to the northeastern Gulf
Mon afternoon. A 1008 mb low forms 200 nm southwest of Middleton
Island Mon evening and moves over Middleton Island weakening to 
1012 mb Tue afternoon.

$$

PKZ119-051315-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
309 PM AKST Sun Feb 4 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. North gusts to 40 kt out of the
Copper River Delta. Seas 8 ft.
.MON...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas
8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow.
.TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ120-051315-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
309 PM AKST Sun Feb 4 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9
ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow.
.TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ121-051315-
Resurrection Bay-
309 PM AKST Sun Feb 4 2018

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow.
.TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED THROUGH FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ125-051315-
Prince William Sound-
309 PM AKST Sun Feb 4 2018

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ126-051315-
Port Valdez-
309 PM AKST Sun Feb 4 2018

.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ127-051315-
Valdez Narrows-
309 PM AKST Sun Feb 4 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ128-051315-
Valdez Arm-
309 PM AKST Sun Feb 4 2018

.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ129-051315-
Passage Canal-
309 PM AKST Sun Feb 4 2018

.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than
10 kt. Gusts to 25 kt near Whittier. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow.
.TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ130-051315-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
309 PM AKST Sun Feb 4 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow.
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ131-051315-
Barren Islands East-
309 PM AKST Sun Feb 4 2018

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow.
.TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ132-051315-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
309 PM AKST Sun Feb 4 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. N of Dangerous Cape, E wind 25 kt
becoming NW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ136-051315-
Chiniak Bay-
309 PM AKST Sun Feb 4 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 4 ft after
midnight. Rain.
.TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ137-051315-
Marmot Bay-
309 PM AKST Sun Feb 4 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 4 ft after 
midnight. Rain.
.TUE...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ138-051315-
Shelikof Strait-
309 PM AKST Sun Feb 4 2018

...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight.
Seas 13 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. Rain.
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ139-051315-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
309 PM AKST Sun Feb 4 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Freezing
spray.
.MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Freezing
spray. Snow.
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas in ice free
waters
2 ft.
.WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft.

$$

PKZ140-051315-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
309 PM AKST Sun Feb 4 2018

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt after
midnight. Patchy freezing fog.
.MON...N wind 10 kt. Patchy freezing fog.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight.
.TUE...NE wind 15 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt.
.WED...NE wind 10 kt.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt.

$$

PKZ141-051315-
Kachemak Bay-
309 PM AKST Sun Feb 4 2018

.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow.
.TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

081 
FZAK51 PAFC 051250
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
350 AM AKST Mon Feb 5 2018

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.

PKZ197-060115-
350 AM AKST Mon Feb 5 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A front in the southwestern Gulf moves to the northeastern Gulf
Mon afternoon. A 1003 mb low forms 80 nm southeast of Kodiak City 
Mon evening then it moves over Middleton Island at 1007 mb Tue
afternoon then it stays nearly stationary weakening to 1012 mb Wed 
morning.


$$

PKZ119-060115-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
350 AM AKST Mon Feb 5 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray near the Copper River Delta in the morning.
.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas
7 ft building to 11 ft after midnight. Rain and snow.
.TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ120-060115-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
350 AM AKST Mon Feb 5 2018

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow.
.TUE...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow with rain.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.

$$

PKZ121-060115-
Resurrection Bay-
350 AM AKST Mon Feb 5 2018

.TODAY...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow.
.TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. Snow.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ125-060115-
Prince William Sound-
350 AM AKST Mon Feb 5 2018

.TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ126-060115-
Port Valdez-
350 AM AKST Mon Feb 5 2018

.TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow.
.TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ127-060115-
Valdez Narrows-
350 AM AKST Mon Feb 5 2018

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow.
.TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. 
Snow.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ128-060115-
Valdez Arm-
350 AM AKST Mon Feb 5 2018

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TODAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray
in the morning.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow.
.TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. 
Snow.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ129-060115-
Passage Canal-
350 AM AKST Mon Feb 5 2018

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow.
.TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Snow.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ130-060115-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
350 AM AKST Mon Feb 5 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Freezing spray near Augustine.
Seas 8 ft. Snow.
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ131-060115-
Barren Islands East-
350 AM AKST Mon Feb 5 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas
9 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow.
.TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.

$$

PKZ132-060115-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
350 AM AKST Mon Feb 5 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. N of Dangerous Cape, E wind 25 kt
becoming NW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft.

