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Gale Warning 66, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 19, 2018, 3:43 AM AKST. It was in force for 4 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Jan 19, 2018, 3:43 AM AKST (12:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 23, 2018, 3:42 PM AKST
- In force
- 4 days
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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525 FZAK51 PAFC 191243 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 343 AM AKST Fri Jan 19 2018 Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ197-200130- 343 AM AKST Fri Jan 19 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 mb low 100 nm South of Middleton Island loops to 103 nm South of Seward at 995 mb by Sun morning. A 988 mb low 460 nm South of Chignik moves to 290 nm South of Klawock by Sun morning. The associated front remains South of Gulf Waters through Sun morning. $$ PKZ119-200130- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 343 AM AKST Fri Jan 19 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Gusts to 25 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Gusts to 40 kt out of the Copper River Delta after midnight. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Gusts to 40 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ120-200130- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 343 AM AKST Fri Jan 19 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ121-200130- Resurrection Bay- 343 AM AKST Fri Jan 19 2018 .TODAY...N wind increasing to 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ125-200130- Prince William Sound- 343 AM AKST Fri Jan 19 2018 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Gusts to 25 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-200130- Port Valdez- 343 AM AKST Fri Jan 19 2018 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ127-200130- Valdez Narrows- 343 AM AKST Fri Jan 19 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ128-200130- Valdez Arm- 343 AM AKST Fri Jan 19 2018 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ129-200130- Passage Canal- 343 AM AKST Fri Jan 19 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ130-200130- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 343 AM AKST Fri Jan 19 2018 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray near Kamishak Bay. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ131-200130- Barren Islands East- 343 AM AKST Fri Jan 19 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ132-200130- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 343 AM AKST Fri Jan 19 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt except N 25 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ136-200130- Chiniak Bay- 343 AM AKST Fri Jan 19 2018 .TODAY...NW wind 10 kt becoming N 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-200130- Marmot Bay- 343 AM AKST Fri Jan 19 2018 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-200130- Shelikof Strait- 343 AM AKST Fri Jan 19 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt becoming N 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ139-200130- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 343 AM AKST Fri Jan 19 2018 .TODAY...N 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ140-200130- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 343 AM AKST Fri Jan 19 2018 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. $$ PKZ141-200130- Kachemak Bay- 343 AM AKST Fri Jan 19 2018 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
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278 FZAK51 PAFC 200027 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 327 PM AKST Fri Jan 19 2018 Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ197-201300- 327 PM AKST Fri Jan 19 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A low in the southern Gulf will move east through Sat night. A 999 mb low 75 nm southeast of Middleton Island will dissipate Sat morning. A series of lows will develop in the Gulf through Sun afternoon. $$ PKZ119-201300- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 327 PM AKST Fri Jan 19 2018 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Gusts to 40 kt out of the Copper River Delta after midnight. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Gusts to 40 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Gusts to 45 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ120-201300- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 327 PM AKST Fri Jan 19 2018 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ121-201300- Resurrection Bay- 327 PM AKST Fri Jan 19 2018 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ125-201300- Prince William Sound- 327 PM AKST Fri Jan 19 2018 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Gusts to 25 kt out of bays and passes after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 3 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-201300- Port Valdez- 327 PM AKST Fri Jan 19 2018 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ127-201300- Valdez Narrows- 327 PM AKST Fri Jan 19 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ128-201300- Valdez Arm- 327 PM AKST Fri Jan 19 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ129-201300- Passage Canal- 327 PM AKST Fri Jan 19 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Gusts to 25 kt near Whittier after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt near Whittier. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt near Whittier. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ130-201300- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 327 PM AKST Fri Jan 19 2018 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 9 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .SAT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ131-201300- Barren Islands East- 327 PM AKST Fri Jan 19 2018 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy Freezing spray towards the Barren Islands. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ132-201300- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 327 PM AKST Fri Jan 19 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 10 ft after midnight. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt except N 30 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ136-201300- Chiniak Bay- 327 PM AKST Fri Jan 19 2018 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-201300- Marmot Bay- 327 PM AKST Fri Jan 19 2018 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-201300- Shelikof Strait- 327 PM AKST Fri Jan 19 2018 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ139-201300- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 327 PM AKST Fri Jan 19 2018 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy Freezing spray. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ140-201300- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 327 PM AKST Fri Jan 19 2018 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. Patchy freezing fog. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. $$ PKZ141-201300- Kachemak Bay- 327 PM AKST Fri Jan 19 2018 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
