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Gale Warning 32, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 1, 2020, 3:21 PM AKST. It was in force for 61 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Jan 1, 2020, 3:21 PM AKST (00:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 4, 2020, 4:02 AM AKST
- In force
- 61 hr
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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714 FZAK51 PAFC 020021 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 321 PM AKST Wed Jan 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- 321 PM AKST Wed Jan 1 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A weak trough of low pressure remains over Cook Inlet through Thu morning. A 994 mb low 30 nm southeast of Chignik Thu morning moves 200 nm southeast of Sitkinak at 983 mb Sat afternoon. $$ PKZ119-021330- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 321 PM AKST Wed Jan 1 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .THU...SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft subsiding to 9 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ120-021330- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 321 PM AKST Wed Jan 1 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ121-021330- Resurrection Bay- 321 PM AKST Wed Jan 1 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming variable 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .THU...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-021330- Prince William Sound- 321 PM AKST Wed Jan 1 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming 10 kt by midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .THU...NE wind 15 kt becoming S 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-021330- Port Valdez- 321 PM AKST Wed Jan 1 2020 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ127-021330- Valdez Narrows- 321 PM AKST Wed Jan 1 2020 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-021330- Valdez Arm- 321 PM AKST Wed Jan 1 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ129-021330- Passage Canal- 321 PM AKST Wed Jan 1 2020 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-021330- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 321 PM AKST Wed Jan 1 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt becoming NW 25 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft subsiding to 9 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ131-021330- Barren Islands East- 321 PM AKST Wed Jan 1 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .THU...SW wind 20 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ132-021330- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 321 PM AKST Wed Jan 1 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .THU...W wind 20 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .THU NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ136-021330- Chiniak Bay- 321 PM AKST Wed Jan 1 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...SW wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-021330- Marmot Bay- 321 PM AKST Wed Jan 1 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...SW wind 15 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-021330- Shelikof Strait- 321 PM AKST Wed Jan 1 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...W wind 20 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-021330- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 321 PM AKST Wed Jan 1 2020 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt becoming SE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft building to 10 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-021330- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 321 PM AKST Wed Jan 1 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray during the evening. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt becoming N 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-021330- Kachemak Bay- 321 PM AKST Wed Jan 1 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
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844 FZAK51 PAFC 021306 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 406 AM AKST Thu Jan 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. PKZ197-030145- 406 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 995 mb low at 60N 145W moves across Prince William Sound and dissipates by Thu afternoon. A broad 999 mb low develops at 56N 158W Thu morning and deepens to a 990 mb complex low at 56N 156W Fri morning. This complex low then moves to 55N 150W at 985 mb by Sat morning. $$ PKZ119-030145- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 406 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ120-030145- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 406 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight...strongest along the coast. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ121-030145- Resurrection Bay- 406 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ125-030145- Prince William Sound- 406 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-030145- Port Valdez- 406 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-030145- Valdez Narrows- 406 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-030145- Valdez Arm- 406 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ129-030145- Passage Canal- 406 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 .TODAY...W wind 10 kt. Gusts to 25 kt near Whittier. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-030145- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 406 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft building to 15 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ131-030145- Barren Islands East- 406 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ132-030145- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 406 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ136-030145- Chiniak Bay- 406 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 .TODAY...W wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-030145- Marmot Bay- 406 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-030145- Shelikof Strait- 406 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. Gusts to 40 kt in the morning. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 10 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-030145- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 406 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft building to 12 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-030145- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 406 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming N 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-030145- Kachemak Bay- 406 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
635 FZAK51 PAFC 021530 CCA CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast...CORRECTED National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 630 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 Corrected synopsis 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. PKZ197-030145- 630 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 995 mb low 25 nm southwest of Cordova moves over Prince William Sound and dissipates by Thu afternoon. A broad 999 mb low develops 30 nm southeast of Chignik Thu morning and deepens to a 990 mb complex low 80 nm southeast of Chignik Fri morning. This complex low then moves to 175 nm southeast of Sitkinak Island at 985 mb by Sat morning. $$ PKZ119-030145- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 630 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ120-030145- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 630 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight...strongest along the coast. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ121-030145- Resurrection Bay- 630 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ125-030145- Prince William Sound- 630 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-030145- Port Valdez- 630 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-030145- Valdez Narrows- 630 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-030145- Valdez Arm- 630 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ129-030145- Passage Canal- 630 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 .TODAY...W wind 10 kt. Gusts to 25 kt near Whittier. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-030145- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 630 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft building to 15 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ131-030145- Barren Islands East- 630 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ132-030145- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 630 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ136-030145- Chiniak Bay- 630 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 .TODAY...W wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-030145- Marmot Bay- 630 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-030145- Shelikof Strait- 630 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. Gusts to 40 kt in the morning. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 10 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-030145- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 630 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft building to 12 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-030145- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 630 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming N 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-030145- Kachemak Bay- 630 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
686 FZAK51 PAFC 021540 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 640 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 Updated zones 121 and 132 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. PKZ197-030415- 640 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 995 mb low 25 nm southwest of Cordova moves over Prince William Sound and dissipates by Thu afternoon. A broad 999 mb low develops 30 nm southeast of Chignik Thu morning and deepens to a 990 mb complex low 80 nm southeast of Chignik Fri morning. This complex low then moves to 175 nm southeast of Sitkinak Island at 985 mb by Sat morning. $$ PKZ119-030415- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 640 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ120-030415- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 640 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight... strongest along the coast. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ121-030415- Resurrection Bay- 640 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ125-030415- Prince William Sound- 640 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-030415- Port Valdez- 640 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-030415- Valdez Narrows- 640 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-030415- Valdez Arm- 640 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ129-030415- Passage Canal- 640 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 .TODAY...W wind 10 kt. Gusts to 25 kt near Whittier. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-030415- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 640 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft building to 15 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ131-030415- Barren Islands East- 640 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt shifting to NE late. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ132-030415- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 640 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt becoming variable in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ136-030415- Chiniak Bay- 640 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 .TODAY...W wind 10 kt becoming N 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-030415- Marmot Bay- 640 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray in the morning. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-030415- Shelikof Strait- 640 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. Gusts to 40 kt in the morning. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 10 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-030415- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 640 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft building to 12 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-030415- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 640 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming N 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-030415- Kachemak Bay- 640 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
519 FZAK51 PAFC 021937 AAA CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED National Weather Service Anchorage AK 1037 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 Updated zones 121 and 125 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. PKZ197-030430- 1037 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 995 mb low 25 nm southwest of Cordova moves over Prince William Sound and dissipates by Thu afternoon. A broad 999 mb low develops 30 nm southeast of Chignik Thu morning and deepens to a 990 mb complex low 80 nm southeast of Chignik Fri morning. This complex low then moves to 175 nm southeast of Sitkinak Island at 985 mb by Sat morning. $$ PKZ119-030430- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 1037 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt late. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ120-030430- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 1037 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight... strongest along the coast. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ121-030430- Resurrection Bay- 1037 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ125-030430- Prince William Sound- 1037 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt becoming S 25 kt during the afternoon. Seas building to 5 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-030430- Port Valdez- 1037 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-030430- Valdez Narrows- 1037 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-030430- Valdez Arm- 1037 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ129-030430- Passage Canal- 1037 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 .TODAY...W wind 10 kt. Gusts to 25 kt near Whittier. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-030430- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 1037 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft building to 15 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ131-030430- Barren Islands East- 1037 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt shifting to NE late. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ132-030430- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 1037 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt becoming variable in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ136-030430- Chiniak Bay- 1037 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 .TODAY...W wind 10 kt becoming N 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-030430- Marmot Bay- 1037 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray in the morning. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-030430- Shelikof Strait- 1037 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. Gusts to 40 kt in the morning. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 10 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-030430- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 1037 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft building to 12 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-030430- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 1037 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming N 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-030430- Kachemak Bay- 1037 AM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 .TODAY...NE wind to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas building to 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
