Gale Warning 257, NWS Anchorage, AK

518 
FZAK51 PAFC 182342
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
342 PM AKDT Sun Mar 18 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.

PKZ197-191300-
342 PM AKDT Sun Mar 18 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1017 mb low 80 nm south of Kodiak City moves to 35 nm north of 
Middleton Island at 1021 mb by Mon morning and then to 40 nm west of 
Yakutat at 1009 mb by Tue morning.

$$

PKZ119-191300-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
342 PM AKDT Sun Mar 18 2018

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 11 ft in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ120-191300-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
342 PM AKDT Sun Mar 18 2018

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

.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...W wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft building to 13 ft in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ121-191300-
Resurrection Bay-
342 PM AKDT Sun Mar 18 2018

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

.TONIGHT...Variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow.
.MON...N wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 35
kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 
ft.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ125-191300-
Prince William Sound-
342 PM AKDT Sun Mar 18 2018

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

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow.
.MON...NE wind 10 kt becoming NW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft
building to 6 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.


$$

PKZ126-191300-
Port Valdez-
342 PM AKDT Sun Mar 18 2018

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow.
.MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Snow.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 40 kt near Valdez. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ127-191300-
Valdez Narrows-
342 PM AKDT Sun Mar 18 2018

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow.
.MON...N wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3
ft. Snow.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...N wind 40 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ128-191300-
Valdez Arm-
342 PM AKDT Sun Mar 18 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain.
.MON...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 ft. Snow and rain.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...N wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ129-191300-
Passage Canal-
342 PM AKDT Sun Mar 18 2018

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

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft. Snow.
.MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ130-191300-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
342 PM AKDT Sun Mar 18 2018

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...W wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ131-191300-
Barren Islands East-
342 PM AKDT Sun Mar 18 2018

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

.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt by midnight. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft building to 14 ft in the
afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ132-191300-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
342 PM AKDT Sun Mar 18 2018

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

.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ136-191300-
Chiniak Bay-
342 PM AKDT Sun Mar 18 2018

.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas
2 ft.
.MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ137-191300-
Marmot Bay-
342 PM AKDT Sun Mar 18 2018

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight.
.MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ138-191300-
Shelikof Strait-
342 PM AKDT Sun Mar 18 2018

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

.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas
6 ft building to 9 ft after midnight.
.MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ139-191300-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
342 PM AKDT Sun Mar 18 2018

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

.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft.
.MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft subsiding to 5
ft in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft.
.TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.

$$

PKZ140-191300-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
342 PM AKDT Sun Mar 18 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas
in ice free waters 2 ft building to 5 ft after midnight.
.MON...SW wind 25 kt becoming W 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas in
ice free waters 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft.
.FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft.

$$

PKZ141-191300-
Kachemak Bay-
342 PM AKDT Sun Mar 18 2018

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

.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming SW after midnight. Seas 2 ft 
building to 5 ft after midnight. Rain and snow.
.MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

346 
FZAK51 PAFC 191200
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
400 AM AKDT Mon Mar 19 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.

PKZ197-200100-
400 AM AKDT Mon Mar 19 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 1020 mb low 40 nm west of Seward moves to 40 nm west of Yakutat
at 1009 mb by Tue morning and then moves to 190 nm southwest of 
Klawock at 1006 mb by Wed morning.

$$

PKZ119-200100-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
400 AM AKDT Mon Mar 19 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...Variable wind 15 kt becoming NW wind 30 kt in the 
afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ120-200100-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
400 AM AKDT Mon Mar 19 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 11 ft in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ121-200100-
Resurrection Bay-
400 AM AKDT Mon Mar 19 2018

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to
35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt in the evening. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ125-200100-
Prince William Sound-
400 AM AKDT Mon Mar 19 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 10 kt becoming NW 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft 
building to 6 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ126-200100-
Port Valdez-
400 AM AKDT Mon Mar 19 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Snow.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt near Valdez in the evening.
Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt near Valdez in the afternoon. Seas
5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ127-200100-
Valdez Narrows-
400 AM AKDT Mon Mar 19 2018

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Snow.
.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...N wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4
ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...N wind 40 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ128-200100-
Valdez Arm-
400 AM AKDT Mon Mar 19 2018