010 FZAK51 PAFC 201244 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 344 AM AKST Sat Jan 20 2018 Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ197-210200- 344 AM AKST Sat Jan 20 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 999 mb low 100 nm South of Middleton Island dissipates Sat afternoon. A 996 mb 120 nm Southwest of Sitka merges with a 988 mb low 275 nm Southwest of Sitka Sat evening then shifts to 135 nm South of Middleton Island for Mon morning. The associated front spreads across the Northern Gulf through Mon morning. $$ PKZ119-210200- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 344 AM AKST Sat Jan 20 2018 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Gusts to 40 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Gusts to 40 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 40 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ120-210200- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 344 AM AKST Sat Jan 20 2018 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Gusts to 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Gusts to 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ121-210200- Resurrection Bay- 344 AM AKST Sat Jan 20 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ125-210200- Prince William Sound- 344 AM AKST Sat Jan 20 2018 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-210200- Port Valdez- 344 AM AKST Sat Jan 20 2018 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ127-210200- Valdez Narrows- 344 AM AKST Sat Jan 20 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ128-210200- Valdez Arm- 344 AM AKST Sat Jan 20 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ129-210200- Passage Canal- 344 AM AKST Sat Jan 20 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ130-210200- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 344 AM AKST Sat Jan 20 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ131-210200- Barren Islands East- 344 AM AKST Sat Jan 20 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ132-210200- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 344 AM AKST Sat Jan 20 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt except N 30 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 20 kt except NW 30 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ136-210200- Chiniak Bay- 344 AM AKST Sat Jan 20 2018 .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-210200- Marmot Bay- 344 AM AKST Sat Jan 20 2018 .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-210200- Shelikof Strait- 344 AM AKST Sat Jan 20 2018 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. gusts to 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ139-210200- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 344 AM AKST Sat Jan 20 2018 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-210200- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 344 AM AKST Sat Jan 20 2018 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-210200- Kachemak Bay- 344 AM AKST Sat Jan 20 2018 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
990 FZAK51 PAFC 210028 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 328 PM AKST Sat Jan 20 2018 Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ197-211300- 328 PM AKST Sat Jan 20 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front over the southwestern Gulf will persist through Mon afternoon. A 990 mb low will move to 110 nm southeast of Middleton Island Sun afternoon then it will move to 80 nm southeast of Seward and dissipate Mon morning. A 991 mb low will develop 160 nm southeast of Middleton Island at 991 mb Mon morning then it will move to the southcentral Gulf at 993 mb Mon afternoon. $$ PKZ119-211300- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 328 PM AKST Sat Jan 20 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 40 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 40 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 7 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ120-211300- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 328 PM AKST Sat Jan 20 2018 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ121-211300- Resurrection Bay- 328 PM AKST Sat Jan 20 2018 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ125-211300- Prince William Sound- 328 PM AKST Sat Jan 20 2018 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-211300- Port Valdez- 328 PM AKST Sat Jan 20 2018 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ127-211300- Valdez Narrows- 328 PM AKST Sat Jan 20 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ128-211300- Valdez Arm- 328 PM AKST Sat Jan 20 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ129-211300- Passage Canal- 328 PM AKST Sat Jan 20 2018 .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Gusts to 40 kt near Whittier. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ130-211300- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 328 PM AKST Sat Jan 20 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ131-211300- Barren Islands East- 328 PM AKST Sat Jan 20 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ132-211300- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 328 PM AKST Sat Jan 20 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt except N 30 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 15 kt except N 30 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt except NW 30 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ136-211300- Chiniak Bay- 328 PM AKST Sat Jan 20 2018 .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-211300- Marmot Bay- 328 PM AKST Sat Jan 20 2018 .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-211300- Shelikof Strait- 328 PM AKST Sat Jan 20 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ139-211300- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 328 PM AKST Sat Jan 20 2018 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-211300- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 328 PM AKST Sat Jan 20 2018 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-211300- Kachemak Bay- 328 PM AKST Sat Jan 20 2018 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