324 FZAK51 PAFC 030046 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 346 PM AKST Thu Jan 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- 346 PM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A weak 1001 mb low over western Prince William Sound moves inland Thu night. A broad 995 mb low 100 nm southeast of Chignik moves 130 nm southeast of Kodiak City at 987 mb Fri afternoon. This complex 987 mb low continues to 345 nm southeast of Kodiak City at 995 mb Sun afternoon. $$ PKZ119-031330- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 346 PM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt near the Copper River Delta after midnight. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Gusts up to 40 kt near the Copper River Delta. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Gusts up to 45 kt near the Copper River Delta. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ120-031330- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 346 PM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt becoming variable 10 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ121-031330- Resurrection Bay- 346 PM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-031330- Prince William Sound- 346 PM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-031330- Port Valdez- 346 PM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-031330- Valdez Narrows- 346 PM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-031330- Valdez Arm- 346 PM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ129-031330- Passage Canal- 346 PM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt near Whittier. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-031330- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 346 PM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt becoming NE 35 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 14 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ131-031330- Barren Islands East- 346 PM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind increasing to 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Near the Barren Islands, SE wind 40 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Near the Barren Islands, N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ132-031330- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 346 PM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ136-031330- Chiniak Bay- 346 PM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt becoming SE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt becoming NE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-031330- Marmot Bay- 346 PM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft building to 10 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .FRI...E wind 20 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming N 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-031330- Shelikof Strait- 346 PM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind increasing to 40 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 15 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft subsiding to 11 ft in the afternoon. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-031330- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 346 PM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft building to 10 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft subsiding to 8 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-031330- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 346 PM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind increasing to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-031330- Kachemak Bay- 346 PM AKST Thu Jan 2 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
140 FZAK51 PAFC 031305 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 405 AM AKST Fri Jan 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- 405 AM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 990 mb low over Sitkinak Island Fri morning will move to 260 nm southeast of Sitkinak Island by Sat morning then dissipate over the southern Gulf by Sat afternoon. A 987 mb low southeast of Kodiak City Fri afternoon will remain nearly stationary through Sat afternoon before dissipating. A 994 mb 105 nm northeast of Kodiak City Sat morning moves to 115 nm west of Yakutat at 998mb Sunday morning. $$ PKZ119-040145- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 405 AM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 40 kt near the Copper River Delta. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Gusts to 45 kt near the Copper River Delta. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Gusts to 40 kt near the Copper River Delta. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ120-040145- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 405 AM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt...strongest along the coast. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ121-040145- Resurrection Bay- 405 AM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 .TODAY...N wind increasing to 20 kt. Seas building to 4 ft...higher seas S of Caines Head. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft...higher seas S of Caines Head. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-040145- Prince William Sound- 405 AM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 .TODAY...N wind increasing to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-040145- Port Valdez- 405 AM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-040145- Valdez Narrows- 405 AM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-040145- Valdez Arm- 405 AM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ129-040145- Passage Canal- 405 AM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...W wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-040145- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 405 AM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind increasing to 45 kt. Seas 12 ft early building to 20 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft subsiding to 10 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 12 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ131-040145- Barren Islands East- 405 AM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ132-040145- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 405 AM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt becoming N 25 kt after midnight. N of Dangerous Cape, NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ136-040145- Chiniak Bay- 405 AM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray and areas of blowing snow. Snow. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-040145- Marmot Bay- 405 AM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt becoming N 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Snow. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-040145- Shelikof Strait- 405 AM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas building to 16 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 9 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-040145- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 405 AM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind increasing to 40 kt. Seas 9 ft early building to 18 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft subsiding to 8 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-040145- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 405 AM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas building to 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-040145- Kachemak Bay- 405 AM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas building to 5 ft...highest near the Inlet. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
