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Storm Warning 174, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 28, 2018, 4:01 AM AKST. It was in force for 4 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Dec 28, 2018, 4:01 AM AKST (13:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 31, 2018, 5:15 PM AKST
- In force
- 4 days
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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486 FZAK51 PAFC 281301 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 401 AM AKST Fri Dec 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. PKZ197-290215- 401 AM AKST Fri Dec 28 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A strong cold front associated with a low in the the eastern Bering will move over the southwestern Gulf Fri night then it will move into the northern Gulf Sat morning. The front will dissipate Sat night. A second front will enter the southwestern Gulf Sun morning. $$ PKZ119-290215- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 401 AM AKST Fri Dec 28 2018 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SAT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ120-290215- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 401 AM AKST Fri Dec 28 2018 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming SW 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SAT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ121-290215- Resurrection Bay- 401 AM AKST Fri Dec 28 2018 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft subsiding. Snow. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas building to 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-290215- Prince William Sound- 401 AM AKST Fri Dec 28 2018 .TODAY...W wind 15 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt becoming W 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-290215- Port Valdez- 401 AM AKST Fri Dec 28 2018 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .TONIGHT AND SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-290215- Valdez Narrows- 401 AM AKST Fri Dec 28 2018 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-290215- Valdez Arm- 401 AM AKST Fri Dec 28 2018 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ129-290215- Passage Canal- 401 AM AKST Fri Dec 28 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Gusts to 30 kt near Whittier in the morning. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .SAT...W wind increasing to 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-290215- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 401 AM AKST Fri Dec 28 2018 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon, except becoming NE 30 kt near Kamishak Bay. Seas 4 ft, except building to 10 ft near Kamishak Bay. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...W wind increasing to 50 kt. Seas 9 ft building to 15 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Snow. .SAT...W wind 50 kt diminishing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-290215- Barren Islands East- 401 AM AKST Fri Dec 28 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming NW 45 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SAT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ132-290215- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 401 AM AKST Fri Dec 28 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...W wind increasing to 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...W wind 35 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...S wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ136-290215- Chiniak Bay- 401 AM AKST Fri Dec 28 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...W wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt becoming SW 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ137-290215- Marmot Bay- 401 AM AKST Fri Dec 28 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain changing to snow. .SAT...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt late. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-290215- Shelikof Strait- 401 AM AKST Fri Dec 28 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt becoming variable in the afternoon, except becoming W 25 kt south end of the strait. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Gusts to 50 kt out of bays and passes in the morning. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ139-290215- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 401 AM AKST Fri Dec 28 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 7 ft in the afternoon. Snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt becoming W 40 kt after midnight, except becoming W 20 kt N of Anchor Point. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .SAT...W wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. N of Anchor Point, W wind 30 kt becoming variable 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ140-290215- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 401 AM AKST Fri Dec 28 2018 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray and snow in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt becoming variable 10 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Snow. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-290215- Kachemak Bay- 401 AM AKST Fri Dec 28 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas building to 3 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt becoming W 35 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 10 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Snow. .SAT...SW wind 35 kt diminishing to 20 kt late. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
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090 FZAK51 PAFC 290048 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 348 PM AKST Fri Dec 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. PKZ197-291400- 348 PM AKST Fri Dec 28 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A strong front associated with a low over Southwest Alaska moves over the central Gulf Sat morning and then moves into the northern Gulf Sat afternoon. The front will dissipate Sat night. A second front enters the southwestern Gulf Sun morning and reaches the northeastern Gulf Sun afternoon. $$ PKZ119-291400- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 348 PM AKST Fri Dec 28 2018 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SAT...W wind 25 kt in the morning increasing to 35 kt. Along the coast, E wind 20 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft building to 14 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming SE after midnight. Seas 14 ft subsiding to 11 ft after midnight. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ120-291400- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 348 PM AKST Fri Dec 28 2018 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming SW 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SAT...W wind 30 kt in the morning increasing to 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 30 kt becoming S 20 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ121-291400- Resurrection Bay- 348 PM AKST Fri Dec 28 2018 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...N wind 10 kt in the morning increasing to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Snow. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-291400- Prince William Sound- 348 PM AKST Fri Dec 28 2018 .