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Gale Warning 410, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jun 17, 2018, 3:45 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Jun 17, 2018, 3:45 AM AKDT (11:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 18, 2018, 3:47 PM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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960 FZAK51 PAFC 171145 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 345 AM AKDT Sun Jun 17 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. PKZ197-180030- 345 AM AKDT Sun Jun 17 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front in the central Gulf remains nearly stationary as a North Pacific low moves 440 nm south of Sitkinak at 995 mb this afternoon. The low then moves to 20 nm south of Sitkinak at 993 mb tonight. The associated front remains in the central Gulf through Mon night. $$ PKZ119-180030- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 345 AM AKDT Sun Jun 17 2018 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ120-180030- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 345 AM AKDT Sun Jun 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ121-180030- Resurrection Bay- 345 AM AKDT Sun Jun 17 2018 .TODAY...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-180030- Prince William Sound- 345 AM AKDT Sun Jun 17 2018 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. Rain. .MON...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-180030- Port Valdez- 345 AM AKDT Sun Jun 17 2018 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-180030- Valdez Narrows- 345 AM AKDT Sun Jun 17 2018 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt becoming NE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON...NE wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-180030- Valdez Arm- 345 AM AKDT Sun Jun 17 2018 .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt becoming variable 10 kt by late morning. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-180030- Passage Canal- 345 AM AKDT Sun Jun 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt by late morning. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-180030- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 345 AM AKDT Sun Jun 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ131-180030- Barren Islands East- 345 AM AKDT Sun Jun 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ132-180030- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 345 AM AKDT Sun Jun 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ136-180030- Chiniak Bay- 345 AM AKDT Sun Jun 17 2018 .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft after midnight. Rain. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. $$ PKZ137-180030- Marmot Bay- 345 AM AKDT Sun Jun 17 2018 .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. Rain. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ138-180030- Shelikof Strait- 345 AM AKDT Sun Jun 17 2018 .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ139-180030- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 345 AM AKDT Sun Jun 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt becoming N 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .MON...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ140-180030- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 345 AM AKDT Sun Jun 17 2018 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ141-180030- Kachemak Bay- 345 AM AKDT Sun Jun 17 2018 .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
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538 FZAK51 PAFC 180001 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 401 PM AKDT Sun Jun 17 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. PKZ197-181245- 401 PM AKDT Sun Jun 17 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 992 mb low 470 nm southeast of Chignik hooks over to 135 nm southwest of Togiak at 1001 mb for Tue afternoon. Its front spreads from Southwest Alaska across the North Gulf Coast to Southeast Alaska with its trailing front over the North Pacific by Tue afternoon. $$ PKZ119-181245- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 401 PM AKDT Sun Jun 17 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .MON...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ120-181245- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 401 PM AKDT Sun Jun 17 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .MON...SE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ121-181245- Resurrection Bay- 401 PM AKDT Sun Jun 17 2018 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-181245- Prince William Sound- 401 PM AKDT Sun Jun 17 2018 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. Patchy fog. Rain. .MON...E wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-181245- Port Valdez- 401 PM AKDT Sun Jun 17 2018 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-181245- Valdez Narrows- 401 PM AKDT Sun Jun 17 2018 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt becoming NE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-181245- Valdez Arm- 401 PM AKDT Sun Jun 17 2018 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-181245- Passage Canal- 401 PM AKDT Sun Jun 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-181245- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 401 PM AKDT Sun Jun 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 30 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 6 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ131-181245- Barren Islands East- 401 PM AKDT Sun Jun 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ132-181245- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 401 PM AKDT Sun Jun 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ136-181245- Chiniak Bay- 401 PM AKDT Sun Jun 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-181245- Marmot Bay- 401 PM AKDT Sun Jun 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-181245- Shelikof Strait- 401 PM AKDT Sun Jun 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 15 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ139-181245- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 401 PM AKDT Sun Jun 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .MON...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-181245- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 401 PM AKDT Sun Jun 17 2018 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .MON NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-181245- Kachemak Bay- 401 PM AKDT Sun Jun 17 2018 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
