Gale Warning 814, NWS Anchorage, AK

251 
FZAK51 PAFC 220025
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
325 PM AKST Fri Dec 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.

PKZ197-221345-
325 PM AKST Fri Dec 21 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 983 mb low 215 nm southeast of Sitkinak will move to 85 nm
southeast of Sitkinak at 988 mb Sat afternoon. The low will then 
move to 110 nm southeast of Kodiak City at 990 mb Sun afternoon.

$$

PKZ119-221345-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
325 PM AKST Fri Dec 21 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind increasing to 40 kt. Seas 15 ft building to 19 ft
after midnight. Rain.
.SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ120-221345-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
325 PM AKST Fri Dec 21 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft building to 16 ft after midnight.
Rain showers .
.SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft.

$$

PKZ121-221345-
Resurrection Bay-
325 PM AKST Fri Dec 21 2018

.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow.
.SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow and rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ125-221345-
Prince William Sound-
325 PM AKST Fri Dec 21 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow and rain.
.SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow and rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ126-221345-
Port Valdez-
325 PM AKST Fri Dec 21 2018

.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ127-221345-
Valdez Narrows-
325 PM AKST Fri Dec 21 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ128-221345-
Valdez Arm-
325 PM AKST Fri Dec 21 2018

.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ129-221345-
Passage Canal-
325 PM AKST Fri Dec 21 2018

.TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow.
.SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow with rain.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain.
.SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ130-221345-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
325 PM AKST Fri Dec 21 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft.  Snow and rain showers.
.SAT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow showers.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow showers.
.SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ131-221345-
Barren Islands East-
325 PM AKST Fri Dec 21 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers.
.SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ132-221345-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
325 PM AKST Fri Dec 21 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ136-221345-
Chiniak Bay-
325 PM AKST Fri Dec 21 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas
11 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. Rain showers.
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ137-221345-
Marmot Bay-
325 PM AKST Fri Dec 21 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas
10 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Rain showers.
.SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ138-221345-
Shelikof Strait-
325 PM AKST Fri Dec 21 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow showers.
.SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt becoming N 20 kt after midnight. Seas
9 ft.
.SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ139-221345-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
325 PM AKST Fri Dec 21 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray during the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ140-221345-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
325 PM AKST Fri Dec 21 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ141-221345-
Kachemak Bay-
325 PM AKST Fri Dec 21 2018

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight.
Seas 2 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

412 
FZAK51 PAFC 220630 AAA
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
930 PM AKST Fri Dec 21 2018

Updated area 141

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-
930 PM AKST Fri Dec 21 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 983 mb low 215 nm southeast of Sitkinak will move to 85 nm
southeast of Sitkinak at 988 mb Sat afternoon. The low will then 
move to 110 nm southeast of Kodiak City at 990 mb Sun afternoon.

$$

PKZ119-221915-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
930 PM AKST Fri Dec 21 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind increasing to 40 kt. Seas 15 ft building to
19 ft after midnight. Rain. 
.SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers. 
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. 
.SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ120-221915-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
930 PM AKST Fri Dec 21 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft building to 16 ft after
midnight. Rain showers . 
.SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. 
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. 
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft.

$$

PKZ121-221915-
Resurrection Bay-
930 PM AKST Fri Dec 21 2018

.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. 
.SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow and rain. 
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ125-221915-
Prince William Sound-
930 PM AKST Fri Dec 21 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow and rain. 
.SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow and rain. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ126-221915-
Port Valdez-
930 PM AKST Fri Dec 21 2018

.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ127-221915-
Valdez Narrows-
930 PM AKST Fri Dec 21 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ128-221915-
Valdez Arm-
930 PM AKST Fri Dec 21 2018

.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ129-221915-
Passage Canal-
930 PM AKST Fri Dec 21 2018

.TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. 
.SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow with rain. 
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. 
.SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ130-221915-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
930 PM AKST Fri Dec 21 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft.  Snow and rain showers. 
.SAT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow showers. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow showers. 
.SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ131-221915-
Barren Islands East-
930 PM AKST Fri Dec 21 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers. 
.SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. 
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. 
.WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ132-221915-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
930 PM AKST Fri Dec 21 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. 
.SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. 
.WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ136-221915-
Chiniak Bay-
930 PM AKST Fri Dec 21 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight.
Seas 11 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. Rain showers. 
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ137-221915-
Marmot Bay-
930 PM AKST Fri Dec 21 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight.
Seas 10 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Rain showers. 
.SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ138-221915-
Shelikof Strait-
930 PM AKST Fri Dec 21 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow showers. 
.SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt becoming N 20 kt after midnight. Seas
9 ft. 
.SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ139-221915-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
930 PM AKST Fri Dec 21 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. 
.SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray during the
morning. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ140-221915-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
930 PM AKST Fri Dec 21 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. 
.SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. 
.SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ141-221915-
Kachemak Bay-
930 PM AKST Fri Dec 21 2018

.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight.
Seas 2 ft. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

255 
FZAK51 PAFC 220702 AAB
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
1002 PM AKST Fri Dec 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.