149 FZAK51 PAFC 031557 AAA CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED National Weather Service Anchorage AK 657 AM AKST Fri Jan 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. PKZ197-040415- 657 AM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 990 mb low over Sitkinak Island Fri morning will move to 260 nm southeast of Sitkinak Island by Sat morning then dissipate over the southern Gulf by Sat afternoon. A 987 mb low southeast of Kodiak City Fri afternoon will remain nearly stationary through Sat afternoon before dissipating. A 994 mb 105 nm northeast of Kodiak City Sat morning moves to 115 nm west of Yakutat at 998mb Sunday morning. $$ PKZ119-040415- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 657 AM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 40 kt near the Copper River Delta. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Gusts to 45 kt near the Copper River Delta. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Gusts to 40 kt near the Copper River Delta. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ120-040415- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 657 AM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt...strongest along the coast. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ121-040415- Resurrection Bay- 657 AM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 .TODAY...N wind increasing to 20 kt. Seas building to 4 ft... higher seas S of Caines Head. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft...higher seas S of Caines Head. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-040415- Prince William Sound- 657 AM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 .TODAY...N wind increasing to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-040415- Port Valdez- 657 AM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-040415- Valdez Narrows- 657 AM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-040415- Valdez Arm- 657 AM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ129-040415- Passage Canal- 657 AM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...W wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-040415- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 657 AM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind increasing to 45 kt. Seas 12 ft early building to 20 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft subsiding to 10 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 12 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ131-040415- Barren Islands East- 657 AM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ132-040415- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 657 AM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt becoming N 25 kt after midnight. N of Dangerous Cape, NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ136-040415- Chiniak Bay- 657 AM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray and areas of blowing snow. Snow. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-040415- Marmot Bay- 657 AM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt becoming N 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Snow. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-040415- Shelikof Strait- 657 AM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas building to 16 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 9 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-040415- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 657 AM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind increasing to 40 kt. Seas 9 ft early building to 18 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft subsiding to 8 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-040415- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 657 AM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas building to 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-040415- Kachemak Bay- 657 AM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas building to 5 ft...highest near the Inlet. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
019 FZAK51 PAFC 031649 AAB CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED National Weather Service Anchorage AK 749 AM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 Updated zones 121 126 129 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. PKZ197-040445- 749 AM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 990 mb low over Sitkinak Island Fri morning will move to 260 nm southeast of Sitkinak Island by Sat morning then dissipate over the southern Gulf by Sat afternoon. A 987 mb low southeast of Kodiak City Fri afternoon will remain nearly stationary through Sat afternoon before dissipating. A 994 mb 105 nm northeast of Kodiak City Sat morning moves to 115 nm west of Yakutat at 998mb Sunday morning. $$ PKZ119-040445- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 749 AM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 40 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Gusts to 45 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Gusts to 40 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ120-040445- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 749 AM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt...strongest along the coast. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ121-040445- Resurrection Bay- 749 AM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-040445- Prince William Sound- 749 AM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 .TODAY...N wind increasing to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-040445- Port Valdez- 749 AM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-040445- Valdez Narrows- 749 AM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-040445- Valdez Arm- 749 AM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ129-040445- Passage Canal- 749 AM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 25 kt near Whittier in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt near Whittier. Seas 2 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt near Whittier in the morning. Seas 2 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-040445- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 749 AM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind increasing to 45 kt. Seas 12 ft early building to 20 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft subsiding to 10 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 12 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ131-040445- Barren Islands East- 749 AM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ132-040445- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 749 AM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt becoming N 25 kt after midnight. N of Dangerous Cape, NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ136-040445- Chiniak Bay- 749 AM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray and areas of blowing snow. Snow. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-040445- Marmot Bay- 749 AM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt becoming N 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Snow. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-040445- Shelikof Strait- 749 AM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas building to 16 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 9 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-040445- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 749 AM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind increasing to 40 kt. Seas 9 ft early building to 18 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft subsiding to 8 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-040445- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 749 AM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas building to 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-040445- Kachemak Bay- 749 AM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas building to 5 ft...highest near the Inlet. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
