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Gale Warning 95, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 29, 2018, 3:18 PM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Jan 29, 2018, 3:18 PM AKST (00:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 31, 2018, 3:41 PM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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558 FZAK51 PAFC 300018 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 318 PM AKST Mon Jan 29 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. PKZ197-301300- 318 PM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1001 mb low develops 170 nm southwest of Middleton Island Tue morning then it will move to 130 nm southeast of Kodiak City at 1008 mb Wed morning. $$ PKZ119-301300- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 318 PM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt except NE 30 kt near the coast. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt in the evening becoming 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ120-301300- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 318 PM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ121-301300- Resurrection Bay- 318 PM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ125-301300- Prince William Sound- 318 PM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-301300- Port Valdez- 318 PM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ127-301300- Valdez Narrows- 318 PM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ128-301300- Valdez Arm- 318 PM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ129-301300- Passage Canal- 318 PM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...W wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-301300- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 318 PM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ131-301300- Barren Islands East- 318 PM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ132-301300- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 318 PM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Wind N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ136-301300- Chiniak Bay- 318 PM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ137-301300- Marmot Bay- 318 PM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ138-301300- Shelikof Strait- 318 PM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ139-301300- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 318 PM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ140-301300- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 318 PM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ141-301300- Kachemak Bay- 318 PM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$
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832 FZAK51 PAFC 301234 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 334 AM AKST Tue Jan 30 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. PKZ197-310200- 334 AM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 982 mb low 65 nm southwest of Hydaburg weakens and moves inland by tonight. A 998 mb low 120 nm east of Kodiak City remains nearly stationary through Wed morning then moves to 75 nm southwest of Akhiok by Wed night and dissipates. $$ PKZ119-310200- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 334 AM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ120-310200- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 334 AM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Snow. .WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow and rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ121-310200- Resurrection Bay- 334 AM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ125-310200- Prince William Sound- 334 AM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-310200- Port Valdez- 334 AM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Gusts to 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ127-310200- Valdez Narrows- 334 AM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ128-310200- Valdez Arm- 334 AM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ129-310200- Passage Canal- 334 AM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 .TODAY...W wind 10 kt. Gusts to 25 kt near Whittier. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-310200- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 334 AM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ131-310200- Barren Islands East- 334 AM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ132-310200- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 334 AM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt except N 25 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ136-310200- Chiniak Bay- 334 AM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft in the afternoon. Snow and rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ137-310200- Marmot Bay- 334 AM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft in the afternoon. Snow and rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ138-310200- Shelikof Strait- 334 AM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ139-310200- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 334 AM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ140-310200- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 334 AM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-310200- Kachemak Bay- 334 AM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$
182 FZAK51 PAFC 301424 AAA CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED National Weather Service Anchorage AK 524 AM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 Updated zone 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. PKZ197-310415- 524 AM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 982 mb low 65 nm southwest of Hydaburg weakens and moves inland by tonight. A 998 mb low 120 nm east of Kodiak City remains nearly stationary through Wed morning then moves to 75 nm southwest of Akhiok by Wed night and dissipates. $$ PKZ119-310415- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 524 AM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ120-310415- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 524 AM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Snow. .WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow and rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ121-310415- Resurrection Bay- 524 AM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ125-310415- Prince William Sound- 524 AM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-310415- Port Valdez- 524 AM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Gusts to 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ127-310415- Valdez Narrows- 524 AM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ128-310415- Valdez Arm- 524 AM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ129-310415- Passage Canal- 524 AM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt near Whittier. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-310415- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 524 AM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ131-310415- Barren Islands East- 524 AM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ132-310415- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 524 AM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt except N 25 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ136-310415- Chiniak Bay- 524 AM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft in the afternoon. Snow and rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ137-310415- Marmot Bay- 524 AM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft in the afternoon. Snow and rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ138-310415- Shelikof Strait- 524 AM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ139-310415- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 524 AM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ140-310415- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 524 AM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-310415- Kachemak Bay- 524 AM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$
