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Small Craft Advisory 76, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 25, 2018

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 25, 2018, 3:24 AM AKST. It was in force for 5 days.

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Issued
Jan 25, 2018, 3:24 AM AKST (12:24 UTC)
Expired
Jan 30, 2018, 3:34 AM AKST
In force
5 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

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328 
FZAK51 PAFC 251224
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
324 AM AKST Thu Jan 25 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.

PKZ197-260115-
324 AM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 992 mb low 175 nm southeast of Middleton Island moves over 
Middleton Island tonight at 995 mb and then dissipates. A second 
990 mb low 275 nm south of Sitka moves over Middleton Island Fri 
afternoon at 1004 mb and then moves inland Fri night. A complex 
1000 mb low forms 200 nm south of Sitkinak Fri morning and exits 
the Gulf to the south Fri night.

$$

PKZ119-260115-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
324 AM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Along the coast, wind becoming SE 30 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. Snow.
.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. Snow.
.FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ120-260115-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
324 AM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ121-260115-
Resurrection Bay-
324 AM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow.
.FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ125-260115-
Prince William Sound-
324 AM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. Snow.
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ126-260115-
Port Valdez-
324 AM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

.TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ127-260115-
Valdez Narrows-
324 AM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ128-260115-
Valdez Arm-
324 AM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. Snow.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ129-260115-
Passage Canal-
324 AM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt near Whittier. Seas 5 ft. 
Heavy freezing spray. Snow.
.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. 
Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow.
.FRI...E wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ130-260115-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
324 AM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 45 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. 
Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ131-260115-
Barren Islands East-
324 AM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. 
Seas 17 ft subsiding to 11 ft after midnight. Freezing spray.
.FRI...NE wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ132-260115-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
324 AM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. 
Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers.
.FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ136-260115-
Chiniak Bay-
324 AM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. 
Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Freezing spray.
.FRI...NW wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
Freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ137-260115-
Marmot Bay-
324 AM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI...NW wind 20 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ138-260115-
Shelikof Strait-
324 AM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. 
Seas 9 ft subsiding to 5 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ139-260115-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
324 AM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ140-260115-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
324 AM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. 
Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. 
Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.

$$

PKZ141-260115-
Kachemak Bay-
324 AM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$
14 follow-up statements
173 
FZAK51 PAFC 251833 AAA
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
933 AM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

Updates Area 128

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.

PKZ197-260415-
933 AM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 992 mb low 175 nm southeast of Middleton Island moves over 
Middleton Island tonight at 995 mb and then dissipates. A second 
990 mb low 275 nm south of Sitka moves over Middleton Island Fri 
afternoon at 1004 mb and then moves inland Fri night. A complex 
1000 mb low forms 200 nm south of Sitkinak Fri morning and exits 
the Gulf to the south Fri night.

$$

PKZ119-260415-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
933 AM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Along the coast, wind becoming SE 30 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. 
.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. 
.FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ120-260415-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
933 AM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. 
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. 
.FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ121-260415-
Resurrection Bay-
933 AM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. 
.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. 
.FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. 
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ125-260415-
Prince William Sound-
933 AM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. 
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. 
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ126-260415-
Port Valdez-
933 AM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

.TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. 
.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. 
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon.  Seas
3 ft. Freezing spray. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ127-260415-
Valdez Narrows-
933 AM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. 
.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. 
.FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ128-260415-
Valdez Arm-
933 AM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. 
.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. 
.FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ129-260415-
Passage Canal-
933 AM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt near Whittier. Seas 5 ft. 
Heavy freezing spray. Snow. 
.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight.  Seas
3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. 
.FRI...E wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.SAT...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ130-260415-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
933 AM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. 
.TONIGHT...NW wind 45 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. 
Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. 
.FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. 
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ131-260415-
Barren Islands East-
933 AM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. 
.TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. 
Seas 17 ft subsiding to 11 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. 
.FRI...NE wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ132-260415-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
933 AM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. 
.TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. 
Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. 
.FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ136-260415-
Chiniak Bay-
933 AM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. 
.TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. 
Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. 
.FRI...NW wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 ft. Freezing spray. 
.FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ137-260415-
Marmot Bay-
933 AM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. 
.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. 
.FRI...NW wind 20 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon.  Seas
3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. 
.FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ138-260415-
Shelikof Strait-
933 AM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. 
.TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. 
Seas 9 ft subsiding to 5 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. 
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ139-260415-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
933 AM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. 
.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. 
.FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ140-260415-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
933 AM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. 
Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. 
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft.  Heavy
freezing spray. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. 
.SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.

$$

PKZ141-260415-
Kachemak Bay-
933 AM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Heavy freezing spray. 
.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. 
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$
625 
FZAK51 PAFC 260052
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
352 PM AKST Thu Jan 25 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.