543 FZAK51 PAFC 040026 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 326 PM AKST Fri Jan 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. PKZ197-041315- 326 PM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A weakening 990 mb low 40 nm south of Sitkinak moves into the southeast Gulf by Sat afternoon at 994 mb. A 995 mb low will form 70 nm southeast of Seward Sat morning and then move into the northeastern Gulf at 1008 mb by Sun afternoon. $$ PKZ119-041315- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 326 PM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Gusts up to 40 kt near the Copper River Delta. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Gusts up to 40 kt near the Copper River Delta. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt, except N near the coast. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray near the coast. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ120-041315- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 326 PM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt becoming variable 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ121-041315- Resurrection Bay- 326 PM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-041315- Prince William Sound- 326 PM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-041315- Port Valdez- 326 PM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-041315- Valdez Narrows- 326 PM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-041315- Valdez Arm- 326 PM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-041315- Passage Canal- 326 PM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-041315- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 326 PM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft subsiding to 8 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ131-041315- Barren Islands East- 326 PM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Near the Barren Islands, N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ132-041315- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 326 PM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming N 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ136-041315- Chiniak Bay- 326 PM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming W 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. $$ PKZ137-041315- Marmot Bay- 326 PM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 5 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. $$ PKZ138-041315- Shelikof Strait- 326 PM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft subsiding to 7 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ139-041315- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 326 PM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft subsiding to 5 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-041315- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 326 PM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-041315- Kachemak Bay- 326 PM AKST Fri Jan 3 2020 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
328 FZAK51 PAFC 041302 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 402 AM AKST Sat Jan 4 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. PKZ197-050145- 402 AM AKST Sat Jan 4 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A complex 989 mb low 150 nm southeast of Kodiak City moves into the southeast Gulf Sat afternoon then dissipates by Sun morning. A 995 mb low develops 70 nm south of Seward Sat morning and moves to 50 nm southeast of Cordova Sun morning at 1004 mb then dissipates by Mon morning. $$ PKZ119-050145- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 402 AM AKST Sat Jan 4 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Gusts up to 40 kt near the Copper River Delta. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming W 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ120-050145- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 402 AM AKST Sat Jan 4 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ121-050145- Resurrection Bay- 402 AM AKST Sat Jan 4 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft...highest S of Caines Head. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft...highest S of Caines Head. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-050145- Prince William Sound- 402 AM AKST Sat Jan 4 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-050145- Port Valdez- 402 AM AKST Sat Jan 4 2020 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-050145- Valdez Narrows- 402 AM AKST Sat Jan 4 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-050145- Valdez Arm- 402 AM AKST Sat Jan 4 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ129-050145- Passage Canal- 402 AM AKST Sat Jan 4 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt near Whittier. Seas 2 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt near Whittier in the morning. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-050145- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 402 AM AKST Sat Jan 4 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 11 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ131-050145- Barren Islands East- 402 AM AKST Sat Jan 4 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ132-050145- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 402 AM AKST Sat Jan 4 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ136-050145- Chiniak Bay- 402 AM AKST Sat Jan 4 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-050145- Marmot Bay- 402 AM AKST Sat Jan 4 2020 .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft subsiding to 1 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-050145- Shelikof Strait- 402 AM AKST Sat Jan 4 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 8 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ139-050145- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 402 AM AKST Sat Jan 4 2020 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-050145- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 402 AM AKST Sat Jan 4 2020 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. Patchy freezing fog. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Patchy freezing fog. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ141-050145- Kachemak Bay- 402 AM AKST Sat Jan 4 2020 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
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 Jan 1, 7:54 AM AKST, 7 hours 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 1, 7:54 AM AKST, 7 hours 27 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion...CORRECTED
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
754 AM AKST Wed Jan 1 2020
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A powerful arctic trough with origins from a very strong and deep
polar vortex is now situated over all of the Southern Mainland,
with the center over inland Bristol Bay and the trough axis
extending to the Kenai Peninsula and the North Gulf Coast. 850 hpa
temperatures (4000-4500 feet) across Southwest Alaska are a very
cold -28 to -32 C, with that arctic air blasting through the gaps
in the Alaska Range in excess of 50 knots. The strongest low level
cold air advection in many years has pushed up Cook Inlet, with
Anchorage dropping 13 degrees in one hour last evening. The day
started with record high temps, and the evening ended with heavy
snowfall. Early this morning, the main snow band is directly over
Anchorage, the Matanuska Valley, and Prince William Sound. Lighter
deformation band snow is still falling over the Lower Kuskokwim
Valley and interior Bristol Bay where steady snow has been occurring
the past two days. Finally, strong cold air advection continues over
the Bering Sea, with continued ice growth and very impressive and
strong snow streamers seen on satellite. These northerly flow snow
showers and gale force winds are continuing to support areas of
blowing snow and dramatically reduced visibility all across the
Bering Sea and southern Alaska Peninsula.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
The numerical models are in excellent agreement with the synoptic
pattern heading into the weekend as arctic high pressure settles
over the Southern Mainland. Low pressure near Kodiak is an area of
slight discrepancy, as well as a front moving over the western
Bering Sea/Aleutians Thu night and Fri, but these differences are
rather inconsequential to the sensible weather impacts. The
favored models were the GFS and NAM Nest. Forecast confidence is
high.
&&
.AVIATION...
PANC...Snow will continue to lighten through the day today,
although there is less confidence on how quick the CIGS rise.
Current TAF forecast is probably on the more optimistic side.
There is a possibility fog develops overnight tonight. Confidence
is very low, but the morning TAF package will introduce VCFG to
start the trend if confidence increases.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)...