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain.
.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...N wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7
ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...N wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ129-200100-
Passage Canal-
400 AM AKDT Mon Mar 19 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming W 25 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow.
.TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt near Whittier. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt near Whittier in the afternoon. Seas
4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ130-200100-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
400 AM AKDT Mon Mar 19 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ131-200100-
Barren Islands East-
400 AM AKDT Mon Mar 19 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ132-200100-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
400 AM AKDT Mon Mar 19 2018

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ136-200100-
Chiniak Bay-
400 AM AKDT Mon Mar 19 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W wind 10 kt increasing 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ137-200100-
Marmot Bay-
400 AM AKDT Mon Mar 19 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 
ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ138-200100-
Shelikof Strait-
400 AM AKDT Mon Mar 19 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ139-200100-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
400 AM AKDT Mon Mar 19 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft subsiding to
7 ft in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft.
.TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.

$$

PKZ140-200100-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
400 AM AKDT Mon Mar 19 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 25 kt becoming W 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas in
ice free waters 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.
.TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.
.FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft.

$$

PKZ141-200100-
Kachemak Bay-
400 AM AKDT Mon Mar 19 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...Variable wind 15 kt becoming W 30 kt in the morning. Seas 5
ft building to 10 ft in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

545 
FZAK51 PAFC 192319
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
319 PM AKDT Mon Mar 19 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.

PKZ197-201215-
319 PM AKDT Mon Mar 19 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A front pushes across the northeast Gulf through tonight. A 1011 
mb low near Cape Yakataga exits the Southeastern Gulf for Wed 
morning.

$$

PKZ119-201215-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
319 PM AKDT Mon Mar 19 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ120-201215-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
319 PM AKDT Mon Mar 19 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ121-201215-
Resurrection Bay-
319 PM AKDT Mon Mar 19 2018

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray 
after midnight.
.TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray.
.WED...N wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ125-201215-
Prince William Sound-
319 PM AKDT Mon Mar 19 2018

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

.TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ126-201215-
Port Valdez-
319 PM AKDT Mon Mar 19 2018

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

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NE wind 25 kt by midnight. 
Seas building to 5 ft. Freezing spray after midnight.
.TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt near Valdez. Seas 5 ft. 
Freezing spray.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt near Valdez. Seas 6 ft.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ127-201215-
Valdez Narrows-
319 PM AKDT Mon Mar 19 2018

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming N wind 25 kt by midnight. 
Seas building to 4 ft.
.TUE...N wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4
ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...N wind 40 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ128-201215-
Valdez Arm-
319 PM AKDT Mon Mar 19 2018

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming N wind 25 kt by midnight. 
Seas building to 5 ft.
.TUE...N wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7
ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ129-201215-
Passage Canal-
319 PM AKDT Mon Mar 19 2018

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

.TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt near Whittier. Seas 5 ft. 
Freezing spray.
.TUE...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt near Whittier. Seas 4 ft. 
Freezing spray.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt near Whittier. Seas 5 ft. 
Freezing spray.
.WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ130-201215-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
319 PM AKDT Mon Mar 19 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.TUE...W wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray.
.WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ131-201215-
Barren Islands East-
319 PM AKDT Mon Mar 19 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ132-201215-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
319 PM AKDT Mon Mar 19 2018

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ136-201215-
Chiniak Bay-
319 PM AKDT Mon Mar 19 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft.

$$

PKZ137-201215-
Marmot Bay-
319 PM AKDT Mon Mar 19 2018

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

.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ138-201215-
Shelikof Strait-
319 PM AKDT Mon Mar 19 2018

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

.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ139-201215-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
319 PM AKDT Mon Mar 19 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft.
.TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft.
.WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.

$$

PKZ140-201215-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
319 PM AKDT Mon Mar 19 2018

.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.
.TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft.

$$

PKZ141-201215-
Kachemak Bay-
319 PM AKDT Mon Mar 19 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

306 
FZAK51 PAFC 201202
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
402 AM AKDT Tue Mar 20 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.