962 FZAK51 PAFC 310035 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 335 PM AKST Tue Jan 30 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. PKZ197-311345- 335 PM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 mb low 170 nm East of Kodiak City moves to 185 nm Southeast of Chignik at 1004 mb Wed evening and continues into the North Pacific Thu afternoon. Weak troughs track westward across the Gulf through Thu afternoon. $$ PKZ119-311345- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 335 PM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray along the coast. Snow. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray along the coast in the morning. Snow and rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray N of Middleton Island. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ120-311345- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 335 PM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray along the coast. Snow. .WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray along the coast. Snow and rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray along the coast. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ121-311345- Resurrection Bay- 335 PM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray in the morning. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ125-311345- Prince William Sound- 335 PM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-311345- Port Valdez- 335 PM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ127-311345- Valdez Narrows- 335 PM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-311345- Valdez Arm- 335 PM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ129-311345- Passage Canal- 335 PM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-311345- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 335 PM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-311345- Barren Islands East- 335 PM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow and rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray near the Barren Islands. Snow showers. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ132-311345- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 335 PM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ136-311345- Chiniak Bay- 335 PM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray after midnight. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray in the morning. Snow and rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt becoming NE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 9 ft after midnight. Snow and rain. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ137-311345- Marmot Bay- 335 PM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray in the morning. Snow and rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ138-311345- Shelikof Strait- 335 PM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .THU...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ139-311345- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 335 PM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ140-311345- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 335 PM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ141-311345- Kachemak Bay- 335 PM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$
541 FZAK51 PAFC 311257 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 357 AM AKST Wed Jan 31 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. PKZ197-010145- 357 AM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1001 mb low 120 nm east of Kodiak City moves to 80 nm southeast of Sand Point by at 1007 mb Wed night and then dissipates. A 990 mb North Pacific low Thu morning moves to 80 nm southwest of Hydaburg at 996 mb by Fri morning. $$ PKZ119-010145- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 357 AM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ120-010145- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 357 AM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ121-010145- Resurrection Bay- 357 AM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the morning. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ125-010145- Prince William Sound- 357 AM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-010145- Port Valdez- 357 AM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ127-010145- Valdez Narrows- 357 AM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-010145- Valdez Arm- 357 AM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ129-010145- Passage Canal- 357 AM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 .TODAY...W wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-010145- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 357 AM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind increasing to 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-010145- Barren Islands East- 357 AM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ132-010145- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 357 AM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt becoming NE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Snow and rain. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow. .THU NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ136-010145- Chiniak Bay- 357 AM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 9 ft after midnight. Snow. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ137-010145- Marmot Bay- 357 AM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ138-010145- Shelikof Strait- 357 AM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind increasing to 50 kt. Seas building to 16 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ139-010145- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 357 AM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 45 kt. Seas in ice free waters 15 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-010145- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 357 AM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ141-010145- Kachemak Bay- 357 AM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 010041 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 341 PM AKST Wed Jan 31 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. PKZ197-011345- 341 PM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1004 mb low 115 nm South of Kodiak City moves into the North Pacific by Thu morning. A series of weak troughs sweep westward across the Gulf through Fri afternoon. $$ PKZ119-011345- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 341 PM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray N of Middleton Island. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray N of Middleton Island in the morning. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ120-011345- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 341 PM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray near the coast. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray near the coast. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ121-011345- Resurrection Bay- 341 PM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ125-011345- Prince William Sound- 341 PM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-011345- Port Valdez- 341 PM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-011345- Valdez Narrows- 341 PM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-011345- Valdez Arm- 341 PM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray in the morning. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-011345- Passage Canal- 341 PM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-011345- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 341 PM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray near Augustine. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-011345- Barren Islands East- 341 PM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray after midnight. Snow. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ132-011345- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 341 PM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Snow and rain. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow. .THU NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ136-011345- Chiniak Bay- 341 PM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 9 ft after midnight. Snow. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ137-011345- Marmot Bay- 341 PM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-011345- Shelikof Strait- 341 PM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .THU...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-011345- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 341 PM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray in the morning. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ140-011345- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 341 PM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ141-011345- Kachemak Bay- 341 PM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Jan 29, 3:45 AM AKST, 11 hours 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 29, 3:45 AM AKST, 11 hours 33 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
345 AM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
The major players in the flow pattern aloft are the same: a
decaying upper low in the Gulf/northeast Pacific, and a closed
high pressure over the Bering Strait region. The major difference
today is a developing low pressure system in the northwest
Pacific. The combination of the high to the north of the low is
referred to as a rex block. It acts to block the flow and stagnate
the pattern from progressing. The flow aloft is northerly over
most of the mainland.
At the surface, high pressure stretches from the northern Bering
Sea region with low pressure over the northeast Pacific. The
result is a strong gradient across southern Alaska and winds
blasting through favored gaps, namely the Matanuska Valley and
Thompson Pass/Valdez. Strong winds from the Mat Valley have broken
through the surface based inversion over the area, resulting in
not only gusty winds, but temperatures jumping from the single
digits into the mid-twenties in short order.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
No major discrepancies in the short term with the large scale
pattern evolution. There are slight differences in low position in
the Gulf as a piece of upper energy cuts off from the flow, but it
shouldn't affect the forecast.