380 FZAK51 PAFC 181153 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 353 AM AKDT Mon Jun 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. PKZ197-190115- 353 AM AKDT Mon Jun 18 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... An elongated trough in the central Gulf remains nearly stationary through Wed night. A 1011 mb low forms 300 nm southeast of Middleton Island Wed night. $$ PKZ119-190115- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 353 AM AKDT Mon Jun 18 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ120-190115- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 353 AM AKDT Mon Jun 18 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ121-190115- Resurrection Bay- 353 AM AKDT Mon Jun 18 2018 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-190115- Prince William Sound- 353 AM AKDT Mon Jun 18 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-190115- Port Valdez- 353 AM AKDT Mon Jun 18 2018 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-190115- Valdez Narrows- 353 AM AKDT Mon Jun 18 2018 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-190115- Valdez Arm- 353 AM AKDT Mon Jun 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-190115- Passage Canal- 353 AM AKDT Mon Jun 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-190115- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 353 AM AKDT Mon Jun 18 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft subsiding to 7 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ131-190115- Barren Islands East- 353 AM AKDT Mon Jun 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ132-190115- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 353 AM AKDT Mon Jun 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ136-190115- Chiniak Bay- 353 AM AKDT Mon Jun 18 2018 .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-190115- Marmot Bay- 353 AM AKDT Mon Jun 18 2018 .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-190115- Shelikof Strait- 353 AM AKDT Mon Jun 18 2018 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ139-190115- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 353 AM AKDT Mon Jun 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ140-190115- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 353 AM AKDT Mon Jun 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ141-190115- Kachemak Bay- 353 AM AKDT Mon Jun 18 2018 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
298 FZAK51 PAFC 181419 AAA CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED National Weather Service Anchorage AK 619 AM AKDT Mon Jun 18 2018 Updated area 121 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. PKZ197-190315- 619 AM AKDT Mon Jun 18 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... An elongated trough in the central Gulf remains nearly stationary through Wed night. A 1011 mb low forms 300 nm southeast of Middleton Island Wed night. $$ PKZ119-190315- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 619 AM AKDT Mon Jun 18 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ120-190315- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 619 AM AKDT Mon Jun 18 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ121-190315- Resurrection Bay- 619 AM AKDT Mon Jun 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Wind diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt in the evening becoming S 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-190315- Prince William Sound- 619 AM AKDT Mon Jun 18 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-190315- Port Valdez- 619 AM AKDT Mon Jun 18 2018 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-190315- Valdez Narrows- 619 AM AKDT Mon Jun 18 2018 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-190315- Valdez Arm- 619 AM AKDT Mon Jun 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-190315- Passage Canal- 619 AM AKDT Mon Jun 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-190315- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 619 AM AKDT Mon Jun 18 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft subsiding to 7 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ131-190315- Barren Islands East- 619 AM AKDT Mon Jun 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ132-190315- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 619 AM AKDT Mon Jun 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ136-190315- Chiniak Bay- 619 AM AKDT Mon Jun 18 2018 .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-190315- Marmot Bay- 619 AM AKDT Mon Jun 18 2018 .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-190315- Shelikof Strait- 619 AM AKDT Mon Jun 18 2018 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ139-190315- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 619 AM AKDT Mon Jun 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ140-190315- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 619 AM AKDT Mon Jun 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ141-190315- Kachemak Bay- 619 AM AKDT Mon Jun 18 2018 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
228 FZAK51 PAFC 182347 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 347 PM AKDT Mon Jun 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. PKZ197-191315- 347 PM AKDT Mon Jun 18 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front bisects the Central Gulf through Wed afternoon. A 1015 mb North Pacific low tracks along the front to 395 nm south of Yakutat at 1012 mb for Wed afternoon. Weak high pressure stretches over the Eastern Gulf through Wed afternoon. $$ PKZ119-191315- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 347 PM AKDT Mon Jun 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 16 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. Patchy fog. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ120-191315- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 347 PM AKDT Mon Jun 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. Patchy fog. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. Patchy fog. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ121-191315- Resurrection Bay- 347 PM AKDT Mon Jun 18 2018 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-191315- Prince William Sound- 347 PM AKDT Mon Jun 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Patchy fog. Rain. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-191315- Port Valdez- 347 PM AKDT Mon Jun 18 2018 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-191315- Valdez Narrows- 347 PM AKDT Mon Jun 18 2018 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-191315- Valdez Arm- 347 PM AKDT Mon Jun 18 2018 .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Gusts to 30 kt in the evening. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-191315- Passage Canal- 347 PM AKDT Mon Jun 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt in the evening diminishing to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-191315- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 347 PM AKDT Mon Jun 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ131-191315- Barren Islands East- 347 PM AKDT Mon Jun 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Patchy fog. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ132-191315- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 347 PM AKDT Mon Jun 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ136-191315- Chiniak Bay- 347 PM AKDT Mon Jun 18 2018 .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-191315- Marmot Bay- 347 PM AKDT Mon Jun 18 2018 .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. $$ PKZ138-191315- Shelikof Strait- 347 PM AKDT Mon Jun 18 2018 .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ139-191315- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 347 PM AKDT Mon Jun 18 2018 .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-191315- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 347 PM AKDT Mon Jun 18 2018 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 1 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-191315- Kachemak Bay- 347 PM AKDT Mon Jun 18 2018 .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
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 Jun 16, 4:48 PM AKDT, 10 hours 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 16, 4:48 PM AKDT, 10 hours 57 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 448 PM AKDT Sat Jun 16 2018 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... The broad remnants of Tropical Storm Maliksi continue to dominate the weather throughout the South Mainland into the Eastern Bering with widespread rains and gusty winds. A widespread band of precip moved through Southcentral and the Kuskokwim Delta earlier this morning, but was followed by a brief break for the afternoon. This however is quickly beginning to fill in as showers are redeveloping over Southern Cook Inlet into Bristol Bay and spreading northward in response to an incoming shortwave. Widespread fog and stratus has developed over much of the Gulf of Alaska under the persistent and moist southerly flow, which will likely continue into Sunday as weak high pressure develops ahead of the next low approaching the Gulf for Monday. Precipitable water imagery shows that this next developing low located well south of the AKPEN is already taping into deep tropical moisture around 30N, which continues to advect northward into the Gulf. Further west over the Central-Western Bering conditions are much quieter with broad northerly flow scouring out much of the fog and stratus over that area. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... The models remain in great synoptic agreement into Sunday evening until timing differences with the next North Pacific low into the Gulf begin to arise. The NAM especially has been consistently about 6 hrs slower than any other model over the last 3 runs, and was generally ignored in favor of the faster solutions which were also closest to the currently forecast for timing. Regardless of which model you look at, general trend in the models all indicate deteriorating conditions late Sunday into Monday with good forecast confidence. && .AVIATION... PANC...SE winds with areas of LLWS will continue for most of this evening with continued strong pressure gradient along Turnagain Arm and low level winds up to 50 kts. Even once the LLWS diminishes late this evening, SE winds are expected to continue overnight and increase again on Sunday afternoon. Otherwise VFR conditions are expected to continue into Sunday. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... South to southeast flow will continue for Southcentral Alaska due to the low in the Bering and ridging to the east. The winds will bring warm air and moisture to the area resulting in rain for much of Southcentral Alaska for the next couple days with the north Gulf coast seeing the highest amounts. On Sunday a North Pacific low approaching Kodiak Island will swing its front through the Gulf and over Southcentral Alaska bringing heavier rain to the north Gulf coast that will last for much of Monday. This pattern will also result in stronger winds for many channeled areas like Turnagain Arm. The strongest of which will be during the day Monday as the pressure gradient builds. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 through 3)... The North Pacific storm system slowly lifts north, crossing to the eastern Bering tonight. The surface front with this occluded system remains stationary across the Southwest mainland through Sunday afternoon as a ridge over the northern Bering and a low in the Arctic block its progression. The greatest rainfall amounts are expected along the surface trough axis which stretches across the Kuskokwim Delta and Valley. Strong low level southeasterly flow over Bristol Bay limits precipitation on the lee side of the ranges. Winds continue to be gusty through late Monday from the south to east direction as the main low center stays positioned over the Bering. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 through 3)... The Alaska Peninsula and eastern Bering will continue to see an active wet and windy pattern through Monday as low pressure crosses to the eastern Bering tonight, then remains centered near the Peninsula. A ridge builds across the western waters behind the main low which brings a challenging forecast for the central Bering as models are not in great agreement with the low position Monday night through Tuesday. The afternoon package was updated to increase precipitation along the eastern waters, to south of the Alaska Peninsula, and kept a drier trend across the central Bering. Low clouds and fog spread across the western Bering and Aleutians && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7)... The long term forecast begins Tuesday evening with the dominant upper air feature being a large and sprawling closed low center over the eastern Bering/Alaska Peninsula. Cloudier and showery conditions will me the dominant weather mode over Southern Alaska. After Wednesday the low slowly weakens and falls apart as weak upper ridging looks to build in. The ECMWF is more in favor of this scenario, but the GFS model is now trending in that direction as well. By Friday and into the weekend, slow warming should ensue, but plenty of lingering moisture and the intense solstice sun should still support rather widespread shower activity. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...None. MARINE...Gale 352. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...DEK SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...DK SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...KH LONG TERM...JA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 3:45 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jun 17, 3:45 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr |
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