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt becoming W 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming SE after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-291400- Port Valdez- 348 PM AKST Fri Dec 28 2018 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-291400- Valdez Narrows- 348 PM AKST Fri Dec 28 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-291400- Valdez Arm- 348 PM AKST Fri Dec 28 2018 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-291400- Passage Canal- 348 PM AKST Fri Dec 28 2018 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-291400- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 348 PM AKST Fri Dec 28 2018 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt increasing to 50 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft building to 14 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Snow. .SAT...W wind 50 kt in the morning diminishing to 35 kt. Seas 15 ft in the morning subsiding to 8 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ131-291400- Barren Islands East- 348 PM AKST Fri Dec 28 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming NW 40 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...W wind 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. Snow and rain. .SUN...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ132-291400- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 348 PM AKST Fri Dec 28 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...W wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming SE 40 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft building to 14 ft after midnight. Rain with snow. .SUN...S wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ136-291400- Chiniak Bay- 348 PM AKST Fri Dec 28 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 10 ft after midnight. Snow and rain. .SUN...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-291400- Marmot Bay- 348 PM AKST Fri Dec 28 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...W wind 25 kt becoming SW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 12 ft after midnight. Snow and rain. .SUN...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ138-291400- Shelikof Strait- 348 PM AKST Fri Dec 28 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...W wind 35 kt becoming S 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. Snow and rain. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ139-291400- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 348 PM AKST Fri Dec 28 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt becoming NW 35 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .SAT...W wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt in the evening becoming NE 20 kt. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ140-291400- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 348 PM AKST Fri Dec 28 2018 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Snow. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. $$ PKZ141-291400- Kachemak Bay- 348 PM AKST Fri Dec 28 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt becoming W 35 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 10 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Snow. .SAT...W wind 35 kt in the morning diminishing to 25 kt. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 6 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming E after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
325 FZAK51 PAFC 291256 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 356 AM AKST Sat Dec 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. PKZ197-300215- 356 AM AKST Sat Dec 29 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A strong front over the western Gulf will weaken as it moves to the northern to eastern Gulf Sat night. A second front, associated with an eastern Bering low, will move into the southwestern Gulf Sun morning and track to the northern to central Gulf Sun night. $$ PKZ119-300215- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 356 AM AKST Sat Dec 29 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt becoming W 35 kt in the afternoon. Near the coast, SE wind 25 kt becoming Variable wind 15 kt by midday. Seas 7 ft building to 12 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...SE wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 25 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ120-300215- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 356 AM AKST Sat Dec 29 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind increasing to 35 kt. Near the coast, NW wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt becoming SW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft subsiding to 7 ft after midnight. Snow. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 29 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 29 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ121-300215- Resurrection Bay- 356 AM AKST Sat Dec 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind less than 10 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas building to 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt becoming S 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Freezing spray in the evening. Snow. .SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-300215- Prince William Sound- 356 AM AKST Sat Dec 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt becoming W 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming S 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft in the afternoon. Snow and rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-300215- Port Valdez- 356 AM AKST Sat Dec 29 2018 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. Snow showers. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-300215- Valdez Narrows- 356 AM AKST Sat Dec 29 2018 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray in the afternoon. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-300215- Valdez Arm- 356 AM AKST Sat Dec 29 2018 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt becoming NE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas building to 4 ft. Snow and rain. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-300215- Passage Canal- 356 AM AKST Sat Dec 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...E wind less than 10 kt becoming W wind 20 kt by afternoon. Gusts to 30 kt developing near Whittier midday. Seas building to 3 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Gusts to 30 kt near Whittier early. Seas 2 ft. Widespread snow showers. .SUN...E wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Snow and rain. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-300215- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 356 AM AKST Sat Dec 29 2018 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 50 kt. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt becoming E 35 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .SUN...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 24 ft. .MON...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-300215- Barren Islands East- 356 AM AKST Sat Dec 29 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt becoming SE after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Snow. .SUN...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 50 kt. Seas 24 ft. .MON...S wind 40 kt. Seas 28 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 28 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ132-300215- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 356 AM AKST Sat Dec 29 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming SE 40 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft building to 14 ft after midnight. Snow and rain. .SUN...S wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 50 kt. Seas 30 ft. .MON...S wind 35 kt. Seas 27 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 27 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ136-300215- Chiniak Bay- 356 AM AKST Sat Dec 29 2018 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 30 kt in the morning. Seas 3 ft subsiding. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 10 ft after midnight. Snow and rain. .SUN...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-300215- Marmot Bay- 356 AM AKST Sat Dec 29 2018 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 40 kt in the morning. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 12 ft after midnight. Snow. .SUN...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-300215- Shelikof Strait- 356 AM AKST Sat Dec 29 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 35 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 50 kt out of bays and passes in the morning. Seas 12 ft subsiding to 7 ft in the afternoon. Heavy freezing spray in the morning. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming SE 30 kt overnight. Seas 4 ft building to 8 ft after midnight. Snow. .SUN...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 50 kt. Seas 24 ft. .MON...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ139-300215- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 356 AM AKST Sat Dec 29 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S of Anchor Point, W wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the late afternoon. Seas 12 ft. N of Anchor Point, W wind 30 kt diminishing to variable 15 kt in the late afternoon. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 15 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. Snow changing to rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-300215- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 356 AM AKST Sat Dec 29 2018 .TODAY...Variable mainly W wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt out of western bays and passes. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. Snow. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. .MON...SE wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 17 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-300215- Kachemak Bay- 356 AM AKST Sat Dec 29 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Snow. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$
244 FZAK51 PAFC 300108 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 408 PM AKST Sat Dec 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. PKZ197-301400- 408 PM AKST Sat Dec 29 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A strong front over the western Gulf reaches the central Gulf Sun morning. A second front associated with a 955 mb eastern Bering low moves across the Gulf through Mon morning. A third front enters the western Gulf Mon afternoon. $$ PKZ119-301400- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 408 PM AKST Sat Dec 29 2018 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Along the coast, E wind 10 kt becoming S after midnight. Seas 12 ft subsiding to 7 ft after midnight. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt in the morning increasing to 30 kt. Seas 7 ft in the morning building to 11 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt becoming S 50 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft building to 20 ft after midnight. Rain. .MON...S wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. .TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 25 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ120-301400- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 408 PM AKST Sat Dec 29 2018 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft subsiding to 7 ft after midnight. Snow. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt in the morning increasing to 35 kt. Seas 7 ft in the morning building to 14 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft in the evening building to 22 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 29 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 29 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ121-301400- Resurrection Bay- 408 PM AKST Sat Dec 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt becoming Variable wind 10 kt after midnight. Gusts to 30 kt near Seward in the evening. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Freezing spray in the evening. Snow. .SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-301400- Prince William Sound- 408 PM AKST Sat Dec 29 2018 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 40 kt becoming SE 50 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-301400- Port Valdez- 408 PM AKST Sat Dec 29 2018 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 10 kt becoming E wind 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-301400- Valdez Narrows- 408 PM AKST Sat Dec 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-301400- Valdez Arm- 408 PM AKST Sat Dec 29 2018 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt becoming NE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming SE 40 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-301400- Passage Canal- 408 PM AKST Sat Dec 29 2018 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Widespread snow showers. .SUN...E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Gusts near Whittier up to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Gusts near Whittier up to 50 kt in the evening. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-301400- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 408 PM AKST Sat Dec 29 2018 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .SUN...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-301400- Barren Islands East- 408 PM AKST Sat Dec 29 2018 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt becoming S 30 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Snow and rain. .SUN...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 28 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 28 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ132-301400- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 408 PM AKST Sat Dec 29 2018 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming S 40 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft building to 14 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN...S wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 29 ft. .MON...S wind 35 kt. Seas 28 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 27 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 27 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ136-301400- Chiniak Bay- 408 PM AKST Sat Dec 29 2018 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 1 ft building to 11 ft after midnight. Snow and rain. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 12 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft subsiding to 7 ft after midnight. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-301400- Marmot Bay- 408 PM AKST Sat Dec 29 2018 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 12 ft after midnight. Snow and rain. .SUN...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft subsiding to 9 ft after midnight. Widespread rain showers. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-301400- Shelikof Strait- 408 PM AKST Sat Dec 29 2018 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming SE 35 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 8 ft after midnight. Snow and rain. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt in the evening increasing to 50 kt. Seas 16 ft building to 23 ft after midnight. Rain. .MON...S wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ139-301400- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 408 PM AKST Sat Dec 29 2018 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray after midnight. Snow. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. Rain and snow. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-301400- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 408 PM AKST Sat Dec 29 2018 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. Snow. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt becoming SE 35 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft building to 9 ft after midnight. Rain. .MON...S wind 45 kt. Seas in ice free waters 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-301400- Kachemak Bay- 408 PM AKST Sat Dec 29 2018 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt in the morning becoming 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt becoming S 35 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