The first day of 2020 will feature markedly different weather than
the last day of 2019. Cold air wrapping around low pressure
situated northeast of Kodiak Island has dropped temperatures and
brought snow to the western Gulf and up into Cook Inlet. Snowfall,
cold temperatures and strong winds will continue for Homer and
the Kachemak Bay area through at least the morning. Cold air
advection will continue to drop 850 mb (4000-4500') temperatures
to nearly -20C by this afternoon. This will cause surface
temperatures across Southcentral to continue to drop through this
afternoon. This cold air will also cause intense gap winds over
parts of the marine waters to include the Barren Islands and
Shelikof through this afternoon.
This afternoon the upper level trough will move north and allow
the upper levels to dry out. This drying aloft will be responsible
for shutting off the snowfall from earlier today for most inland
areas. Snow showers will continue over the Gulf and along the Gulf
Coast with cold air creating instability over the warmer waters. The
upper level low looks to remain stationary tonight into Sunday
morning which will leave behind cold temperatures and mostly dry
conditions. There is an outside chance for some fog around Knik
Arm early Thu morning with fresh cold and open warmer waters. An
associated upper level wave will move across the northern Gulf
Thursday causing more snow shower activity through Prince William
Sound.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 through 3)...
The main driver for the weather over the southwest mainland is
the upper trough that is settling into an upper low near King
Salmon. The surface low is over the Cook Inlet region up to the
Talkeetna Mountains that is rotating moisture around it over
southwest Alaska. Most of the moisture is being rung out on the
east side of the Alaska Range, although some of the mid and high
level moisture continues to cross over the Alaska range. More
important is the moisture advecting around the west side across the
Eastern Bering Sea to the Alaska Peninsula and along the western
Aleutian Mountains. This moisture influx coupled with strong cold
advection is fueling the snow squalls along the Alaska Peninsula
into the Aleutian Mountains. Bands of snow are streaming south along
the Bering Sea Coast as well, creating blizzard conditions along the
coast of the Kuskokwim Delta. These bands should move offshore in
the morning hours bringing an end to the blizzard conditions.
The 850 MB temperatures will drop into the -20s to -30s across
the southwest mainland through New Years day, keeping the surface
temperatures cold. This coupled with the north wind that is
expected to persist through Wednesday evening, especially west of
Bethel, and will likely keep wind chills around -45 along the
immediate coast and over Nunivak Island Wednesday evening. A weak
surface low drops over the Kuskokwim Delta Wednesday night. This
will result in the wind dropping off and eventually ending the
wind chill hazard.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 through 3)...
The northwest flow will persist across the central and eastern
Bering Sea and Aleutians through Thursday night resulting in widespread
snow showers as the cold air streams across the Bering Sea. The
frigid temperatures will continue to result in heavy freezing
spray across much of the eastern Bering Sea to the Alaska
Peninsula and eastern Aleutians. West of the northerly flow a
weak ridge will result in benign weather over the western Aleutians
Wednesday. A front pushes in from the North Pacific Thursday morning
that will likely bring gale force wind to the western Aleutians
Thursday and Friday. The frontal boundary rotates northeast and
slowly weakens through Friday allowing for the winds to diminish.
This front will bring snow to the western Aleutians. The combination
of the snow and wind may very likely produce blizzard conditions in
Shemya Thursday and Thursday night. Stay tuned to the forecast.
&&
.MARINE (From Tue Afternoon Discussion...Days 3 through 5: Friday
through Sunday)...
A relatively quiet weather pattern sets up for this time of year
all across Southern Alaska and the Bering. A low over the
southern Gulf of Alaska may get winds to gale force along the
North Gulf coast, southern Cook Inlet, the Barren Islands, and
Shelikof Strait on Friday. The low moves into the eastern Gulf of
Alaska Saturday, with a chance of some northwesterly gales through
the Barren Islands. A new North Pacific low may move into the
southern Gulf of Alaska on Sunday, but there is substantial model
disagreement, and confidence in that is low.
For the Bering, high pressure will keep all winds below gale force
all across the Bering Sea, with a possible exception of a dying
front over the western Aleutians early on Friday. Winds may
approach gale force in the western Aleutians Sunday night as a
strong low approaches.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (From Tue Afternoon Discussion...Days 3
through 7: Friday through Tuesday)...
