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Gale Warning 558, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 25, 2019, 3:59 PM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Oct 25, 2019, 3:59 PM AKDT (23:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 27, 2019, 3:42 PM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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019 FZAK51 PAFC 252359 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 359 PM AKDT Fri Oct 25 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. PKZ197-261315- 359 PM AKDT Fri Oct 25 2019 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front continues inland over the North Gulf Coast through Sat morning. A second front extending from an Aleutian low moves to the North Gulf Coast Sun afternoon. NOTICE: Please comment on a U.S. Coast Guard proposal to terminate medium frequency NAVTEX broadcasts. Visit https://go.usa.gov/xVHc3 to submit comments by November 12, 2019. $$ PKZ119-261315- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 359 PM AKDT Fri Oct 25 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 11 ft after midnight. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ120-261315- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 359 PM AKDT Fri Oct 25 2019 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ121-261315- Resurrection Bay- 359 PM AKDT Fri Oct 25 2019 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...S wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-261315- Prince William Sound- 359 PM AKDT Fri Oct 25 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-261315- Port Valdez- 359 PM AKDT Fri Oct 25 2019 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-261315- Valdez Narrows- 359 PM AKDT Fri Oct 25 2019 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-261315- Valdez Arm- 359 PM AKDT Fri Oct 25 2019 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-261315- Passage Canal- 359 PM AKDT Fri Oct 25 2019 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-261315- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 359 PM AKDT Fri Oct 25 2019 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft building to 18 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 50 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ131-261315- Barren Islands East- 359 PM AKDT Fri Oct 25 2019 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 11 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ132-261315- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 359 PM AKDT Fri Oct 25 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind increasing to 25 kt in the evening becoming SE 35 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft building to 21 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 25 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ136-261315- Chiniak Bay- 359 PM AKDT Fri Oct 25 2019 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 8 ft after midnight. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft building to 14 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-261315- Marmot Bay- 359 PM AKDT Fri Oct 25 2019 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-261315- Shelikof Strait- 359 PM AKDT Fri Oct 25 2019 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt increasing to SE 20 kt in the evening, then becoming E 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. .SAT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt becoming E 30 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ139-261315- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 359 PM AKDT Fri Oct 25 2019 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt, except SE 30 kt S of Anchor Point. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE 20 kt, except SE 35 kt S of Anchor Point. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-261315- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 359 PM AKDT Fri Oct 25 2019 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-261315- Kachemak Bay- 359 PM AKDT Fri Oct 25 2019 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
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669 FZAK51 PAFC 261158 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 358 AM AKDT Sat Oct 26 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. PKZ197-270100- 358 AM AKDT Sat Oct 26 2019 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A strengthening frontal boundary from a Bering low remains in the western Gulf through Sun before weakening over the northern to central Gulf Sun night through Mon morning. NOTICE: Please comment on a U.S. Coast Guard proposal to terminate medium frequency NAVTEX broadcasts. Visit https://go.usa.gov/xVHc3 to submit comments by November 12, 2019. $$ PKZ119-270100- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 358 AM AKDT Sat Oct 26 2019 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 11 ft after midnight. .SUN...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...S wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ120-270100- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 358 AM AKDT Sat Oct 26 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt becoming E 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ121-270100- Resurrection Bay- 358 AM AKDT Sat Oct 26 2019 .TODAY...S wind increasing to 20 kt. Seas building to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-270100- Prince William Sound- 358 AM AKDT Sat Oct 26 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E wind increasing to 20 kt. Seas building to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-270100- Port Valdez- 358 AM AKDT Sat Oct 26 2019 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-270100- Valdez Narrows- 358 AM AKDT Sat Oct 26 2019 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-270100- Valdez Arm- 358 AM AKDT Sat Oct 26 2019 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-270100- Passage Canal- 358 AM AKDT Sat Oct 26 2019 .TODAY...E wind increasing to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-270100- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 358 AM AKDT Sat Oct 26 2019 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...Se wind 35 kt increasing to E 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft building to 18 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 50 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ131-270100- Barren Islands East- 358 AM AKDT Sat Oct 26 2019 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 30 KT increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft building to 12 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt, except E 50 kt near the Barren Islands. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ132-270100- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 358 AM AKDT Sat Oct 26 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft building to 20 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 25 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ136-270100- Chiniak Bay- 358 AM AKDT Sat Oct 26 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft building to 12 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-270100- Marmot Bay- 358 AM AKDT Sat Oct 26 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft building to 12 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-270100- Shelikof Strait- 358 AM AKDT Sat Oct 26 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 9 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt becoming E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ139-270100- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 358 AM AKDT Sat Oct 26 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 7 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-270100- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 358 AM AKDT Sat Oct 26 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind increasing to 20 kt. Seas building to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-270100- Kachemak Bay- 358 AM AKDT Sat Oct 26 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
708 FZAK51 PAFC 262340 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 340 PM AKDT Sat Oct 26 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. PKZ197-271245- 340 PM AKDT Sat Oct 26 2019 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front associated with a low in the eastern Bering will track through the Gulf through Sun and weaken through Mon afternoon. NOTICE: Please comment on a U.S. Coast Guard proposal to terminate medium frequency NAVTEX broadcasts. Visit https://go.usa.gov/xVHc3 to submit comments by November 12, 2019. $$ PKZ119-271245- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 340 PM AKDT Sat Oct 26 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ120-271245- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 340 PM AKDT Sat Oct 26 2019 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ121-271245- Resurrection Bay- 340 PM AKDT Sat Oct 26 2019 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 10 kt in the morning becoming N less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-271245- Prince William Sound- 340 PM AKDT Sat Oct 26 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-271245- Port Valdez- 340 PM AKDT Sat Oct 26 2019 .TONIGHT...E wind increasing to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-271245- Valdez Narrows- 340 PM AKDT Sat Oct 26 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind increasing to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-271245- Valdez Arm- 340 PM AKDT Sat Oct 26 2019 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-271245- Passage Canal- 340 PM AKDT Sat Oct 26 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-271245- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 340 PM AKDT Sat Oct 26 2019 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind increasing to 50 kt after midnight. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 50 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ131-271245- Barren Islands East- 340 PM AKDT Sat Oct 26 2019 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind increasing to 45 kt, except SE 35 kt E of the Barren Islands. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 45 kt, except 30 kt SE of the Barren Islands. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ132-271245- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 340 PM AKDT Sat Oct 26 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind increasing to 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ136-271245- Chiniak Bay- 340 PM AKDT Sat Oct 26 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. $$ PKZ137-271245- Marmot Bay- 340 PM AKDT Sat Oct 26 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-271245- Shelikof Strait- 340 PM AKDT Sat Oct 26 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 20 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ139-271245- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 340 PM AKDT Sat Oct 26 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind increasing to 35 kt, except NE 20 kt N of Anchor Point. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 5 ft after midnight. Rain. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-271245- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 340 PM AKDT Sat Oct 26 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt except NE 20 kt S of Nikiski. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-271245- Kachemak Bay- 340 PM AKDT Sat Oct 26 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt increasing to E 35 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Rain. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
227 FZAK51 PAFC 270006 CCA CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 340 PM AKDT Sat Oct 26 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. PKZ197-271245- 340 PM AKDT Sat Oct 26 2019 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front associated with a low in the eastern Bering will track through the Gulf through Sun and weaken through Mon afternoon. NOTICE: Please comment on a U.S. Coast Guard proposal to terminate medium frequency NAVTEX broadcasts. Visit https://go.usa.gov/xVHc3 to submit comments by November 12, 2019. $$ PKZ119-271245- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 340 PM AKDT Sat Oct 26 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ120-271245- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 340 PM AKDT Sat Oct 26 2019 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ121-271245- Resurrection Bay- 340 PM AKDT Sat Oct 26 2019 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Higher winds and seas south of Caines Head. Rain. .SUN...S wind 10 kt in the morning becoming N less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-271245- Prince William Sound- 340 PM AKDT Sat Oct 26 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-271245- Port Valdez- 340 PM AKDT Sat Oct 26 2019 .TONIGHT...E wind increasing to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-271245- Valdez Narrows- 340 PM AKDT Sat Oct 26 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind increasing to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-271245- Valdez Arm- 340 PM AKDT Sat Oct 26 2019 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-271245- Passage Canal- 340 PM AKDT Sat Oct 26 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-271245- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 340 PM AKDT Sat Oct 26 2019 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind increasing to 50 kt after midnight. