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Gale Warning 32, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 4, 2018, 3:54 AM AKST. It was in force for 47 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Jan 4, 2018, 3:54 AM AKST (12:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 6, 2018, 3:13 AM AKST
- In force
- 47 hr
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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061 FZAK51 PAFC 041254 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 354 AM AKST Thu Jan 4 2018 Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ197-050200- 354 AM AKST Thu Jan 4 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1000 mb low 350 nm southwest of Hydaburg will move to 130 nm southwest of Hydaburg at 990 mb by Thu night then weakens and dissipates by Fri night near 56N 135W. $$ PKZ119-050200- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 354 AM AKST Thu Jan 4 2018 .TODAY...NW wind increasing to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ120-050200- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 354 AM AKST Thu Jan 4 2018 .TODAY...NW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ121-050200- Resurrection Bay- 354 AM AKST Thu Jan 4 2018 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-050200- Prince William Sound- 354 AM AKST Thu Jan 4 2018 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-050200- Port Valdez- 354 AM AKST Thu Jan 4 2018 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Patchy freezing fog. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-050200- Valdez Narrows- 354 AM AKST Thu Jan 4 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-050200- Valdez Arm- 354 AM AKST Thu Jan 4 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-050200- Passage Canal- 354 AM AKST Thu Jan 4 2018 .TODAY...W wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 25 kt near Whittier in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt near Whittier. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...W wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-050200- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 354 AM AKST Thu Jan 4 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ131-050200- Barren Islands East- 354 AM AKST Thu Jan 4 2018 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ132-050200- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 354 AM AKST Thu Jan 4 2018 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft building to 16 ft in the afternoon. N of Dangerous Cape, seas 5 ft building to 9 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ136-050200- Chiniak Bay- 354 AM AKST Thu Jan 4 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 7 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-050200- Marmot Bay- 354 AM AKST Thu Jan 4 2018 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 7 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-050200- Shelikof Strait- 354 AM AKST Thu Jan 4 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-050200- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 354 AM AKST Thu Jan 4 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-050200- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 354 AM AKST Thu Jan 4 2018 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt early becoming N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. Patchy freezing fog. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-050200- Kachemak Bay- 354 AM AKST Thu Jan 4 2018 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
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528 FZAK51 PAFC 050016 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 316 PM AKST Thu Jan 4 2018 Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ197-051315- 316 PM AKST Thu Jan 4 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... High pressure remains over the Western Gulf through Fri morning then moves into the Eastern Gulf by Sat afternoon. A 979 mb low forms 120 nm south of Chignik Fri afternoon and moves to 110 nm south of Seward at 989 mb by Sat afternoon. The associated front stretches across the Gulf through Sat afternoon. $$ PKZ119-051315- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 316 PM AKST Thu Jan 4 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ120-051315- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 316 PM AKST Thu Jan 4 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 9 ft after midnight. Rain. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ121-051315- Resurrection Bay- 316 PM AKST Thu Jan 4 2018 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray after midnight. .FRI...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray after midnight. Snow. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-051315- Prince William Sound- 316 PM AKST Thu Jan 4 2018 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-051315- Port Valdez- 316 PM AKST Thu Jan 4 2018 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray after midnight. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-051315- Valdez Narrows- 316 PM AKST Thu Jan 4 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt in the evening increasing to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray after midnight. .FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray after midnight. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-051315- Valdez Arm- 316 PM AKST Thu Jan 4 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-051315- Passage Canal- 316 PM AKST Thu Jan 4 2018 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt near Whittier. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray after midnight. .FRI...W wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E 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. $$ PKZ130-051315- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 316 PM AKST Thu Jan 4 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt in the evening increasing to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-051315- Barren Islands East- 316 PM AKST Thu Jan 4 2018 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ132-051315- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 316 PM AKST Thu Jan 4 2018 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt, except W 15 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft building to 17 ft in the afternoon. N of Dangerous Cape, seas 5 ft building to 10 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ136-051315- Chiniak Bay- 316 PM AKST Thu Jan 4 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 7 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ137-051315- Marmot Bay- 316 PM AKST Thu Jan 4 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 7 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ138-051315- Shelikof Strait- 316 PM AKST Thu Jan 4 2018 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 10 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ139-051315- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 316 PM AKST Thu Jan 4 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ140-051315- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 316 PM AKST Thu Jan 4 2018 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. Patchy freezing fog. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-051315- Kachemak Bay- 316 PM AKST Thu Jan 4 2018 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray after midnight. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