PKZ197-261415-
352 PM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 992 mb low 175 nm southeast of Middleton Island moves over 
Middleton Island tonight at 995 mb and then dissipates. A 
second 990 mb low 275 nm south of Sitka moves over Middleton 
Island Fri afternoon at 1004 mb and then moves inland Fri night.

$$

PKZ119-261415-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
352 PM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow and rain.
.FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt out of the Copper River Delta. 
Seas 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. 
Seas 9 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ120-261415-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
352 PM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt before midnight. 
Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. Snow.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt becoming SE 15 kt after midnight. 
Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ121-261415-
Resurrection Bay-
352 PM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas
6 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. Snow.
.FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ125-261415-
Prince William Sound-
352 PM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ126-261415-
Port Valdez-
352 PM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow early.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ127-261415-
Valdez Narrows-
352 PM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow early.
.FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ128-261415-
Valdez Arm-
352 PM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt late. 
Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. Snow early.
.FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ129-261415-
Passage Canal-
352 PM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. 
Gusts to 35 kt early. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow.
.FRI...E wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less 
than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ130-261415-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
352 PM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 50 kt diminishing to 40 kt after midnight. 
Gusts to 65 kt early. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow.
.FRI...N wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ131-261415-
Barren Islands East-
352 PM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 50 kt diminishing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas
13 ft. Gusts to 65 kt early north of Afognak Island. Heavy freezing 
spray. Snow.
.FRI...E wind 30 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft.
Freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ132-261415-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
352 PM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. 
Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. N of Dangerous Cape, NW wind 25 kt in the
morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray 
N of Dangerous Cape.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ136-261415-
Chiniak Bay-
352 PM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. 
Gusts to 45 kt before midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft 
after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers.
.FRI...NW wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 3 ft subsiding to 1 ft in the afternoon. Freezing
spray. Snow showers.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt 
after midnight. Seas 1 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ137-261415-
Marmot Bay-
352 PM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Gusts
to 50 kt before midnight. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow 
showers.
.FRI...NW wind 25 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft.
Freezing spray. Snow showers.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ138-261415-
Shelikof Strait-
352 PM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 45 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. 
Seas 11 ft subsiding to 7 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ139-261415-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
352 PM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt becoming NE 30 kt after midnight. 
Seas 5 ft building to 8 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ140-261415-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
352 PM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt after midnight. 
Seas in ice free waters 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. 
Snow.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft subsiding 
to 3 ft in the afternoon. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. 
Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.

$$

PKZ141-261415-
Kachemak Bay-
352 PM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$
969 
FZAK51 PAFC 260639
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
939 PM AKST Thu Jan 25 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.

PKZ197-261915-
939 PM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 992 mb low 175 nm southeast of Middleton Island moves over 
Middleton Island tonight at 995 mb and then dissipates. A 
second 990 mb low 275 nm south of Sitka moves over Middleton 
Island Fri afternoon at 1004 mb and then moves inland Fri night.