910 FZAK51 PAFC 211255 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 355 AM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018 Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ197-220200- 355 AM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A broad trough of low pressure encompassing much of the Gulf will consolidate into a 994 mb low 275 nm south of Middleton Island by Mon afternoon, then persist through Tue morning. A front will approach the North Gulf Coast Mon night. $$ PKZ119-220200- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 355 AM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 8 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt out of the Copper River Delta diminishing after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ120-220200- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 355 AM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ121-220200- Resurrection Bay- 355 AM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ125-220200- Prince William Sound- 355 AM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 4 ft. Snow. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-220200- Port Valdez- 355 AM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ127-220200- Valdez Narrows- 355 AM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ128-220200- Valdez Arm- 355 AM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ129-220200- Passage Canal- 355 AM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ130-220200- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 355 AM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ131-220200- Barren Islands East- 355 AM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray except heavy freezing spray near the Barren Islands. .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray except heavy freezing spray near the Barren Islands. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray except heavy freezing spray near the Barren Islands. Snow. .MON NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ132-220200- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 355 AM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt except N 40 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft except 14 ft N of Dangerous Cape. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ136-220200- Chiniak Bay- 355 AM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-220200- Marmot Bay- 355 AM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-220200- Shelikof Strait- 355 AM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ139-220200- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 355 AM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-220200- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 355 AM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 10 kt. .THU...N wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ141-220200- Kachemak Bay- 355 AM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
088 FZAK51 PAFC 220041 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 341 PM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018 Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ197-221315- 341 PM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 989 mb low 55 nm west of Middleton Island will move to 50 nm southeast of Homer and dissipate Mon morning. A 992 mb low in the southwestern Gulf will move to 230 nm southeast of Kodiak City at 993 mb Mon morning then it will move to the southeastern Gulf at 993 mb Tue morning. $$ PKZ119-221315- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 341 PM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow showers. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ120-221315- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 341 PM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow showers. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ121-221315- Resurrection Bay- 341 PM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread snow showers. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ125-221315- Prince William Sound- 341 PM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt out of bays and passes in the evening. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .MON...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-221315- Port Valdez- 341 PM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ127-221315- Valdez Narrows- 341 PM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ128-221315- Valdez Arm- 341 PM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt in the evening, then diminishing to 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ129-221315- Passage Canal- 341 PM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018 .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier in the evening. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread snow showers. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-221315- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 341 PM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ131-221315- Barren Islands East- 341 PM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the Barren Islands. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the Barren Islands. .MON NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the Barren Islands. .TUE...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ132-221315- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 341 PM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt except N 30 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 8 ft except 16 ft N of Dangerous Cape. Freezing spray. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ136-221315- Chiniak Bay- 341 PM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-221315- Marmot Bay- 341 PM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-221315- Shelikof Strait- 341 PM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-221315- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 341 PM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-221315- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 341 PM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. .WED...N wind 10 kt. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ141-221315- Kachemak Bay- 341 PM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
593 FZAK51 PAFC 220622 AAA CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED National Weather Service Anchorage AK 922 PM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018 Updated zones 127 and 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. PKZ197-221915- 922 PM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 989 mb low 55 nm west of Middleton Island will move to 50 nm southeast of Homer and dissipate Mon morning. A 992 mb low in the southwestern Gulf will move to 230 nm southeast of Kodiak City at 993 mb Mon morning then it will move to the southeastern Gulf at 993 mb Tue morning. $$ PKZ119-221915- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 922 PM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow showers. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ120-221915- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 922 PM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow showers. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ121-221915- Resurrection Bay- 922 PM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread snow showers. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ125-221915- Prince William Sound- 922 PM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt out of bays and passes in the evening. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .MON...