$$

PKZ136-060115-
Chiniak Bay-
350 AM AKST Mon Feb 5 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 9 ft in the
afternoon. Rain.
.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft after
midnight. Rain.
.TUE...NW wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 1 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ137-060115-
Marmot Bay-
350 AM AKST Mon Feb 5 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 10 ft in the
afternoon. Rain.
.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.TUE...NW wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ138-060115-
Shelikof Strait-
350 AM AKST Mon Feb 5 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas
9 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. Rain and snow.
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ139-060115-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
350 AM AKST Mon Feb 5 2018

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing
spray in the morning.
.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Freezing
spray. Snow.
.TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft subsiding to 3
ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray in the morning. Snow.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas in ice free
waters 2 ft.
.WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft.

$$

PKZ140-060115-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
350 AM AKST Mon Feb 5 2018

.TODAY...N wind 10 kt. Patchy freezing fog.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight.
.TUE...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon.  Snow.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt.

$$

PKZ141-060115-
Kachemak Bay-
350 AM AKST Mon Feb 5 2018

.TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow.
.TUE...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft. Snow.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

284 
FZAK51 PAFC 060006
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
306 PM AKST Mon Feb 5 2018

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.

PKZ197-061330-
306 PM AKST Mon Feb 5 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 1000 mb low 160 nm South of Kodiak City moves along the front 
from the Western Gulf and arches along the North Gulf Coast to 55
nm West of Sitka at 1017 mb by Wed afternoon. The trailing front 
sweeps into Southwestern Alaska through Wed afternoon. High 
pressure builds into the Western Gulf for Wed afternoon.

$$

PKZ119-061330-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
306 PM AKST Mon Feb 5 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas building to 12 ft. Rain 
and snow.
.TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ120-061330-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
306 PM AKST Mon Feb 5 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind increasing to 35 kt. Seas building to 13 ft. Rain
and snow.
.TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft.

$$

PKZ121-061330-
Resurrection Bay-
306 PM AKST Mon Feb 5 2018

.TONIGHT...N wind increasing to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. 
Snow.
.TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ125-061330-
Prince William Sound-
306 PM AKST Mon Feb 5 2018

.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after
midnight. Snow.
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow with rain.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 ft.
.WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ126-061330-
Port Valdez-
306 PM AKST Mon Feb 5 2018

.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ127-061330-
Valdez Narrows-
306 PM AKST Mon Feb 5 2018

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow.
.TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ128-061330-
Valdez Arm-
306 PM AKST Mon Feb 5 2018

.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas
3 ft. Snow.
.TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ129-061330-
Passage Canal-
306 PM AKST Mon Feb 5 2018

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow.
.TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Snow.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Gusts
to 25 kt near Whittier. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ130-061330-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
306 PM AKST Mon Feb 5 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind increasing to 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow.
.TUE...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
6 ft. Snow.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ131-061330-
Barren Islands East-
306 PM AKST Mon Feb 5 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow.
.TUE...N wind 30 kt becoming NW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11
ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ132-061330-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
306 PM AKST Mon Feb 5 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. N of Dangerous Cape, E wind 30 kt
becoming W 20 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ136-061330-
Chiniak Bay-
306 PM AKST Mon Feb 5 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft
subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Rain.
.TUE...W wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ137-061330-
Marmot Bay-
306 PM AKST Mon Feb 5 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Seas 10
ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Rain.
.TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft.
.THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ138-061330-
Shelikof Strait-
306 PM AKST Mon Feb 5 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas
13 ft subsiding to 7 ft after midnight. Rain.
.TUE...NE wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas
3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ139-061330-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
306 PM AKST Mon Feb 5 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Freezing
spray. Snow.
.TUE...N wind 25 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas in
ice free waters 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Freezing 
spray. Snow.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft.
.WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.
.THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.

$$

PKZ140-061330-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
306 PM AKST Mon Feb 5 2018

.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Snow.
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Snow.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt.
.THU...NE wind 10 kt.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt.

$$

PKZ141-061330-
Kachemak Bay-
306 PM AKST Mon Feb 5 2018

.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt...strongest towards the outer waters. Seas 
2 ft. Snow.
.TUE...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft. Snow.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

268 
FZAK51 PAFC 061209
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
309 AM AKST Tue Feb 6 2018

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.