A much quieter weather pattern is setting up for much of Southern
Alaska in the long-term period as a cold air mass becomes firmly
entrenched across the area. This will divert the storm track from
being over us to instead staying south over the North Pacific with
any lows impacting the Panhandle. This is generally well-agreed
upon in the models.
With that said, there will still be a few storm systems that will
be worth watching. On Friday, a weak low will be centered off the
coast of Kodiak, over the southwestern Gulf. It will slowly move
eastward across the southern Gulf and into the eastern Gulf on
Saturday. Snow may impact Kodiak into Friday morning, though a
repeat of the near blizzard conditions of a few days ago does not
appear likely. On Sunday, a new North Pacific low may approach the
AK Pen and Kodiak, but there is poor model agreement on this.
There is much better agreement on the leading front of a strong
North Pacific low moving into the western Aleutians on Monday. The
front should slowly track across the southern Bering into
Tuesday.
Elsewhere, cold and dry will be the name of the game over mainland
Alaska, which means the main weather hazards will be strong gap
winds, particularly through Thompson Pass, but also possibly
through the Matanuska Valley. These winds coupled with the cold
air may lead to wind chill concerns, which unlike previous days,
will focus more on Southcentral, rather than Southwest Alaska.
Continued polar air pouring southward across the Bering on Friday
looks to diminish this weekend, to more light and variable winds.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...Blizzard Warning 121 155 181.
Winter Weather Advisory 101.
Flood Advisory 145
MARINE...Storm Warning 130 132.
Heavy Freezing Spray Warning 130-141 150 160 165 179 180-185 414.
Gale Warning 131 138 139 150-174 178 179 180-185 352 412-414.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...JA
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...MSO/CK
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...PD
MARINE/LONG TERM...JW/CKIn the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 1, 11:23 AM AKST, 3 hours 58 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1123 AM AKST WED JAN 1 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1122 AM SNOW GOVERNMENT HILL ANCHORA 61.23N 149.86W
01/01/2020 E7.0 INCH ANCHORAGE AK NWS EMPLOYEE
SPOTTER REPORTED 7 INCHES OF SNOW NEAR
HOLLYWOOD DRIVE AND IVY STREET.
&&
MVLocal storm report, Jan 1, 11:39 AM AKST, 3 hours 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1139 AM AKST WED JAN 1 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1122 AM SNOW GOVERNMENT HILL ANCHORA 61.23N 149.86W
01/01/2020 E7.0 INCH ANCHORAGE AK NWS EMPLOYEE
SPOTTER REPORTED 7 INCHES OF SNOW NEAR
HOLLYWOOD DRIVE AND IVY STREET.
&&Local storm report, Jan 1, 12:27 PM AKST, 2 hours 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1227 PM AKST WED JAN 1 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1227 PM SNOW NWS ANCHORAGE 61.16N 149.98W
01/01/2020 M9.5 INCH ANCHORAGE AK NWS EMPLOYEE
MEASURED 9.5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL.
&&
EDLocal storm report, Jan 1, 2:18 PM AKST, 1 hour 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
218 PM AKST WED JAN 1 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0128 PM SNOW GLEN ALPS 61.09N 149.70W
01/01/2020 E14.0 INCH ANCHORAGE AK PUBLIC
SPOTTER REPORTED 13-15 INCHES IN GLEN ALPS.
&&
EDLocal storm report, Jan 1, 2:20 PM AKST, 1 hour 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
220 PM AKST WED JAN 1 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0220 PM SNOW HILLSIDE 61.10N 149.72W
01/01/2020 E11.5 INCH ANCHORAGE AK PUBLIC
SPOTTER REPORTED 11.5 INCHES OF SNOW.
&&
EDLocal storm report, Jan 1, 3:01 PM AKST, 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
301 PM AKST WED JAN 1 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0300 PM SNOW UPPER POTTER VALLEY 61.06N 149.76W
01/01/2020 M10.5 INCH ANCHORAGE AK PUBLIC
SPOTTER REPORTED 10.5 INCHES OF SNOW.
&&
EDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 3:04 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 72 hr | |
| Jan 1, 3:21 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 2, 3:31 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| Jan 2, 4:06 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 2, 4:06 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 2, 4:06 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 13 days | |
| Jan 2, 9:35 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Jan 2, 10:37 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 hr |
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