Gale Warning 245, NWS Anchorage, AK

648 
FZAK51 PAFC 091418 AAA
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
518 AM AKST Fri Mar 9 2018

Updated area 138

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.

PKZ197-100415-
518 AM AKST Fri Mar 9 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 963 mb low 80 nm south of Seward moves inland 40 nm west of
Kenai Fri evening. A front pushes into Southeastern Alaska for 
Fri afternoon. A 989 mb low forms 60 nm south of Kodiak City Sat 
morning and moves to 75 nm west of Kodiak City at 1004 mb by Sun 
morning.

$$

PKZ119-100415-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
518 AM AKST Fri Mar 9 2018

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S wind 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas
22 ft. Widespread snow showers. 
.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Snow showers. 
.SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow and rain showers. 
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ120-100415-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
518 AM AKST Fri Mar 9 2018

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 40 kt becoming S 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
20 ft subsiding to 15 ft in the afternoon. Snow. 
.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. 
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ121-100415-
Resurrection Bay-
518 AM AKST Fri Mar 9 2018

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. Snow. 
.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas
3 ft. Freezing spray in the evening. Snow. 
.SAT...S wind 10 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
Widespread snow showers. 
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ125-100415-
Prince William Sound-
518 AM AKST Fri Mar 9 2018

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 6 ft in the
afternoon. Snow. 
.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers. 
.SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers. 
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ126-100415-
Port Valdez-
518 AM AKST Fri Mar 9 2018

.TODAY...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 ft. Snow. 
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft. Widespread snow showers. 
.SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ127-100415-
Valdez Narrows-
518 AM AKST Fri Mar 9 2018

.TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. 
.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Widespread
snow showers. 
.SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray in the morning.
Snow  showers. 
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ128-100415-
Valdez Arm-
518 AM AKST Fri Mar 9 2018

.TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. 
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread snow
showers. 
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 ft. Snow showers. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ129-100415-
Passage Canal-
518 AM AKST Fri Mar 9 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Gusts to 50 kt in the morning diminishing to 30 kt by early
afternoon. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Snow. 
.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray after
midnight.  Widespread snow showers. 
.SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. 
Widespread snow showers. 
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ130-100415-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
518 AM AKST Fri Mar 9 2018

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
11 ft subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. 
.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas
4 ft. Freezing spray. 
.SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ131-100415-
Barren Islands East-
518 AM AKST Fri Mar 9 2018

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W wind 40 kt becoming SW 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
17 ft subsiding to 12 ft in the afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt.
Seas 8 ft. 
.SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ132-100415-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
518 AM AKST Fri Mar 9 2018

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W wind 35 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas
15 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. 
.SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ136-100415-
Chiniak Bay-
518 AM AKST Fri Mar 9 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W wind 25 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ137-100415-
Marmot Bay-
518 AM AKST Fri Mar 9 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W wind 30 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
7 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SE 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ138-100415-
Shelikof Strait-
518 AM AKST Fri Mar 9 2018

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 35 kt diminishing to W 25 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 10 ft subsiding to 6 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. 
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt.
Seas 4 ft. 
.SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ139-100415-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
518 AM AKST Fri Mar 9 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 25 kt becoming NW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas in
ice free waters 5 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. 
.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas in ice
free waters 3 ft building to 5 ft after midnight. Freezing spray.
.SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Freezing
spray. 
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. 
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. 
.MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. 
.TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters
2 ft.

$$

PKZ140-100415-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
518 AM AKST Fri Mar 9 2018

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Snow showers. 
.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. 
.SAT...N wind 15 kt. 
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. 
.SUN...N wind 10 kt. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt.

$$

PKZ141-100415-
Kachemak Bay-
518 AM AKST Fri Mar 9 2018

.TODAY...N wind 20 kt in the early morning becoming SW. Seas 2 ft
 building to 6 ft in the afternoon. Widespread snow showers. 
.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas
4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. 
.SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

620 
FZAK51 PAFC 092110 AAA
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
1210 PM AKST Fri Mar 9 2018

update to zone 119 120 and 125

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.