&&
.AVIATION...
PANC...Northerly winds will continue to be the focus for the TAF
today. Now that the winds have broke through the inversion, wind
shear should be less of an issue, but as surface winds slowly
subside today some wind shear will remain possible.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)...
The upper high over the Bering Sea will slowly retrograde over the
next couple of days. Fairly windy conditions will continue over
much of Southcentral, slowly weakening as the strong flow aloft
follows the ridge westward. The air mass will remain quite dry,
and no precipitation is expected over the mainland through Tuesday
night. Some snow showers are possible over Kodiak Island beginning
Tuesday afternoon as an upper low develops over the western Gulf.
The surface inversions have broken in the windy areas, and
temperatures have warmed considerably in those areas as a result.
Much of the Copper River Basin is protected from the winds and
will remain quite cold.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 through 3)...
(Today through Wednesday)
The forecast remains on track as no significant changes are
expected given the stagnant pattern. A shortwave will cross the
region today as it drops southwest along the eastern periphery of
an area of high pressure over the central Bering. Some localized
gusty winds will probably develop in a few spots where the
inversion breaks, allowing winds to gust near 40 mph. Otherwise,
expect dry conditions to persist given the offshore flow pattern.
Although cold temperatures will persist, wind speeds will remain
light enough to preclude any headline concerns.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 through 3)...
(Today through Wednesday)
With the ridge of high pressure continuing to dominate much of the
region, the only real item of interest will be strong gap winds
as a shortwave drops southwest across the region today. Winds
aloft are fairly impressive From the Bristol Bay region through
the peninsula, with 850 mb winds of 55 to 65 knots seen in model
forecasts. However, area soundings show a strong inversion
persisting. Thus, most of this energy won't be realized. The
exception to this being along and south of the mountains along the
chain/AKpen, where orographic lifting will weaken the inversion
along the higher elevations, with downward momentum transfer being
maximized south of these locations where increased gravitational
friction will give a boost to the wind gust potential.
As the shortwave moves away from the region tonight, winds will
subside. With no change in the synoptic pattern seen for several
days, dry conditions will prevail aside from a few hit and miss
flurries.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (Wednesday through Sunday)...
By the middle of the coming week cold air continuing to a dump off
the Alaskan landmass will help fuel a small-scale low pressure
system in the western Gulf. While this will not impact the weather
across a large area, it does have the potential to bring some
heavy snow and wind to parts of Kodiak Island and/or the southern
tip of the Kenai Peninsula. The exact position of the low will be
of primary importance, so except that additional details will be
filled into the forecast as we get closer to the event.
Otherwise, cold air and high pressure will remain the name of the
game across most of the forecast domain. The models have all been
trying to bring some kind of warm front northward through the
Gulf next week and moderate the temperatures a bit. The GFS has
been most aggressive in bringing warm air back into southern
Alaska. However, given the strength and scope of the cold and
dense air remaining in place over the next several days, current
forecast thinking is that this warm air will have a very difficult
time pushing out the cold air (especially with the lack of upper
level southerly flow to support the cause). Thus, the forecast
today sticks to colder temperatures and generally a continuation
of sunny and mostly clear conditions across most of the state
through next weekend.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
The recent cold snap has caused the Kenai River freeze-up process
to kick into high gear. As ice fills the river, it can build up
and start to restrict the flow in the river channel. This has
caused water levels to rise considerably during the last week near
Soldotna. In the last few days temperatures have dropped and the
river has approached bankfull at some locations. While no flooding
has been reported and none is expected at this time, residents
along the river should still exercise caution. Bring portable
docks and other movable objects away from the riverbank in case of
additional water level increases. This type of freeze-up is a
normal process that occurs on many rivers in the state and is not
one to be concerned about unless significant flooding were to
occur.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...None.
MARINE...Heavy Freezing Spray 130 160 180
Gale 127 128 130 139 150 155 180.
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...MTL
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...BL
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...PD
LONG TERM...ADIn the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 29, 9:47 AM AKST, 5 hours 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
947 AM AKST MON JAN 29 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0915 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG 5 ESE WASILLA 61.56N 149.32W
01/29/2018 MATANUSKA-SUSITNA AK CO-OP OBSERVER
65 MPH WIND SPEEDS. STREET SIGNS BLOWN OVER.
NEIGHBOR'S ROOF IS LOOSING SHINGLES.
&&
RAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 3:18 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 29, 3:18 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 29, 3:42 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 49 hr | |
| Jan 29, 3:42 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 49 hr | |
| Jan 30, 3:30 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Jan 30, 3:34 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 30, 3:34 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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