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 50 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ131-271245- Barren Islands East- 340 PM AKDT Sat Oct 26 2019 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind increasing to 45 kt, except SE 35 kt E of the Barren Islands. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 45 kt, except 30 kt SE of the Barren Islands. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ132-271245- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 340 PM AKDT Sat Oct 26 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind increasing to 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ136-271245- Chiniak Bay- 340 PM AKDT Sat Oct 26 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. $$ PKZ137-271245- Marmot Bay- 340 PM AKDT Sat Oct 26 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-271245- Shelikof Strait- 340 PM AKDT Sat Oct 26 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 20 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ139-271245- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 340 PM AKDT Sat Oct 26 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind increasing to 35 kt, except NE 20 kt N of Anchor Point. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 5 ft after midnight. Rain. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-271245- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 340 PM AKDT Sat Oct 26 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt except NE 20 kt S of Nikiski. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-271245- Kachemak Bay- 340 PM AKDT Sat Oct 26 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt increasing to E 35 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Rain. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
588 FZAK51 PAFC 271130 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 330 AM AKDT Sun Oct 27 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. PKZ197-280000- 330 AM AKDT Sun Oct 27 2019 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front over the western Gulf will weaken as it moves to the northern to central Gulf Sun night. This front will stall along the north Gulf coast on Mon. NOTICE: Please comment on a U.S. Coast Guard proposal to terminate medium frequency NAVTEX broadcasts. Visit https://go.usa.gov/xVHc3 to submit comments by November 12, 2019. $$ PKZ119-280000- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 330 AM AKDT Sun Oct 27 2019 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...E wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .MON...SE wind 35 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Near the coast, SE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ120-280000- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 330 AM AKDT Sun Oct 27 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind increasing to 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .MON...SE wind 30 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ121-280000- Resurrection Bay- 330 AM AKDT Sun Oct 27 2019 .TODAY...S wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Higher winds S of Caines Head. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Widespread rain showers. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-280000- Prince William Sound- 330 AM AKDT Sun Oct 27 2019 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Widespread rain showers. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-280000- Port Valdez- 330 AM AKDT Sun Oct 27 2019 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-280000- Valdez Narrows- 330 AM AKDT Sun Oct 27 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT AND MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-280000- Valdez Arm- 330 AM AKDT Sun Oct 27 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind increasing to 20 kt. Seas building to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-280000- Passage Canal- 330 AM AKDT Sun Oct 27 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Widespread rain showers. .MON NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-280000- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 330 AM AKDT Sun Oct 27 2019 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 50 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft subsiding to 10 ft after midnight. Rain. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ131-280000- Barren Islands East- 330 AM AKDT Sun Oct 27 2019 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 40 kt, except E 50 kt near the Barren Islands. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ132-280000- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 330 AM AKDT Sun Oct 27 2019 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind increasing to 50 kt by late morning, then diminishing to 35 kt late. Seas 25 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ136-280000- Chiniak Bay- 330 AM AKDT Sun Oct 27 2019 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind increasing to 35 kt by midday. Seas 10 ft building to 16 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming S 20 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Rain showers. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-280000- Marmot Bay- 330 AM AKDT Sun Oct 27 2019 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt by midday. Seas 12 ft building to 18 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-280000- Shelikof Strait- 330 AM AKDT Sun Oct 27 2019 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt becoming SE 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ139-280000- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 330 AM AKDT Sun Oct 27 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S of Anchor Point, SE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft subsiding to 8 ft after midnight. N of Anchor Point, N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Widespread rain showers. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-280000- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 330 AM AKDT Sun Oct 27 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 20 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-280000- Kachemak Bay- 330 AM AKDT Sun Oct 27 2019 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