067 FZAK51 PAFC 301258 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 358 AM AKST Sun Dec 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- 358 AM AKST Sun Dec 30 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... Several well developed lows track over Western Alaska, with their associated fronts crossing the Gulf through Tue morning. $$ PKZ119-310200- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 358 AM AKST Sun Dec 30 2018 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...SE wind increasing to 50 kt overnight, then becoming SW 35 kt toward morning. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 40 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 21 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ120-310200- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 358 AM AKST Sun Dec 30 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 45 kt becoming S 35 kt after midnight. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 45 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 23 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ121-310200- Resurrection Bay- 358 AM AKST Sun Dec 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...S wind increasing to 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas building to 4 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-310200- Prince William Sound- 358 AM AKST Sun Dec 30 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt becoming SE 45 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft building to 10 ft after midnight. Rain. .MON...S wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-310200- Port Valdez- 358 AM AKST Sun Dec 30 2018 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow showers. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-310200- Valdez Narrows- 358 AM AKST Sun Dec 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 15 kt becoming NE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain and snow showers. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-310200- Valdez Arm- 358 AM AKST Sun Dec 30 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt becoming SE 35 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 8 ft after midnight. Rain. .MON...S wind 35 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-310200- Passage Canal- 358 AM AKST Sun Dec 30 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 10 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .MON...Variable wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-310200- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 358 AM AKST Sun Dec 30 2018 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 55 kt becoming S 50 kt after midnight. Seas 23 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 50 kt becoming S 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 23 ft subsiding to 12 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-310200- Barren Islands East- 358 AM AKST Sun Dec 30 2018 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 50 kt becoming SW after midnight. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 45 kt becoming S 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 23 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ132-310200- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 358 AM AKST Sun Dec 30 2018 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 27 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 40 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 25 ft subsiding to 18 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ136-310200- Chiniak Bay- 358 AM AKST Sun Dec 30 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind increasing to 35 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 14 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt becoming SW after midnight. Seas 18 ft subsiding to 8 ft after midnight. Rain. .MON...SW wind 30 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-310200- Marmot Bay- 358 AM AKST Sun Dec 30 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 45 kt becoming SW 35 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft subsiding to 9 ft after midnight. Rain. .MON...SW wind 30 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-310200- Shelikof Strait- 358 AM AKST Sun Dec 30 2018 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt becoming SW 55 kt overnight. Seas 12 ft building to 25 ft after midnight. Rain. .MON...SW wind 50 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 25 ft subsiding to 10 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ139-310200- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 358 AM AKST Sun Dec 30 2018 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...S of Anchor Point, SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow and rain. N of Anchor Point, N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S of Anchor Point, E wind 50 kt becoming S 45 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft building to 20 ft after midnight. Rain. N of Anchor Point, NE wind 20 kt becoming SE 40 kt overnight. Seas 6 ft building to 18 ft after midnight. .MON...S wind 50 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 20 ft subsiding to 12 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ140-310200- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 358 AM AKST Sun Dec 30 2018 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt becoming SE 35 kt toward morning. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft building to 10 ft toward morning. Rain and snow. .MON...S wind 50 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 20 ft subsiding to 12 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-310200- Kachemak Bay- 358 AM AKST Sun Dec 30 2018 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas building to 5 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 50 kt becoming S 35 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 5 ft after midnight. Rain. .MON...S wind 40 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
