Small Craft Advisory 155, NWS Anchorage, AK

114 
FZAK51 PAFC 190013
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
313 PM AKST Sun Feb 18 2018

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

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

PKZ197-191330-
313 PM AKST Sun Feb 18 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A front moves across the Gulf and dissipates tonight. A 1027 mb 
low over Kodiak City exits the Southeastern Gulf at 1022 mb Mon 
afternoon. High pressure moves into the Western Gulf for Tue 
afternoon.

$$

PKZ119-191330-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
313 PM AKST Sun Feb 18 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming N after midnight. 
Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft after midnight.
.MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ120-191330-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
313 PM AKST Sun Feb 18 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming N after midnight. 
Seas 8 ft.
.MON...N wind 10 kt becoming variable in the afternoon. 
Seas building to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming W 20 kt after 
midnight. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ121-191330-
Resurrection Bay-
313 PM AKST Sun Feb 18 2018

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. 
Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow.
.MON...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. 
Seas 3 ft.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ125-191330-
Prince William Sound-
313 PM AKST Sun Feb 18 2018

.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...NW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ126-191330-
Port Valdez-
313 PM AKST Sun Feb 18 2018

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt 
after midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ127-191330-
Valdez Narrows-
313 PM AKST Sun Feb 18 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ128-191330-
Valdez Arm-
313 PM AKST Sun Feb 18 2018

.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. 
Seas 3 ft.
.MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ129-191330-
Passage Canal-
313 PM AKST Sun Feb 18 2018

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt 
after midnight. Gusts to 20 kt near Whittier after midnight.
Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow.
.MON...W wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. 
Gusts to 25 kt near Whittier in the morning. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ130-191330-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
313 PM AKST Sun Feb 18 2018

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ131-191330-
Barren Islands East-
313 PM AKST Sun Feb 18 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ132-191330-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
313 PM AKST Sun Feb 18 2018

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

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED THROUGH FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ136-191330-
Chiniak Bay-
313 PM AKST Sun Feb 18 2018

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. 
Seas 3 ft.
.MON...NW wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less 
than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W after 
midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ137-191330-
Marmot Bay-
313 PM AKST Sun Feb 18 2018

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...NW wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less 
than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt 
after midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ138-191330-
Shelikof Strait-
313 PM AKST Sun Feb 18 2018

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. 
Seas 3 ft.
.MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind increasing to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft building 
to 5 ft after midnight.
.TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ139-191330-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
313 PM AKST Sun Feb 18 2018

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. 
Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Patchy freezing fog.
.MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming SE 10 kt after midnight. 
Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Patchy freezing fog.
.TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas in ice free 
waters 2 ft.
.WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.
.THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.

$$

PKZ140-191330-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
313 PM AKST Sun Feb 18 2018

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable 
less than 10 kt. Patchy freezing fog.
.MON...N wind 10 kt. Patchy freezing fog.
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Patchy freezing fog.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt.
.THU...W wind 15 kt.
.FRI...NE wind 10 kt.

$$

PKZ141-191330-
Kachemak Bay-
313 PM AKST Sun Feb 18 2018

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt 
after midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

387 
FZAK51 PAFC 191236
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
336 AM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018

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

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

PKZ197-200145-
336 AM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A weak 1025 mb low 200 nm southeast of Middleton Island exits the
Gulf to the southeast this evening at 1018 mb. High pressure 
builds over the Gulf tonight through Tue night.

$$

PKZ119-200145-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
336 AM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018

.TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ120-200145-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
336 AM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming W 20 kt after midnight.
Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ121-200145-
Resurrection Bay-
336 AM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018

.TODAY...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas
3 ft.
.TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ125-200145-
Prince William Sound-
336 AM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018

.TODAY...NW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ126-200145-
Port Valdez-
336 AM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018

.TODAY...NE wind increasing to 15 kt by late morning. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ127-200145-
Valdez Narrows-
336 AM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE wind increasing to 25 kt by late morning. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ128-200145-
Valdez Arm-
336 AM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018

.TODAY...NE wind increasing to 20 kt by late morning. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ129-200145-
Passage Canal-
336 AM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018