$$

PKZ119-261915-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
939 PM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow and rain. 
.FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt out of the Copper River
Delta.  Seas 10 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight.  Seas
9 ft. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ120-261915-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
939 PM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt before midnight.  Seas
7 ft. Freezing spray. 
.FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt becoming SE 15 kt after midnight. 
Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. 
.SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ121-261915-
Resurrection Bay-
939 PM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. 
Seas 8 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray.
Snow.
.FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ125-261915-
Prince William Sound-
939 PM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. 
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ126-261915-
Port Valdez-
939 PM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow early. 
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ127-261915-
Valdez Narrows-
939 PM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow early. 
.FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. 
.SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ128-261915-
Valdez Arm-
939 PM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt late.  Seas 6 ft.
Freezing spray. Snow early. 
.FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. 
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ129-261915-
Passage Canal-
939 PM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight.  Gusts
to 35 kt early. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. 
.FRI...E wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less  than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ130-261915-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
939 PM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 50 kt diminishing to 40 kt after midnight. 
Gusts to 65 kt early. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. 
.FRI...N wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon.  Seas
10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. 
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ131-261915-
Barren Islands East-
939 PM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 50 kt diminishing to 40 kt after midnight.
Seas 13 ft. Gusts to 65 kt early north of Afognak Island. Heavy
freezing  spray. Snow. 
.FRI...E wind 30 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft.
Freezing spray. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. 
.SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ132-261915-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
939 PM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. 
Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. 
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. N of Dangerous Cape, NW wind 25 kt in the
morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray 
N of Dangerous Cape. 
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. 
.SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. 
.MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ136-261915-
Chiniak Bay-
939 PM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. 
Gusts to 45 kt before midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft 
after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. 
.FRI...NW wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 3 ft subsiding to 1 ft in the afternoon. Freezing
spray. Snow showers. 
.FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt 
after midnight. Seas 1 ft. 
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ137-261915-
Marmot Bay-
939 PM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight.
Gusts to 50 kt before midnight. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
Snow  showers. 
.FRI...NW wind 25 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. 
.FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ138-261915-
Shelikof Strait-
939 PM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 45 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. 
Seas 11 ft subsiding to 7 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing
spray. 
.FRI...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. 
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. 
.SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ139-261915-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
939 PM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt becoming NE 30 kt after midnight.  Seas
5 ft building to 8 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. 
.FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. 
.SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ140-261915-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
939 PM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt after midnight. 
Seas in ice free waters 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. 
Snow. 
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft subsiding  to
3 ft in the afternoon. Heavy freezing spray. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.  Heavy
freezing spray. 
.SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.

$$

PKZ141-261915-
Kachemak Bay-
939 PM AKST Thu Jan 25 2018

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. 
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$
848 
FZAK51 PAFC 261230
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
330 AM AKST Fri Jan 26 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.

PKZ197-270130-
330 AM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 994 mb low over Kodiak Island weakens and dissipates this
morning. A second 991 mb low 160 nm south of Yakutat moves over 
Kodiak Island and dissipates tonight at 1014 mb. A complex 1000 mb
low 380 nm south of Sitkinak tonight reorganizes and strengthens 
to 980 mb 540 nm southeast of Sitkinak Sat night.

$$

PKZ119-270130-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
330 AM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming S 20 kt after midnight. 
Seas 11 ft subsiding to 7 ft after midnight.
.SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ120-270130-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
330 AM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. 
Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ121-270130-
Resurrection Bay-
330 AM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. 
Heavy freezing spray in the morning.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ125-270130-
Prince William Sound-
330 AM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

.TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ126-270130-
Port Valdez-
330 AM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

.TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ127-270130-
Valdez Narrows-
330 AM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ128-270130-
Valdez Arm-
330 AM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ129-270130-
Passage Canal-
330 AM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ130-270130-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
330 AM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. 
Snow showers.
.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ131-270130-
Barren Islands East-
330 AM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ132-270130-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
330 AM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. N of Dangerous Cape, NW wind 20 kt in the
morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ136-270130-
Chiniak Bay-
330 AM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

.TODAY...NW wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. Snow showers.
.SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ137-270130-
Marmot Bay-
330 AM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 20 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers.
.SAT...SE wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 4 ft. Snow showers.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ138-270130-
Shelikof Strait-
330 AM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ139-270130-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
330 AM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ140-270130-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
330 AM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. 
Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. 
Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft.
.TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.

$$

PKZ141-270130-
Kachemak Bay-
330 AM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$
432 
FZAK51 PAFC 270012
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
312 PM AKST Fri Jan 26 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.