PKZ197-100430-
1210 PM AKST Fri Mar 9 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 963 mb low 80 nm south of Seward moves inland 40 nm west of
Kenai Fri evening. A front pushes into Southeastern Alaska for 
Fri afternoon. A 989 mb low forms 60 nm south of Kodiak City Sat 
morning and moves to 75 nm west of Kodiak City at 1004 mb by Sun 
morning.

$$

PKZ119-100430-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
1210 PM AKST Fri Mar 9 2018

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S wind 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas
22 ft. Widespread snow showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Snow showers and isolated
thunderstorms.
.SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow and rain showers.  
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.  
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.  
.MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.  
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ120-100430-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
1210 PM AKST Fri Mar 9 2018

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 40 kt becoming S 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
20 ft subsiding to 15 ft in the afternoon. Snow and isolated
thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.  
.SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow showers and rain showers.  
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.  
.SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.  
.MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.  
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ121-100430-
Resurrection Bay-
1210 PM AKST Fri Mar 9 2018

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. Snow.  
.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas
3 ft. Freezing spray in the evening. Snow.  
.SAT...S wind 10 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
Widespread snow showers.  
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.  
.SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.  
.MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.  
.TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ125-100430-
Prince William Sound-
1210 PM AKST Fri Mar 9 2018

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 6 ft in the
afternoon. Snow.  
.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers and Isolated
Thunderstorms.
.SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers.  
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.  
.SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.  
.MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ126-100430-
Port Valdez-
1210 PM AKST Fri Mar 9 2018

.TODAY...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 ft. Snow.  
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft. Widespread snow showers.  
.SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers.  
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.  
.SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.  
.MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ127-100430-
Valdez Narrows-
1210 PM AKST Fri Mar 9 2018

.TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow.  
.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Widespread
snow showers.  
.SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray in the morning.
Snow  showers.  
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.  
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ128-100430-
Valdez Arm-
1210 PM AKST Fri Mar 9 2018

.TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow.  
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread snow
showers.  
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 ft. Snow showers.  
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.  
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ129-100430-
Passage Canal-
1210 PM AKST Fri Mar 9 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Gusts to 50 kt in the morning diminishing to 30 kt by early
afternoon. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Snow.  
.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray after
midnight.  Widespread snow showers.  
.SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. 
Widespread snow showers.  
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.  
.SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.  
.MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.  
.TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ130-100430-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
1210 PM AKST Fri Mar 9 2018

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
11 ft subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray.  
.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas
4 ft. Freezing spray.  
.SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.  
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.  
.SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.  
.MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.  
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ131-100430-
Barren Islands East-
1210 PM AKST Fri Mar 9 2018

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W wind 40 kt becoming SW 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
17 ft subsiding to 12 ft in the afternoon.  
.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt.
Seas 8 ft.  
.SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.  
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.  
.SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.  
.MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.  
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ132-100430-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
1210 PM AKST Fri Mar 9 2018

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W wind 35 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas
15 ft.  
.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft.  
.SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.  
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.  
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.  
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ136-100430-
Chiniak Bay-
1210 PM AKST Fri Mar 9 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W wind 25 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
4 ft.  
.TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.  
.SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.  
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.  
.SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.  
.MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.  
.TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ137-100430-
Marmot Bay-
1210 PM AKST Fri Mar 9 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W wind 30 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
7 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon.  
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SE 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 ft.  
.SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.  
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.  
.SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.  
.MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.  
.TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ138-100430-
Shelikof Strait-
1210 PM AKST Fri Mar 9 2018

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 35 kt diminishing to W 25 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 10 ft subsiding to 6 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray.  
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt.
Seas 4 ft.  
.SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.  
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.  
.SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.  
.MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.  
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ139-100430-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
1210 PM AKST Fri Mar 9 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 25 kt becoming NW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas in
ice free waters 5 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers.  
.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas in ice
free waters 3 ft building to 5 ft after midnight. Freezing spray.
.SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Freezing
spray.  
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft.  
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft.  
.MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft.  
.TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters
2 ft.

$$

PKZ140-100430-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
1210 PM AKST Fri Mar 9 2018

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Snow showers.  
.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight.  
.SAT...N wind 15 kt.  
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt.  
.SUN...N wind 10 kt.  
.MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt.

$$

PKZ141-100430-
Kachemak Bay-
1210 PM AKST Fri Mar 9 2018

.TODAY...N wind 20 kt in the early morning becoming SW. Seas 2 ft
 building to 6 ft in the afternoon. Widespread snow showers.  
.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas
4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight.  
.SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.  
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.  
.SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.  
.MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.  
.TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

434 
FZAK51 PAFC 100037
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
337 PM AKST Fri Mar 9 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.

