Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2018

Gale Warning 452, NWS Anchorage, AK

August 4, 2018

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 4, 2018, 3:48 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 4, 2018, 3:48 PM AKDT (23:48 UTC)
Expired
Aug 6, 2018, 3:57 AM AKDT
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted.

038 
FZAK51 PAFC 042348
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
348 PM AKDT Sat Aug 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.

PKZ197-051245-
348 PM AKDT Sat Aug 4 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
High pressure moves into the Eastern Gulf for Mon afternoon. A
front enters the Western Gulf Sun afternoon and slides across the
Gulf through Mon afternoon.

$$

PKZ119-051245-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
348 PM AKDT Sat Aug 4 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...E wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas
8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ120-051245-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
348 PM AKDT Sat Aug 4 2018

.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ121-051245-
Resurrection Bay-
348 PM AKDT Sat Aug 4 2018

.TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 ft.
.MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ125-051245-
Prince William Sound-
348 PM AKDT Sat Aug 4 2018

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

$$

PKZ126-051245-
Port Valdez-
348 PM AKDT Sat Aug 4 2018

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ127-051245-
Valdez Narrows-
348 PM AKDT Sat Aug 4 2018

.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN...NE wind 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3
ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less 
than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ128-051245-
Valdez Arm-
348 PM AKDT Sat Aug 4 2018

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ129-051245-
Passage Canal-
348 PM AKDT Sat Aug 4 2018

.TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ130-051245-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
348 PM AKDT Sat Aug 4 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming W 15 kt after midnight. Seas
6 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ131-051245-
Barren Islands East-
348 PM AKDT Sat Aug 4 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ132-051245-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
348 PM AKDT Sat Aug 4 2018

.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt except N 15 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas
6 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ136-051245-
Chiniak Bay-
348 PM AKDT Sat Aug 4 2018

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SE 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ137-051245-
Marmot Bay-
348 PM AKDT Sat Aug 4 2018

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SE 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt after midnight. Seas
3 ft.
.MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ138-051245-
Shelikof Strait-
348 PM AKDT Sat Aug 4 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ139-051245-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
348 PM AKDT Sat Aug 4 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 9 ft in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ140-051245-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
348 PM AKDT Sat Aug 4 2018

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...S wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6
ft building to 10 ft in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ141-051245-
Kachemak Bay-
348 PM AKDT Sat Aug 4 2018

.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$
4 follow-up statements
471 
FZAK51 PAFC 051213
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
413 AM AKDT Sun Aug 5 2018

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

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

PKZ197-060115-
413 AM AKDT Sun Aug 5 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
High pressure builds over the Gulf through tonight. A trough of
low pressure moves over the northern Gulf Mon night.

$$

PKZ119-060115-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
413 AM AKDT Sun Aug 5 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. Dense fog.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SW 20 kt after midnight.
Seas 7 ft.
.MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ120-060115-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
413 AM AKDT Sun Aug 5 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Patchy fog.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SW 25 kt after midnight.
Seas 7 ft.
.MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ121-060115-
Resurrection Bay-
413 AM AKDT Sun Aug 5 2018

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt in the 
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind increasing 20 kt in the evening, then becoming
variable less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ125-060115-
Prince William Sound-
413 AM AKDT Sun Aug 5 2018

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog.
.TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas
4 ft.
.MON...E wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ126-060115-
Port Valdez-
413 AM AKDT Sun Aug 5 2018

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. Rain.
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable 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...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.

$$

PKZ127-060115-
Valdez Narrows-
413 AM AKDT Sun Aug 5 2018

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming Variable wind 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW wind 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ128-060115-
Valdez Arm-
413 AM AKDT Sun Aug 5 2018

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Areas of fog. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 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...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ129-060115-
Passage Canal-
413 AM AKDT Sun Aug 5 2018

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog.
.TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable 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...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ130-060115-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
413 AM AKDT Sun Aug 5 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ131-060115-
Barren Islands East-
413 AM AKDT Sun Aug 5 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Patchy fog.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ132-060115-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
413 AM AKDT Sun Aug 5 2018

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Patchy fog.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ136-060115-
Chiniak Bay-
413 AM AKDT Sun Aug 5 2018

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SE 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ137-060115-
Marmot Bay-
413 AM AKDT Sun Aug 5 2018

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SE 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt after midnight. Seas
3 ft.
.MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ138-060115-
Shelikof Strait-
413 AM AKDT Sun Aug 5 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 
ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ139-060115-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
413 AM AKDT Sun Aug 5 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 
ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ140-060115-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
413 AM AKDT Sun Aug 5 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 
ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ141-060115-
Kachemak Bay-
413 AM AKDT Sun Aug 5 2018

.TODAY...SW wind 10 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2
ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$
753 
FZAK51 PAFC 051535 AAA
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
735 AM AKDT Sun Aug 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.