PKZ197-210100-
402 AM AKDT Tue Mar 20 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 1009 mb low 45 nm west of Yakutat moves to 200 nm southwest of
Klawock at 1006 mb by Wed morning and then exits the Southeastern
Gulf by Thu morning.

$$

PKZ119-210100-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
402 AM AKDT Tue Mar 20 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ120-210100-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
402 AM AKDT Tue Mar 20 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...N wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ121-210100-
Resurrection Bay-
402 AM AKDT Tue Mar 20 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt in the late afternoon.
Gusts to 45 kt near Seward in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft building to 7
ft in the afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt with gusts to 50 kt near Seward. Seas 9 ft. 
Freezing spray.
.WED...N wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to
50 kt in the morning. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ125-210100-
Prince William Sound-
402 AM AKDT Tue Mar 20 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ126-210100-
Port Valdez-
402 AM AKDT Tue Mar 20 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to
40 kt near Valdez. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt near Valdez increasing to 50
kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...NE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 50 kt near Valdez. Seas 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ127-210100-
Valdez Narrows-
402 AM AKDT Tue Mar 20 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft
building to 4 ft in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...N wind 45 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...N wind 40 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ128-210100-
Valdez Arm-
402 AM AKDT Tue Mar 20 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas
7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...N wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ129-210100-
Passage Canal-
402 AM AKDT Tue Mar 20 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt near Whittier in the afternoon. Seas
4 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt near Whittier. Seas 5 ft. 
Freezing spray.
.WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ130-210100-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
402 AM AKDT Tue Mar 20 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray.
.WED...NW wind 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas
13 ft subsiding to 8 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ131-210100-
Barren Islands East-
402 AM AKDT Tue Mar 20 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas
14 ft.
.WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ132-210100-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
402 AM AKDT Tue Mar 20 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12
ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ136-210100-
Chiniak Bay-
402 AM AKDT Tue Mar 20 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to
40 kt increasing to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft building to 6 
ft in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ137-210100-
Marmot Bay-
402 AM AKDT Tue Mar 20 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to
40 kt increasing to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft building to 7 
ft in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ138-210100-
Shelikof Strait-
402 AM AKDT Tue Mar 20 2018

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 25 kt becoming NW 35 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 
50 kt out of western bays and passes in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft 
building to 10 ft in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt out of western bays and
passes in the evening. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ139-210100-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
402 AM AKDT Tue Mar 20 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas
in ice free waters 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Freezing
spray.
.WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft.
.FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.
.SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft.

$$

PKZ140-210100-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
402 AM AKDT Tue Mar 20 2018

.TODAY...W wind 10 kt becoming NW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas in
ice free waters 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas
in ice free waters 2 ft.
.WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft.

$$

PKZ141-210100-
Kachemak Bay-
402 AM AKDT Tue Mar 20 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

676 
FZAK51 PAFC 202344
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
344 PM AKDT Tue Mar 20 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.

PKZ197-211245-
344 PM AKDT Tue Mar 20 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 1005 mb low 60 nm south of Yakutat exits to the southeast Wed 
morning. Northerly flow will continue across the Gulf through Wed
morning.
$$

PKZ119-211245-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
344 PM AKDT Tue Mar 20 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ120-211245-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
344 PM AKDT Tue Mar 20 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...N wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ121-211245-
Resurrection Bay-
344 PM AKDT Tue Mar 20 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray.
.WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ125-211245-
Prince William Sound-
344 PM AKDT Tue Mar 20 2018

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft after
midnight.
.THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ126-211245-
Port Valdez-
344 PM AKDT Tue Mar 20 2018

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ127-211245-
Valdez Narrows-
344 PM AKDT Tue Mar 20 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...N wind 45 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...N wind 40 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ128-211245-
Valdez Arm-
344 PM AKDT Tue Mar 20 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...N wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ129-211245-
Passage Canal-
344 PM AKDT Tue Mar 20 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ130-211245-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
344 PM AKDT Tue Mar 20 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray.
.WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ131-211245-
Barren Islands East-
344 PM AKDT Tue Mar 20 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ132-211245-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
344 PM AKDT Tue Mar 20 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ136-211245-
Chiniak Bay-
344 PM AKDT Tue Mar 20 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ137-211245-
Marmot Bay-
344 PM AKDT Tue Mar 20 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ138-211245-
Shelikof Strait-
344 PM AKDT Tue Mar 20 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Gusts to 45 kt out of western 
bays and passes in the evening.
.WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ139-211245-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
344 PM AKDT Tue Mar 20 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Freezing
spray.
.WED...NW wind 20 kt becoming N 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas in
ice free waters 5 ft building to 8 ft in the afternoon. Freezing 
spray.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Freezing
spray.
.THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.

$$

PKZ140-211245-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
344 PM AKDT Tue Mar 20 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.
.WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Freezing
spray.
.THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft.

$$

PKZ141-211245-
Kachemak Bay-
344 PM AKDT Tue Mar 20 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt through this evening. Seas 
3 ft.
.WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

932 
FZAK51 PAFC 210709 AAA
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
1109 PM AKDT Tue Mar 20 2018

UPDATED 121 126 129

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.