PKZ197-101315-
337 PM AKST Fri Mar 9 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 975 mb low over Cook Inlet will move inland tonight. Multiple 
weak lows will move across the western Gulf through Sat. A 983 mb 
Pacific low will move to the southcentral Gulf Sun morning, then 
move over Middleton Island at 990 mb sun afternoon.

$$

PKZ119-101315-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
337 PM AKST Fri Mar 9 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Snow showers and isolated
thunderstorms.
.SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow showers.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ120-101315-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
337 PM AKST Fri Mar 9 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow showers.
.SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow showers.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ121-101315-
Resurrection Bay-
337 PM AKST Fri Mar 9 2018

.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt with gusts to 30 kt diminishing to 10 kt with
gusts to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Widespread snow showers.
.SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Widespread snow showers.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers.
.SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ125-101315-
Prince William Sound-
337 PM AKST Fri Mar 9 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Widespread snow showers and
isolated thunderstorms.
.SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread snow showers.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas
3 ft.
.SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ126-101315-
Port Valdez-
337 PM AKST Fri Mar 9 2018

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread
snow showers.
.SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread snow
showers.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow
showers.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ127-101315-
Valdez Narrows-
337 PM AKST Fri Mar 9 2018

.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread snow showers.
.SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread snow showers.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ128-101315-
Valdez Arm-
337 PM AKST Fri Mar 9 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. 
Seas 4 ft. Widespread snow showers.
.SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread snow showers.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 ft. Snow showers.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ129-101315-
Passage Canal-
337 PM AKST Fri Mar 9 2018

.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread snow showers.
.SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread snow showers.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 ft.
Widespread snow showers.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ130-101315-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
337 PM AKST Fri Mar 9 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt.
Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ131-101315-
Barren Islands East-
337 PM AKST Fri Mar 9 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt.
Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ132-101315-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
337 PM AKST Fri Mar 9 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ136-101315-
Chiniak Bay-
337 PM AKST Fri Mar 9 2018

.TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ137-101315-
Marmot Bay-
337 PM AKST Fri Mar 9 2018

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SE 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ138-101315-
Shelikof Strait-
337 PM AKST Fri Mar 9 2018

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt.
Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ139-101315-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
337 PM AKST Fri Mar 9 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. 
Seas in ice free waters 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight.
.SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. 
Freezing spray.
.SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.
.MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. 
Seas in ice free waters 2 ft.

$$

PKZ140-101315-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
337 PM AKST Fri Mar 9 2018

.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight.
.SAT...N wind 15 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight.
.SUN...N wind 10 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt.
.MON...NE wind 10 kt.
.TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt.

$$

PKZ141-101315-
Kachemak Bay-
337 PM AKST Fri Mar 9 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. 
Seas 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Snow showers.
.SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. 
Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
406 PM AKST Thu Mar 8 2018

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
The triple point low center has developed south of the Alaska
Peninsula and is rapidly intensifying as it heads toward Kodiak
Island. Moderate to heavy snow associated with its weather front
is evident across the Kenai Peninsula and across eastern Bristol
Bay. Warmer temperatures resulted in rain on Kodiak Island.
Strong pressure rises in advance of the front have produced strong
and gusty winds across the North Gulf and eastern Kenai
Peninsula. Strong cross Barrier flow across the Chugach range has
mitigated snowfall across the Matanuska Valley and Anchorage Bowl.

Cold advection snow showers along with gusty winds were evident
across much of the Bering Sea and Aleutians.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
Models are struggling some with the triple point heading toward
Kodiak Island. Generally will be leaning toward the NAM and ECMWF
and doing some hand edits.