.TODAY...W wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to
30 kt near Whittier in the morning. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ130-200145-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
336 AM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ131-200145-
Barren Islands East-
336 AM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018

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

.TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...W wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.

$$

PKZ132-200145-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
336 AM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ136-200145-
Chiniak Bay-
336 AM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018

.TODAY...NW wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ137-200145-
Marmot Bay-
336 AM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018

.TODAY...NW wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...W wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ138-200145-
Shelikof Strait-
336 AM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...W wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas
4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ139-200145-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
336 AM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018

.TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming SE 10 kt after midnight. Seas in
ice free waters 3 ft. Patchy freezing fog.
.TUE...N wind 15 kt becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas in
ice free waters 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft.
.WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft.
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.

$$

PKZ140-200145-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
336 AM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018

.TODAY...N wind 10 kt. Patchy freezing fog.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Patchy freezing fog.
.TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Patchy freezing fog.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt.
.WED...SE wind 20 kt.
.THU...SW wind 20 kt.
.FRI...N wind 10 kt.

$$

PKZ141-200145-
Kachemak Bay-
336 AM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018

.TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

220 
FZAK51 PAFC 191550 AAA
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
650 AM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018

Updated 121 and 125

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.

PKZ197-200500-
650 AM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A weak 1025 mb low 200 nm southeast of Middleton Island exits the
Gulf to the southeast this evening at 1018 mb. High pressure 
builds over the Gulf tonight through Tue night.

$$

PKZ119-200500-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
650 AM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018

.TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ120-200500-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
650 AM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming W 20 kt after midnight.
Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ121-200500-
Resurrection Bay-
650 AM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018

Updated

.TODAY...N wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. 
Gusts to 35 kt near Seward in the morning. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas
3 ft.
.TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ125-200500-
Prince William Sound-
650 AM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018

Updated

.TODAY...NW wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 4 ft diminishing to 2 ft in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ126-200500-
Port Valdez-
650 AM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018

.TODAY...NE wind increasing to 15 kt by late morning. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ127-200500-
Valdez Narrows-
650 AM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE wind increasing to 25 kt by late morning. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ128-200500-
Valdez Arm-
650 AM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018

.TODAY...NE wind increasing to 20 kt by late morning. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ129-200500-
Passage Canal-
650 AM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018

.TODAY...W wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to
30 kt near Whittier in the morning. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ130-200500-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
650 AM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ131-200500-
Barren Islands East-
650 AM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018

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

.TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...W wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.

$$

PKZ132-200500-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
650 AM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ136-200500-
Chiniak Bay-
650 AM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018

.TODAY...NW wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ137-200500-
Marmot Bay-
650 AM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018

.TODAY...NW wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...W wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ138-200500-
Shelikof Strait-
650 AM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...W wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas
4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ139-200500-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
650 AM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018

.TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming SE 10 kt after midnight. Seas in
ice free waters 3 ft. Patchy freezing fog.
.TUE...N wind 15 kt becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas in
ice free waters 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft.
.WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft.
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.

$$

PKZ140-200500-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
650 AM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018

.TODAY...N wind 10 kt. Patchy freezing fog.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Patchy freezing fog.
.TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Patchy freezing fog.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt.
.WED...SE wind 20 kt.
.THU...SW wind 20 kt.
.FRI...N wind 10 kt.

$$

PKZ141-200500-
Kachemak Bay-
650 AM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018

.TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

216 
FZAK51 PAFC 200043
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
343 PM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018

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

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

PKZ197-201400-
343 PM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
High pressure persists over the Gulf through Wed afternoon.

$$

PKZ119-201400-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
343 PM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018