PKZ197-221945-
1002 PM AKST Fri Dec 21 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 983 mb low 215 nm southeast of Sitkinak will move to 85 nm
southeast of Sitkinak at 988 mb Sat afternoon. The low will then 
move to 110 nm southeast of Kodiak City at 990 mb Sun afternoon.

$$

PKZ119-221945-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
1002 PM AKST Fri Dec 21 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind increasing to 40 kt. Seas 15 ft building to
19 ft after midnight. Rain. Isolated thunderstorms. 
.SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers. Isolated
thunderstorms. 
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain.  
.SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.  
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.  
.MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.  
.TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.  
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ120-221945-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
1002 PM AKST Fri Dec 21 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft building to 16 ft after
midnight. Rain showers. Isolated thunderstorms. 
.SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. Isolated thunderstorms.  
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain.  
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.  
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.  
.MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.  
.TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.  
.WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft.

$$

PKZ121-221945-
Resurrection Bay-
1002 PM AKST Fri Dec 21 2018

.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow.  
.SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow and rain.  
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain.  
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.  
.MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.  
.WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ125-221945-
Prince William Sound-
1002 PM AKST Fri Dec 21 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. E gusts to 35 kt near
Hinchinbrook Entrance. Snow and rain.
.SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow and rain.  
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.  
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.  
.MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.  
.TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ126-221945-
Port Valdez-
1002 PM AKST Fri Dec 21 2018

.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.  
.SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.  
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 ft.  
.SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.  
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.  
.MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ127-221945-
Valdez Narrows-
1002 PM AKST Fri Dec 21 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.  
.SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft.  
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft.  
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.  
.MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ128-221945-
Valdez Arm-
1002 PM AKST Fri Dec 21 2018

.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.  
.SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.  
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.  
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.  
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.  
.MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ129-221945-
Passage Canal-
1002 PM AKST Fri Dec 21 2018

.TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow.  
.SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow with rain.  
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain.  
.SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.  
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.  
.MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.  
.TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ130-221945-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
1002 PM AKST Fri Dec 21 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft.  Snow and rain showers.  
.SAT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow showers.  
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow showers.  
.SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.  
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.  
.MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.  
.TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ131-221945-
Barren Islands East-
1002 PM AKST Fri Dec 21 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers. Isolated
thunderstorms. 
.SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Isolated thunderstorms. 
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.  
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.  
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.  
.MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.  
.TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.  
.WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ132-221945-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
1002 PM AKST Fri Dec 21 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Isolated thunderstorms.
.SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. Isolated thunderstorms. 
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.  
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.  
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.  
.MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.  
.TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.  
.WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ136-221945-
Chiniak Bay-
1002 PM AKST Fri Dec 21 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight.
Seas 11 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. Rain showers.  
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers.  
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.  
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.  
.MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.  
.TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.  
.WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ137-221945-
Marmot Bay-
1002 PM AKST Fri Dec 21 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight.
Seas 10 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Rain showers.  
.SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers.  
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.  
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.  
.MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.  
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ138-221945-
Shelikof Strait-
1002 PM AKST Fri Dec 21 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow showers.  
.SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.  
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt becoming N 20 kt after midnight. 
Seas 9 ft. 
.SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.  
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.  
.MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.  
.TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.  
.WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ139-221945-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
1002 PM AKST Fri Dec 21 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray.  
.SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray during the
morning.  
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.  
.SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.  
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.  
.MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.  
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ140-221945-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
1002 PM AKST Fri Dec 21 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.  
.SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.  
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.  
.SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.  
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.  
.MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ141-221945-
Kachemak Bay-
1002 PM AKST Fri Dec 21 2018

.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 4 ft.  
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.  
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight.
Seas 2 ft.  
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.  
.MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.  
.TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

243 
FZAK51 PAFC 221241
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
341 AM AKST Sat Dec 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.