804 FZAK51 PAFC 310100 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 400 PM AKST Sun Dec 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. PKZ197-311400- 400 PM AKST Sun Dec 30 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front associated with a 957 mb low 100 nm southwest of Cold Bay Sun afternoon moves across the Gulf through Mon morning. A new front enters the Gulf followed by a third front associated with lows moving over the Alaska Peninsula through Tue afternoon. $$ PKZ119-311400- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 400 PM AKST Sun Dec 30 2018 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt in the evening increasing to 50 kt. Seas 12 ft in the evening building to 20 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 40 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 21 ft subsiding to 18 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 in the evening increasing to 55 kt . Seas 17 ft in the morning building to 22 ft. Rain. .TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ120-311400- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 400 PM AKST Sun Dec 30 2018 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 45 kt becoming SW after midnight. Seas 16 ft building to 20 ft after midnight. Rain. .MON...SW wind 45 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 23 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt in the evening becoming SE 50 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .TUE...S wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ121-311400- Resurrection Bay- 400 PM AKST Sun Dec 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. Rain showers. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-311400- Prince William Sound- 400 PM AKST Sun Dec 30 2018 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt becoming SE 45 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft building to 10 ft after midnight. Rain. .MON...S wind 35 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 6 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt in the evening increasing to 50 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 13 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-311400- Port Valdez- 400 PM AKST Sun Dec 30 2018 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain. .MON...SW wind 15 kt becoming variable 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-311400- Valdez Narrows- 400 PM AKST Sun Dec 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind increasing to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain. .MON...SW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain with snow showers. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming NE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-311400- Valdez Arm- 400 PM AKST Sun Dec 30 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt becoming E 35 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. Rain. .MON...S wind 35 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt in the evening becoming NE. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-311400- Passage Canal- 400 PM AKST Sun Dec 30 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind increasing to 35 kt in the evening then diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .MON...Variable wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...E wind 15 kt in the evening increasing to 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers and snow. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-311400- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 400 PM AKST Sun Dec 30 2018 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 55 kt becoming SW 50 kt after midnight. Seas 23 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 50 kt becoming S 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 21 ft subsiding to 12 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 60 kt after midnight. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .TUE...S wind 50 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ131-311400- Barren Islands East- 400 PM AKST Sun Dec 30 2018 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 50 kt becoming SW 45 kt after midnight. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 45 kt becoming S 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 23 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt in the evening increasing to 55 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain. .TUE...S wind 50 kt. Seas 27 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ132-311400- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 400 PM AKST Sun Dec 30 2018 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 50 kt. Seas 27 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 40 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 25 ft subsiding to 19 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 50 kt becoming SW after midnight. Seas 21 ft building to 29 ft after midnight. .TUE...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 28 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 27 ft. .WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ136-311400- Chiniak Bay- 400 PM AKST Sun Dec 30 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft subsiding to 10 ft after midnight. Rain. .MON...SW wind 30 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt in the evening increasing to 45 kt. Seas 9 ft in the evening building to 16 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-311400- Marmot Bay- 400 PM AKST Sun Dec 30 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 45 kt becoming SW 35 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft subsiding to 9 ft after midnight. Rain. .MON...SW wind 30 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt in the evening increasing to 45 kt. Seas 9 ft in the evening building to 17 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-311400- Shelikof Strait- 400 PM AKST Sun Dec 30 2018 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt in the evening becoming S 55 kt. Seas 12 ft building to 25 ft after midnight. Rain. .MON...SW wind 45 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 20 ft subsiding to 9 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...E wind 35 kt in the evening becoming SE 50 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-311400- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 400 PM AKST Sun Dec 30 2018 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt in the evening becoming S 50 kt. Seas 13 ft building to 20 ft after midnight. Rain. .MON...S wind 50 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 20 ft subsiding to 12 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming NE 45 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft building to 10 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...S wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-311400- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 400 PM AKST Sun Dec 30 2018 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt becoming SE 35 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft building to 12 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. .MON...S wind 50 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 19 ft subsiding to 7 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt becoming NE 35 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft building to 8 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ141-311400- Kachemak Bay- 400 PM AKST Sun Dec 30 2018 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 50 kt becoming S 35 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 5 ft after midnight. Rain. .MON...S wind 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming SE 50 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft building to 8 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
