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Gale Warning 772, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 29, 2019, 3:17 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Dec 29, 2019, 3:17 AM AKST (12:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 30, 2019, 3:15 AM AKST
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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296 FZAK51 PAFC 291217 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 317 AM AKST Sun Dec 29 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. PKZ197-300130- 317 AM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A North Pacific front will move to Kodiak Island at 967 mb Sunday afternoon then move inland across Cook Inlet Monday morning. Another Pacific front will move into the Gulf of Alaska on Monday and reach the North Coast Monday night. $$ PKZ119-300130- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 317 AM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft building to 16 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 50 kt becoming S 25 kt after midnight. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ120-300130- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 317 AM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft building to 18 ft in the afternoon. Rain and widespread snow showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ121-300130- Resurrection Bay- 317 AM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 .TODAY...S wind 15 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Widespread snow showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming S after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers and snow. .MON...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ125-300130- Prince William Sound- 317 AM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt becoming E 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 7 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt becoming SE 35 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-300130- Port Valdez- 317 AM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 .TODAY...W wind 10 kt becoming variable wind less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Widespread snow showers. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-300130- Valdez Narrows- 317 AM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Widespread snow showers and rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-300130- Valdez Arm- 317 AM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ129-300130- Passage Canal- 317 AM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Widespread snow showers and rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Rain. .MON...E wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ130-300130- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 317 AM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...Variable wind 15 kt becoming NE 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 13 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt becoming W 25 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft subsiding to 5 ft after midnight. Snow and rain. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...W wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ131-300130- Barren Islands East- 317 AM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt becoming SE 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft building to 17 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ132-300130- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 317 AM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind increasing to 35 kt. Seas 12 ft building to 18 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...S wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. .WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ136-300130- Chiniak Bay- 317 AM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft building to 9 ft in the afternoon. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ137-300130- Marmot Bay- 317 AM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft building to 10 ft in the afternoon. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .MON...SW wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-300130- Shelikof Strait- 317 AM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 12 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming SW 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ139-300130- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 317 AM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...variable wind 10 kt becoming NE 20 kt by late morning then increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 14 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt becoming N 25 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft subsiding to 7 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-300130- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 317 AM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt becoming N 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt becoming NE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ141-300130- Kachemak Bay- 317 AM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. .MON...SW wind 15 kt becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
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673 FZAK51 PAFC 300044 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 344 PM AKST Sun Dec 29 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. PKZ197-301345- 344 PM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 967 mb low 30 nm West of Sitkinak moves to 25 nm North of Kenai at 975 mb Mon morning then inland Mon afternoon. Its front sweeps over the North Gulf Coast through Mon afternoon. The trailing front slides into the Central Gulf for Tue afternoon. $$ PKZ119-301345- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 344 PM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 50 kt becoming S 35 kt after midnight. Seas 20 ft. Widespread rain showers. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ120-301345- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 344 PM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. Widespread rain showers. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ121-301345- Resurrection Bay- 344 PM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .MON...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ125-301345- Prince William Sound- 344 PM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 50 kt becoming SE 40 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. Widespread rain showers. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Widespread rain showers. .MON NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-301345- Port Valdez- 344 PM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers and snow. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-301345- Valdez Narrows- 344 PM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-301345- Valdez Arm- 344 PM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Widespread rain showers. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ129-301345- Passage Canal- 344 PM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Widespread rain showers. .MON...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ130-301345- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 344 PM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt becoming W 25 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft subsiding to 5 ft after midnight. Freezing spray W of Augustine Island. Widespread rain and snow showers. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...W wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...W wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ131-301345- Barren Islands East- 344 PM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ132-301345- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 344 PM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED...W wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ136-301345- Chiniak Bay- 344 PM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-301345- Marmot Bay- 344 PM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .MON...SW wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-301345- Shelikof Strait- 344 PM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming SW 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt becoming NE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ139-301345- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 344 PM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt becoming N 25 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft subsiding to 7 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray N of Anchor Point in the morning. Rain. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Widespread rain showers and snow. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-301345- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 344 PM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 5 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. Snow and rain. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Widespread snow showers and rain. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ141-301345- Kachemak Bay- 344 PM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Widespread snow and rain showers. .MON...SW wind 15 kt becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