PKZ197-230145-
341 AM AKST Sat Dec 22 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 984 mb low 125 nm southeast of Sitkinak moves 90 nm southeast of
Sitkinak at 994 mb Sat night. The low then weakens and moves 
over Middleton Island at 1004 mb Sun night. A front enters the 
western Gulf Sun night.

$$

PKZ119-230145-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
341 AM AKST Sat Dec 22 2018

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain showers. 
Isolated thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ120-230145-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
341 AM AKST Sat Dec 22 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Widespread rain showers. 
Isolated thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. 
Seas 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft.

$$

PKZ121-230145-
Resurrection Bay-
341 AM AKST Sat Dec 22 2018

.TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Widespread rain and snow
showers.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON THROUGH WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ125-230145-
Prince William Sound-
341 AM AKST Sat Dec 22 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the
afternoon. Widespread rain showers.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after
midnight.
.SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ126-230145-
Port Valdez-
341 AM AKST Sat Dec 22 2018

.TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ127-230145-
Valdez Narrows-
341 AM AKST Sat Dec 22 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ128-230145-
Valdez Arm-
341 AM AKST Sat Dec 22 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.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 THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ129-230145-
Passage Canal-
341 AM AKST Sat Dec 22 2018

.TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Gusts to 20 kt out of northern bays and
passes. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers.
.TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ130-230145-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
341 AM AKST Sat Dec 22 2018

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Snow showers and rain showers.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow showers and rain
showers.
.SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ131-230145-
Barren Islands East-
341 AM AKST Sat Dec 22 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. 
Isolated thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ132-230145-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
341 AM AKST Sat Dec 22 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. 
Isolated thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ136-230145-
Chiniak Bay-
341 AM AKST Sat Dec 22 2018

.TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the
afternoon. Widespread rain showers.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ137-230145-
Marmot Bay-
341 AM AKST Sat Dec 22 2018

.TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ138-230145-
Shelikof Strait-
341 AM AKST Sat Dec 22 2018

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ139-230145-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
341 AM AKST Sat Dec 22 2018

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ140-230145-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
341 AM AKST Sat Dec 22 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray in the morning.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. 
Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ141-230145-
Kachemak Bay-
341 AM AKST Sat Dec 22 2018

.TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt in the morning. Seas 3 ft. 
Snow showers and rain showers.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. 
Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

680 
FZAK51 PAFC 230009
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
309 PM AKST Sat Dec 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.

PKZ197-231300-
309 PM AKST Sat Dec 22 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 989 mb low 165 nm south of Kodiak City moves to 90 nm southwest of
Yakutat at 1008 mb Mon afternoon. Its front arches over the North 
Gulf Coast into Southeast Alaska through Mon afternoon.

$$

PKZ119-231300-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
309 PM AKST Sat Dec 22 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN...E wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt out of the Copper River Delta. 
Seas 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt out of the Copper River
Delta. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ120-231300-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
309 PM AKST Sat Dec 22 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ121-231300-
Resurrection Bay-
309 PM AKST Sat Dec 22 2018

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ125-231300-
Prince William Sound-
309 PM AKST Sat Dec 22 2018

.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4
ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight.
.SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ126-231300-
Port Valdez-
309 PM AKST Sat Dec 22 2018

.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ127-231300-
Valdez Narrows-
309 PM AKST Sat Dec 22 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ128-231300-
Valdez Arm-
309 PM AKST Sat Dec 22 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 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ129-231300-
Passage Canal-
309 PM AKST Sat Dec 22 2018

.TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 
10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ130-231300-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
309 PM AKST Sat Dec 22 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ131-231300-
Barren Islands East-
309 PM AKST Sat Dec 22 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ132-231300-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
309 PM AKST Sat Dec 22 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 11 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ136-231300-
Chiniak Bay-
309 PM AKST Sat Dec 22 2018

.TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...N wind 10 kt becoming NW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft.

$$

PKZ137-231300-
Marmot Bay-
309 PM AKST Sat Dec 22 2018

.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...N wind 10 kt becoming NW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight.
Seas 2 ft.
.MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ138-231300-
Shelikof Strait-
309 PM AKST Sat Dec 22 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt through early evening. Seas
9 ft.
.SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ139-231300-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
309 PM AKST Sat Dec 22 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 
ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 ft.
.MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ140-231300-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
309 PM AKST Sat Dec 22 2018

.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Freezing
spray.
.SUN...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
in ice free waters 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas in ice free
waters 1 ft.
.MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters
1 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft.
.THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.

$$

PKZ141-231300-
Kachemak Bay-
309 PM AKST Sat Dec 22 2018

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

$$

Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
444 PM AKST Thu Dec 20 2018

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...

A broad negatively tilted trough is slowly lifting north across
Southcentral this afternoon. Heavy snow banding across portions of
the eastern Kenai Peninsula/Western Prince William Sound, which
brought a couple feet of snow, is heading north with the upper
trough and rapidly weakening. Stratus is evident across the
Anchorage Bowl, MAT-SU Valleys, and portions of the Copper River
Basin. The loss of mid level cloud cover (ice crystals) left a
shallow near surface layer composed of supercooled water drops
which fell out as freezing drizzle over locations around the
Anchorage Bowl. An occluded front was moving slowly north toward
Kodiak Island and the Alaska Peninsula. Snow and gusty easterly
winds were evident across the Alaska Peninsula, but snow and wind
had not worked into Kodiak yet.