PKZ197-212030-
1109 PM AKDT Tue Mar 20 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 1005 mb low 60 nm south of Yakutat exits to the southeast Wed 
morning. Northerly flow will continue across the Gulf through Wed
morning.
$$

PKZ119-212030-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
1109 PM AKDT Tue Mar 20 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ120-212030-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
1109 PM AKDT Tue Mar 20 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...N wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ121-212030-
Resurrection Bay-
1109 PM AKDT Tue Mar 20 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray.
.WED...N wind 35 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ125-212030-
Prince William Sound-
1109 PM AKDT Tue Mar 20 2018

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft after
midnight.
.THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ126-212030-
Port Valdez-
1109 PM AKDT Tue Mar 20 2018

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...NE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt near Valdez in the
evening. Seas 6 ft.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ127-212030-
Valdez Narrows-
1109 PM AKDT Tue Mar 20 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...N wind 45 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...N wind 40 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ128-212030-
Valdez Arm-
1109 PM AKDT Tue Mar 20 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...N wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ129-212030-
Passage Canal-
1109 PM AKDT Tue Mar 20 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier. Seas 4 ft. 
Freezing spray.
.WED...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier in the morning. 
Seas 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ130-212030-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
1109 PM AKDT Tue Mar 20 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray.
.WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ131-212030-
Barren Islands East-
1109 PM AKDT Tue Mar 20 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ132-212030-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
1109 PM AKDT Tue Mar 20 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ136-212030-
Chiniak Bay-
1109 PM AKDT Tue Mar 20 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ137-212030-
Marmot Bay-
1109 PM AKDT Tue Mar 20 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ138-212030-
Shelikof Strait-
1109 PM AKDT Tue Mar 20 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Gusts ot 45 kt out of western
bays and passes in the evening.
.WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ139-212030-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
1109 PM AKDT Tue Mar 20 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Freezing
spray.
.WED...NW wind 20 kt becoming N 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas in
ice free waters 5 ft building to 8 ft in the afternoon. Freezing 
spray.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Freezing
spray.
.THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.

$$

PKZ140-212030-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
1109 PM AKDT Tue Mar 20 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.
.WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Freezing
spray.
.THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft.

$$

PKZ141-212030-
Kachemak Bay-
1109 PM AKDT Tue Mar 20 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt through this evening. Seas 
3 ft.
.WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

801 
FZAK51 PAFC 211207
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
407 AM AKDT Wed Mar 21 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.

PKZ197-220100-
407 AM AKDT Wed Mar 21 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 1007 mb low 200 nm southwest of Klawock exits to the southeast 
into the North Pacific by Fri morning. Northerly flow will 
continue across the Gulf through Thu morning.

$$

PKZ119-220100-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
407 AM AKDT Wed Mar 21 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ120-220100-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
407 AM AKDT Wed Mar 21 2018

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
11 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ121-220100-
Resurrection Bay-
407 AM AKDT Wed Mar 21 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt near Seward in the afternoon. Seas
7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt near Seward in the evening. Seas
7 ft.
.THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ125-220100-
Prince William Sound-
407 AM AKDT Wed Mar 21 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt out of northern bays and
passes in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt out of northern bays and 
passes in the evening. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight.
.THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ126-220100-
Port Valdez-
407 AM AKDT Wed Mar 21 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to
40 kt near Valdez increasing to 55 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Gusts up to 55 kt near Valdez in the 
evening. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 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.

$$

PKZ127-220100-
Valdez Narrows-
407 AM AKDT Wed Mar 21 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 
ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...N wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ128-220100-
Valdez Arm-
407 AM AKDT Wed Mar 21 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas
building to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ129-220100-
Passage Canal-
407 AM AKDT Wed Mar 21 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt near Whittier in the morning. Seas
4 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt near Whittier in the evening. Seas
3 ft.
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ130-220100-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
407 AM AKDT Wed Mar 21 2018