023 FZAK51 PAFC 300410 AAA CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED National Weather Service Anchorage AK 710 PM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 Updated zones 121 and 129 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- 710 PM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 967 mb low 30 nm West of Sitkinak moves to 25 nm North of Kenai at 975 mb Mon morning then inland Mon afternoon. Its front sweeps over the North Gulf Coast through Mon afternoon. The trailing front slides into the Central Gulf for Tue afternoon. $$ PKZ119-301400- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 710 PM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 50 kt becoming S 35 kt after midnight. Seas 20 ft. Widespread rain showers. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ120-301400- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 710 PM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. Widespread rain showers. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ121-301400- Resurrection Bay- 710 PM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 15 kt becoming S 25 kt around midnight. Seas building to 5 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ125-301400- Prince William Sound- 710 PM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 50 kt becoming SE 40 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. Widespread rain showers. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Widespread rain showers. .MON NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-301400- Port Valdez- 710 PM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers and snow. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-301400- Valdez Narrows- 710 PM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-301400- Valdez Arm- 710 PM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Widespread rain showers. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ129-301400- Passage Canal- 710 PM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. Widespread rain showers. .MON...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ130-301400- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 710 PM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt becoming W 25 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft subsiding to 5 ft after midnight. Freezing spray W of Augustine Island. Widespread rain and snow showers. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...W wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...W wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ131-301400- Barren Islands East- 710 PM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ132-301400- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 710 PM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED...W wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ136-301400- Chiniak Bay- 710 PM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-301400- Marmot Bay- 710 PM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .MON...SW wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-301400- Shelikof Strait- 710 PM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming SW 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt becoming NE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ139-301400- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 710 PM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt becoming N 25 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft subsiding to 7 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray N of Anchor Point in the morning. Rain. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Widespread rain showers and snow. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-301400- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 710 PM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 5 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. Snow and rain. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Widespread snow showers and rain. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ141-301400- Kachemak Bay- 710 PM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Widespread snow and rain showers. .MON...SW wind 15 kt becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
414 FZAK51 PAFC 301215 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 315 AM AKST Mon Dec 30 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. PKZ197-310100- 315 AM AKST Mon Dec 30 2019 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 974 mb low near Soldotna will move north this morning and dissipate this afternoon. A 970 mb low 180 nm southwest of Sitkinak this afternoon will move to 50 nm west of Kenai Tue afternoon then to near Talkeetna late Tue night. $$ PKZ119-310100- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 315 AM AKST Mon Dec 30 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ120-310100- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 315 AM AKST Mon Dec 30 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ121-310100- Resurrection Bay- 315 AM AKST Mon Dec 30 2019 .TODAY...S wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ125-310100- Prince William Sound- 315 AM AKST Mon Dec 30 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-310100- Port Valdez- 315 AM AKST Mon Dec 30 2019 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ127-310100- Valdez Narrows- 315 AM AKST Mon Dec 30 2019 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt becoming SW in the morning, then diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-310100- Valdez Arm- 315 AM AKST Mon Dec 30 2019 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the morning, then diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ129-310100- Passage Canal- 315 AM AKST Mon Dec 30 2019 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ130-310100- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 315 AM AKST Mon Dec 30 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...W wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...W wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ131-310100- Barren Islands East- 315 AM AKST Mon Dec 30 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ132-310100- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 315 AM AKST Mon Dec 30 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED...W wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ136-310100- Chiniak Bay- 315 AM AKST Mon Dec 30 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-310100- Marmot Bay- 315 AM AKST Mon Dec 30 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-310100- Shelikof Strait- 315 AM AKST Mon Dec 30 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ139-310100- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 315 AM AKST Mon Dec 30 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ140-310100- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 315 AM AKST Mon Dec 30 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow with rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow with rain. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. and snow. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ141-310100- Kachemak Bay- 315 AM AKST Mon Dec 30 2019 .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
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 Dec 28, 5:35 PM AKST, 9 hours 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 28, 5:35 PM AKST, 9 hours 42 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
535 PM AKST Sat Dec 28 2019
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
The mid afternoon analysis shows yesterday's surface low exiting
the Copper Basin, with another low entering the southern Gulf. In
the upper levels, a short-wave trough is moving from Southwest to
Southcentral alaska.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
Our low that was supposed to track through Prince William Sound
last night, giving more snowfall to the western Kenai Peninsula
through Anchorage, ended up traveling 75 miles further east
through the Valdez Narrows. This trend in short term variability
continues into early next week in the various spaghetti plots,
added to decreased confidence in timing, track, and precipitation
amounts.