Generally cold offshore flow kept most of the Southwest Mainland
on the dry side. Though Satellite imagery and observations
indicate a shallow layer of stratus and fog over the Delta. A
nearly stationary and weakening low was evident over the Central
Bering Sea. Snow showers and gusty westerly winds were evident
south as far as the central Aleutians.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
Model trends over the Gulf and Southcentral are in reasonably
good synoptic agreement. They differ some in exact pressure center
placement, but all tend to carry similar timing of gales and QPF
with the low and front heading north Fri and Sat. All also show a
weakening trend Sat night and Sun. Model differences are a little
more pronounced over the Bering Sea and ALeutians but in general
synoptic agreement Will be leaning toward the NAM for Southcentral.
Out west will only use the NAM for the first 24 hours then
transition to the GFS for the remainder through Sunday.

&&

.AVIATION...
PANC...Ceilings will generally hold in the MVFR range through
tonight. There is also possibility of periods of lower IFR
ceilings.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 through 3)...

A weak surface low situated in Prince William Sound continues to
produce bands of snow showers from Cordova to Whittier to Chenega
this evening. Snow shower activity will begin to wind down
overnight as both this feature and the east-west oriented upper-
level trough lift to the north. This lull will be short-lived,
however, as the next shortwave slides east into the western Gulf
overnight tonight into Friday. A front associated with the
surface low positioned in the southern Gulf will swing another
band of precipitation across Kodiak Island tonight and across the
southcentral mainland coast tomorrow. Precipitation with this
system will continue through Friday night and start as snow before
warmer air advecting south to north gradually turns the snow to
rain along the coast Friday. Chances of snow will move inland
during the day Friday, and continue Friday night as the colder air
inland remains in place. Another round of snow, with snow
changing to rain along the coast, will take place Saturday as the
surface low tracks north, closer to Kodiak Island, and another
shortwave advances to the southcentral coast. A strong
southeasterly component to the winds aloft should produce
downslope winds and limit perception along the lee of the Kenai
and Chugach Mountains with this system. Snow showers then linger
into Sunday as the surface low moves east and the upper-level
shortwave remains over the AKPEN.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 through 3/Thursday
through Saturday)...

Northerly surface flow keeps a colder and drier pattern across
the Southwest through this weekend. Winds across the Kuskokwim
Delta and Valley will bring wind chill values between 20 to 40
degrees below zero. Temperatures across Bristol Bay will moderate
slightly warmer late Friday through the weekend as low level east
to southeasterly flow returns the influence of a maritime air mass.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 through
3/Thursday through Saturday)...

An active weather pattern continues across the southern and
western Bering through the weekend as three upper level low
pressure systems vie for dominance. The stronger surface lows are
expected across the western Aleutians with storm force winds
increasing around quickly deepening systems moving up from the
North Pacific. The first one moves up this evening crossing over
Shemya before taking a westerly turn towards the Kamchatka
Peninsula after midnight. The second moves up Friday afternoon and
follows a similar path. A cyclical pattern continues through the
weekend as an upper ridge forms between the North Pacific low and
and two other systems further east. Meanwhile, the occluded low
with a front over the eastern Aleutians and Alaska Peninsula
slowly fills as it tracks east through Saturday. This system will
bring increased chances for snow and rain showers across the
Peninsula as it stalls through the weekend.

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 4 through 7)...

At the onset of the forecast period there are a series of surface
lows from the Gulf of Alaska to the North Pacific. The first low
is over Prince William Sound and the northern portion of the Gulf
of Alaska which is well into the decay process. Even though its
weakening, expect moisture to get steered into South Central with
this feature. There is a second surface low south of the Central
Aleutians with a third cyclone southwest of Attu Island. There is
a dome of high pressure over the Arctic Ocean with ridging
spanning across the Chukchi Sea and into the Bering Sea. At 12z
Monday, the global deterministic models all show these features.
As time elapses, the unsettledness continues south of the Aleutian
chain although the tracks of the surface lows deviates. The GFS
and the ECMWF bring a relatively organized low into the Gulf of
Alaska Christmas night, and this low will wrap another batch of
moisture into the Kenai Peninsula and Prince William Sound. Beyond
Dec 26th, there is simply too much model divergence to say
anything worth banking on.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...None.
MARINE...Gale 119 130 131 132 138 150 155 175 176 177.
		 Storm 178.
		 Heavy Freezing Spray 181.

&&

SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...BC
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...TM
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...KH
LONG TERM...PS