.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ120-201400-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
343 PM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming W 20 kt after midnight.
Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 
ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ121-201400-
Resurrection Bay-
343 PM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Gusts to 20 kt in the evening. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...N wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ125-201400-
Prince William Sound-
343 PM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ126-201400-
Port Valdez-
343 PM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE... Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the 
afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ127-201400-
Valdez Narrows-
343 PM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 
ft.
.TUE...N wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3
ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ128-201400-
Valdez Arm-
343 PM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3
ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 ft.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ129-201400-
Passage Canal-
343 PM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt in the evening diminishing to 10 kt. Gusts to
25 kt in the evening near Whittier. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...W wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 ft.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ130-201400-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
343 PM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming W towards morning. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...W wind 30 kt becoming NW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ131-201400-
Barren Islands East-
343 PM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ132-201400-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
343 PM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ136-201400-
Chiniak Bay-
343 PM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ137-201400-
Marmot Bay-
343 PM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...W wind 15 kt becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ138-201400-
Shelikof Strait-
343 PM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018

.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...W wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas
4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ139-201400-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
343 PM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt after midnight. Seas in
ice free waters 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft. Patchy freezing fog.
.TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Patchy
freezing fog.
.WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.

$$

PKZ140-201400-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
343 PM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Patchy
freezing fog.
.TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Patchy
freezing fog.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt.
.THU...SW wind 25 kt.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 10 kt.

$$

PKZ141-201400-
Kachemak Bay-
343 PM AKST Mon Feb 19 2018

.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy freezing fog.
.TUE...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

472 
FZAK51 PAFC 201249
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
349 AM AKST Tue Feb 20 2018

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

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

PKZ197-210200-
349 AM AKST Tue Feb 20 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

High pressure builds across the Gulf through Wed afternoon. A weak
low forms in the northern Gulf Wed night.

$$

PKZ119-210200-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
349 AM AKST Tue Feb 20 2018

.TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ120-210200-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
349 AM AKST Tue Feb 20 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
7 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...W wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ121-210200-
Resurrection Bay-
349 AM AKST Tue Feb 20 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt by late morning. Seas 3 ft
building to 5 ft in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas
4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight.
.WED...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ125-210200-
Prince William Sound-
349 AM AKST Tue Feb 20 2018

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NW 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ126-210200-
Port Valdez-
349 AM AKST Tue Feb 20 2018

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ127-210200-
Valdez Narrows-
349 AM AKST Tue Feb 20 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ128-210200-
Valdez Arm-
349 AM AKST Tue Feb 20 2018

.TODAY...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ129-210200-
Passage Canal-
349 AM AKST Tue Feb 20 2018

.TODAY...W wind increasing to 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt developing near 
Whittier by late morning. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Gusts to
35 kt near Whittier in the evening. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ130-210200-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
349 AM AKST Tue Feb 20 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W wind 30 kt becoming NW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas
building to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NE 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...W wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ131-210200-
Barren Islands East-
349 AM AKST Tue Feb 20 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft.
.SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ132-210200-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
349 AM AKST Tue Feb 20 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI...W wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ136-210200-
Chiniak Bay-
349 AM AKST Tue Feb 20 2018

.TODAY...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ137-210200-
Marmot Bay-
349 AM AKST Tue Feb 20 2018

.TODAY...W wind 15 kt becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2
ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ138-210200-
Shelikof Strait-
349 AM AKST Tue Feb 20 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas
5 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ139-210200-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
349 AM AKST Tue Feb 20 2018

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N wind 15 kt by late
morning. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Patchy freezing fog.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. Patchy 
freezing fog.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. Patchy freezing fog.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft.
.SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.

$$

PKZ140-210200-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
349 AM AKST Tue Feb 20 2018

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Patchy freezing fog.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Patchy freezing fog.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Patchy freezing fog.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt.
.THU...SW wind 15 kt.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 10 kt.

$$

PKZ141-210200-
Kachemak Bay-
349 AM AKST Tue Feb 20 2018

.TODAY...W wind 10 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Patchy
freezing fog.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

151 
FZAK51 PAFC 210019
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
319 PM AKST Tue Feb 20 2018

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

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

PKZ197-211315-
319 PM AKST Tue Feb 20 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A front pushes across the Eastern Gulf by Wed morning becoming an
open trough over the North Gulf Coast and Southeastern Alaska
through Thu afternoon. High pressure expands over the Southern 
Gulf for Thu afternoon.

$$

PKZ119-211315-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
319 PM AKST Tue Feb 20 2018