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-221915- Port Valdez- 922 PM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ127-221915- Valdez Narrows- 922 PM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ128-221915- Valdez Arm- 922 PM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt in the evening, then diminishing to 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ129-221915- Passage Canal- 922 PM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier in the evening. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread snow showers. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-221915- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 922 PM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ131-221915- Barren Islands East- 922 PM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the Barren Islands. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the Barren Islands. .MON NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the Barren Islands. .TUE...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ132-221915- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 922 PM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt except N 30 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 8 ft except 16 ft N of Dangerous Cape. Freezing spray. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ136-221915- Chiniak Bay- 922 PM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-221915- Marmot Bay- 922 PM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-221915- Shelikof Strait- 922 PM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-221915- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 922 PM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-221915- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 922 PM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. .WED...N wind 10 kt. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ141-221915- Kachemak Bay- 922 PM AKST Sun Jan 21 2018 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
440 FZAK51 PAFC 221228 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 328 AM AKST Mon Jan 22 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. PKZ197-230100- 328 AM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A complex 992 mb low 80 nm southeast of Middleton Island moves 275 nm south of Middleton Island at 995 mb tonight. The low then exits the Gulf to the southeast and dissipates Tue night. A front remains in the western Gulf through Tue night. $$ PKZ119-230100- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 328 AM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain and snow showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain and snow showers. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain and snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ120-230100- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 328 AM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt becoming SE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ121-230100- Resurrection Bay- 328 AM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE...N wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ125-230100- Prince William Sound- 328 AM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Gusts to 35 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt becoming N 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ126-230100- Port Valdez- 328 AM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ127-230100- Valdez Narrows- 328 AM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt late this afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ128-230100- Valdez Arm- 328 AM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt, diminishing to 20 kt late this afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ129-230100- Passage Canal- 328 AM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018 .TODAY...W wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Gusts to 30 kt near Whittier through this morning. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt becoming W 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-230100- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 328 AM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ131-230100- Barren Islands East- 328 AM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray except heavy freezing spray near the Barren Islands. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ132-230100- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 328 AM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt except N 30 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 8 ft except 14 ft N of Dangerous Cape. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ136-230100- Chiniak Bay- 328 AM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ137-230100- Marmot Bay- 328 AM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ138-230100- Shelikof Strait- 328 AM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-230100- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 328 AM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ140-230100- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 328 AM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. .WED...N wind 10 kt. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ141-230100- Kachemak Bay- 328 AM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
597 FZAK51 PAFC 230058 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 358 PM AKST Mon Jan 22 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. PKZ197-231345- 358 PM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 993 mb low 220 nm southeast of Kodiak City will weaken and dissipate by Tue afternoon. A 982 mb low Tue afternoon 220 nm southwest of Hydaburg will move to 365 nm southwest of Hydaburg at 993 mb Wed afternoon. $$ PKZ119-231345- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 358 PM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018 .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ120-231345- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 358 PM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt becoming SE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. and rain showers. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ121-231345- Resurrection Bay- 358 PM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt near Seward in the evening. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .TUE...N wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray in the afternoon. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ125-231345- Prince William Sound- 358 PM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt becoming N 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ126-231345- Port Valdez- 358 PM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ127-231345- Valdez Narrows- 358 PM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-231345- Valdez Arm- 358 PM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray after midnight. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ129-231345- Passage Canal- 358 PM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt becoming W 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray in the afternoon. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-231345- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 358 PM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ131-231345- Barren Islands East- 358 PM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Freezing spray. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ132-231345- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 358 PM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt except N 30 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ136-231345- Chiniak Bay- 358 PM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ137-231345- Marmot Bay- 358 PM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ138-231345- Shelikof Strait- 358 PM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-231345- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 358 PM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-231345- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 358 PM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. .THU THROUGH SAT...N wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ141-231345- Kachemak Bay- 358 PM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
590 FZAK51 PAFC 230211 AAA CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED National Weather Service Anchorage AK 511 PM AKST Mon Jan 22 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. PKZ197-231515- 511 PM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 993 mb low 220 nm southeast of Kodiak City will weaken and dissipate by Tue afternoon. A 982 mb low Tue afternoon 220 nm southwest of Hydaburg will move to 365 nm southwest of Hydaburg at 993 mb Wed afternoon. $$ PKZ119-231515- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 511 PM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018 .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ120-231515- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 511 PM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt becoming SE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. and rain showers. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ121-231515- Resurrection Bay- 511 PM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt near Seward in the evening. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .TUE...N wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray in the afternoon. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ125-231515- Prince William Sound- 511 PM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt becoming N 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ126-231515- Port Valdez- 511 PM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ127-231515- Valdez Narrows- 511 PM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-231515- Valdez Arm- 511 PM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ129-231515- Passage Canal- 511 PM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt becoming W 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray in the afternoon. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-231515- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 511 PM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ131-231515- Barren Islands East- 511 PM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Freezing spray. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ132-231515- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 511 PM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt except N 30 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ136-231515- Chiniak Bay- 511 PM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ137-231515- Marmot Bay- 511 PM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ138-231515- Shelikof Strait- 511 PM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-231515- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 511 PM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-231515- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 511 PM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. .THU THROUGH SAT...N wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ141-231515- Kachemak Bay- 511 PM AKST Mon Jan 22 2018 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
683 FZAK51 PAFC 231251 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 351 AM AKST Tue Jan 23 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. PKZ197-240200- 351 AM AKST Tue Jan 23 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 996 mb low 270 nm southwest of Middleton Island dissipates this afternoon. A complex 988 mb low 470 nm south of Sitka moves 290 nm southwest of Sitka Tue night at 985 mb. The low then exits the Gulf to the southeast Wed night. A trough of low pressure forms over Middleton Island tonight and remains in place through Wed night. $$ PKZ119-240200- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 351 AM AKST Tue Jan 23 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Gusts to 40 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ120-240200- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 351 AM AKST Tue Jan 23 2018 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kts. Seas 6 ft. .WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ121-240200- Resurrection Bay- 351 AM AKST Tue Jan 23 2018 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ125-240200- Prince William Sound- 351 AM AKST Tue Jan 23 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt becoming N 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-240200- Port Valdez- 351 AM AKST Tue Jan 23 2018 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ127-240200- Valdez Narrows- 351 AM AKST Tue Jan 23 2018 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-240200- Valdez Arm- 351 AM AKST Tue Jan 23 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ129-240200- Passage Canal- 351 AM AKST Tue Jan 23 2018 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming W 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 25 kt near Whittier. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt near Whittier. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-240200- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 351 AM AKST Tue Jan 23 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 45 kt. Gusts to 55 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Gusts to 55 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 45 kt. Gusts to 55 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 55 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ131-240200- Barren Islands East- 351 AM AKST Tue Jan 23 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing Spray except Heavy Freezing spray near the Barren Islands. .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 18 ft. Freezing Spray except Heavy Freezing spray near the Barren Islands. .WED...NW wind 40 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 19 ft. Freezing Spray except Heavy Freezing spray near the Barren Islands. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ132-240200- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 351 AM AKST Tue Jan 23 2018 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ136-240200- Chiniak Bay- 351 AM AKST Tue Jan 23 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ137-240200- Marmot Bay- 351 AM AKST Tue Jan 23 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-240200- Shelikof Strait- 351 AM AKST Tue Jan 23 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Gusts to 55 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ139-240200- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 351 AM AKST Tue Jan 23 2018 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ140-240200- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 351 AM AKST Tue Jan 23 2018 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ141-240200- Kachemak Bay- 351 AM AKST Tue Jan 23 2018 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
