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Gale Warning 142, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 1, 2020, 3:55 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Feb 1, 2020, 3:55 PM AKST (00:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 3, 2020, 3:37 AM AKST
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- 36 hr
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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196 FZAK51 PAFC 020055 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 355 PM AKST Sat Feb 1 2020 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. PKZ197-021330- 355 PM AKST Sat Feb 1 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front enters the southwest Gulf Sat night and moves to the north Gulf coast by Sun night. A new low develops 100 nm east of Kodiak City at 990 mb Mon afternoon. $$ PKZ119-021330- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 355 PM AKST Sat Feb 1 2020 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Gusts up to 50 kt near the Copper River Delta. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. Heavy freezing spray near the Copper River Delta. .SUN...Variable wind 15 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. Heavy freezing spray near the Copper River Delta. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...E wind increasing to 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray near the coast. Snow and rain. .MON...E wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ120-021330- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 355 PM AKST Sat Feb 1 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt becoming variable 15 kt after midnight. Gusts to 50 kt out of bays and passes in the evening. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...Variable wind 15 kt becoming E 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft building to 9 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Snow and rain. .MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ121-021330- Resurrection Bay- 355 PM AKST Sat Feb 1 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Gusts to 50 kt near Caines Head. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-021330- Prince William Sound- 355 PM AKST Sat Feb 1 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-021330- Port Valdez- 355 PM AKST Sat Feb 1 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Gusts to 30 near the Port in the evening. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .MON AND MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-021330- Valdez Narrows- 355 PM AKST Sat Feb 1 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-021330- Valdez Arm- 355 PM AKST Sat Feb 1 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-021330- Passage Canal- 355 PM AKST Sat Feb 1 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Gusts to 45 kt near Whittier in the evening. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-021330- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 355 PM AKST Sat Feb 1 2020 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind increasing to 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ131-021330- Barren Islands East- 355 PM AKST Sat Feb 1 2020 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt becoming SW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft building to 12 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. Snow and rain. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ132-021330- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 355 PM AKST Sat Feb 1 2020 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N of Dangerous Cape NW wind 25 kt becoming S 20 kt after midnight. S of Dangerous Cape NW wind 20 kt becoming S 30 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft in the evening subsiding to 8 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. Rain and snow showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt in the evening becoming SE after midnight. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ136-021330- Chiniak Bay- 355 PM AKST Sat Feb 1 2020 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...SE wind 35 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft subsiding to 7 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Snow and rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-021330- Marmot Bay- 355 PM AKST Sat Feb 1 2020 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt becoming SE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft subsiding to 10 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Snow and rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-021330- Shelikof Strait- 355 PM AKST Sat Feb 1 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Gusts to 40 kt out of western bays and passes in the evening. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. Snow and rain. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. Snow. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ139-021330- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 355 PM AKST Sat Feb 1 2020 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft building to 5 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-021330- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 355 PM AKST Sat Feb 1 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. .MON...N wind 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 10 kt. $$ PKZ141-021330- Kachemak Bay- 355 PM AKST Sat Feb 1 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
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848 FZAK51 PAFC 021245 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 345 AM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 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. PKZ197-030200- 345 AM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front moves into the western Gulf Sunday morning and quickly moves to the northeast Gulf coast by Sunday evening. A second front moves to the southern Gulf Monday morning and moves to the northern gulf by Monday afternoon. A low center develops 60 nm east of Kodiak City at 985 mb Monday afternoon and moves to Middleton Island by early Tue morning. $$ PKZ119-030200- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 345 AM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. N gusts to 35 kt out of the Copper River Delta in the morning. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt becoming E 50 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft building to 16 ft after midnight. Snow and rain. .MON...E wind 50 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain and snow. .MON NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ120-030200- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 345 AM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 15 kt becoming SE 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain with snow. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ121-030200- Resurrection Bay- 345 AM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-030200- Prince William Sound- 345 AM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt late. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow and rain. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-030200- Port Valdez- 345 AM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .MON THROUGH THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-030200- Valdez Narrows- 345 AM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-030200- Valdez Arm- 345 AM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT AND MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-030200- Passage Canal- 345 AM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 15 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON...E wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-030200- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 345 AM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft building to 16 ft in the afternoon. Heavy freezing spray near Kamishak Bay. Snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow and rain. .MON...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow and rain. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ131-030200- Barren Islands East- 345 AM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft building to 13 ft in the afternoon. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to E 20 kt after midnight. Near the Barren Islands, NE wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ132-030200- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 345 AM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt early, becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ136-030200- Chiniak Bay- 345 AM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 40 kt by afternoon. Seas 4 ft building to 15 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray in the morning. Snow changing to rain in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-030200- Marmot Bay- 345 AM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 40 kt by afternoon. Seas 5 ft building to 16 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray in the morning. Snow changing to rain in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-030200- Shelikof Strait- 345 AM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt by afternoon. Seas 4 ft building to 8 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray in the morning. Snow changing to rain in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt increasing to NE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft building to 8 ft after midnight. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain and snow. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-030200- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 345 AM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT AND MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. $$ PKZ140-030200- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 345 AM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. .MON...N wind 25 kt. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 10 kt. .THU...S wind 10 kt. $$ PKZ141-030200- Kachemak Bay- 345 AM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt becoming E 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt during the evening. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
828 FZAK51 PAFC 030100 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 400 PM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 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. PKZ197-031330- 400 PM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front pushes across the Gulf through Tue morning. A 987 mb low forms on the front 110 nm South of Chignik Mon morning and moves to 35 nm South of Cordova at 992 mb and dissipates inland Tue afternoon. A 987 mb low 305 nm South of Chignik Tue morning moves to 40 nm Southwest of Sitkinak at 983 mb Tue afternoon. Its front tracks into the Gulf for Tue afternoon. $$ PKZ119-031330- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 400 PM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt becoming E 50 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft building to 15 ft after midnight. Rain and snow .MON...E wind 50 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain and snow. .MON NIGHT...E wind 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight near the coast. Becoming SE 25 kt away from the coast. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ120-031330- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 400 PM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...E wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain and snow. .MON NIGHT...E wind 35 kt becoming NW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ121-031330- Resurrection Bay- 400 PM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Gusts to 30 kt near Caines Head in the evening. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-031330- Prince William Sound- 400 PM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas building to 6 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-031330- Port Valdez- 400 PM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-031330- Valdez Narrows- 400 PM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-031330- Valdez Arm- 400 PM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON...NE wind 20 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow and rain. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-031330- Passage Canal- 400 PM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray and areas of blowing snow. Snow. .MON...E wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray and areas of blowing snow. Snow. .MON NIGHT...E wind 10 kt becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-031330- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 400 PM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow. .MON...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft subsiding to 7 ft after midnight. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ131-031330- Barren Islands East- 400 PM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Snow. .MON...E wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain with snow. .MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming W after midnight. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ132-031330- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 400 PM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming E after midnight. Seas 18 ft. .MON...N of Dangerous Cape...E wind 20 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. S of Dangerous Cape...E wind 20 kt becoming W 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ136-031330- Chiniak Bay- 400 PM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 20 kt becoming variable less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-031330- Marmot Bay- 400 PM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-031330- Shelikof Strait- 400 PM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt becoming SW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 5 ft after midnight. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-031330- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 400 PM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 13 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 35 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Snow. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. $$ PKZ140-031330- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 400 PM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. .MON...N wind 30 kt. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt becoming variable 10 kt after midnight. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. .WED...N wind 10 kt. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE wind 10 kt. $$ PKZ141-031330- Kachemak Bay- 400 PM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming N 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
342 FZAK51 PAFC 030757 AAA CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED National Weather Service Anchorage AK 1057 PM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 Updated zone 128 Coastal waters forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ197-032015- 1057 PM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front pushes across the Gulf through Tue morning. A 987 mb low forms on the front 110 nm South of Chignik Mon morning and moves to 35 nm South of Cordova at 992 mb and dissipates inland Tue afternoon. A 987 mb low 305 nm South of Chignik Tue morning moves to 40 nm Southwest of Sitkinak at 983 mb Tue afternoon. Its front tracks into the Gulf for Tue afternoon. $$ PKZ119-032015- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 1057 PM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt becoming E 50 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft building to 15 ft after midnight. Rain and snow .MON...E wind 50 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain and snow. .MON NIGHT...E wind 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight near the coast. Becoming SE 25 kt away from the coast. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ120-032015- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 1057 PM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...E wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain and snow. .MON NIGHT...E wind 35 kt becoming NW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ121-032015- Resurrection Bay- 1057 PM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Gusts to 30 kt near Caines Head in the evening. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-032015- Prince William Sound- 1057 PM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas building to 6 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-032015- Port Valdez- 1057 PM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-032015- Valdez Narrows- 1057 PM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-032015- Valdez Arm- 1057 PM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow and rain. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-032015- Passage Canal- 1057 PM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray and areas of blowing snow. Snow. .MON...E wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray and areas of blowing snow. Snow. .MON NIGHT...E wind 10 kt becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-032015- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 1057 PM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow. .MON...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft subsiding to 7 ft after midnight. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ131-032015- Barren Islands East- 1057 PM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Snow. .MON...E wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain with snow. .MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming W after midnight. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ132-032015- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 1057 PM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming E after midnight. Seas 18 ft. .MON...N of Dangerous Cape...E wind 20 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. S of Dangerous Cape...E wind 20 kt becoming W 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ136-032015- Chiniak Bay- 1057 PM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 20 kt becoming variable less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-032015- Marmot Bay- 1057 PM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-032015- Shelikof Strait- 1057 PM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt becoming SW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 5 ft after midnight. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-032015- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 1057 PM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 13 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 35 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Snow. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. $$ PKZ140-032015- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 1057 PM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. .MON...N wind 30 kt. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt becoming variable 10 kt after midnight. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. .WED...N wind 10 kt. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE wind 10 kt. $$ PKZ141-032015- Kachemak Bay- 1057 PM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming N 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
577 FZAK51 PAFC 031944 RRA CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 337 AM AKST Mon Feb 3 2020 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. PKZ197-040145- 337 AM AKST Mon Feb 3 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front enters the southern Gulf this morning and pushes to the northern coast this afternoon. This front remains nearly stationary through Tue afternoon then weakens as it moves inland. An associated low develops just northeast of Kodiak City at 984 mb later this afternoon then tracks to Cordova by early Tue afternoon and dissipates as it moves inland. The next front moves to the southern Gulf Tue afternoon moving to the northern Gulf by early Wed morning. $$ PKZ119-040145- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 337 AM AKST Mon Feb 3 2020 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 50 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt becoming S 25 kt after midnight. Seas 19 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ120-040145- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 337 AM AKST Mon Feb 3 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt becoming W 25 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ121-040145- Resurrection Bay- 337 AM AKST Mon Feb 3 2020 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Higher winds and seas S of Caines Head. Snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-040145- Prince William Sound- 337 AM AKST Mon Feb 3 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. Snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt late. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft toward morning. Rain and snow. .TUE...W wind 10 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-040145- Port Valdez- 337 AM AKST Mon Feb 3 2020 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-040145- Valdez Narrows- 337 AM AKST Mon Feb 3 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. Snow becoming rain showers in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-040145- Valdez Arm- 337 AM AKST Mon Feb 3 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow and rain. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-040145- Passage Canal- 337 AM AKST Mon Feb 3 2020 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 25 kt in the morning. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. Snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE...W wind 15 kt becoming Variable 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-040145- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 337 AM AKST Mon Feb 3 2020 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 17 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. Snow. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ131-040145- Barren Islands East- 337 AM AKST Mon Feb 3 2020 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt, except NE wind 50 kt near the Barren Islands. Seas 16 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Near the Barren Islands, NE wind 35 kt becoming W 20 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ132-040145- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 337 AM AKST Mon Feb 3 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt becoming SW 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ136-040145- Chiniak Bay- 337 AM AKST Mon Feb 3 2020 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-040145- Marmot Bay- 337 AM AKST Mon Feb 3 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ138-040145- Shelikof Strait- 337 AM AKST Mon Feb 3 2020 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt becoming SW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt becoming Variable 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ139-040145- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 337 AM AKST Mon Feb 3 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 45 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft subsiding to 5 ft after midnight. Snow. .TUE...S wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-040145- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 337 AM AKST Mon Feb 3 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt becoming Variable 10 kt after midnight. Snow. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. .WED...N wind 10 kt. .THU...S wind 10 kt. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. $$ PKZ141-040145- Kachemak Bay- 337 AM AKST Mon Feb 3 2020 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt...strongest along the outer bay. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
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 Feb 1, 6:44 AM AKST, 9 hours 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 1, 6:44 AM AKST, 9 hours 11 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion...CORRECTED
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
644 AM AKST Sat Feb 1 2020
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A pattern shift is underway this morning as the mature low over
the Gulf weakens while a much stronger storm system is pushing a
front to the western and central Aleutian Chain. Light snow
developed across the Matanuska Valley to the northern Kenai
Peninsula late last night on the backside of the weakening low,
however, only trace accumulations were reported. Low level clouds
around this low kept temperatures from plummeting, but cooling
trends were evidenced shortly after midnight as the low clouds
scattered out. Gusty winds increased for Kodiak during the early
morning hours with gusts reported to 43 knots. Gusty winds were also
noted across the western half of the Aleutian Chain as the next
front pushed across around midnight.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
Models are relatively in good agreement through the weekend,
resulting in only minor changes to the morning forecast package. The
higher resolution data from the NAM/nest was favored for the
southern mainland and surrounding waters.
&&
.AVIATION...
PANC...VFR conditions and northerly flow are expected to prevail
through late Sunday morning.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)...