877 FZAK51 PAFC 272342 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 342 PM AKDT Sun Oct 27 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. PKZ197-281230- 342 PM AKDT Sun Oct 27 2019 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front over the central Gulf dissipates by Mon evening. A secondary front enters the eastern Gulf Mon night before dissipating Tue afternoon. NOTICE: Please comment on a U.S. Coast Guard proposal to terminate medium frequency NAVTEX broadcasts. Visit https://go.usa.gov/xVHc3 to submit comments by November 12, 2019. $$ PKZ119-281230- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 342 PM AKDT Sun Oct 27 2019 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas building to 16 ft. Rain. .MON...SE wind 35 kt becoming S 25 kt in the afternoon. Near the coast, SE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt except SE 30 kt near the coast. Seas 13 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ120-281230- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 342 PM AKDT Sun Oct 27 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas building to 19 ft. Rain. .MON...SE wind 30 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ121-281230- Resurrection Bay- 342 PM AKDT Sun Oct 27 2019 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt then S 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Higher winds and seas S of Caines Head. Rain. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-281230- Prince William Sound- 342 PM AKDT Sun Oct 27 2019 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-281230- Port Valdez- 342 PM AKDT Sun Oct 27 2019 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-281230- Valdez Narrows- 342 PM AKDT Sun Oct 27 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15kt increasing to 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-281230- Valdez Arm- 342 PM AKDT Sun Oct 27 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind increasing to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-281230- Passage Canal- 342 PM AKDT Sun Oct 27 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-281230- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 342 PM AKDT Sun Oct 27 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ131-281230- Barren Islands East- 342 PM AKDT Sun Oct 27 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ132-281230- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 342 PM AKDT Sun Oct 27 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ136-281230- Chiniak Bay- 342 PM AKDT Sun Oct 27 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming S 20 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Rain showers. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-281230- Marmot Bay- 342 PM AKDT Sun Oct 27 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 6 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-281230- Shelikof Strait- 342 PM AKDT Sun Oct 27 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ139-281230- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 342 PM AKDT Sun Oct 27 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt, except NE 20 kt N of Anchor Point. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 7 ft after midnight. Rain showers. .MON...E wind 30 kt, except N 20 kt N of Anchor Point. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-281230- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 342 PM AKDT Sun Oct 27 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 25 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-281230- Kachemak Bay- 342 PM AKDT Sun Oct 27 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt except E 30 kt in the outer bay. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Oct 25, 5:07 AM AKDT, 10 hours 52 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 25, 5:07 AM AKDT, 10 hours 52 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
507 AM AKDT Fri Oct 25 2019
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A strong 960 mb low is tracking from west to east to the south of
the Aleutians early this morning. An associated frontal system
bringing storm force winds extends north across the western
Aleutians, east through the south central Bering and the south
through the central and eastern Aleutian into the north Pacific.
Upper level ridging extends over the eastern Bering and Alaska
Peninsula out ahead of the low, while a cold upper level trough
over the Chukchi Sea stretches south through the Bering Strait and
into the northern Bering. Skies have cleared across much of
Southwest Alaska overnight as a second upper level trough swept to
the east. Strong westerly flow has pushed over Shelikof Straits,
Kodiak Island, the Barren Islands and into the western Gulf.
Further to the north, showers persist over southcentral Alaska
supported by surface troughing running from north to south through
the Susitna Valley then turning to the east-southeast across the
Anchorage area, Chugach Mountains and Kenai Peninsula to extend
across the northern Gulf.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
Model agreement remains very good regarding the storm force low
south of the Aleutians and its large frontal system spreading
north and eastward. Models have come into better agreement with
the frontal wave developing south of the Alaska Peninsula Friday
night and lifting north into Southwest Alaska Saturday as well as
with a second front wave lifting north along the Southwest Alaska
coast and developing into a closed low on Sunday. Synoptic winds
were increased accordingly in both domains for the second frontal
wave.
&&
.AVIATION...
PANC...MVFR rain showers currently over the area may mix briefly
with snow this morning...possibly changing over all the way to
snow by 18Z before tapering off midday. VFR conditions are then
expected this afternoon through Saturday morning. Southeasterly
winds through Turnagain arm will start increasing Saturday morning
but should remain south of the Airport through the TAF period.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2/Today
through Saturday night)...