PKZ197-271315-
312 PM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A series of weak low centers and troughs sweep across the Gulf 
through Sun afternoon.

$$

PKZ119-271315-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
312 PM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt becoming SE 15 kt by midnight. 
Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ120-271315-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
312 PM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt becoming SE 20 kt after midnight. 
Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ121-271315-
Resurrection Bay-
312 PM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable 
less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ125-271315-
Prince William Sound-
312 PM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. 
Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight.
.SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight.
Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ126-271315-
Port Valdez-
312 PM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ127-271315-
Valdez Narrows-
312 PM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt early. 
Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ128-271315-
Valdez Arm-
312 PM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

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

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. 
Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...NE wind increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. 
Freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ129-271315-
Passage Canal-
312 PM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming 
W 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ130-271315-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
312 PM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

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

.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...NE wind 25 kt becoming N 15 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind increasing to 25 kt after midnight. 
Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ131-271315-
Barren Islands East-
312 PM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. 
Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ132-271315-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
312 PM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ136-271315-
Chiniak Bay-
312 PM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

.TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow showers.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ137-271315-
Marmot Bay-
312 PM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

.TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. 
Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ138-271315-
Shelikof Strait-
312 PM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

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

.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...N wind 25 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind increasing to 25 kt after midnight. 
Seas 5 ft building to 8 ft after midnight. Freezing spray.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ139-271315-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
312 PM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

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

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...NE wind 25 kt becoming N 15 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind increasing to 25 kt after midnight. 
Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ140-271315-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
312 PM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. 
Freezing spray.
.SAT...NE wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas in ice free waters 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft.
.MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft.

$$

PKZ141-271315-
Kachemak Bay-
312 PM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

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

$$
596 
FZAK51 PAFC 270238 AAA
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
538 PM AKST Fri Jan 26 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.

PKZ197-271515-
538 PM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A series of weak low centers and troughs sweep across the 
Gulf through Sun afternoon.

$$

PKZ119-271515-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
538 PM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt in the evening becoming Variable 10 kt 
around midnight. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ120-271515-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
538 PM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming S 10 kt by midnight. 
Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray in the evening.
.SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ121-271515-
Resurrection Bay-
538 PM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable 
less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ125-271515-
Prince William Sound-
538 PM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt becoming SE 10 kt after midnight.
Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight.
.SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight.
Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ126-271515-
Port Valdez-
538 PM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. 
Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ127-271515-
Valdez Narrows-
538 PM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. 
Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ128-271515-
Valdez Arm-
538 PM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. 
Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ129-271515-
Passage Canal-
538 PM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt 
after midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ130-271515-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
538 PM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ131-271515-
Barren Islands East-
538 PM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ132-271515-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
538 PM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ136-271515-
Chiniak Bay-
538 PM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow showers.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ137-271515-
Marmot Bay-
538 PM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ138-271515-
Shelikof Strait-
538 PM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Variable wind to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 8 ft after
midnight. Freezing spray.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ139-271515-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
538 PM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ140-271515-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
538 PM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. 
Freezing spray.
.SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft.
.MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft.

$$

PKZ141-271515-
Kachemak Bay-
538 PM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt 
in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$
839 
FZAK51 PAFC 270755 AAA
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
1055 PM AKST Fri Jan 26 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.

PKZ197-272015-
1055 PM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A series of weak low centers and troughs sweep across the 
Gulf through Sun afternoon.

$$

PKZ119-272015-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
1055 PM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt in the evening becoming Variable 10 kt 
around midnight. Seas 8 ft. 
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. 
.MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. 
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. 
.WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ120-272015-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
1055 PM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming S 10 kt by midnight.  
Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray in the evening. 
.SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. 
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ121-272015-
Resurrection Bay-
1055 PM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt...diminishing to 10 kt
towards morning. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon.  
Seas 2 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ125-272015-
Prince William Sound-
1055 PM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt becoming SE 10 kt after midnight. 
Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. 
.SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight.
Seas 2 ft. 
.SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ126-272015-
Port Valdez-
1055 PM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. 
Seas 2 ft. 
.SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ127-272015-
Valdez Narrows-
1055 PM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. 
Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. 
.SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. 
.SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.MON...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.TUE...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ128-272015-
Valdez Arm-
1055 PM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. 
Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. 
.SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ129-272015-
Passage Canal-
1055 PM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt 
after midnight. Seas 2 ft. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ130-272015-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
1055 PM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. 
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. 
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. 
.SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. 
.MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. 
.TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ131-272015-
Barren Islands East-
1055 PM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.  
.SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. 
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. 
.MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. 
.TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ132-272015-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
1055 PM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. 
.MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. 
.TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ136-272015-
Chiniak Bay-
1055 PM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon.  
Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow showers. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ137-272015-
Marmot Bay-
1055 PM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. 
.SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ138-272015-
Shelikof Strait-
1055 PM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Variable wind to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. 
.SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 8 ft after
midnight. Freezing spray. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ139-272015-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
1055 PM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. 
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. 
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ140-272015-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
1055 PM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.  
Freezing spray. 
.SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. 
.SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. 
.MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft.