PKZ197-060315-
735 AM AKDT Sun Aug 5 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
High pressure builds over the Gulf through tonight. A trough of
low pressure moves over the northern Gulf Mon night.

$$

PKZ119-060315-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
735 AM AKDT Sun Aug 5 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. Dense fog. 
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SW 20 kt after midnight.
Seas 7 ft. 
.MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ120-060315-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
735 AM AKDT Sun Aug 5 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Patchy fog. 
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SW 25 kt after midnight.
Seas 7 ft. 
.MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ121-060315-
Resurrection Bay-
735 AM AKDT Sun Aug 5 2018

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ125-060315-
Prince William Sound-
735 AM AKDT Sun Aug 5 2018

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. 
.TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas
4 ft. 
.MON...E wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.WED THROUGH THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ126-060315-
Port Valdez-
735 AM AKDT Sun Aug 5 2018

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. 
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable 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...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.

$$

PKZ127-060315-
Valdez Narrows-
735 AM AKDT Sun Aug 5 2018

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. 
.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming Variable wind 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. 
.MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW wind 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. 
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ128-060315-
Valdez Arm-
735 AM AKDT Sun Aug 5 2018

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Areas of fog. Rain. 
.TONIGHT...SW wind 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...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ129-060315-
Passage Canal-
735 AM AKDT Sun Aug 5 2018

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. 
.TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable 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...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ130-060315-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
735 AM AKDT Sun Aug 5 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ131-060315-
Barren Islands East-
735 AM AKDT Sun Aug 5 2018

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 6 ft. Patchy fog.
.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ132-060315-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
735 AM AKDT Sun Aug 5 2018

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Patchy fog. 
.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ136-060315-
Chiniak Bay-
735 AM AKDT Sun Aug 5 2018

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SE 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 ft. 
.TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ137-060315-
Marmot Bay-
735 AM AKDT Sun Aug 5 2018

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SE 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt after midnight. Seas
3 ft. 
.MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ138-060315-
Shelikof Strait-
735 AM AKDT Sun Aug 5 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ139-060315-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
735 AM AKDT Sun Aug 5 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas
7 ft building to 10 ft in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.


$$

PKZ140-060315-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
735 AM AKDT Sun Aug 5 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
10  ft. 
.TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. 
.MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the
afternoon. 
.MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.WED THROUGH THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ141-060315-
Kachemak Bay-
735 AM AKDT Sun Aug 5 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming SW 25 kt after midnight. 
Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft after midnight.
.MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$
766 
FZAK51 PAFC 052348
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
348 PM AKDT Sun Aug 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.

PKZ197-061300-
348 PM AKDT Sun Aug 5 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
High pressure exits through the Southern Gulf Mon afternoon. A front
moves out of Southcentral Alaska across the Northern Gulf through 
Tue afternoon.

$$

PKZ119-061300-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
348 PM AKDT Sun Aug 5 2018

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SW 20 kt after midnight.
Seas 6 ft.
.MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ120-061300-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
348 PM AKDT Sun Aug 5 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. 
Seas 7 ft.
.MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ121-061300-
Resurrection Bay-
348 PM AKDT Sun Aug 5 2018

.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable
less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ125-061300-
Prince William Sound-
348 PM AKDT Sun Aug 5 2018

.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ126-061300-
Port Valdez-
348 PM AKDT Sun Aug 5 2018

.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable 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. Rain.
.TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ127-061300-
Valdez Narrows-
348 PM AKDT Sun Aug 5 2018

.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming Variable wind 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW wind 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ128-061300-
Valdez Arm-
348 PM AKDT Sun Aug 5 2018

.TONIGHT...SW wind 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 becoming NE 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ129-061300-
Passage Canal-
348 PM AKDT Sun Aug 5 2018

.TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable 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. Rain.
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ130-061300-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
348 PM AKDT Sun Aug 5 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ131-061300-
Barren Islands East-
348 PM AKDT Sun Aug 5 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ132-061300-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
348 PM AKDT Sun Aug 5 2018

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

.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ136-061300-
Chiniak Bay-
348 PM AKDT Sun Aug 5 2018

.TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. Seas
2 ft. Rain.
.TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ137-061300-
Marmot Bay-
348 PM AKDT Sun Aug 5 2018

.TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt after midnight. Seas
3 ft.
.MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt becoming S 10 kt after midnight. Seas
3 ft. Rain.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ138-061300-
Shelikof Strait-
348 PM AKDT Sun Aug 5 2018