902 FZAK51 PAFC 240042 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 342 PM AKST Tue Jan 23 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. PKZ197-241315- 342 PM AKST Tue Jan 23 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 982 mb low 175 nm southwest of Hydaburg moves to 185 nm southwest of Hydaburg by Wed afternoon. This low then moves and splits into a 992 mb low 165 nm south of Hydaburg and a second 994 mb low 75 nm southeast of Cordova by Thu afternoon. $$ PKZ119-241315- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 342 PM AKST Tue Jan 23 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Gusts to 40 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Gusts to 45 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray N of Middleton Island. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ120-241315- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 342 PM AKST Tue Jan 23 2018 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ121-241315- Resurrection Bay- 342 PM AKST Tue Jan 23 2018 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt near Seward. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray after midnight. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ125-241315- Prince William Sound- 342 PM AKST Tue Jan 23 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt becoming NW 30 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-241315- Port Valdez- 342 PM AKST Tue Jan 23 2018 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ127-241315- Valdez Narrows- 342 PM AKST Tue Jan 23 2018 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-241315- Valdez Arm- 342 PM AKST Tue Jan 23 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ129-241315- Passage Canal- 342 PM AKST Tue Jan 23 2018 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier. Seas 2 ft building to 5 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt near Whittier. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt near Whittier. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-241315- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 342 PM AKST Tue Jan 23 2018 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 45 kt increasing to 55 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ131-241315- Barren Islands East- 342 PM AKST Tue Jan 23 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the Barren Islands. .WED...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the Barren Islands. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. Heavy Freezing spray. .THU...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ132-241315- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 342 PM AKST Tue Jan 23 2018 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray N of Dangerous Cape after midnight. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ136-241315- Chiniak Bay- 342 PM AKST Tue Jan 23 2018 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray after midnight. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ137-241315- Marmot Bay- 342 PM AKST Tue Jan 23 2018 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray after midnight. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-241315- Shelikof Strait- 342 PM AKST Tue Jan 23 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-241315- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 342 PM AKST Tue Jan 23 2018 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-241315- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 342 PM AKST Tue Jan 23 2018 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-241315- Kachemak Bay- 342 PM AKST Tue Jan 23 2018 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray after midnight. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
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 Jan 18, 3:58 PM AKST, 11 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 18, 3:58 PM AKST, 11 hours 45 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
358 PM AKST Thu Jan 18 2018
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
There are 2 primary features across Alaska today. The first is a
cut-off, vertically stacked low parked just south of the Kenai
Peninsula. This low continue to wrap moisture across most of
southern AK. For the southwest, this is resulting in lingering
snow showers from Bethel down through King Salmon. These snow
showers are definitely over overachieving as they are working with
very little forcing and moisture. However, they are not much
producing much in terms of snow accumulation with King Salmon only
receiving 0.2" from 8am to noon. For areas from the Cook Inlet
through the Copper River Basin, this moisture is resulting in low
clouds and some extensive fog along the Copper River.
The other primary feature is a strengthening surface high under a
building ridge near the Gulf of Anadyr. As anti-cyclonic
(clockwise) flow continues around this feature, it will have
access to abundant cold air. It is already starting to pull some
of this cold air southward from the Chukchi Sea (and Siberia). It
could be aiding in keeping the snow showers going over SW AK. The
cold air will become the story for the weekend and into next week.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
Models in the short-term are doing quite well and forecast
confidence is rather high. The few specific areas of uncertainty
are the snow showers in SW, timing when fog dissipates, and how
much moisture can work back from the east to the west over South
Central in the upcoming cold pattern. Models are not doing great
with the current snow showers, so satellite and radar trends were
used to address those. They will continue to die off through the
day. Higher resolution models were used in trying to depict the
fog and lower stratus across Southcentral. There is not much
forcing to help "kick" that stuff out of the lower lying areas, so
have leaned towards keeping it in the forecast longer. Then
finally is how much moisture will make it up to the North Gulf
coast over the next several days. Models all show various pieces
of energy/moisture working from east to west in broad cyclonic
flow. As the cold air digs in from the north and west, we will
closely watch this moisture and see if it could lead to any snow
for inland areas.