.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt.
Seas 6 ft.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ120-211315-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
319 PM AKST Tue Feb 20 2018

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt becoming variable after midnight. Seas 5 
ft.
.WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ121-211315-
Resurrection Bay-
319 PM AKST Tue Feb 20 2018

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Gusts to
25 kt through early evening. Seas 3 ft.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ125-211315-
Prince William Sound-
319 PM AKST Tue Feb 20 2018

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3
ft.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt after 
midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ126-211315-
Port Valdez-
319 PM AKST Tue Feb 20 2018

.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ127-211315-
Valdez Narrows-
319 PM AKST Tue Feb 20 2018

.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 50 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...N wind 50 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ128-211315-
Valdez Arm-
319 PM AKST Tue Feb 20 2018

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ129-211315-
Passage Canal-
319 PM AKST Tue Feb 20 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt in the evening diminishing to 10 kt. Gusts 
to 35 kt in the evening near Whittier. Seas 2 ft.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ130-211315-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
319 PM AKST Tue Feb 20 2018

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ131-211315-
Barren Islands East-
319 PM AKST Tue Feb 20 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ132-211315-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
319 PM AKST Tue Feb 20 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ136-211315-
Chiniak Bay-
319 PM AKST Tue Feb 20 2018

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ137-211315-
Marmot Bay-
319 PM AKST Tue Feb 20 2018

.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ138-211315-
Shelikof Strait-
319 PM AKST Tue Feb 20 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...SW wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas building to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ139-211315-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
319 PM AKST Tue Feb 20 2018

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Areas of
freezing fog.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. 
Areas of freezing fog.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt after 
midnight. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft building to 4 ft.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.
.SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft.
.SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft.

$$

PKZ140-211315-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
319 PM AKST Tue Feb 20 2018

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Areas of
freezing fog.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Areas of
freezing fog.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 10 kt.
.SUN...W wind 10 kt.

$$

PKZ141-211315-
Kachemak Bay-
319 PM AKST Tue Feb 20 2018

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Areas of freezing fog
after midnight.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt in the 
afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Areas of fog.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
430 PM AKST Sat Feb 17 2018

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
High pressure continues to bring generally stable conditions to
much of the southern Mainland, while upper level cloud cover can
be seen streaming over top of the ridge from a storm force front
moving through the Eastern Bering. Patchy fog and stratus developed
again overnight in Cook Inlet from Kenai northward into Knik Arm
and the Anchorage Bowl, which persisted for much of the morning
today with continued subsidence and weak forcing. From the Eastern
Aleutians northward to the Pribilof Islands, storm force winds
were observed this morning along the front along with widespread
rain which mixed with snow toward the Pribilof Islands. This
front is moving ever so slowly off to the east as quickly as the
mainland ridge allows, but should begin impacting the west coast
by late tonight.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
The models are in very good agreement with good initialization in
the early term, and are beginning to come to a consensus with the
remnants of the front currently moving through the Eastern Bering
as it tracks into the Gulf/Southcentral late Sunday. Previous runs
had been very inconsistent in either bringing a weaker shortwave
further to the north over top of the flattening ridge over the
Gulf, or digging an upper level low much more aggressively into
the ridge well to the south, which would have diverted much of the
energy/moisture well to the south of Southcentral. This morning's
12z models have all come into agreement in the further north
track, increasing the chances for snow from the Kenai Peninsula
into northward into the Susitna Valley on Sunday evening.

