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Gale Warning 40, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 7, 2020, 3:13 AM AKST. It was in force for 5 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Jan 7, 2020, 3:13 AM AKST (12:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 11, 2020, 3:45 PM AKST
- In force
- 5 days
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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879 FZAK51 PAFC 071213 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 313 AM AKST Tue Jan 7 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. PKZ197-080100- 313 AM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A trough remains along the North Gulf Coast through Wed afternoon. A front moves into the southeast Gulf of Alaska Wed evening and strengthens through Thu morning. $$ PKZ119-080100- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 313 AM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Gusts to 45 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ120-080100- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 313 AM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ121-080100- Resurrection Bay- 313 AM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT AND WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-080100- Prince William Sound- 313 AM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-080100- Port Valdez- 313 AM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-080100- Valdez Narrows- 313 AM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-080100- Valdez Arm- 313 AM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ129-080100- Passage Canal- 313 AM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt near Whittier. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt near Whittier. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...W wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 45 kt near Whittier. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ130-080100- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 313 AM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 25 kt becoming NE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-080100- Barren Islands East- 313 AM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT AND WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ132-080100- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 313 AM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. N of Dangerous Cape, variable wind 10 kt becoming NW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ136-080100- Chiniak Bay- 313 AM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 .TODAY...W 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 2 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-080100- Marmot Bay- 313 AM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 .TODAY...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-080100- Shelikof Strait- 313 AM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 .TODAY...W wind 15 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas building to 5 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-080100- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 313 AM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-080100- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 313 AM AKST Tue Jan 7 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 1 ft. Patchy freezing fog. .WED...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 1 ft. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. $$ PKZ141-080100- Kachemak Bay- 313 AM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
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696 FZAK51 PAFC 080047 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 347 PM AKST Tue Jan 7 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. PKZ197-081330- 347 PM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A trough extends along the North Gulf Coast and Southeast Alaska through Thu afternoon. A front moves into the Southeastern Gulf by Thu afternoon. $$ PKZ119-081330- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 347 PM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the Copper River Delta. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Gusts to 45 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the Copper River Delta. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the Copper River Delta. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ120-081330- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 347 PM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ121-081330- Resurrection Bay- 347 PM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-081330- Prince William Sound- 347 PM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-081330- Port Valdez- 347 PM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-081330- Valdez Narrows- 347 PM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-081330- Valdez Arm- 347 PM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ129-081330- Passage Canal- 347 PM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt near Whittier. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...W wind 35 kt. Gusts to 45 kt near Whittier. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt becoming Variable wind 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-081330- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 347 PM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-081330- Barren Islands East- 347 PM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ132-081330- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 347 PM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. N of Dangerous Cape, variable wind 10 kt becoming N 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...E wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ136-081330- Chiniak Bay- 347 PM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-081330- Marmot Bay- 347 PM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Snow. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-081330- Shelikof Strait- 347 PM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-081330- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 347 PM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-081330- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 347 PM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. Patchy freezing fog. .WED...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. Patchy freezing fog. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. $$ PKZ141-081330- Kachemak Bay- 347 PM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