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 
12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ131-220100-
Barren Islands East-
407 AM AKDT Wed Mar 21 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ132-220100-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
407 AM AKDT Wed Mar 21 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.THU...N wind 30 kt becoming NW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10
ft.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ136-220100-
Chiniak Bay-
407 AM AKDT Wed Mar 21 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...N wind 30 kt becoming NW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft
subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ137-220100-
Marmot Bay-
407 AM AKDT Wed Mar 21 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the morning. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ138-220100-
Shelikof Strait-
407 AM AKDT Wed Mar 21 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt out of western bays and passes
in the morning. Seas 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ139-220100-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
407 AM AKDT Wed Mar 21 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Freezing
spray.
.THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft.

$$

PKZ140-220100-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
407 AM AKDT Wed Mar 21 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Freezing
spray.
.THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft subsiding to 2
ft in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters
1 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2
ft.
.SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.

$$

PKZ141-220100-
Kachemak Bay-
407 AM AKDT Wed Mar 21 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

330 
FZAK51 PAFC 211733 CCA
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast...CORRECTED
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
933 AM AKDT Wed Mar 21 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.

PKZ197-220100-
933 AM AKDT Wed Mar 21 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 1007 mb low 200 nm southwest of Klawock exits to the southeast 
into the North Pacific by Fri morning. Northerly flow will 
continue across the Gulf through Thu morning.

$$

PKZ119-220100-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
933 AM AKDT Wed Mar 21 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Gusts to 55 kt out of the Copper River
delta. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...N wind 30 kt. Gusts to 50 kt out of the Copper River 
delta. Seas 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ120-220100-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
933 AM AKDT Wed Mar 21 2018

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
11 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ121-220100-
Resurrection Bay-
933 AM AKDT Wed Mar 21 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt near Seward in the afternoon. Seas
7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt near Seward in the evening. Seas
7 ft.
.THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ125-220100-
Prince William Sound-
933 AM AKDT Wed Mar 21 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt out of northern bays and
passes in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt out of northern bays and 
passes in the evening. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight.
.THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ126-220100-
Port Valdez-
933 AM AKDT Wed Mar 21 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to
40 kt near Valdez increasing to 55 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Gusts up to 55 kt near Valdez in the 
evening. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 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.

$$

PKZ127-220100-
Valdez Narrows-
933 AM AKDT Wed Mar 21 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 
ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...N wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ128-220100-
Valdez Arm-
933 AM AKDT Wed Mar 21 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas
building to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ129-220100-
Passage Canal-
933 AM AKDT Wed Mar 21 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt near Whittier in the morning. Seas
4 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt near Whittier in the evening. Seas
3 ft.
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ130-220100-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
933 AM AKDT Wed Mar 21 2018

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 
12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ131-220100-
Barren Islands East-
933 AM AKDT Wed Mar 21 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ132-220100-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
933 AM AKDT Wed Mar 21 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.THU...N wind 30 kt becoming NW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10
ft.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ136-220100-
Chiniak Bay-
933 AM AKDT Wed Mar 21 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...N wind 30 kt becoming NW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft
subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ137-220100-
Marmot Bay-
933 AM AKDT Wed Mar 21 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the morning. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ138-220100-
Shelikof Strait-
933 AM AKDT Wed Mar 21 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt out of western bays and passes
in the morning. Seas 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ139-220100-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
933 AM AKDT Wed Mar 21 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Freezing
spray.
.THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft.

$$

PKZ140-220100-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
933 AM AKDT Wed Mar 21 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Freezing
spray.
.THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft subsiding to 2
ft in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters
1 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2
ft.
.SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.

$$

PKZ141-220100-
Kachemak Bay-
933 AM AKDT Wed Mar 21 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

940 
FZAK51 PAFC 220000
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
400 PM AKDT Wed Mar 21 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.