That said, the overall trend continues to show a couple more
storms affecting Southwest and Southcentral Alaska. A shortwave
trough will move from across Southcentral tonight, while the cold
mid-level low over the Kuskokwim Coast is forecast to retrograde
to near Dutch Harbor by Monday morning. This low will then lift
into the Gulf by mid week.
&&
.AVIATION...
PANC...Light snow will continue to impact the airport tonight
keeping conditions varying between VFR and MVFR at times. More
widespread snow will push into the area by mid morning, dropping
conditions to IFR through early afternoon. The main band of snow
will then push to through the afternoon as increasing easterly
winds across the Chugach Mountains develop creating at least a
partial lee-side snow shadow. Wind shear between breezy northerly
surface winds and the increasing easterly winds aloft is another
potential concern for the late afternoon through evening on
Sunday.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)...
Low pressure moving north through the Gulf of Alaska is sending a
band of precipitation toward Prince William Sound. Additionally,
light snow lingers around Anchorage and the Mat-Su due to some
disorganized instability ahead of a weak wave pushing up Cook
Inlet. This wave is expected to continue northeast through
Southcentral overnight and drop more light snow as it goes.
Models have not been handling this system well, so snow totals are
a bit tough to pin down. Right now it looks like 1-2 inches will
do it for most areas, including some more lingering snow possible
behind the system tomorrow morning.
Later tomorrow, the next system of note pushes into Southcentral
AK, bringing a warm up and windy conditions with it. Winds should
be mainly through Prince William Sound and Turnagain Arm. The
silver lining to yet another dreaded warm up is that this one will
be brief and not melt our snowpack before colder air moves back in.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)...
Advisories for wind chill values to -45F will continue through
the overnight hours into Sunday morning when the winds begin to
diminish for the Kuskokwim Delta and interior Bristol Bay. The
clear conditions and frigid cold temperatures will shift tomorrow
as cloud cover moves into Southwest Alaska, which will warm
temperatures across the region for the next few days. A front
lifting northward will bring a chance of snowfall extending from
the ALaska Peninsula to the Kuskokwim Valley, with highest chances
of snow along the Alaska Range through Sunday night.
The next big system will move over the Alaska Peninsula early
Monday morning through Tuesday, which will lead to strong winds
and possibly a few inches of new snowfall. There is still
uncertainty in how far north this front will lift over the Alaska
Peninsula and into Southwest Alaska on Tuesday. The GFS solution
brings the heaviest amounts of snowfall north and west of
Dillingham, while the NAM solution keeps it farther south and east
of there. However, it looks like Dillingham will be in the sweet
spot in either solution, which could result in at least advisory
criteria snowfall. This system will continue to be monitored over
the next few days as models hopefully come into better agreement
of where the heaviest amounts of snowfall will occur over the next
several days.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 2)...