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

.TONIGHT...SW wind increasing to 30 kt during the evening. Seas
building to 9 ft after midnight.
.MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ139-061300-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
348 PM AKDT Sun Aug 5 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED THROUGH FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ140-061300-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
348 PM AKDT Sun Aug 5 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ141-061300-
Kachemak Bay-
348 PM AKDT Sun Aug 5 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 
ft building to 6 ft after midnight.
.MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$
570 
FZAK51 PAFC 061157
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
357 AM AKDT Mon Aug 6 2018

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

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

PKZ197-070100-
357 AM AKDT Mon Aug 6 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A trough of low pressure moves into the northern Gulf tonight and
remains nearly stationary through Tue night.

$$

PKZ119-070100-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
357 AM AKDT Mon Aug 6 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ120-070100-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
357 AM AKDT Mon Aug 6 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ121-070100-
Resurrection Bay-
357 AM AKDT Mon Aug 6 2018

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 
10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ125-070100-
Prince William Sound-
357 AM AKDT Mon Aug 6 2018

.TODAY...SE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ126-070100-
Port Valdez-
357 AM AKDT Mon Aug 6 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. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ127-070100-
Valdez Narrows-
357 AM AKDT Mon Aug 6 2018

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the 
afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ128-070100-
Valdez Arm-
357 AM AKDT Mon Aug 6 2018

.TODAY...S wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 
kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.TUE...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ129-070100-
Passage Canal-
357 AM AKDT Mon Aug 6 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 becoming W 10 kt in the 
afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ130-070100-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
357 AM AKDT Mon Aug 6 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ131-070100-
Barren Islands East-
357 AM AKDT Mon Aug 6 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W wind 20 kt...except 30 kt toward the Barren Islands. Seas
7 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...W wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7
ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ132-070100-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
357 AM AKDT Mon Aug 6 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ136-070100-
Chiniak Bay-
357 AM AKDT Mon Aug 6 2018

.TODAY...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ137-070100-
Marmot Bay-
357 AM AKDT Mon Aug 6 2018

.TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4
ft.
.TUE...W wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3
ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ138-070100-
Shelikof Strait-
357 AM AKDT Mon Aug 6 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ139-070100-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
357 AM AKDT Mon Aug 6 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ140-070100-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
357 AM AKDT Mon Aug 6 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7
ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...S wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ141-070100-
Kachemak Bay-
357 AM AKDT Mon Aug 6 2018

.TODAY...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after
midnight.
.TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...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 Aug 4, 4:36 AM AKDT, 11 hours 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 4, 4:36 AM AKDT, 11 hours 12 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
436 AM AKDT Sat Aug 4 2018

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...

A vertically stacked upper level low over the Gulf continues to
slowly move towards the southeast this morning. The residual
frontal boundary along the northern Gulf coast is continuing to
produce rain in and around the Prince William Sound area.

Out west, a large upper level ridge is building over the Bering.
At the surface, satellite imagery confirms plenty of low level
marine stratus due to subsidence associated with the ridge. As a
result, foggy conditions are observed across the western and
central Aleutians.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...

Model solutions are in good agreement through Sunday. Disagreement
arises on Monday with the timing of when an upper level trough
over the northern Bering. The GFS currently has a faster solution
and places the trough over Southcentral by Tue afternoon while the
EC has a slower solution and shows the trough moving in by Wed
morning.

&&

.AVIATION...
PAFC...VFR conditions will prevail through the day today with high
pressure building in from the southwest. Winds will begin to pick
up this afternoon from the south/southeast as a low approaches
the west coast leading to up inlet flow as well as inducing a
Turnagain Arm wind.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Today through Monday)...
The Gulf low will continue slowly weakening as it drifts southward
and becomes a cutoff low over the North Pacific low. This should
allow for some gradual improvement in the widespread rain
currently falling from the North Gulf into the Copper River Basin,
but with incoming westerly zonal flow aloft showers and clouds
will continue for most of the day. Behind this rainfall, there is
still an outside chance of some patchy fog/stratus around the Cook
Inlet region early this morning, but with less clearing than
expected overnight it doesn't appear at this point that anything
that develops will be widespread or dense.

Starting Sunday, a shift to a prolonged period of westerly zonal
flow will keep generally cloudy and cool conditions with periods
of rain in the forecast into early next week. As as often the case
in zonal flow patterns, there remains some uncertainty in the
track of shortwaves within the zonal flow that will drive chances
of rain for the South Mainland. The first wave will move into the
region Sunday evening, bringing widespread rains primarily to the
north of Anchorage with more spotty coverage to the south. This
system should then most east of the area by late Monday, leaving
continued cloud cover and showers over the area into Tuesday.