A weak upper level short-wave trough tracking up Cook Inlet this
morning will quickly weaken through the day thanks to rapid height
rises upstream and increasing anticyclonic flow aloft. Cold air
advection with the trough will cause precipitation to transition
from rain to snow during the morning hours from Anchorage up to
the Mat-Su. Any snow that does fall at sea level will not last
long, so expect little to no snow accumulation. Gusty westerlies
over the Gulf and southern Cook Inlet (induced by the cold air
advection) will gradually weaken through the day.
The upper ridge will quickly build overhead of Southcentral this
afternoon through tonight, then shift eastward Sunday. With the
cold air advection, today will generally be unstable off the
surface which should allow most of the low level clouds to mix
out. There could be some patchy fog tonight, with high clouds
moving up the west side of the ridge arriving overnight and
helping to limit fog potential.
Attention will then shift to the high amplitude pattern with
accompanying atmospheric river. This will transport abundant
warm air and moisture northward to Southcentral Alaska as we
head through the weekend. As the pattern is in the process of
amplifying today, a weak low near 36N 157W will be picked up
in the flow and brought northward. This system will reach the
western Gulf and Bristol Bay early Saturday. With little in the
way of upper level forcing, precipitation will be focused in
upslope areas from Kodiak Island to the Kenai Peninsula and
on up to the northern and western Susitna Valley. The prevailing
low level flow will be southerly. The air mass will initially be
cold enough for all snow in the Susitna Valley and it will take
some time for the warm air to reach there. Have issued a Winter
Weather Advisory for Snow for north of Talkeetna where precipitation
will be heaviest. Expect snow to begin to mix with rain late
Saturday night or early Sunday.
The presence of a deep low along the Aleutians combined with the
passage of this first system will really tighten up pressure
gradients, leading to strengthening winds across the western
Gulf on Saturday as well as gap winds through all the usual
places. As energy rounds the base of the high amplitude trough
over the Pacific and begins to lift northward, a trailing cold
front will progress eastward toward the Gulf and Southcentral.
This will lead to even stronger winds Saturday night and Sunday.
Assuming nothing changes with the basic track of these features, a
High Wind Warning will likely be needed for Turnagain Arm and
higher elevations for Anchorage. Meanwhile, the warm air and heavy
rain associated with the atmospheric river will gradually shift
eastward to Southcentral as we head through the weekend. The
strong low level flow will limit rainfall in many of the typically
drier areas (western Kenai, Anchorage, Mat Valley), while Kodiak,
the Gulf coast, and portions of the Susitna Valley get the brunt
of the rainfall.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1-3: Fri-Sun)...
A shortwave moving over the northern Kuskokwim Delta coast this
morning could bring isolated snow showers to Hooper Bay before the
next big system moves over the Southwest coast by late morning. A
gale force front will move inland early this afternoon, along
with strong winds and abundant precipitation. As this front first
moves inland over the Kuskokwim Delta coast, precipitation is
likely to start off as snow, quickly transitioning over to rain as
southerly flow brings in warming temperatures. Any new
accumulations of snow will likely stay confined to the mountains.
Wet conditions will remain across the Southwest through the
weekend as the atmospheric river continues to bring a long fetch
of subtropical moisture to the region. Any new precipitation with
this system should fall as rain as above freezing temperatures
persist through Sunday. Strong winds also accompany this system
over the next few days, with some areas of interior Bristol Bay
likely to see wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph on Saturday through early
Sunday as southeasterly flow continues to impact the area.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1-2: Fri-Sat)...
The storm force low centered south of Adak this morning will
continue on its track eastward today. Its front will move into
the eastern Bering and reach the Southwest coast by this
afternoon bringing southeasterly gale force winds. Areas along
the AKPEN could see stronger gusts, especially out of gap areas.
Storm force northerly flow will remain stretched over much of the
western Bering and Aleutians through Saturday, as cold air
continues to be pulled down from the northern Bering.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7: Sunday through Thursday)...