Gale force winds will persists across much of the western and
central Bering and Aleutians through early Monday morning, then
shift into the eastern Bering. The cold northerly flow will keep
freezing spray over many of the marine zones, with heavy freezing
spray in the eastern Bering and along the coastal waters. Strong
winds over the Aleutian Chain could result in possible blowing
snow at times, but should not reduce visibility to advisory
criteria.
&&
.MARINE (Days 3 through 5)...
(Tuesday through Thursday)
...Bering Sea and Aleutian Coastal Waters...
Northerly gales and seas 15 to 25 feet will continue across the
eastern half of the Bering and Aleutians on Tuesday as low
pressure south of the AKPEN moves toward Kodiak Island. For the
western Bering, winds and seas will relax as a ridge builds over
the region. The gales diminish in coverage on Wednesday as the
low enters the Gulf and the ridge expands eastward over the
central Bering. By late Wednesday into Thursday, a band of
southeasterly gales will develop ahead of a front will moving over
the Western Bering and Aleutians.
...Gulf of Alaska...
Broad southerly small-craft level winds, with perhaps some
embedded gales, will persist across the Gulf on Tuesday as a front
lifts toward the Southcentral coast. An area of westerly gales
will expand across the western and southern Gulf late Tuesday
into Wednesday as the low south of the AKPEN lifts toward a
position near Kodiak Island. These winds will continue into
Thursday as the low tracks in the northern Gulf. Sea will range
from 15 to 25 feet across the Gulf through late Thursday before
diminishing the low tracks toward the Alaska Panhandle.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7)...
(Tuesday through Saturday)
The active weather pattern that has been so persistent for well
over a week now will continue into the new year. By Tuesday, the
main weather feature will be a 960 to 970 mb low spinning up in
the north Pacific south of the eastern Aleutians with yet another
arctic trough digging south over the Bering. As has been the case,
model performance this far out has varied considerably. Thus,
confidence in the evolution of this surface low and its
interaction with the digging trough remains low. With that said,
it does appear that this system will bring accumulating snow and
strong northeasterly winds to portions of Southwest Alaska. The
main difference between the models is track and timing, and these
variables will impact where the heaviest bands of snow set up.
Right now, this could be anywhere from along the Alaska Range
north to Bethel.
For Southcentral, Tuesday will also be quite active as a series of
shortwaves ahead of the aforementioned low ushers in bands of
precipitation and much warmer air with a continued southerly
flow. It is hard to believe right now with so much cold air in
place, but this system looks to push temperatures above freezing
not just for the immediate coast, but also for areas farther
inland and around Cook Inlet. Obviously, any mention of temperatures
above freezing will mean a changeover in precipitation from snow
to a wintry mix or even all rain. The big question remains how
much of this precipitation makes over the mountains and into
places like Anchorage, as there will also be a downslope component
accompanying these shortwaves which will help limit precipitation
amounts. The warmer temperatures and mixed precipitation will
continue into Wednesday as the main low tracks into the Gulf.
Conditions then turn colder and more showery for the second half
of the week as the low tracks south and a ridge develops over
interior Alaska. This set up will usher in colder air across the
Southern Mainland as northerly outflow winds pick up in intensity.
By the weekend, it appears the Southern Mainland will remain cold
and fairly dry. The active weather will stay over the Bering and
Aleutians where a series of surface fronts attached to a Kamchatka
Low pass over the region.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...Wind Chill Advisory: 155 161.
Flood Advisory: 145.
MARINE...Storm Warning: 119 130.
Gale Warning: 120 125 131 132 138 139 150 155 172 173 174
175 176 178 180 185 351 352 411 412 413.
Heavy Freezing Spray Warning: 160 179 180 181 185 414.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...PD
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...BB
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...AH
MARINE/LONG TERM...TMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 3:37 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 28, 3:54 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Dec 28, 3:54 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 28, 3:54 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Dec 29, 3:17 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 29, 3:25 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 29, 3:26 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 29, 3:26 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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