PKZ197-070100-
309 AM AKST Tue Feb 6 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1001 mb low 105 nm northeast of Kodiak City will move to 60 nm
southwest of Middleton Island at 1003 mb this afternoon then it 
will move to the northeastern Gulf Wed morning. High pressure 
persists in the Gulf through Thu morning.

$$

PKZ119-070100-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
309 AM AKST Tue Feb 6 2018

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow.
.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt becoming NW 15 kt after midnight. 
Seas 9 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ120-070100-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
309 AM AKST Tue Feb 6 2018

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow with rain.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ121-070100-
Resurrection Bay-
309 AM AKST Tue Feb 6 2018

.TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray in the 
morning. Snow.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray after midnight.
.WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ125-070100-
Prince William Sound-
309 AM AKST Tue Feb 6 2018

.TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Widespread snow and rain
showers.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. 
Seas 2 ft.
.WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ126-070100-
Port Valdez-
309 AM AKST Tue Feb 6 2018

.TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ127-070100-
Valdez Narrows-
309 AM AKST Tue Feb 6 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray in the 
morning. Snow.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ128-070100-
Valdez Arm-
309 AM AKST Tue Feb 6 2018

.TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray in the 
morning. Snow.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ129-070100-
Passage Canal-
309 AM AKST Tue Feb 6 2018

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Snow.
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas
2 ft.
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ130-070100-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
309 AM AKST Tue Feb 6 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
5 ft. Snow.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ131-070100-
Barren Islands East-
309 AM AKST Tue Feb 6 2018

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N wind 35 kt becoming NW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas
12 ft. Snow.
.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ132-070100-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
309 AM AKST Tue Feb 6 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft.

$$

PKZ136-070100-
Chiniak Bay-
309 AM AKST Tue Feb 6 2018

.TODAY...W wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...W wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ137-070100-
Marmot Bay-
309 AM AKST Tue Feb 6 2018

.TODAY...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft.
.THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ138-070100-
Shelikof Strait-
309 AM AKST Tue Feb 6 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 25 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt.
Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ139-070100-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
309 AM AKST Tue Feb 6 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N wind 25 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas in
ice free waters 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Freezing
spray in the morning. Snow.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft.
.WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.
.THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft.

$$

PKZ140-070100-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
309 AM AKST Tue Feb 6 2018

.TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Snow.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt.
.THU...NE wind 10 kt.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 15 kt.

$$

PKZ141-070100-
Kachemak Bay-
309 AM AKST Tue Feb 6 2018

.TODAY...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft. Snow.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
405 PM AKST Sat Feb 3 2018

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
The upper level high over northwest Alaska with a ridge extending
into the Tanana Valley is preventing the northward push of clouds
associated with the surface lows and upper level troughs south of
the Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak Island. This has resulted in a
strong inversion over much of the Copper River Basin and portions
of the Susitna Valley. Frigid air is in place under the inversion
with marked temperature difference over short distances of 30 to
40 degrees due to the inversion and cold air trapped beneath it.
This dome of high pressure and cold air, coupled with low pressure
to the south is keeping the strong outflow gap winds going along
the Alaska Range and Chugach Mountains.

An upper level and surface low south of the Aleutians has a front
extending east into the Gulf of Alaska. A tight gradient in
advance of the front is resulting in gale force winds along the
Alaska Peninsula. This has also held the warm air across the
Aleutians and southern half of the Bering Sea to the Alaska
Peninsula.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
The models all remain in generally good agreement through the
short term. The models differ in the initialization of a weak low
south of Kodiak Island that does result in different QPF solutions
for Kodiak Island tonight. If the Canadian solution comes to
fruition, more rain and snow will occur than if the NAM solution
wins the day. At this point we are sticking with the current
forecast solutions that takes the middle ground between the two
solutions. The main concerns over the next day or two is the
extent of the precipitation and visibility reduction issues from
Kodiak west along the Aleutians. The outflow gap winds across the
southern mainland are expected to slowly diminish over the next
couple of days.

As for the next front approaching the Gulf of Alaska coast Monday,
the models have come into better general agreement bringing the
bulk of the energy toward southeast Alaska and holding the
precipitation along the immediate coast while allowing increased
cloud cover and an increased chance of precipitation for inland
portions of Southcentral Alaska.

&&

.AVIATION...
PANC...VFR conditions and light winds will persist.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)...
An upper trough and a couple surface lows will lift northward into
the southern Gulf tonight, with precipitation and wind spreading
northward. Strong riding over the Alaska mainland will keep these
storms confined to the Gulf and Kodiak Island. The bulk of forcing
is out over the Gulf, but Kodiak will see periods of light
precipitation through Sunday. Although there is still quite a bit
of cold air aloft over Kodiak Island, with most of the warm air
advection remaining offshore, the persistent strong northeasterly
winds at the surface have helped temperatures climb into the upper
30s. The afternoon sounding shows the freezing level has risen to
around 1000 feet. Thus, expect mostly rain near sea level, perhaps
mixed with snow at times.