A busy long-term period is in the forecast this week. A nearly
stationary low over the Aleutians west of Dutch Harbor will have a
large equatorial extension on Sunday morning. This will pull large
amounts of rain in the form of atmospheric river northward into
southern mainland Alaska. The rain will be ongoing across most of
the region Sunday morning, through gusty winds and downsloping
will make the rain intermittent and light over Anchorage and the
Matanuska Valley. The firehose of rain will gradually move
eastward with time, but will linger longest along the coastal
Kenai Peninsula Sunday night and into Monday. More on the details
of that below in the hydrology section. The rain will move across
Prince William Sound on Monday, with the heaviest rain shifting
into the Panhandle by Tuesday. However, lingering light rain will
persist across all of Southern mainland Alaska into Tuesday, as
the low over the Bering keeps the onshore flow going.
In addition to all the rain, strong winds through Turnagain Arm
and higher elevations are likely Sunday into Sunday night. There
is some uncertainty as to how strong those winds will be, but
hurricane force gusts are at least possible once again. Plenty of
warm air with this system will keep any precipitation that falls
as rain for almost everyone, including those at high elevations,
as freezing levels rise as high as 9,000 feet. Upslope
precipitation is also expected along the Alaska Range for this
entire event through the day Monday. Since the predominant flow
will be southerly, cold air will be most persistent and hardest to
remove across Broad Pass north of Talkeetna. Shovellable snow is
likely Sunday into Sunday night into this area. Lingering showers
are likely into Tuesday for much of Southern mainland Alaska.
On Wednesday and into Thursday, the models rapidly diverge on the
track and timing of the next North Pacific low which will move
north into Southern Mainland Alaska. This too looks like it could
be a big wind-maker for much of the region, with additional rain,
heavy at times along the area mountains. Since the details of this
storm are highly uncertain, check back in future forecast packages
for updates.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
There is high confidence that an atmospheric river event will
threaten portions of Southern Alaska Sunday into Monday. The
hardest hit areas are likely to be along the southern Kenai
Peninsula, including Seward. Rain will start Saturday afternoon
across the region and gradually increase in intensity through
Sunday morning. Heavy rain is expected from Sunday afternoon
through Monday morning. Four inches of rain in 24 hours starting
Sunday afternoon are likely in Seward, which does not include the
rain that will fall preceding this period, nor the fact that
shower activity is likely to persist behind the atmospheric river
into Tuesday. Additional hydrological concerns will be how much
rain impacts the Homer area, and with very high freezing levels
affecting the Talkeetna Mountains, if any rain falls on that snow,
there could be notable rises on eastern Susitna Valley rivers and
streams as well. Uncertainty with that is much higher than further
south along the coast, so it will continue to be monitored in
future updates.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...Gale Warning 120 131 132 136 137 138 150 155 165 170 171
173 176 179 180 181 351 352 414.
Storm Warning 130 160 172 174 177 178 185 411 412 413.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...JER
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...SEB
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...AH
MARINE/LONG TERM...JWIn the hours before
Special weather statement, Oct 25, 3:52 PM AKDT, 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT National Weather Service ANCHORAGE AK 352 PM AKDT Fri Oct 25 2019 AKZ171-261300- Kodiak Island- Including the city of Kodiak City 352 PM AKDT Fri Oct 25 2019 ...HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED FROM CHIGNIK TO KODIAK ISLAND TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... An atmospheric river bringing copious Pacific moisture into the area will cause heavy rain from Chignik to Kodiak Island tonight through Sunday. The heavy rain will first impact the Chignik area, where as much as 6 inches of rain is expected from late tonight through Sunday morning. The heaviest rain in Chignik is expected late tonight through Saturday. The heavy rain will move east from Saturday afternoon through Sunday afternoon, where heavy rain in the mountains south and west of Kodiak City will increase the potential for mudslides and rapid river and stream rises. Southeast winds of 40 to 50 mph with higher gusts are also expected at the same time as the heavy rain.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 11:21 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 64 hr | |
| Oct 25, 3:45 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Oct 25, 3:50 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Oct 25, 3:50 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Oct 25, 3:57 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 25, 3:57 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 25, 4:03 AM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 54 hr | |
| Oct 25, 3:47 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 25, 3:47 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Oct 25, 3:59 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr |
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