$$

PKZ141-272015-
Kachemak Bay-
1055 PM AKST Fri Jan 26 2018

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.  
.SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt in the 
afternoon. Seas 2 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. 
.SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$
906 
FZAK51 PAFC 271212
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
312 AM AKST Sat Jan 27 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.

PKZ197-280130-
312 AM AKST Sat Jan 27 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 999 mb low 350 nm south of Sitkinak moves 520 nm southeast of
Sitkinak 987 mb tonight. The low then moves 475 nm southeast of
Sitkinak at 970 mb Sun night.

$$

PKZ119-280130-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
312 AM AKST Sat Jan 27 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ120-280130-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
312 AM AKST Sat Jan 27 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.

$$

PKZ121-280130-
Resurrection Bay-
312 AM AKST Sat Jan 27 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...N wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ125-280130-
Prince William Sound-
312 AM AKST Sat Jan 27 2018

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. 
Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ126-280130-
Port Valdez-
312 AM AKST Sat Jan 27 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. 
Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ127-280130-
Valdez Narrows-
312 AM AKST Sat Jan 27 2018

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ128-280130-
Valdez Arm-
312 AM AKST Sat Jan 27 2018

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ129-280130-
Passage Canal-
312 AM AKST Sat Jan 27 2018

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...W wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ130-280130-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
312 AM AKST Sat Jan 27 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ131-280130-
Barren Islands East-
312 AM AKST Sat Jan 27 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.

$$

PKZ132-280130-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
312 AM AKST Sat Jan 27 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ136-280130-
Chiniak Bay-
312 AM AKST Sat Jan 27 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft after
midnight.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ137-280130-
Marmot Bay-
312 AM AKST Sat Jan 27 2018

.TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ138-280130-
Shelikof Strait-
312 AM AKST Sat Jan 27 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NE 20 kt by late morning. 
Seas building to 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ139-280130-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
312 AM AKST Sat Jan 27 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ140-280130-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
312 AM AKST Sat Jan 27 2018

.TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft.
.MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft.
.TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft.
.WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.

$$

PKZ141-280130-
Kachemak Bay-
312 AM AKST Sat Jan 27 2018

.TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$
357 
FZAK51 PAFC 280028
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
328 PM AKST Sat Jan 27 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.

PKZ197-281315-
328 PM AKST Sat Jan 27 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A series of weak troughs slip Westward across the Gulf through 
Mon morning. A front enters the Southeastern Gulf Sun afternoon 
and moves over the North Gulf Coast for Mon afternoon.

$$

PKZ119-281315-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
328 PM AKST Sat Jan 27 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ120-281315-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
328 PM AKST Sat Jan 27 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.

$$

PKZ121-281315-
Resurrection Bay-
328 PM AKST Sat Jan 27 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...N wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6
ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ125-281315-
Prince William Sound-
328 PM AKST Sat Jan 27 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas
2 ft.
.SUN...N wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4
ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ126-281315-
Port Valdez-
328 PM AKST Sat Jan 27 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ127-281315-
Valdez Narrows-
328 PM AKST Sat Jan 27 2018

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray after
midnight.
.SUN...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray after
midnight.
.MON...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ128-281315-
Valdez Arm-
328 PM AKST Sat Jan 27 2018

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ129-281315-
Passage Canal-
328 PM AKST Sat Jan 27 2018

.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt near Whittier. Seas 2 
ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ130-281315-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
328 PM AKST Sat Jan 27 2018

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ131-281315-
Barren Islands East-
328 PM AKST Sat Jan 27 2018

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

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.

$$

PKZ132-281315-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
328 PM AKST Sat Jan 27 2018