298 FZAK51 PAFC 081233 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 333 AM AKST Wed Jan 8 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. PKZ197-090130- 333 AM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A trough extends along the North Gulf Coast and Southeast Alaska through Thu afternoon. A front moves into the Southeastern Gulf by Thu afternoon. $$ PKZ119-090130- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 333 AM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Gusts to 50 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the Copper River Delta. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Gusts to 45 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the Copper River Delta. .THU...E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 35 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the Copper River Delta. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ120-090130- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 333 AM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ121-090130- Resurrection Bay- 333 AM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-090130- Prince William Sound- 333 AM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Gusts to 30 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-090130- Port Valdez- 333 AM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ127-090130- Valdez Narrows- 333 AM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-090130- Valdez Arm- 333 AM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ129-090130- Passage Canal- 333 AM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 35 kt. Gusts to 45 kt near Whittier. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt becoming variable wind 10 kt after midnight. Gusts to 30 kt near Whittier before midnight. Seas 2 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-090130- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 333 AM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-090130- Barren Islands East- 333 AM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ132-090130- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 333 AM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NE 20 kt in the afternoon. N of Dangerous Cape, N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. Rain. .THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. Snow and rain. .THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ136-090130- Chiniak Bay- 333 AM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Snow. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-090130- Marmot Bay- 333 AM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 5 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Snow. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-090130- Shelikof Strait- 333 AM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-090130- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 333 AM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-090130- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 333 AM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. Areas of freezing fog. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Areas of freezing fog. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray and areas of freezing fog. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-090130- Kachemak Bay- 333 AM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
701 FZAK51 PAFC 090031 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 331 PM AKST Wed Jan 8 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. PKZ197-091315- 331 PM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1006 mb low 80 nm South of Yakutat exits through Southeast Alaska for Thu afternoon. Weak high pressure sweeps across the Gulf by Thu afternoon. A front enters the Southwestern Gulf Thu afternoon and moves to the Eastern Gulf by Fri afternoon. $$ PKZ119-091315- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 331 PM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Gusts to 45 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the Copper River Delta. .THU...E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 40 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the Copper River Delta. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt becoming N 20 kt after midnight. Gusts to 40 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the Copper River Delta. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ120-091315- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 331 PM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt becoming NW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ121-091315- Resurrection Bay- 331 PM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ125-091315- Prince William Sound- 331 PM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Gusts to 35 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-091315- Port Valdez- 331 PM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ127-091315- Valdez Narrows- 331 PM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-091315- Valdez Arm- 331 PM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ129-091315- Passage Canal- 331 PM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt becoming Variable wind 10 kt after midnight. Gusts to 30 kt near Whittier before midnight. Seas 2 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt near Whittier. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-091315- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 331 PM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 13 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft subsiding to 8 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ131-091315- Barren Islands East- 331 PM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt becoming N 20 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ132-091315- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 331 PM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow and rain. .THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow and rain. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt becoming NW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ136-091315- Chiniak Bay- 331 PM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow. .FRI...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-091315- Marmot Bay- 331 PM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 5 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Snow. .FRI...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-091315- Shelikof Strait- 331 PM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 10 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft subsiding to 7 ft after midnight. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-091315- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 331 PM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 10 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ140-091315- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 331 PM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. Areas of freezing fog. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. $$ PKZ141-091315- Kachemak Bay- 331 PM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