195 FZAK51 PAFC 311303 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 403 AM AKST Mon Dec 31 2018 Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ197-010215- 403 AM AKST Mon Dec 31 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... Well developed lows over Western Alaska spread strong winds over the Gulf of Alaska through Wed morning. A front pushes over the North Gulf Coast Mon night. A second front drives into the Central Gulf for Wed morning. $$ PKZ119-010215- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 403 AM AKST Mon Dec 31 2018 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt becoming E 55 kt after midnight. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .TUE...S wind 45 kt becoming SW 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 25 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .WED...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ120-010215- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 403 AM AKST Mon Dec 31 2018 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 40 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming SE 50 kt around midnight. Seas 14 ft building to 21 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...S wind 40 kt. Seas 27 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .WED...W wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ121-010215- Resurrection Bay- 403 AM AKST Mon Dec 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-010215- Prince William Sound- 403 AM AKST Mon Dec 31 2018 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 50 kt early, shifting to S 35 kt then diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt increasing to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft building to 10 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 45 kt becoming S 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 7 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-010215- Port Valdez- 403 AM AKST Mon Dec 31 2018 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt early, shifting to SW 20 kt then diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas building to 3 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-010215- Valdez Narrows- 403 AM AKST Mon Dec 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt early, shifting to SW 25 kt then diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas building to 4 ft this morning. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming NE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-010215- Valdez Arm- 403 AM AKST Mon Dec 31 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 40 kt early, becoming S 30 kt then diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt becoming NE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-010215- Passage Canal- 403 AM AKST Mon Dec 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt early, becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. .TUE...E wind 30 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-010215- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 403 AM AKST Mon Dec 31 2018 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 50 kt becoming S 20 kt in the late afternoon. Seas 20 ft subsiding to 13 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt increasing to 55 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft building to 24 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...S wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...W wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ131-010215- Barren Islands East- 403 AM AKST Mon Dec 31 2018 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 40 kt becoming S 20 kt in the late afternoon. Seas 19 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming SE 55 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft building to 20 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 28 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ132-010215- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 403 AM AKST Mon Dec 31 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 40 kt becoming S 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 23 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind increasing to 45 kt during the evening, then shifting to SW late. Seas 19 ft building to 25 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 28 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ136-010215- Chiniak Bay- 403 AM AKST Mon Dec 31 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind increasing to 40 kt by late evening, then shifting to S 35 kt late. Seas 5 ft building to 14 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-010215- Marmot Bay- 403 AM AKST Mon Dec 31 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind increasing to 40 kt by late evening, then shifting to S 30 kt late. Seas 5 ft building to 16 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-010215- Shelikof Strait- 403 AM AKST Mon Dec 31 2018 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW wind 50 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 20 ft subsiding to 10 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...E wind increasing to 45 kt during the evening, then shifting to S 35 kt late. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-010215- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 403 AM AKST Mon Dec 31 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 45 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the late afternoon. Seas 20 ft subsiding to 12 ft in the late afternoon. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 15 kt becoming NE 40 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft building to 14 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. .TUE...NE wind 40 kt shifting to S 35 kt by afternoon. Seas 15 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-010215- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 403 AM AKST Mon Dec 31 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 45 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the late afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 17 ft diminishing to 10 ft late. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NE 35 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft building to 11 ft after midnight. Snow. .TUE...NE wind 35 kt becoming S 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ141-010215- Kachemak Bay- 403 AM AKST Mon Dec 31 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 35 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the late afternoon. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the late afternoon. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt increasing to E 40 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 3:17 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 27, 3:17 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 49 hr | |
| Dec 27, 3:55 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 27, 3:55 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 27, 3:57 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 27, 3:57 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 27, 3:57 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 27, 3:57 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 27, 4:07 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Dec 27, 4:12 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 28, 3:58 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 28, 4:01 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 28, 4:01 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 28, 4:04 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 28, 4:04 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 28, 4:09 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 28, 4:09 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 28, 4:09 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 28, 4:58 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Dec 28, 5:00 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 28 hr | |
| Dec 28, 5:17 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 28 hr | |
| Dec 28, 5:59 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 34 hr |
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