Small Craft Advisory 310, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Apr 16, 2018, 2:53 PM AKDT (22:53 UTC)

Expired

Apr 17, 2018, 4:00 AM AKDT

In force

13 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

220 
FZAK51 PAFC 162253
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
253 PM AKDT Mon Apr 16 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.

PKZ197-171200-
253 PM AKDT Mon Apr 16 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A front over the western Gulf will swing across the southern Gulf
and dissipate by Wed afternoon. A second front will enter the
western Gulf Tue afternoon and moves into the central Gulf by Wed
afternoon.

$$

PKZ119-171200-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
253 PM AKDT Mon Apr 16 2018

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 9
ft. Rain.
.WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ120-171200-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
253 PM AKDT Mon Apr 16 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ121-171200-
Resurrection Bay-
253 PM AKDT Mon Apr 16 2018

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt or less. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow.
.WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ125-171200-
Prince William Sound-
253 PM AKDT Mon Apr 16 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2
ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft after
midnight. Snow and rain.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ126-171200-
Port Valdez-
253 PM AKDT Mon Apr 16 2018

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt or less. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ127-171200-
Valdez Narrows-
253 PM AKDT Mon Apr 16 2018

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

$$

PKZ128-171200-
Valdez Arm-
253 PM AKDT Mon Apr 16 2018

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

$$

PKZ129-171200-
Passage Canal-
253 PM AKDT Mon Apr 16 2018

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ130-171200-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
253 PM AKDT Mon Apr 16 2018

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft subsiding to 7 ft after
midnight. Rain.
.WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ131-171200-
Barren Islands East-
253 PM AKDT Mon Apr 16 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ132-171200-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
253 PM AKDT Mon Apr 16 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain.
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ136-171200-
Chiniak Bay-
253 PM AKDT Mon Apr 16 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.TUE...SE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight.
Seas 4 ft building to 8 ft after midnight. Rain and snow.
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ137-171200-
Marmot Bay-
253 PM AKDT Mon Apr 16 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight.
Seas 4 ft building to 9 ft after midnight. Rain with snow.
.WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ138-171200-
Shelikof Strait-
253 PM AKDT Mon Apr 16 2018

.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ139-171200-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
253 PM AKDT Mon Apr 16 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3
ft.
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ140-171200-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
253 PM AKDT Mon Apr 16 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas
3 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ141-171200-
Kachemak Bay-
253 PM AKDT Mon Apr 16 2018

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

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