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

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ136-281315-
Chiniak Bay-
328 PM AKST Sat Jan 27 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft after
midnight. Freezing spray in the evening.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray after midnight.
.MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ137-281315-
Marmot Bay-
328 PM AKST Sat Jan 27 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ138-281315-
Shelikof Strait-
328 PM AKST Sat Jan 27 2018

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

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ139-281315-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
328 PM AKST Sat Jan 27 2018

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt in the evening increasing to 25 kt. Seas 5 
ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ140-281315-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
328 PM AKST Sat Jan 27 2018

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. 
.SUN...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. 
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt.
.MON...N wind 30 kt. 
.MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt. 

$$

PKZ141-281315-
Kachemak Bay-
328 PM AKST Sat Jan 27 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray after midnight.
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$
424 
FZAK51 PAFC 281226
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
326 AM AKST Sun Jan 28 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.

PKZ197-290145-
326 AM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 967 mb North Pacific low moves to 115 nm southwest of Hydaburg 
at 979 mb by Mon night and then to 55 nm west of Klawock at 983 mb
by Tue morning.

$$

PKZ119-290145-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
326 AM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 11 ft after
midnight.
.MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ120-290145-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
326 AM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.

$$

PKZ121-290145-
Resurrection Bay-
326 AM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
6 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ125-290145-
Prince William Sound-
326 AM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ126-290145-
Port Valdez-
326 AM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ127-290145-
Valdez Narrows-
326 AM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas
4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ128-290145-
Valdez Arm-
326 AM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 
ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ129-290145-
Passage Canal-
326 AM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018

.TODAY...W wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to
30 kt near Whittier in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier. Seas 3 ft. 
Freezing spray.
.MON...W wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier. Seas 3 ft. 
Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ130-290145-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
326 AM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 
ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ131-290145-
Barren Islands East-
326 AM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.

$$

PKZ132-290145-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
326 AM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ136-290145-
Chiniak Bay-
326 AM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ137-290145-
Marmot Bay-
326 AM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ138-290145-
Shelikof Strait-
326 AM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ139-290145-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
326 AM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ140-290145-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
326 AM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt.
.MON...N wind 30 kt.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt.
.TUE THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt.

$$

PKZ141-290145-
Kachemak Bay-
326 AM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$
730 
FZAK51 PAFC 290026
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
326 PM AKST Sun Jan 28 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.

PKZ197-291330-
326 PM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 963 mb low in the south central Gulf will move into the eastern
Gulf Mon evening at 979 mb. A series of lows develop throughout
the Gulf through Tue afternoon. 


$$

PKZ119-291330-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
326 PM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018

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

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 11 ft after
midnight. Freezing spray.
.MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ120-291330-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
326 PM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018

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

.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray along the coast 
after midnight.
.MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray along the coast in
the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ121-291330-
Resurrection Bay-
326 PM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ125-291330-
Prince William Sound-
326 PM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ126-291330-
Port Valdez-
326 PM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray after 
midnight.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ127-291330-
Valdez Narrows-
326 PM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind increasing to 50 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray after
midnight.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ128-291330-
Valdez Arm-
326 PM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ129-291330-
Passage Canal-
326 PM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018

.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier.
Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...W wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier. 
Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight.
Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray in the evening.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED THROUGH FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ130-291330-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
326 PM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ131-291330-
Barren Islands East-
326 PM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ132-291330-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
326 PM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018

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

.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ136-291330-
Chiniak Bay-
326 PM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray after midnight.
.MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ137-291330-
Marmot Bay-
326 PM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ138-291330-
Shelikof Strait-
326 PM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018

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

.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ139-291330-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
326 PM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray after
midnight.
.MON...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray after
midnight.
.TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ140-291330-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
326 PM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. 
.MON...N wind 30 kt. 
.MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. 
.WED...N wind 20 kt. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. 

$$

PKZ141-291330-
Kachemak Bay-
326 PM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018

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

.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$
883 
FZAK51 PAFC 291237
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
337 AM 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.

