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Gale Warning 252, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 14, 2019, 3:41 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Mar 14, 2019, 3:41 PM AKDT (23:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 16, 2019, 4:00 AM AKDT
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- 36 hr
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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502 FZAK51 PAFC 142341 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 341 PM AKDT Thu Mar 14 2019 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. PKZ197-151245- 341 PM AKDT Thu Mar 14 2019 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front moves over the North Gulf Coast by Thu night. A second front sweeps over the North Gulf Coast for Sat morning. A 976 mb North Pacific low Fri afternoon moves to 70 nm West of Kodiak City at 985 mb Sat afternoon. Its front extends from Southwest Alaska into the Western Gulf through Sat afternoon. $$ PKZ119-151245- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 341 PM AKDT Thu Mar 14 2019 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming E 35 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Widespread rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 50 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ120-151245- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 341 PM AKDT Thu Mar 14 2019 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Widespread rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ121-151245- Resurrection Bay- 341 PM AKDT Thu Mar 14 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt through the evening. Seas 4 ft. Widespread rain showers. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-151245- Prince William Sound- 341 PM AKDT Thu Mar 14 2019 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Rain. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ126-151245- Port Valdez- 341 PM AKDT Thu Mar 14 2019 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers and snow. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain with snow. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-151245- Valdez Narrows- 341 PM AKDT Thu Mar 14 2019 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt becoming S 15 kt during the evening. Winds then becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers and snow. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain with snow. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-151245- Valdez Arm- 341 PM AKDT Thu Mar 14 2019 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-151245- Passage Canal- 341 PM AKDT Thu Mar 14 2019 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt becoming 35 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-151245- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 341 PM AKDT Thu Mar 14 2019 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Widespread rain showers and snow. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ131-151245- Barren Islands East- 341 PM AKDT Thu Mar 14 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming E 35 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...E wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. Widespread rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ132-151245- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 341 PM AKDT Thu Mar 14 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming NE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ136-151245- Chiniak Bay- 341 PM AKDT Thu Mar 14 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming NE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Widespread rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-151245- Marmot Bay- 341 PM AKDT Thu Mar 14 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Widespread rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-151245- Shelikof Strait- 341 PM AKDT Thu Mar 14 2019 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. .FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ139-151245- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 341 PM AKDT Thu Mar 14 2019 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Widespread rain showers and snow. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ140-151245- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 341 PM AKDT Thu Mar 14 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Gusts to 30 kt in the early evening. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. $$ PKZ141-151245- Kachemak Bay- 341 PM AKDT Thu Mar 14 2019 .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
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951 FZAK51 PAFC 151159 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 359 AM AKDT Fri Mar 15 2019 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. PKZ197-160115- 359 AM AKDT Fri Mar 15 2019 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 976 mb low will move to 100 nm southeast of Sitkinak Sat morning then it will move inland, passing over Kodiak Island, Sat night. The associated front will move into the northern Gulf Fri afternoon and intensify Fri night. The front will then weaken Sat afternoon. A second front will move into the southern Gulf Sun morning. $$ PKZ119-160115- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 359 AM AKDT Fri Mar 15 2019 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt except E 45 kt near the coast. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 55 kt diminishing to 45 kt early Saturday morning. Seas 26 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Near the coast, E wind 40 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 20 ft. Rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ120-160115- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 359 AM AKDT Fri Mar 15 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ121-160115- Resurrection Bay- 359 AM AKDT Fri Mar 15 2019 .TODAY...N wind increasing to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Higher winds and seas S of Caines Head. Rain. .SAT...N wind 15 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Higher seas S of Caines Head. Widespread rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-160115- Prince William Sound- 359 AM AKDT Fri Mar 15 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas building to 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt with gusts to 55 kt diminishing to 35 kt early Saturday morning. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-160115- Port Valdez- 359 AM AKDT Fri Mar 15 2019 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain with snow. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-160115- Valdez Narrows- 359 AM AKDT Fri Mar 15 2019 .TODAY...NE wind increasing to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain with snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...N wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-160115- Valdez Arm- 359 AM AKDT Fri Mar 15 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-160115- Passage Canal- 359 AM AKDT Fri Mar 15 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-160115- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 359 AM AKDT Fri Mar 15 2019 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt increasing to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ131-160115- Barren Islands East- 359 AM AKDT Fri Mar 15 2019 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 25 kt becoming SE 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ132-160115- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 359 AM AKDT Fri Mar 15 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ136-160115- Chiniak Bay- 359 AM AKDT Fri Mar 15 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt becoming E 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ137-160115- Marmot Bay- 359 AM AKDT Fri Mar 15 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt becoming E 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft subsiding to 7 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-160115- Shelikof Strait- 359 AM AKDT Fri Mar 15 2019 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind increasing to 35 kt. Seas 8 ft early building to 16 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ139-160115- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 359 AM AKDT Fri Mar 15 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind increasing to 35 kt. Seas building to 12 ft this afternoon. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Widespread rain showers and snow. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Widespread rain showers and snow. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-160115- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 359 AM AKDT Fri Mar 15 2019 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind increasing to 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters building to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. $$ PKZ141-160115- Kachemak Bay- 359 AM AKDT Fri Mar 15 2019 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
198 FZAK51 PAFC 152324 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 324 PM AKDT Fri Mar 15 2019 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. PKZ197-161200- 324 PM AKDT Fri Mar 15 2019 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 975 mb low 370 nm Southeast of Chignik tracks over Kodiak Island to Kamishak Bay at 985 mb then inland for Sat night. Its front pushes over the Gulf through Sun afternoon. A 982 mb North Pacific low moves along the front to 145 nm Southeast of Kodiak City at 985 mb by Sun afternoon. $$ PKZ119-161200- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 324 PM AKDT Fri Mar 15 2019 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 50 kt. Seas 24 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Near the coast, SE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ120-161200- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 324 PM AKDT Fri Mar 15 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ121-161200- Resurrection Bay- 324 PM AKDT Fri Mar 15 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT...N wind 15 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-161200- Prince William Sound- 324 PM AKDT Fri Mar 15 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 6 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-161200- Port Valdez- 324 PM AKDT Fri Mar 15 2019 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-161200- Valdez Narrows- 324 PM AKDT Fri Mar 15 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-161200- Valdez Arm- 324 PM AKDT Fri Mar 15 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-161200- Passage Canal- 324 PM AKDT Fri Mar 15 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-161200- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 324 PM AKDT Fri Mar 15 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft subsiding to 7 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-161200- Barren Islands East- 324 PM AKDT Fri Mar 15 2019 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ132-161200- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 324 PM AKDT Fri Mar 15 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. N of Dangerous Cape, S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ136-161200- Chiniak Bay- 324 PM AKDT Fri Mar 15 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ137-161200- Marmot Bay- 324 PM AKDT Fri Mar 15 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming S 10 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-161200- Shelikof Strait- 324 PM AKDT Fri Mar 15 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ139-161200- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 324 PM AKDT Fri Mar 15 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 7 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-161200- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 324 PM AKDT Fri Mar 15 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. $$ PKZ141-161200- Kachemak Bay- 324 PM AKDT Fri Mar 15 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 6:55 PM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Mar 14, 3:59 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 14, 3:59 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 14, 8:11 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 20 hr | |
| Mar 14, 3:41 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 14, 3:41 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 14, 3:51 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days |
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