&&

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

Upper level ridging will build in across Southwest today, but this
will be a rather "dirty" ridge with extensive mid and high cloud
cover. This pattern continues through most of tonight before a low
tracking into Norton Sound drags a front into Southwest Saturday
night and Sunday with increasing rain chances, especially across
the Kuskokwim Delta and Valley, and along the Alaska Range. This
will continue through Sunday night before rain chances become
more scattered into Monday as the upper level flow flattens out
and becomes predominantly westerly and onshore.

&&

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

The upper level flow aloft will flatten out as a series of
shortwave troughs moves east across the Bering Sea. The associated
front will move from the western Bering to the eastern Bering Sea
with 25-30 knot south/southwest winds along the front. A series of
weaker lows will trail behind the front Sunday night and Monday.

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 4 through 7: Tuesday through Friday)...

The models in the long-term continue to show a lot of
discrepancies, but some broad features are coming together. On
Tuesday, the models are in somewhat better agreement. A longwave
trough with embedded shortwaves will swing eastward across the
Bering, making it to western Alaska on Tuesday morning. The latest
model runs all generally agree that Tuesday will be a wet day for
nearly all of southern Alaska in that pattern. Within that large-
scale agreement, however, the local scale details are far from
certain. As such, when and how much rain will fall on any given
location Tuesday are details that cannot be said with any
certainty. By Wednesday, even the large-scale pattern becomes
more uncertain as the Canadian model holds the longwave trough
axis over the Kuskokwim Delta, while the GFS and EC both continue
swinging the trough eastward. Going with that latter solution,
portions of Southwest Alaska will dry out Wednesday, while the
trough becomes negatively tilted resulting in another wet day for
essentially all of Southcentral except Kodiak and maybe the Homer
area of the southern Kenai Peninsula.

By Thursday, the broad GFS/EC solution continues to suggest the
trough continuing to swing eastward with the trough axis somewhere
over Southcentral. That pattern would result in a somewhat drier
day there, though lots of clouds and showers would persist for
much of the day, particularly through Prince William Sound and the
Copper River Basin. Meanwhile, broad upper-level northwest flow
over Southwest Alaska and Kodiak will make for much drier weather
there, with a good bit of clearing as well for locations away
from the coast. Friday for now should be a generally dry day for
most of the area, depending on the behavior of an upper level low
over northern and/or western Alaska. By Friday evening another low
moves out of the Pacific and into the Bering coast.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...None.
MARINE...None.

&&

SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...KO/KVP
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...DEK
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...JA
LONG TERM...JW

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 4, 1:18 PM AKDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
National Weather Service ANCHORAGE AK
118 PM AKDT Sat Aug 4 2018

AKZ111-145-051800-
Matanuska Valley-Susitna Valley-
Including the cities of Palmer, Wasilla, Sutton, Chickaloon,
Talkeetna, Willow, and Cantwell
118 PM AKDT Sat Aug 4 2018

...HEAVY RAIN IN THE MATANUSKA AND SUSITNA VALLEYS SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING BRINGS POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING...

Heavy rain will fall across much of the Matanuska and Susitna
Valleys Sunday morning through Monday morning, leading to rapid
rises in area rivers and streams along with potential for
flooding.

Rain will develop first over the northern Susitna Valley Sunday
morning then spread to the eastern Susitna Valley and Matanuska
Valley Sunday afternoon and evening. The heaviest rain is expected
Sunday evening through early Monday, bringing up to an inch of
accumulation with locally higher amounts. Heavier localized
rainfall amounts of up to 3 inches are possible in the Talkeetna
Mountains, including the Hatcher Pass Recreation Area.

The heavy rain will cause rivers and streams in the Mat-Su to
rise to near bankfull. If the rainfall totals are higher or if
heavier rain is more widespread than currently anticipated, river
levels could go over bankfull and produce minor flooding.

Another round of heavy rain is on tap for Tuesday. With elevated
river levels from the first round of rain, the threat of flooding
will increase.

Anyone heading into the mountains and backcountry should be
prepared for heavy rain and rapidly rising water levels on rivers
and streams. Those who live along Mat-Su rivers and streams should
monitor the latest forecasts and information on flooding potential
at www.weather.gov/afc.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 3, 4:01 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Aug 4, 3:48 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC6 days
Aug 4, 3:59 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Aug 4, 3:48 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC6 days
Aug 4, 3:54 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr

Nearby

Gale Warnings in Alaska, 2018Every gale warning in 2018

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.