PKZ197-300200-
337 AM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 1001 mb low 185 nm south of Kodiak City Tue morning remains 
nearly stationary through Wed morning.

$$

PKZ119-300200-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
337 AM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft.

$$

PKZ120-300200-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
337 AM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ121-300200-
Resurrection Bay-
337 AM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.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.
.WED THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ125-300200-
Prince William Sound-
337 AM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018

.TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ126-300200-
Port Valdez-
337 AM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018

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

.TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ127-300200-
Valdez Narrows-
337 AM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.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.
.WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ128-300200-
Valdez Arm-
337 AM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ129-300200-
Passage Canal-
337 AM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018

.TODAY...W wind 10 kt. Gusts to 25 kt near Whittier. Seas 2 ft.
.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...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.

$$

PKZ130-300200-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
337 AM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ131-300200-
Barren Islands East-
337 AM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 30 kt becoming N 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas
13 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.

$$

PKZ132-300200-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
337 AM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft.

$$

PKZ136-300200-
Chiniak Bay-
337 AM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ137-300200-
Marmot Bay-
337 AM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ138-300200-
Shelikof Strait-
337 AM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ139-300200-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
337 AM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ140-300200-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
337 AM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Freezing
spray.
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Heavy 
freezing spray.
.TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Heavy freezing 
spray.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.
.WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.

$$

PKZ141-300200-
Kachemak Bay-
337 AM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$
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.

$$
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.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Jan 24, 4:48 PM AKST, 10 hours 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 24, 4:48 PM AKST, 10 hours 36 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
448 PM AKST Wed Jan 24 2018

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
The 250 mb upper level pattern remains very similar today compared
to the previous few days, with an upper level trough over the
mainland part of the state and a strong ridge over the Bering Sea.
The trough has shifted eastward some which is what has pushed the
light snowfall eastward and over the Talkeetna mountains. This
low will move southward over the next few days and bring colder
temperatures along with it. At the surface, the pressure gradient
along the north Gulf coast will continue to increase and bring
gusty outflow winds. A complex surface low is developing in the
eastern Gulf of Alaska and will rotate into the northern Gulf
late Thursday. The surface high remains centered over the Central
Aleutians and is producing a tight pressure gradient between this
high and the developing Gulf low.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
Models have all settled on the track of the 500 mb upper level
low in the Interior moving to around Kodiak Thursday evening and
then continuing to move southward. All models are indicating the
upper level ridge in the Bering Sea will persist well into next
week. The surface low moving into the eastern Gulf of Alaska
tonight and tomorrow will be complex in nature with more than one
center. The strongest center location is similar on the different
models, but with a cold system such as this, there can be small
but potent lows that develop in the Gulf off the northwest winds.
The NAM is trying hard to pinpoint each of these lows but is
changing the locations with each run.

&&

.AVIATION...
PANC...VFR conditions will continue but there may be periods
where ceiling heights drop below 5000 ft through the night.
Northerly winds are going to persist through tomorrow.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days Today and Thursday)...
Brutally cold air has moved into Southcentral and many locations
will see single digit highs or lower. The potential fly in the
ointment will be over the Anchorage Bowl and the Mat-Su Valleys
where cloud coverage will come into play. Where the clouds clear,
expect strong radiational cooling and bone chilling temperatures.
If the clouds linger, the temps might remain above the zero degree
threshold. A Wind Chill Advisory along the Parks Highway from
Cantwell and through Broad Pass has been issued for tonight, where
some of the strongest winds are combining with the cold air.

The longwave pattern features a ridge over the Bering and a
trough extending from the North Slope and into the Gulf Of Alaska.
As time elapses, expect the upper low that has been over the
interior to drop southward and across the AKPEN. The strong
temperature gradient along the Aleutian Range will persist through
this forecast package resulting in strong gap winds. Gale to
storm force winds along with rough seas will continue over the
western Gulf through Friday. However, as the aforementioned upper
low nears Kodiak the winds over the Gulf of Alaska and Prince
William Sound will turn easterly. The focus will be the potential
formation of a barrier jet south of Cordova and in the vicinity of
Hinchinbrook Island. As the flow aloft becomes more easterly
across the Gulf and the surface low track recurves, moisture will
spread into Eastern Prince William Sound, with potential for a
prolonged period of snow accumulation. The best bet for new snow
will be Cordova and the adjacent areas to the north and east.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 and 2: Thursday and
Friday)...
An upper level low currently on the south side of the Brooks
Range is the primary driver of the weather across Southwest
Alaska. The upper level low represents the core of the coldest air
over the state. It is forecast to track south over the next 36
hours to the west side of the Alaska Range. Thus, temperatures
will continue falling into Thursday night. As the low moves
southward over interior Southwest Alaska, surface ridging and high
pressure will also build southward through the northern Bering.
This large difference in pressure is expected to kick up the winds
Thursday night just as the coldest air is moving through
Southwest Alaska, especially through the Kuskokwim Delta. For that
reason, inland colder locations are under a Wind Chill Advisory
Thursday night into Friday. For the Lower Kuskokwim Valley and
Bristol Bay, winds will be just low enough that any wind chills
meeting criteria should be brief and isolated, though widespread
wind chills between 30 and 40 below are expected.