682 FZAK51 PAFC 050747 AAA CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED National Weather Service Anchorage AK 1047 PM AKST Thu Jan 4 2018 Updated zones 121, 125, 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. PKZ197-052030- 1047 PM AKST Thu Jan 4 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... High pressure remains over the Western Gulf through Fri morning then moves into the Eastern Gulf by Sat afternoon. A 979 mb low forms 120 nm south of Chignik Fri afternoon and moves to 110 nm south of Seward at 989 mb by Sat afternoon. The associated front stretches across the Gulf through Sat afternoon. $$ PKZ119-052030- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 1047 PM AKST Thu Jan 4 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ120-052030- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 1047 PM AKST Thu Jan 4 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 9 ft after midnight. Rain. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ121-052030- Resurrection Bay- 1047 PM AKST Thu Jan 4 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt near Seward. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray after midnight. .FRI...N wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray after midnight. Snow. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-052030- Prince William Sound- 1047 PM AKST Thu Jan 4 2018 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Gusts to 30 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-052030- Port Valdez- 1047 PM AKST Thu Jan 4 2018 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray after midnight. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-052030- Valdez Narrows- 1047 PM AKST Thu Jan 4 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt in the evening increasing to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray after midnight. .FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray after midnight. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-052030- Valdez Arm- 1047 PM AKST Thu Jan 4 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-052030- Passage Canal- 1047 PM AKST Thu Jan 4 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray after midnight. .FRI...W wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Gusts to 30 kt near Whittier in the morning. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E 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. $$ PKZ130-052030- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 1047 PM AKST Thu Jan 4 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt in the evening increasing to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-052030- Barren Islands East- 1047 PM AKST Thu Jan 4 2018 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ132-052030- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 1047 PM AKST Thu Jan 4 2018 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt, except W 15 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft building to 17 ft in the afternoon. N of Dangerous Cape, seas 5 ft building to 10 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ136-052030- Chiniak Bay- 1047 PM AKST Thu Jan 4 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 7 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ137-052030- Marmot Bay- 1047 PM AKST Thu Jan 4 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 7 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ138-052030- Shelikof Strait- 1047 PM AKST Thu Jan 4 2018 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 10 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ139-052030- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 1047 PM AKST Thu Jan 4 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ140-052030- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 1047 PM AKST Thu Jan 4 2018 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. Patchy freezing fog. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-052030- Kachemak Bay- 1047 PM AKST Thu Jan 4 2018 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray after midnight. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
560 FZAK51 PAFC 051300 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 400 AM AKST Fri Jan 5 2018 Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ197-060200- 400 AM AKST Fri Jan 5 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 992 mb low 140 nm southwest of Sitka moves inland near Sitka by Sat afternoon. The associated front moves across the Gulf through Sat night. A 984 mb low 40 nm south of Kodiak City Sat afternoon moves to 55 nm south of Seldovia at 998 mb by Sun afternoon. $$ PKZ119-060200- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 400 AM AKST Fri Jan 5 2018 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 8 ft after midnight. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 35 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Near the coast, E wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ120-060200- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 400 AM AKST Fri Jan 5 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft building to 12 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. .SAT...E wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ121-060200- Resurrection Bay- 400 AM AKST Fri Jan 5 2018 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-060200- Prince William Sound- 400 AM AKST Fri Jan 5 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...N wind 10 kt. Gusts to 25 kt through bays and passes in the morning. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-060200- Port Valdez- 400 AM AKST Fri Jan 5 2018 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-060200- Valdez Narrows- 400 AM AKST Fri Jan 5 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-060200- Valdez Arm- 400 AM AKST Fri Jan 5 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-060200- Passage Canal- 400 AM AKST Fri Jan 5 2018 .TODAY...W wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier in the morning. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E 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. $$ PKZ130-060200- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 400 AM AKST Fri Jan 5 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ131-060200- Barren Islands East- 400 AM AKST Fri Jan 5 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 40 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ132-060200- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 400 AM AKST Fri Jan 5 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. N of Dangerous Cape, SE wind 10 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft building to 17 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ136-060200- Chiniak Bay- 400 AM AKST Fri Jan 5 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 10 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 8 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ137-060200- Marmot Bay- 400 AM AKST Fri Jan 5 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 10 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 10 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 15 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ138-060200- Shelikof Strait- 400 AM AKST Fri Jan 5 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft building to 10 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-060200- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 400 AM AKST Fri Jan 5 2018 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt by late morning. Seas building to 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-060200- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 400 AM AKST Fri Jan 5 2018 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-060200- Kachemak Bay- 400 AM AKST Fri Jan 5 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