Cold and dry conditions will persist over Southcentral for the
remainder of the weekend. Gap winds will continue to very slowly
diminish in the Matanuska Valley and Valdez/Thompson Pass area
through Sunday night as the air mass begins to moderate and
surface pressure gradients slacken. Temperature in the
Palmer/Wasilla area have remained quite warm in recent days
compared with nearby areas which are out of the wind. As winds
finally begin to lay down a bit, temperatures will quickly fall -
with widespread sub-zero temperatures expected Sunday night.

The beginning of a warm-up is headed to Southcentral Monday as
ridging weakens, allowing a front extending from a low along the
Alaska Peninsula to make more northward progress. May see
precipitation as far north as the southern tip of the Kenai
Peninsula, with mid to high clouds extending northward across
much of Southcentral. While most of the significantly warmer air
will remain down over the Gulf, the presence of clouds will help
limit radiational cooling and start a slow upward trend in
temperatures.

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.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 and 2...Sun and Mon)...
The end of the dry and cold weather is in sight. First things
first, the warm occlusion that is moving through the Eastern
Bering is just clipping SW AK. While little to no precipitation is
expected from this feature, it has been enough to turn winds to
more of an east-southeast direction. These winds have allowed
significantly warmer air to push into much of the area. King
Salmon and Iliamna are both 21F degrees warmer than yesterday
afternoon, and Bethel is 11F degrees warmer. However, these winds
and warmer air have not been able to penetrate through the cold
dome over the Lower Kuskokwim Valley where temperatures remain at
or just above 0 degrees. The big question for tonight is whether
or not the winds will continue and keep the inversion from setting
up. The forecast thinking right now is that the winds will
slacken quite a bit, so we have dropped temperatures for many
locations for Sunday morning. Sunday will be the last dry and
mostly sunny day across the entire area.

By Monday, a new low pressure center will push yet another warm
front towards SW AK. The difference this time will be that the
cold dome of high pressure that has been in place will not be
there to deflect it. Thus, we expect snow to return part of
Bristol Bay, especially from Dillingham north. This system will
also bring another round of gusty east-southeast winds. These
winds could help to blow the snow around a bit, but with more warm
air pushing it, we think the threat of this is low and would be
short-lived.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 2...Sun and
Mon)...
The deep trough sitting over the Aleutians will make for a warmer
and wetter weather pattern. Embedded within the trough are various
areas of low pressure spinning within the broad cyclonic gyre.
Because of the depth of the trough, each system has a fair amount
of moisture to work with from the North Pacific. The first front
(early Sunday) will slowly decay as it stretches from the Eastern
Bering through the Western Aleutians. The next disturbance will be
close on its heels bringing more rain to Dutch Harbor Sunday
afternoon and evening. Then the next stronger area of low pressure
will press through the Alaska Peninsula Monday. Most of the
precipitation associated with this will be rain, but could mix
with snow at times, especially over the higher terrain of the
peninsula. Gale-force winds will also accompany this low for
marine zones south of the chain/peninsula.

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.LONG TERM FORECAST (Monday evening through Saturday night)...
Expect slightly moderated temperatures from the current regime
with more chances for snow in most areas. The extended forecast
begins with the blocking high pressure far enough north to begin
to allow some of the cyclonic flow and embedded shortwave troughs
northward toward the southern mainland. The result is two weak low
centers, one moving over Bristol Bay toward Nunivak Island, and
the other toward the Panhandle in the northeastern Gulf of Alaska.
A stretching/decaying front stretches between the two and will be
moving ashore southern Alaska, bringing a chance of snow to most
areas, with the best chances along the north Gulf coast.

In to the longer term forecast, the upper level pattern will be
anchored by a longwave trough centered near Kamchatka. The jet
stream and storm track will ride south of the Aleutian chain into
the Gulf of Alaska, a potentially more active snow pattern for
most areas. However, this pattern looks to be more progressive,
pushing waves off to the east. To get a real good snow pattern for
southcentral Alaska, we'd like to see the longwave trough centered
over southwest Alaska.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...None.
MARINE...Gale Warning 127 130>132 138 150 155 180.
 Heavy Freezing Spray 127 180.

&&

SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...SA
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...SEB
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...MSO
LONG TERM...ML