622 FZAK51 PAFC 091244 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 344 AM AKST Thu Jan 9 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. PKZ197-100115- 344 AM AKST Thu Jan 9 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front associated with a 981 mb low 180 nm southeast of Sitkinak Island enters the southern Gulf by Thu afternoon. This low exits the southeastern Gulf at 985 mb by Fri morning. A 982 mb low develops along the front 215 nm southwest of Sitka by Thu afternoon then exits the southeast Gulf at 995 mb by Fri afternoon. A 1008 mb low develops 65 nm east of Chignik Fri afternoon then moves to 45 nm southeast of Kodiak City at 1010 mb by Sat morning. $$ PKZ119-100115- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 344 AM AKST Thu Jan 9 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the Copper River Delta. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the Copper River Delta. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Gusts to 45 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray out of the Copper River Delta. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ120-100115- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 344 AM AKST Thu Jan 9 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt becoming N 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ121-100115- Resurrection Bay- 344 AM AKST Thu Jan 9 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ125-100115- Prince William Sound- 344 AM AKST Thu Jan 9 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Gusts to 30 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-100115- Port Valdez- 344 AM AKST Thu Jan 9 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ127-100115- Valdez Narrows- 344 AM AKST Thu Jan 9 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-100115- Valdez Arm- 344 AM AKST Thu Jan 9 2020 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ129-100115- Passage Canal- 344 AM AKST Thu Jan 9 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt, except west wind 15 kt near Whittier early. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Gusts increasing to 40 kt near Whittier. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 40 kt near Whittier. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-100115- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 344 AM AKST Thu Jan 9 2020 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ131-100115- Barren Islands East- 344 AM AKST Thu Jan 9 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt becoming N 20 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ132-100115- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 344 AM AKST Thu Jan 9 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray N of Dangerous Cape in the morning. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt becoming N 20 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ136-100115- Chiniak Bay- 344 AM AKST Thu Jan 9 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. Snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt becoming NW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Snow. .FRI...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-100115- Marmot Bay- 344 AM AKST Thu Jan 9 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. Snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt becoming NW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Snow. .FRI...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-100115- Shelikof Strait- 344 AM AKST Thu Jan 9 2020 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft building to 15 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt becoming N 20 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-100115- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 344 AM AKST Thu Jan 9 2020 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-100115- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 344 AM AKST Thu Jan 9 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind increasing to 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Heavy freezing spray. Areas of freezing fog. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Freezing spray. Patchy freezing fog. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. Patchy freezing fog. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-100115- Kachemak Bay- 344 AM AKST Thu Jan 9 2020 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
856 FZAK51 PAFC 100101 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 401 PM AKST Thu Jan 9 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. PKZ197-101400- 401 PM AKST Thu Jan 9 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front dissipates over the North Gulf Coast for Fri afternoon. High pressure moves across the Gulf by Sat morning. A 1008 mb low forms 95 nm West of Sitkinak on Fri night and exits the Southeast Gulf at 1005 mb Sat afternoon. Its front stretches across the Gulf through Sat afternoon. $$ PKZ119-101400- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 401 PM AKST Thu Jan 9 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. Gusts up to 45 kt near the Copper River Delta. Heavy freezing spray near the Copper River Delta. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. Gusts up to 50 kt near the Copper River Delta. Heavy freezing spray near the Copper River Delta. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. Gusts up to 40 kt near the Copper River Delta. Heavy freezing spray near the Copper River Delta. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ120-101400- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 401 PM AKST Thu Jan 9 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt becoming variable 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...E wind increasing to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ121-101400- Resurrection Bay- 401 PM AKST Thu Jan 9 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft...highest seas S of Caines Head. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ125-101400- Prince William Sound- 401 PM AKST Thu Jan 9 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-101400- Port Valdez- 401 PM AKST Thu Jan 9 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Gusts up to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft...except 4 ft near the Port. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Gusts up to 55 kt in the morning, diminishing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft...except 4 ft near the Port. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft...except 4 ft near the Port. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ127-101400- Valdez Narrows- 401 PM AKST Thu Jan 9 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 45 kt. Gusts up to 55 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-101400- Valdez Arm- 401 PM AKST Thu Jan 9 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY.. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-101400- Passage Canal- 401 PM AKST Thu Jan 9 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 40 kt near Whittier after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Gusts up to 40 kt near Whittier in the morning. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-101400- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 401 PM AKST Thu Jan 9 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ131-101400- Barren Islands East- 401 PM AKST Thu Jan 9 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt becoming NW after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. Snow showers. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ132-101400- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 401 PM AKST Thu Jan 9 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. N of Dangerous Cape, E wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ136-101400- Chiniak Bay- 401 PM AKST Thu Jan 9 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt becoming NW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-101400- Marmot Bay- 401 PM AKST Thu Jan 9 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt becoming NW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .FRI...NW wind 10 kt becoming variable less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 1 ft building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-101400- Shelikof Strait- 401 PM AKST Thu Jan 9 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft subsiding to 7 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ139-101400- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 401 PM AKST Thu Jan 9 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ140-101400- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 401 PM AKST Thu Jan 9 2020 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming variable less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Patchy freezing fog. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. Patchy freezing fog. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. Patchy freezing fog. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-101400- Kachemak Bay- 401 PM AKST Thu Jan 9 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
072 FZAK51 PAFC 101243 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 343 AM AKST Fri Jan 10 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. PKZ197-110130- 343 AM AKST Fri Jan 10 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A trough extends across the north Gulf Coast through Saturday afternoon. A 1008 mb low forms 90 nm west of Sitkinak Fri night and exits the southeast Gulf at 1006 mb Sat afternoon. High pressure moves over the Gulf by Sat night. A front enters the western Gulf by Sun morning. $$ PKZ119-110130- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 343 AM AKST Fri Jan 10 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Gusts to 50 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the Copper River Delta. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 50 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the Copper River Delta. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Gusts up to 45 kt near the Copper River Delta. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the Copper River Delta. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ120-110130- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 343 AM AKST Fri Jan 10 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ121-110130- Resurrection Bay- 343 AM AKST Fri Jan 10 2020 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ125-110130- Prince William Sound- 343 AM AKST Fri Jan 10 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Gusts to 40 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-110130- Port Valdez- 343 AM AKST Fri Jan 10 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ127-110130- Valdez Narrows- 343 AM AKST Fri Jan 10 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-110130- Valdez Arm- 343 AM AKST Fri Jan 10 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-110130- Passage Canal- 343 AM AKST Fri Jan 10 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt near Whittier. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt near Whittier. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 20 kt near Whittier. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-110130- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 343 AM AKST Fri Jan 10 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ131-110130- Barren Islands East- 343 AM AKST Fri Jan 10 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ132-110130- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 343 AM AKST Fri Jan 10 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. N of Dangerous Cape, SW wind 15 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. Snow. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...W wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ136-110130- Chiniak Bay- 343 AM AKST Fri Jan 10 2020 .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ137-110130- Marmot Bay- 343 AM AKST Fri Jan 10 2020 .TODAY...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .SAT...NW wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-110130- Shelikof Strait- 343 AM AKST Fri Jan 10 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas building to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 25 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-110130- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 343 AM AKST Fri Jan 10 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-110130- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 343 AM AKST Fri Jan 10 2020 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Patchy freezing fog. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Patchy freezing fog. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Patchy freezing fog. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. $$ PKZ141-110130- Kachemak Bay- 343 AM AKST Fri Jan 10 2020 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
962 FZAK51 PAFC 110050 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 350 PM AKST Fri Jan 10 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. PKZ197-111345- 350 PM AKST Fri Jan 10 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1008 mb low forms on the front 75 nm West of Sitkinak late tonight and exits the southeastern Gulf by Sat afternoon. A 1005 mb low 160 nm south of Dutch Harbor Sat afternoon moves to 160 nm southeast of Kodiak City at 1013 mb Sun afternoon. Its front moves to the Central Gulf Sun afternoon. $$ PKZ119-111345- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 350 PM AKST Fri Jan 10 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 50 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. Heavy freezing spray near the Copper River Delta. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Gusts to 45 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the Copper River Delta. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Gusts to 35 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the Copper River Delta. Freezing spray. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ120-111345- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 350 PM AKST Fri Jan 10 2020 .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ121-111345- Resurrection Bay- 350 PM AKST Fri Jan 10 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Gusts to 35 kt near S of Caines Head in the evening. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight...highest S of Caines Head. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ125-111345- Prince William Sound- 350 PM AKST Fri Jan 10 2020 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-111345- Port Valdez- 350 PM AKST Fri Jan 10 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt gusting to 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ127-111345- Valdez Narrows- 350 PM AKST Fri Jan 10 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-111345- Valdez Arm- 350 PM AKST Fri Jan 10 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-111345- Passage Canal- 350 PM AKST Fri Jan 10 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier diminishing after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-111345- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 350 PM AKST Fri Jan 10 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ131-111345- Barren Islands East- 350 PM AKST Fri Jan 10 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt becoming NE 20 after midnight. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ132-111345- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 350 PM AKST Fri Jan 10 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. N of Dangerous Cape, SW wind 15 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt except N 20 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ136-111345- Chiniak Bay- 350 PM AKST Fri Jan 10 2020 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Snow. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-111345- Marmot Bay- 350 PM AKST Fri Jan 10 2020 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .SAT...NW wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-111345- Shelikof Strait- 350 PM AKST Fri Jan 10 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas building to 11 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .SAT...N wind 25 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-111345- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 350 PM AKST Fri Jan 10 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 10 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-111345- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 350 PM AKST Fri Jan 10 2020 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Patchy freezing fog. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Patchy freezing fog. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Patchy freezing fog. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ141-111345- Kachemak Bay- 350 PM AKST Fri Jan 10 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt...strongest near the Inlet. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
487 FZAK51 PAFC 111214 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 314 AM AKST Sat Jan 11 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. PKZ197-120115- 314 AM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1006 mb low 110 nm southeast of Kodiak City exits the southeastern Gulf by Sat afternoon. A 1011 mb low 40 nm east of Chignik Sun morning moves to 85 nm southeast of Kodiak City at 1011 mb Sun afternoon then exits the southeast Gulf by Mon morning. $$ PKZ119-120115- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 314 AM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 40 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the Copper River Delta. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Gusts to 35 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the Copper River Delta. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ120-120115- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 314 AM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...SE wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ121-120115- Resurrection Bay- 314 AM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing Spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ125-120115- Prince William Sound- 314 AM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-120115- Port Valdez- 314 AM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Gusts to 20 kt in the evening. Seas 2 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ127-120115- Valdez Narrows- 314 AM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-120115- Valdez Arm- 314 AM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ129-120115- Passage Canal- 314 AM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 .TODAY...W wind 10 kt. Gusts to 20 kt near Whittier. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-120115- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 314 AM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ131-120115- Barren Islands East- 314 AM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow and rain. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ132-120115- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 314 AM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. N of Dangerous Cape, NE wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt becoming W 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ136-120115- Chiniak Bay- 314 AM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-120115- Marmot Bay- 314 AM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt becoming SE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt becoming W 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 6 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-120115- Shelikof Strait- 314 AM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt by late morning. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt becoming W 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-120115- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 314 AM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-120115- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 314 AM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ141-120115- Kachemak Bay- 314 AM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind increasing to 20 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
532 FZAK51 PAFC 111430 AAA CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED National Weather Service Anchorage AK 530 AM AKST Sat Jan 11 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. PKZ197-120415- 530 AM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1006 mb low 110 nm southeast of Kodiak City exits the southeastern Gulf by Sat afternoon. A 1011 mb low 40 nm east of Chignik Sun morning moves to 85 nm southeast of Kodiak City at 1011 mb Sun afternoon then exits the southeast Gulf by Mon morning. $$ PKZ119-120415- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 530 AM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 40 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the Copper River Delta. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Gusts to 35 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the Copper River Delta. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ120-120415- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 530 AM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...SE wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ121-120415- Resurrection Bay- 530 AM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing Spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ125-120415- Prince William Sound- 530 AM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-120415- Port Valdez- 530 AM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Gusts to 20 kt in the evening. Seas 2 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ127-120415- Valdez Narrows- 530 AM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-120415- Valdez Arm- 530 AM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ129-120415- Passage Canal- 530 AM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Gusts to 30 kt near Whittier. Seas 2 ft. Freezing Spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-120415- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 530 AM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ131-120415- Barren Islands East- 530 AM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow and rain. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ132-120415- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 530 AM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. N of Dangerous Cape, NE wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt becoming W 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ136-120415- Chiniak Bay- 530 AM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-120415- Marmot Bay- 530 AM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt becoming SE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt becoming W 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 6 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-120415- Shelikof Strait- 530 AM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt by late morning. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt becoming W 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-120415- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 530 AM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-120415- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 530 AM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ141-120415- Kachemak Bay- 530 AM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind increasing to 20 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
448 FZAK51 PAFC 120045 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 345 PM AKST Sat Jan 11 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. PKZ197-121330- 345 PM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A weak trough across the Northern Gulf dissipates Sun afternoon. A 1009 mb low forms on the front 105 nm west of Sitkinak Sun morning and exits the Southeastern Gulf for Mon afternoon. Its front pushes across the North Gulf Coast and the Gulf through Mon afternoon. $$ PKZ119-121330- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 345 PM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Gusts to 35 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the Copper River Delta. .SUN...E wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the Copper River Delta. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming NE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the Copper River Delta. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ120-121330- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 345 PM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ121-121330- Resurrection Bay- 345 PM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt gusting to 30 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ125-121330- Prince William Sound- 345 PM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-121330- Port Valdez- 345 PM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-121330- Valdez Narrows- 345 PM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-121330- Valdez Arm- 345 PM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-121330- Passage Canal- 345 PM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-121330- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 345 PM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...Variable less than 10 kt becoming E 30 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft building to 10 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ131-121330- Barren Islands East- 345 PM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow with rain. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ132-121330- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 345 PM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt becoming W 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ136-121330- Chiniak Bay- 345 PM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 8 ft after midnight. Snow and rain. .SUN...S wind 30 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt becoming W 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-121330- Marmot Bay- 345 PM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 9 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Snow and rain. .SUN...S wind 25 kt becoming W 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-121330- Shelikof Strait- 345 PM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow. .SUN...S wind 25 kt becoming W 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft building to 10 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-121330- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 345 PM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 8 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt becoming W 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-121330- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 345 PM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Snow. .MON AND MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ141-121330- Kachemak Bay- 345 PM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
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 6, 4:30 PM AKST, 10 hours 43 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 6, 4:30 PM AKST, 10 hours 43 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 430 PM AKST Mon Jan 6 2020 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... The jet-stream continues to remain south of 50N over the Pacific as a closed 500 mb low persists over the interior of mainland Alaska. The 12z Fairbanks sounding was taken near the center of this cold upper-level low, recording a 500mb height of 494 Dm. An eastward-moving positively-tilted trough axis associated with this upper-level low currently extends southwestward across Cook Inlet and Kodiak Island. Current radar imagery shows snow shower activity near Middleton Island and eastern Prince William Sound. Radar is also showing a weak polar low over Hinchinbrook Island from the cold airmass over the area. IR satellite shows a second and more well defined polar low moving towards Bristol Bay from the Pribilof Islands. Several 12z observed soundings show strong temperature inversions across southcentral Alaska due to the lack of surface winds combined with weak upper-level flow. The upper- level flow is faster across the Gulf of Alaska where the 500 mb height gradient is steeper. Water vapor imagery shows a northeastward moving occluded front currently over the western Aleutians with drier air southwest of the frontal boundary. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... Models are generally in good agreement with the overall synoptic pattern across the region. Mesoscale models are also performing well as the AK NAMNest, HiRes W-ARW, AK-HRRR and the Canadian Regional model all picked up on the polar-low southeast of the Pribilof Islands. The NAMNest wind forecast was favored in the Copper River Delta due to this model currently having a good handle on the mesoscale features in that area. The GFS, ECMWF and Canadian model all have similar solutions with respect to the low expected in the western Bering during the end of the week. && .AVIATION... PANC...Fog continues to be a challenge around the terminal and likely will be in-and-out for the next few days. Going with some improvement overnight in the latest TAF since the fog is developing over Knik Arm and moving over the airport in light north winds. Winds are expected to go calm this evening which often allows some improvement as the fog in Knik Arm is less likely to drift over the terminal. Not a guarantee and forecast confidence is rather low. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... A few residual snow showers continue to fall along the northern Gulf coast this afternoon as a weakening area of low pressure lifts to the northeast. Offshore flow across the southern mainland will generally allow for clear to partly cloudy conditions through Tuesday with the exception of some patchy fog over the Anchorage Bowl and Cook Inlet/northern Kenai Peninsula area through the morning hours. Midlevel northerly flow will continue through early Wednesday morning, allowing for sub-zero temperatures to persist through midweek. The cold core low responsible for the colder temperatures does eventually move to the southeast late Wednesday as an upper level ridge moves in over Southcentral. This pressure gradient will allow winds to increase across the northern Gulf, with gusty outflow conditions expected for Seward, Thompson Pass, Valdez, and the Copper River Delta. With colder temperatures still in place at this time, wind chills will continue to be near advisory levels. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 through 3)... An Arctic trough remains oriented over the mainland, with very cold conditions continuing in the Kuskokwim Valley/Delta and Bristol Bay. The weather should be similar tomorrow, though some high clouds will likely start streaming in from the southwest towards the end of the day. A warm front associated with a low south of the Aleutians will lift northeastward, bringing a transition to southerly flow and warmer, wetter weather Wednesday into Thursday. With the exception of coastal areas along Bristol Bay, temperatures will likely still be below zero Wednesday, but should cross into the positives in the Kuskokwim Delta and Greater Bristol Bay area Thursday. Snow along the front will likely reach the southwest coast Wednesday night, then move inland Thursday. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 through 3)... A strong low roughly 500 miles southwest of Shemya will continue to push a gale force front northeastward through the Aleutians and Bering, bringing a wide swath of small craft advisory level winds with embedded gales. In addition, expect snow ahead of and along the front, switching over to rain in the trailing warm air mass. An embedded triple point low is developing south of the central Aleutians...stronger winds and heavier precipitation are expected in its periphery. The front will dissipate as it heads northward, but will likely be strong enough to bring some light snow to the Pribilof Islands. Tuesday into Wednesday, another gale force front will lift northward from the central and western Aleutians, bringing another round of precipitation to the chain and southern Bering. Of note, this system will bring another round of warmer air, and the rain/snow line will lift farther north. Thursday looks to be a transition day...the parent low will push north into the Bering and weaken. A storm force low originating from the coast of Japan will usher in another round of strong winds and precipitation Thursday night. && .MARINE (Days 3 through 5: Thursday through Saturday)... Bering Sea: Models are consistent from yesterday indicating a very active pattern for the Bering into the weekend. A broad ~960 mb low will approach the far western Aleutians Thursday evening bringing a large area of generally southerly gales to areas east of and including the Pribilofs. As the low deepens on Friday night into Saturday, storm force winds are possible over the western Bering, north of the Aleutians. If this verifies, waves up to 40 ft would be expected in that area. The low will slightly weaken Saturday night, however strong westerly gales will likely to continue. Gulf of Alaska: A strengthening low will move west to east over the southern Gulf on Thursday. There is disagreement among the models regarding its exact track, however a more northerly solution would lead to widespread easterly gales and higher seas into Friday morning. A southerly track would likely keep winds sub-gale. In any case, a ridge will quickly build in behind the low by evening. Another, weaker low, will move into the Gulf by Saturday. Winds look to remain below gales in non-channeled areas at this time. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7: Thu through Mon)... Models continue to indicate a pattern shift later this week, especially across western Alaska. An upper level low will move west of Attu Thursday into Friday. The associated surface front will bring heavy precipitation to the western and central Aleutians along with the potential for storm force winds in the western Bering. This low will amplify the North Pacific ridge out ahead of it, which will lead to temperatures returning to near freezing in the Bristol Bay area. This will coincide with the frontal passage Friday evening and bring heavy precipitation to all of Southwest Alaska. Southwesterly onshore flow will continue into Sunday, keeping the warmer temperatures and precipitation chances for the area through the weekend. Flow will switch to offshore Monday under a ridge, slightly cooling temperatures. Well below average temperatures will persist across Southcentral through Thursday. As noted above, the upper low will deepen in the Bering and therefore a moist southerly flow aloft will develop in the western Gulf, bringing relatively warmer temperatures to the region this weekend. Highs across Anchorage could reach the low 20s on Sunday. Given the lingering cold air in place to the north, gusty winds and colder wind chills will remain likely in terrain gaps, including Thompson Pass. Lastly, a weakening front will also bring a chance of snow over the weekend across Southcentral, though confidence remains low as to its exact timing or intensity. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...Flood Warning 121. MARINE...Gale Warning 173 175>178. Heavy Freezing Spray 121 127 129 130 160 180 185. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...ED/EZ SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...KO SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...MM MARINE/LONG TERM...AD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 3:42 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 6, 3:42 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 6, 3:43 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Jan 6, 3:43 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 7, 3:13 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 7, 3:13 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Jan 7, 3:28 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 7, 3:49 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 7, 3:49 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Jan 7, 3:49 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr |
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