960 FZAK51 PAFC 060036 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 336 PM AKST Fri Jan 5 2018 Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ197-061400- 336 PM AKST Fri Jan 5 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front in the southwestern Gulf moves into the northern Gulf Sat morning then dissipates Sat afternoon. A 986 mb low develops near 45 nm southeast of Kodiak City Sat morning, then it moves to 60 nm northeast of Kodiak City at 995 mb mb Sun morning, then it will move to 90 nm northeast of Kodiak City at 1006 mb Sun afternoon. $$ PKZ119-061400- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 336 PM AKST Fri Jan 5 2018 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 8 ft after midnight. Rain. .SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ120-061400- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 336 PM AKST Fri Jan 5 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft building to 12 ft after midnight. Rain. .SAT...E wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ121-061400- Resurrection Bay- 336 PM AKST Fri Jan 5 2018 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-061400- Prince William Sound- 336 PM AKST Fri Jan 5 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-061400- Port Valdez- 336 PM AKST Fri Jan 5 2018 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-061400- Valdez Narrows- 336 PM AKST Fri Jan 5 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-061400- Valdez Arm- 336 PM AKST Fri Jan 5 2018 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ129-061400- Passage Canal- 336 PM AKST Fri Jan 5 2018 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow with rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 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. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-061400- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 336 PM AKST Fri Jan 5 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain with snow showers. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt decreasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ131-061400- Barren Islands East- 336 PM AKST Fri Jan 5 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 40 kt becoming NE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ132-061400- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 336 PM AKST Fri Jan 5 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ136-061400- Chiniak Bay- 336 PM AKST Fri Jan 5 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt decreasing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ137-061400- Marmot Bay- 336 PM AKST Fri Jan 5 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming NW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ138-061400- Shelikof Strait- 336 PM AKST Fri Jan 5 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ139-061400- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 336 PM AKST Fri Jan 5 2018 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 25kt. South of Anchor Point...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. South of Anchor Point...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ140-061400- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 336 PM AKST Fri Jan 5 2018 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. $$ PKZ141-061400- Kachemak Bay- 336 PM AKST Fri Jan 5 2018 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$
652 FZAK51 PAFC 061213 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 313 AM AKST Sat Jan 6 2018 Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ197-070115- 313 AM AKST Sat Jan 6 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 992 mb low develops over Kodiak Island this afternoon then moves to 55 nm north of Kodiak City at 999 mb by Sun morning then moves to 200 nm west of Kodiak City at 1007 mb by Mon morning. $$ PKZ119-070115- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 313 AM AKST Sat Jan 6 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ120-070115- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 313 AM AKST Sat Jan 6 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ121-070115- Resurrection Bay- 313 AM AKST Sat Jan 6 2018 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow showers. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-070115- Prince William Sound- 313 AM AKST Sat Jan 6 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-070115- Port Valdez- 313 AM AKST Sat Jan 6 2018 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-070115- Valdez Narrows- 313 AM AKST Sat Jan 6 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-070115- Valdez Arm- 313 AM AKST Sat Jan 6 2018 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ129-070115- Passage Canal- 313 AM AKST Sat Jan 6 2018 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow showers. .SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ130-070115- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 313 AM AKST Sat Jan 6 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain with snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ131-070115- Barren Islands East- 313 AM AKST Sat Jan 6 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 40 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ132-070115- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 313 AM AKST Sat Jan 6 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ136-070115- Chiniak Bay- 313 AM AKST Sat Jan 6 2018 .TODAY...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ137-070115- Marmot Bay- 313 AM AKST Sat Jan 6 2018 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ138-070115- Shelikof Strait- 313 AM AKST Sat Jan 6 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-070115- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 313 AM AKST Sat Jan 6 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. .SUN...