&&

.AVIATION...
PANC...After dissipating this afternoon, the potential for
the redevelopment of LIFR fog/stratus from Northern Cook Inlet
into Knik Arm will be the primary forecast challenge through
Sunday morning. There will be some additional upper level
cloud cover that may inhibit the growth of the fog, but will
also make tracking of it difficult on anything but area webcams,
leading to lower short-term forecast confidence once it begins to
develop late this evening. A weakening front will then bring a
short lived period of MVFR snow Sunday evening with only light
accumulation expected.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)...
At the onset of the forecast period, the long-wave pattern
features a high amplitude ridge over Kodiak Island that extends
north of the Brooks Range and a low vortex east of Kamchatka. The
upper level ridge will slowly move eastward across southern
Alaska tonight and tomorrow. Patchy fog was detected along Cook
Inlet and Knik Arm early Saturday morning and similar conditions
are anticipated with weak flow in place. With the projected
temperature/dewpoint spreads and the inversions over Southcentral,
patchy fog is possible again Sunday morning. On Sunday, a
vigorous short wave will get kicked out of the vortex over the
Bering and become negatively tilted. This feature will bring
enhanced southwest flow directly up Cook Inlet. The PWs (precipitable
water) spike to nearly 3/4 of an inch near Kodiak, Homer and
portions of Cook Inlet. Between the favorable dynamics and the
moisture surge, bumped up pops this forecast package from Homer to
Palmer, including Anchorage. The timeframe for snowfall in
Anchorage and Palmer is late Sunday and into the early morning
hours of Monday. This is a fast moving shortwave and at this time
significant accumulations are not expected. However, the models
have been bouncing around with the track and the evolution of
this Cook Inlet snow event, so stay tuned for more details in the
event of last minute adjustments.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 through 3)...
(Tonight through Tuesday evening)
Increasing winds and precipitation is the main item of interest
for the next 24 to 36 hours, as a weak cold front moves ashore.
Ahead of this feature, southeast down-slope winds have warmed the
temperatures higher than model guidance indicated earlier this
morning. Thus, the morning update for freezing rain across the
western zones has been removed with this afternoon's package.
With the warmed air, delayed the onset of blowing snow as well.
Otherwise, look for widespread rain to develop with increasing
winds as the front approaches.

Strong wind gusts are already occurring along the coast, and this
will continue until frontal passage with some gusts in the 45 to
60 mph range expected near the coast. The models have also trended
faster with the colder air moving in behind the front. Most
locations should see 2 to 5 inches of snowfall, with the mountains
northwest of Dillingham seeing perhaps a touch more. Conditions
look to dry out for Sunday before another front brings more wind
and precipitation back to the region by Monday.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 through 3)...
(Tonight through Tuesday evening)
An active pattern will continue through early next week, with
multiple lows/fronts affecting the region. Widespread rain and
wind gusts to 60 mph will continue through Sunday morning before
the system pushes east of the area. A shortwave ridge will quickly
advance from west to east for Sunday evening into Monday, bringing
lighter winds and some clearing. This will be short-lived though,
as a strengthening low pressure system moves from the north
Pacific into the western Bering, sending another front eastward.
High end gales will be fairly widespread with some locations
seeing sustained storm force conditions. Given the repetitive
pattern and good fetch length, seas will build into the 30 to 35
feet range across the western Bering/coastal waters of the chain.
Widespread moderate to locally heavy precipitation will accompany
the front as well, with strong wind gusts likely over land as the
front progresses eastward.

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7)...
The long term forecast beginning Monday night starts with dry
conditions across Southcentral with a surface ridge across the
eastern interior. To the west, an organized low tracking to the
northern Bering moves a front from the eastern waters to the
Southwest, spreading light snow inland before diminishing just
west of the Alaska Range early Tuesday. A ridge amplifies across
the southern mainland late Tuesday into Wednesday ahead of the
next approaching system.

Another storm system tracks quickly to the southwest Bering early
Tuesday on a similar track toward the Bering Strait. This system
will be "the one to watch" this week as a significant short-wave
travels to the southern mainland late Wednesday into Thursday,
bringing increased chances for precipitation as it propagates to
the Alcan border. The pattern remains active through the next work
week as a third storm system enters the western Bering Wednesday
night pushing the upper long wave eastward.

Models are in general agreement with the active forecast pattern
through the end of next week, however they differ with the
amplitude of the upper wave pattern and in the progression of the
storm systems. The updates for the current package maintain
consistency, but higher uncertainty remains through the extended
as models typically struggle with these active patterns.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...None.
MARINE...Storm Warning 173 175 176.
Gale Warning 150 155 160 165 170 171 172 174 177 178 179 180 181
185.

&&

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