&&
.AVIATION...
PANC...VFR conditions and light winds will persist. Some patchy low
clouds from the Cook Inlet could float near the terminal, but
don't expect them to become widespread.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)...
The main forecast challenges heading into the weekend are gusty
offshore winds and colder temperature trends. A weak upper low
remains stationary through tonight then becomes and open wave by
Saturday. This center aids in keeping clouds about the area
through Friday which allows for temperatures to slowly moderate
downward. Areas of fog develops again tonight across the Copper
River as low level moisture remains abundant and steep temperature
inversions set up just off the surface. Improvement is expected
during the day on Friday, however this cycle continues through
Saturday as the pattern remains stagnant over this area.
Offshore flow, which developed today, gusts along typical gaps
locations through the weekend. The strongest gusts are expected to
increase late Saturday as the ridge forces the cold air mass from
the Southwest mainland to the western Gulf. The building ridge
over the Bering moves further east with subsidence drying along
its eastern periphery. This should briefly clear out skies across
the western Gulf, Cook Inlet to the western Susitna Valley. A low
pressure system tracking along to the eastern Gulf limits the
ridges eastward progression as it takes a northward turn late
Saturday.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
The main story for the next couple days will be increasing
northerly winds and colder air moving into Southwest. The first
push of much colder air comes Friday. Winds will be strongest
across the Kuskokwim Delta and coastal Bristol Bay, and with cold
air moving down from the Arctic, some areas (especially the
Kuskokwim Delta) can expect wind chill values to drop to -25F
Friday night and as low as -35F Saturday and Saturday night.
Otherwise, this air mass will be bringing down much drier air, so
any flurries/patchy fog tonight should be replaced by clearing
skies.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
A weakening low over the western Bering Sea and the associated
stalled front will fall apart tonight as the Bering Sea comes
under increasing influence of offshore flow originating from the
Bering Strait and Southwest coast. Snow showers will be possible
through Friday, but mostly dry conditions and northerly flow will
begin to dominate. However, a gale force front will move into the
western Bering Friday night then stall in place as high pressure
builds over the central Bering Sea.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7)...
The long term begins Sunday night and Monday with a high
amplitude upper high over the Bering Sea and a trough to the east,
which includes a closed low in the Gulf of Alaska and another over
northern Alaska. There is weak ridging in between the two lows
over Southcentral. Strong northerly flow will be over the Alaska
west coast and Alaska Peninsula. During the first half of next
week the Gulf low will slide east, and the Bering high will
weaken. This will allow the north Alaska low to dive southward,
reaching southern Alaska around the middle of next week. The exact
path and timing of this southward traversing low is not agreed
upon exactly by the models, but agreement is good enough for a
fairly high confidence forecast for this time range. The end
result of all of this is a fairly cold regime with temperatures
below normal over mainland southern Alaska. Some precipitation is
possible through the period for the Gulf coastal areas. There is a
chance some precipitation could get further inland, depending on
how the Gulf low behaves, but confidence in this is low.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...None.
MARINE...Gale 177 178 180.
Heavy Freezing Spray 160 180 181.
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...MSO
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...KH
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...JA
LONG TERM...BLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 3:18 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 19, 2:37 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 8 days | |
| Jan 19, 2:37 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 19, 3:43 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 19, 2:58 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr |
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