PKZ197-221245-
400 PM AKDT Wed Mar 21 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 1001 mb low 240 nm southwest of Klawock exits the
Gulf to the southeast Thu afternoon. Northerly flow continues across
the Gulf through Fri afternoon.

$$

PKZ119-221245-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
400 PM AKDT Wed Mar 21 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Gusts increasing to 55 kt out of the Copper
River Delta. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...N wind 25 kt. Gusts to 50 kt out of the Copper River Delta 
diminishing to 40 kt through the afternoon. Seas 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Gusts to 40 kt out of the Copper River
Delta in the evening. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ120-221245-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
400 PM AKDT Wed Mar 21 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ121-221245-
Resurrection Bay-
400 PM AKDT Wed Mar 21 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...N wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt diminishing through the day. 
Seas 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ125-221245-
Prince William Sound-
400 PM AKDT Wed Mar 21 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt with gusts to 45 kt out of northern bays and
passes. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight.
Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ126-221245-
Port Valdez-
400 PM AKDT Wed Mar 21 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Gusts to
65 kt near Valdez. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to
60 kt near Valdez. Seas 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt in the evening near
Valdez. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ127-221245-
Valdez Narrows-
400 PM AKDT Wed Mar 21 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...N wind increasing to 40 kt with gusts to 55 kt. Seas 4 
ft.
.THU...N wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ128-221245-
Valdez Arm-
400 PM AKDT Wed Mar 21 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...N wind increasing to 40 kt with gusts to 55 kt. Seas 8 
ft.
.THU...N wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ129-221245-
Passage Canal-
400 PM AKDT Wed Mar 21 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the evening near Whittier. Seas
4 ft.
.THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable 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...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ130-221245-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
400 PM AKDT Wed Mar 21 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ131-221245-
Barren Islands East-
400 PM AKDT Wed Mar 21 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ132-221245-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
400 PM AKDT Wed Mar 21 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ136-221245-
Chiniak Bay-
400 PM AKDT Wed Mar 21 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the
afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming W 10 kt after midnight. Seas
3 ft.
.FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ137-221245-
Marmot Bay-
400 PM AKDT Wed Mar 21 2018

.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the
afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming W 10 kt after midnight. Seas
3 ft.
.FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ138-221245-
Shelikof Strait-
400 PM AKDT Wed Mar 21 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft building to 13 ft after
midnight.
.THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft subsiding to 8 ft in the
afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ139-221245-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
400 PM AKDT Wed Mar 21 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...N wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU...N wind 20 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 10 ft subsiding
to 7 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight.
Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ140-221245-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
400 PM AKDT Wed Mar 21 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU...N wind 20 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas in
ice free waters 7 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Freezing 
spray.
.THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas in ice free
waters 2 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas in ice free
waters 1 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.

$$

PKZ141-221245-
Kachemak Bay-
400 PM AKDT Wed Mar 21 2018

.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft.
Freezing spray.
.THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
448 PM AKDT Sat Mar 17 2018

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...

 There are two main weather features on the map today. The first
is a weather front draped across the eastern Bering associated
with a low back near Russia. Meanwhile, a shortwave ridge of high
pressure is evident over southcentral Alaska from this morning,
which caused widespread high clouds stretching from Kodiak to the
Copper River Basin. Underneath this ridge, widespread dense fog
developed around upper Cook Inlet. Surface winds are switching
around to the south across coastal sections of Southwest Alaska
ahead of the approaching front. Snow and rain showers are
occurring across the area, and will be on the increase this
evening as the front approaches the area. Way out west,
stratocumulus clouds over the western 2/3 of the Bering are
evidence of a decent shot of cold air working in behind the front.
More evidence: it's snowing at Shemya (western Aleutians), with
gusty southwest winds approaching 50 mph.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...

The models remain in good overall agreement over the next few
days, and all depict the front approaching the southwest getting
reinvigorated on Sunday and surging eastward into the Cook Inlet
area as a cold front. The GEM-Global is hanging onto it's slightly
faster track with this storm, while the ECMWF and GFS are both
hanging onto their slower track. The NAM had previously trended
toward the slower solution, but is now back to the faster
solution. We still prefer the run-to-run consistency of the GFS/EC
solution, and will be making only minor tweaks to the forecast
today. If the faster solution were to verify, it could lead to a
longer snow event in the Susitna Valley Sunday/Monday, with higher
snow totals. At this point that seems unlikely, but stay tuned to
future forecast updates.

&&

.AVIATION...
PANC...A slow improvement trend should continue through early
this evening at which time low-level winds reverse and start to
come out of the south. It is possible that the leftovers of these
low clouds will come back in tonight. There is some reason to
think visibilities may stay up a bit tonight as inversions may not
be quite as strong due to the presence of mid level clouds.
However, fog can't be totally ruled out through Sunday morning.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)...
An area of high pressure that was centered over Southcentral
during the day today will continue to move off to the east. A weak
shortwave skirts through the region tonight bringing increased
cloud cover and a few snow showers, which should be mostly
confined to the Northern Susitna Valley. Due to cloud cover and
unfavorable dynamics, widespread dense fog is not expected to
develop across the Cook Inlet region tonight and tomorrow morning.