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-070115- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 313 AM AKST Sat Jan 6 2018 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 1 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ141-070115- Kachemak Bay- 313 AM AKST Sat Jan 6 2018 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Jan 3, 4:28 PM AKST, 11 hours 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 3, 4:28 PM AKST, 11 hours 26 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 428 PM AKST Wed Jan 3 2018 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A weak surface low over Prince William Sound this morning is headed inland while a negatively tilted upper level short-wave trough over the northwest Gulf lifts very slowly northward across the Kenai Peninsula. In the low levels, colder air is slowly advecting in behind the low changing precipitation from rain to snow across much of the region. The light winds and weak cold advection up Cook Inlet is ideal for snow in Anchorage and the Matanuska Valley, and sure enough Kenai radar imagery shows steady snow focused over this area. Weak cyclonic flow and low level instability are producing scattered snow showers over Southwest Alaska while weak onshore flow is also leading to areas of low clouds and patchy fog. Focus for the next couple of days will shift out west, where a very large mature low is spinning south of the western Aleutians. The upper jet is well to the south, leaving the main low center in weak flow, tracking slowly northward toward the Aleutians. A triple point low has formed farther east and is also lifting northward. All this is leading to strengthening winds and precip along the Aleutians. Precip started as snow this morning, but as winds strengthen temps will quickly rise and lead to a change to rain. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... Models finally have a good handle on upper level short-wave trough lifting across Southcentral this through tonight, so can now fine-tune snow amounts with some confidence. Meanwhile, guidance has converged on a common solution for handling of multiple lows out west, with juts minor differences in track and progression of frontal boundaries toward the mainland. Thus, overall forecast confidence is above average. && .AVIATION... PANC...Expect a period of IFR conditions in the heaviest snow this afternoon, but quickly reverting back to MVFR as snow lightens up during the evening. There is a chance that enough warm air could mix precipitation for a short time before the snow ends as well. Conditions may improve further as snow ends, but think this would be short- lived. The fact that there never is an upper level trough passage and low level flow goes slack overnight favors a stratus deck setting up in the entire Cook Inlet region. If there is a stratus deck, that will at least limit fog development. Forecast confidence is low, but have indicated a downward trend in ceiling overnight. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA... The slow moving upper level wave that is pushing through Southcentral Alaska will continue to bring snow through the evening before tapering off early Thursday morning. High pressure will then build in bringing colder temps back to the area. On Friday a front will approach from the south and bring warm air and rain to Kodiak before tracking further north. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 and 2...Wed and Thu)... A quick break in the weather is still in the forecast Thursday for Southwest Alaska, with a return to more seasonable temperatures. A bit of fog was around this afternoon, but as we move into the evening and the flow becomes more offshore, this should be less of an issue. Thursday evening winds will begin to pick up along the coast as a front approaches from the west. The main front will remain offshore, so no significant weather is expected until the second front approaches on Friday. This second front brings more precipitation to Southwest Alaska, but it looks like temperatures will warm up rapidly with the front, so snowfall is expected to be minimal for the outer coast. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 2...Wed and Thu)... Weather in the Bering Sea is expected to get increasingly stormy through the forecast period. Although temperatures in the northern Bering are still cold enough for snow, an approaching front in the Central Aleutians is already pumping warm air up from the south. As this front moves into the Bering, winds across the region will increase to gale force and seas will increase to 15 feet in some regions. This front moves into the northern Bering on Thursday and is just a precursor to the front associated with the triple point low moving in on Thursday afternoon. This next system will increase the winds from gales to storms in the eastern Bering. More precipitation is also expected with this front, but with increasingly warm air, it is expected to fall as rain. The triple point low will move westward Friday and tap into the cold air coming off Russia, which will allow the low to intensify. This won't have too much effect on the front that is in the eastern Bering by that time, but it will allow cold air to bring gale force winds and snow showers to the Western Aleutians Friday afternoon. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7)... The most impactful weather this weekend will be centered around the Gulf as a weak low near Kodiak Island moves northward and dissipates near the Eastern Kenai Peninsula. This is a feature that the models have consistently been trending weaker with since Monday, and is now expected to remain below gale force and bring precipitation generally to the Gulf Coast. Depending on the exact low track, there is an outside chance snow could move into Southcentral on Sunday as downsloping no longer is expected to be significant along the Chugach Mountains. For now this will remain as just a chance of snow, however if the models begin trending further west (such as the latest GFS) these chances may need to be increased. Much more quiet weather is then expected to move over the Southern Mainland for early next week as confidence remains very good in widespread ridging, producing clearing skies and cooler temperatures. This ridging will move over the area as storminess returns to the Aleutians/Bering, beginning with the gale force low projected to move into the area late Sun-Mon. This pattern is expected to continue into the middle of next week as a broad trough sets up over the Bering with ridging over the South Mainland. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...None. MARINE...Gale: 150 160 171 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 185 .............. 411 412 413 ........ Storm:155 165 170 172 173 414 && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...SB SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...DK SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...LF LONG TERM...DEK
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 3, 11:01 PM AKST, 4 hours 53 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1101 PM AKST WED JAN 03 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1000 PM SNOW 1 W GLEN ALPS 61.10N 149.72W
01/03/2018 M6.0 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
1050 PM SNOW PALMER 61.60N 149.11W
01/03/2018 M4.4 INCH AK PUBLIC
1050 PM SNOW RABBIT CREEK 61.08N 149.82W
01/03/2018 M4.6 INCH AK PUBLIC
0550 PM SNOW 1 NE RABBIT CREEK 61.09N 149.80W
01/03/2018 M4.5 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
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AHILLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 3:45 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 72 hr | |
| Jan 4, 3:45 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Jan 4, 3:45 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 4, 3:54 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:32 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 11 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.