A tightening pressure gradient and a shortwave trough dropping
down over Shelikof Strait and Kodiak this morning will keep strong
winds through this afternoon. Winds will then begin to weaken as
an upper level ridge begins to build in from the west. The
tightening pressure gradient and weak cold air advection across
Southcentral will peak late this morning, which will keep strong
winds through Resurrection Bay and Passage Canal through late this
afternoon before diminishing tonight. Dry conditions will move
across Southcentral as the upper level ridge begins to build in
across the region later today into the overnight hours.
The pattern quickly changes with a warm front moving across Kodiak
and into the Gulf by Sunday morning and will continue to lift into
Southcentral throughout the day. Strong winds and widespread snow
will accompany this system as it moves inland through Sunday night,
even giving Anchorage a chance for snow on Sunday afternoon. An
approaching short-wave trough is favorable for snow in Anchorage,
though strong low level southeast downslope flow may prevent any of
the snow from reaching the ground. Thus, any snow that does fall
will be light. There is also the potential for blowing snow across
the eastern Kenai Peninsula near Whittier and Portage Valley with
strong easterly winds. However, no products have been issued at this
time with some model disagreement on a potential triple point low
development over the Gulf which could impact the strength of the
winds.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 through 3)...
(Tonight through Monday evening)
An upper level trough is currently over the mainland with
shortwave energy on the backside of it, which happens to be over
southwest Alaska. A ridge axis just upstream will glide into the
area later today, resulting in a brief dry period before the next
system approaches. By Sunday, a frontal boundary reaches the
coast and moves across the Alaska Peninsula. This front will bring
snow to the region and also usher warmer temperatures into the
region. A warm up will begin on Sunday and continue Monday.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 through 3)...
(Tonight through Monday evening)
A mature low south of Attu Island has brought an occlusion and a
warm front into the region. The surface low was estimated at 946 mb
early this morning. As a result, there is a tight pressure gradient
force, which spans from Kamchatka to Adak, with a swath of storm
force winds stretching across the Bering. Later today, the enhanced
gradient will span northward and eastward, weakening through tonight
as it moves into the Southwest coast by Sunday morning. Expect gusty
winds and enhanced seas along with precipitation.
&&
.MARINE (Days 3 through 5 Monday through Wednesday)...
Bering Sea and Aleutian Coastal Waters: A large strong low south
of the Aleutians will have a front/trough extending through the
central Bering Sea northeast to the Kuskokwim Delta coast. North
and west of this trough a tight pressure gradient will keep gale
force wind going across the western Bering Sea through Wednesday.
This storm will usher in warmer air that will help to reduce the
amount and extent of freezing spray in the Bering Sea waters.
Gulf of Alaska: A low rapidly moves through the Gulf of Alaska
Monday that will be followed by another low that rapidly moves
across the Gulf of Alaska from west to east late Tuesday and
Wednesday. Gale force wind is likely in the Gulf of Alaska with
the first low Monday. Storm force wind is possible along the North
Gulf Coast Monday north of the low. The second low will be
crossing the southern Gulf of Alaska, thus any gales associated
with it will likely remain south of 55N.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7, Monday through Friday)...
The long term forecast begins with a large north Pacific low south
of the Aleutians pushing warm air into the eastern and central Bering
Sea. We also have a moderately strong low moving across the Gulf
of Alaska into the North Gulf Coast Monday. Here the models
diverge on how strong this low will be, thus confidence on how strong
the wind will be along the North Gulf Coast is not high. This
could result in storm force wind, or minimal gale force wind and
will bear watching through the weekend. The location and intensity
of the low impacting the Aleutians is in good agreement Monday. As
we continue through the week the synoptic level pattern is in
decent agreement and the overall theme is an upper level low
anchored over the northwest Arctic coast that supports a series of
lows that transit across the Gulf of Alaska and mainland Alaska.
The models do struggle with how the low moves through the Bering Sea
Tuesday and beyond. The differences in the model solution translate
to lower confidence in any one model solution, thus we will take a
more blended approach and any changes to the forecast beyond Tuesday
will be minimal and trend to a blended solution.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...Storms 130 176 178.
Heavy Freezing Spray 119 121 126 127 129 130 131 132 136-138
139 141
Gales 120 121 125 129 131 132 136 138 139 150 155 165 170-175
177 179 180 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...KH
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...ALH
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...PJS
MARINE/LONG TERM...SAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 3:30 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 1, 3:43 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 1, 3:43 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 1, 3:43 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 1, 3:55 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 1, 3:59 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 30 hr | |
| Feb 1, 4:01 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 20 hr | |
| Feb 1, 8:00 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 34 hr | |
| Feb 2, 3:19 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Feb 2, 3:19 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 2, 3:45 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 2, 3:45 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 2, 3:45 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr |
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