The next system approaches the area tomorrow afternoon as a
longwave trough digs south over the Eastern Bering sending a front
across SW Alaska and the Alaska Range. There has been some
uncertainty regarding timing of this system but recent model runs
have come into better agreement, thus we are more confident in a
late Sunday night/early Monday morning arrival. Strong southwest
flow aloft will again favor the Susitna Valley/Hatcher Pass area
for precipitation. A push of warm air ahead of the system will
mean rain will mix with snow up to the Southern Susitna Valley,
though precipitation should remain mostly snow for Talkeetna
north, with 4-6" of wet snow expected along the Parks Highway,
with up to a foot of snow expected in the Hatcher Pass area
through Monday afternoon. For the Anchorage and Matanuska Valley,
temperatures are expected to keep precipitation mixed, though may
briefly change over to all snow around the morning rush hour time
frame as temperatures fall associated with a cold front passage.

As the front pushes east across the Copper River Basin Monday
afternoon, high pressure will begin to build across the western
part of the state bringing dry and cold offshore northerly flow.
The resultant pressure gradient increase will lead to the
development of a strong offshore wind event along the coastal
areas and into the Gulf of Alaska Monday evening through the
middle of the week.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)...

A front associated with a low near the Kamchatka peninsula will
move onshore on Sunday, bringing stratiform precip to most of
Southwest Alaska. This front has a relatively warm profile aloft,
so precip type has been the forecast challenge for Southwest AK
today. Current thinking is that the warm air will mix to the
surface and bring rain in the Bristol Bay region, but precip will remain
a wintry mix for the Kuskokwim Delta and Kuskokwim Valley.
Although the air mass moving through is a bit more moist than
models initially indicated, precip amounts are not expected to be
significant and the mixed precip type will limit snowfall
amounts. After this front moves through, the parent low will
transition eastward and this will allow colder air to move
overhead, bringing more seasonable temperatures to the region on
Monday. Skies should clear overnight on Sunday, but with unstable
air aloft and moderate surface winds, extensive areas of fog are
not expected.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 2)...

As the low near the Kamchatka peninsula shifts northward and then
eastward over the next couple of days, west to southwesterly flow
will move across the Aleutians and Bering Sea. Gale force winds
are currently blowing through the Western Aleutians, and these
are expected to move northward and diminish with the weakening of
the parent low. The front currently crossing the Central Aleutians
will move eastward and onshore Sunday night, bringing more showery
conditions to the entire region. Beginning Monday, a pattern shift
is in play for the Aleutian Chain with high pressure moving in.
Some patchy fog is expected under the main core of the high, but
this should mostly remain to the south, with minimal gale force
westerly winds dominating the Bering Sea.

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7)...
The mid/long term forecast begins Tuesday with a strong upper
level ridge that is building across the Bering. East of that is an
upper level trough that is digging south of the panhandle. These
two features will be dominating the weather pattern, and become
the source of model contention as we head into the middle of the
week.

As the ridge builds to the west, strong northerly winds will
build across most of Alaska, keeping temperatures down and any
precipitation at bay. As we move closer to the weekend, guidance
really begins to diverge from any real consensus at the lower
levels. Both models wrap shortwave energy around a parent low in
the northern Bering Sea. The GFS is stronger than the EC and with
the energy and attempts to break down the ridge by Friday. The EC
on the other hand, is strong with the energy but does not cut
through the ridge, rather it dives south. In reality, this is
status quo for the GFS and the long term forecast will be shying
away from that output. We will trend closer to the ensemble output
from the EC. This trend weakens the ridge by this weekend as a
low undercuts the ridge and moves into the Gulf.

The primary takeaway of the extended forecast is that we will
undergo two pattern changes through next weekend. The first change
is as we move into the early week, and the shift to colder
temperatures with northerly winds. The second is as we move
towards the end of next week and into the weekend. The pattern
looks to shift to more of an active storm track, bringing
temperatures and chances for precipitation back up.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...None.
MARINE...Gale 174 176 178 185.

&&

SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...AMD
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...KVP
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...LF
LONG TERM...SS