Behind the low during the day Friday, temperatures should begin a
healthy rebound back closer to average over the Lower Kuskokwim
Valley and Bristol Bay. This will be in part due to the
expectation of additional cloud cover holding in what little
surface heating there is. However for the Kuskokwim Delta,
continued cold advection will make temperatures have a very
difficult time moving much during the day Friday, and conditions
meeting wind chill advisory criteria may well continue past noon.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 2: Thursday
and Friday)...
As a strong low near Kamchatka lifts northward, it will help
build a broad ridge that has been over the southern Bering
northward across the central Bering. This highly amplified pattern
will help accelerate the polar low over Alaska to the south.
Meanwhile, though the upper level ridge builds northward, it will
be squeezed between the two lows on either side of it, making for
a "skinny ridge". The net effect will be more active weather
developing across the western Bering and western Aleutians as a
front makes a little eastward progress in that area. However, the
ridge is expected to persist in place enough to block any further
eastward progress. It also means that cold advection will continue
for the foreseeable future across the eastern Bering. The non-stop
snow shower activity moving south into the Alaska Peninsula and
eastern Aleutians will also continue. Meanwhile strengthening
winds will lead to continued blowing snow concerns for the
southern Alaska Peninsula through Cold Bay. Due to the showery
nature of the precipitation, it remains unlikely that visibilities
will remain low enough for a long enough period of time to meet
advisory criteria.

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7)...
The Arctic trough that will dive southward through the Mainland
and into the Gulf late this week will begin tracking into the
North Pacific for the weekend. This will allow for the blocking
ridge that has setup over the Bering to move eastward, bringing
generally clear skies, below normal temperatures and strong gap
winds along the Gulf Coast into early next week. This small change
in the pattern will limit chances of precipitation to just the
Gulf Coast late Friday-Saturday, as the remnants of a weak low
moving through the North Gulf diminishes. After this occurs,
little in the way of precipitation is expected throughout the
Southern Mainland looking into early next week.

For the Eastern Aleutians/Bering, the persistent and gusty
northwest flow and widespread snow showers currently over the area
will come to an end on Saturday as the flow weakens and becomes
easterly. The Western Bering/Aleutians will however see little
overall change to the current pattern as southerly flow will
continue to bring a series of gale force fronts and rain to the
area until this weekend. Model agreement is very good into early
next week depicting a break in the rain/wind as ridging expands
westward.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...Wind Chill Advisory 145 155.
MARINE...Heavy Freezing Spray Warning 120 121 126 127 129 130 131
132 136 137 138 139 141 150 160 165 180 181 185.
Storm Warning 130.
Gale Warning 121 127 129 131 132 136 138 150 155 160 165 172 178
180.

&&

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

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 24, 3:14 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC60 hr
Jan 24, 3:26 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC72 hr
Jan 24, 3:26 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Jan 24, 3:26 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC60 hr
Jan 24, 3:32 PM AKSTWind Chill AdvisoryAFC43 hr
Jan 24, 3:40 PM AKSTWind Chill AdvisoryAFC25 hr
Jan 24, 3:51 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC72 hr
Jan 24, 3:51 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Jan 24, 7:43 PM AKSTBlizzard WarningAFC22 hr
Jan 24, 7:58 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC7 hr
Jan 25, 3:24 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Jan 25, 3:24 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC36 hr
Jan 25, 3:52 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC3 days
Jan 25, 3:59 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Jan 25, 3:59 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC7 days
Jan 25, 9:33 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC18 hr

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