&&

.AVIATION...
PANC...May see some MVFR to IFR conditions in snow during the
morning hours Friday. Expect LLWS to continue into Friday.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2...Fri and
Sat)...
Well the full-force of the well-advertised storm is being felt
across Southern AK, especially the Kenai Peninsula. The surface
low will continue to deepen this evening as cold air wraps in on
its backside and a potential vorticity anomaly adds upper-level
support. Another 1 to 2 feet of snow are likely from Seward up
through the Turnagain Pass and into Portage. The western Susitna
Valley also does very well with snow in this pattern and is
expected to accumulate another 6-12 inches of snow. Gusty winds
will continue as the low deepens, making for blowing snow and
significantly reduced visibilities at times. Winds will shift to
a northwesterly direction and markedly increase for Kodiak Island
tonight as well. A host of winter weather advisories and warnings
are in effect to address the impacts with this system.

The surface low itself will track inland nearly directly over
Seward through Fri as it finally starts to weaken late in the
day. This will allow winds to slowly subside. However, moist
onshore flow will keep snow falling through Sat along south facing
coastlines. This is especially true for the Eastern Prince William
Sound into the Eastern Turnagain Arm as a secondary vorticity
maximum coupled with orographic lift will support several more
inches of snow through the weekend. On the other hand, southeast
flow is keeping much of Anchorage and the Matanuska Valley dry.
The best chance for any snow in these areas will be late tonight
as the abundant moisture associated with the system and the upper-
level shortwave itself work together to overwhelm any cross-
barrier flow. However, accumulations will be light with only as
much as an inch in most places. Another snow threat will move
through Cook Inlet with the secondary shortwave late Fri night
into Sat. But again, we are not expecting much at all in the way
of accumulations.

Onshore flow, cold air, and weak pieces of energy will keep snow
chances in the forecast for inland areas as we head through the
weekend.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)...
A rapidly deepening low south of the AKPen will push into the
Western Gulf late this afternoon, leaving gusty NW winds and areas
of moderate to heavy snowfall over the southwest mainland through
Friday. Heaviest snowfall concentrations remain focused over the
Bristol Bay area (From King Salmon East and North), and with gusty
winds persisting through early Friday morning, we expect
visibilities to remain fairly low in areas of blowing snow and/or
heavier snowfall. The Winter Storm Warning currently in place over
the above mentioned area will remain in effect through Friday
morning. The area of low pressure will weaken as it pushes
northward and further inland Friday, with wrap around snow showers
persisting through the period.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 2)...
Cold air continues to filter in along the western periphery of the
two low pressure systems currently driving the weather over much
of the eastern Bering and mainland. This colder NW flow will aide
in the likelihood of snow showers and gale-to-storm force gusty
winds persisting over much of the Bering and Aleutians through
Friday. The best corridor of jet energy and instability type
squalls looks to be from Dutch Harbor eastward, with snowfall
totals ranging from an inch or so in some areas, to 3-6 inches
between Dutch Harbor and Cold Bay. A long fetch length will also
allow seas to build into the 25 to 35 feet range overnight tonight
NW of the eastern Aleutians.

This pattern will continue through Friday night, before snow
shower coverage and intensity diminishes into Friday night as the
low becomes vertically stacked and weakens. A brief area of high
pressure builds over the Western Aleutians/Bering Friday morning,
but is quickly pushed southward over the north Pacific as the
next system tracks into the area from the west friday night.

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7)...
The long term forecast is dominated by a trough of low pressure
that stretches from northwestern Alaska, to well southeast of
Kodiak Island. This trough will eventually get pinched off as a
weak wave slides in from the west. A lot of the action and
uncertainty evolve from the jet rounding the base of this trough.
While the small scale details are still uncertain, we can expect
one, or a few lows to move north and along the SE panhandle
Sunday and into Monday. Flow looks to remain supportive for no
precipitation for the Anchorage Bowl through this time. Chances
for snow may increase again next week as a front moves through the
area Monday/Tuesday. Due to a large spread in the models, WPC
guidance focused entirely on ensemble means, with no influence
from any operational members as we move into the middle of next
week.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...Winter Storm Warning 125.
 Winter Weather Advisory 121 145 161.
MARINE...Storm Warning 119 125 130 132 179.
Gale Warning 120 131 136 137 138 140 150 155 160 165 170 171 172
173 174 175 176 177 178 180 181 185.
Heavy Freezing Spray Warning 160 180 181 185.

&&

SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...BC
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...MTO/KH
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...TP
LONG TERM...SS