Gale Warning 97, NWS Anchorage, AK

032 
FZAK51 PAFC 281306
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
406 AM AKST Tue Jan 28 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.

PKZ197-290200-
406 AM AKST Tue Jan 28 2020
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 990 mb low 70 nm southwest of Seward moves inland and 
dissipates Tue morning. A 966 mb North Pacific low moves to 200 
nm southwest of Montague Island as a 951 mb complex low Tue night
then moves north Wed morning.

$$

PKZ119-290200-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
406 AM AKST Tue Jan 28 2020

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S wind 20 kt becoming E 35 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. Snow.
.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt increasing to 50 kt after midnight. 
Seas 21 ft building to 27 ft after midnight. Rain and snow.
.WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft building to 31 ft in the
afternoon. Rain showers and snow.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 29 ft.
.THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ120-290200-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
406 AM AKST Tue Jan 28 2020

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE wind 15 kt becoming E 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4
ft building to 8 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. Snow.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt increasing to 50 kt after midnight. 
Seas 19 ft building to 25 ft after midnight. Snow and rain.
.WED...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
23 ft subsiding to 17 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ121-290200-
Resurrection Bay-
406 AM AKST Tue Jan 28 2020

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming N 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. Snow.
.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow.
.WED...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5
ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. Snow.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ125-290200-
Prince William Sound-
406 AM AKST Tue Jan 28 2020

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft
building to 4 ft in the afternoon. Snow.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt out of northern bays and
passes after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Snow.
.WED...NE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt out of northern bays and passes
in the morning. Seas 6 ft. Snow and rain.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ126-290200-
Port Valdez-
406 AM AKST Tue Jan 28 2020

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. 
Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. Snow.
.WED...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. Snow.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ127-290200-
Valdez Narrows-
406 AM AKST Tue Jan 28 2020

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt increasing to 45 kt after midnight. 
Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow.
.WED...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ128-290200-
Valdez Arm-
406 AM AKST Tue Jan 28 2020

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. 
Seas 8  ft. Snow and rain.
.WED...NE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas
7 ft. Snow.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ129-290200-
Passage Canal-
406 AM AKST Tue Jan 28 2020

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E wind 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. Snow.
.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt shifting to W wind in the late evening. Gusts
to 30 kt developing in the late evening near Whittier. Seas 3 ft. 
Freezing spray. Snow.
.WED...W wind 20 kt becoming variable wind 10 kt in the afternoon.
Gusts to 30 kt near Whittier in the morning. Seas 3 ft. Freezing 
spray. Snow.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ130-290200-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
406 AM AKST Tue Jan 28 2020

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 25 kt becoming N 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5
ft building to 13 ft in the afternoon. Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...N wind 50 kt. Seas 22 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow.
.WED...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 19 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow 
showers.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 55 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ131-290200-
Barren Islands East-
406 AM AKST Tue Jan 28 2020

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N wind 15 kt becoming NE 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4
ft building to 8 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. Snow.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 24 ft. Freezing spray. Snow.
.WED...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft subsiding to 16 ft in the
afternoon. Freezing spray. Snow.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ132-290200-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
406 AM AKST Tue Jan 28 2020

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas
5 ft building to 11 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. Snow.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers.
.WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ136-290200-
Chiniak Bay-
406 AM AKST Tue Jan 28 2020

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 10 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft building to 9 ft in the afternoon. Snow.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft subsiding to 11 ft after
midnight. Freezing spray. Snow.
.WED...NW wind 35 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
10 ft subsiding to 6 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. Snow.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ137-290200-
Marmot Bay-
406 AM AKST Tue Jan 28 2020

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 10 kt becoming NE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2
ft building to 7 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. Snow.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft subsiding to 8 ft after
midnight. Freezing spray. Snow.
.WED...N wind 35 kt becoming NW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft
subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. Snow.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ138-290200-
Shelikof Strait-
406 AM AKST Tue Jan 28 2020

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
5 ft building to 11 ft in the afternoon. Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt increasing to 50 kt after midnight. Seas 19 
ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow.
.WED...NW wind 40 kt. Gusts to 60 kt out of western bays and passes.
Seas 14 ft subsiding to 8 ft in the afternoon. Heavy freezing spray.
Snow.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU THROUGH SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ139-290200-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
406 AM AKST Tue Jan 28 2020

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas
in ice free waters 5 ft building to 10 ft in the afternoon. Heavy 
freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas in ice free waters 15 ft. Heavy
freezing spray.
.WED...NE wind 35 kt becoming N 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas in
ice free waters 13 ft subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. Heavy 
freezing spray.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft.

$$

PKZ140-290200-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
406 AM AKST Tue Jan 28 2020

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE wind 10 kt becoming N 15 kt in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt.
.WED...NE wind 20 kt.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt.
.THU THROUGH FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt.
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt.

$$

PKZ141-290200-
Kachemak Bay-
406 AM AKST Tue Jan 28 2020

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the
afternoon...strongest near the Inlet. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt...strongest near the Inlet. Seas 5
ft...highest near the Inlet. Heavy freezing spray. Snow.
.WED...NE wind 20 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
Heavy freezing spray. Snow.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

707 
FZAK51 PAFC 290049
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
349 PM AKST Tue Jan 28 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.

PKZ197-291345-
349 PM AKST Tue Jan 28 2020
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 983 mb low in the central Gulf merges with a 957 mb low 125 nm 
southeast of Kodiak City Tue night. This low moves to 80 miles 
south of Seward at 979 mb by Thu afternoon.

$$

PKZ119-291345-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
349 PM AKST Tue Jan 28 2020

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt increasing to 50 kt after midnight. Seas 20 
ft building to 27 ft after midnight. Rain and snow.
.WED...E wind 40 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 27 ft. Rain 
and snow.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 29 ft subsiding to 22 ft after
midnight. Snow.
.THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ120-291345-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
349 PM AKST Tue Jan 28 2020

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 50 kt after midnight. Seas 18
ft building to 25 ft after midnight. Snow and rain.
.WED...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
22 ft. Snow and rain.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. Snow.
.THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ121-291345-
Resurrection Bay-
349 PM AKST Tue Jan 28 2020

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 6 
ft. Heavy freezing spray after midnight. Snow.
.WED...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5
ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. Snow.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind 15 kt becoming S after midnight. Seas
3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ125-291345-
Prince William Sound-
349 PM AKST Tue Jan 28 2020

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow.
.WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow and rain.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow and rain.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ126-291345-
Port Valdez-
349 PM AKST Tue Jan 28 2020

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 30 kt this evening. Seas 6 
ft. Freezing spray. Snow.
.WED...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. Snow.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ127-291345-
Valdez Narrows-
349 PM AKST Tue Jan 28 2020

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 45 kt this evening. Seas 4 
ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow.
.WED...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ128-291345-
Valdez Arm-
349 PM AKST Tue Jan 28 2020

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 40 kt this evening. Seas 8 
ft.
.WED...NE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas
7 ft. Snow and rain.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow.
.THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ129-291345-
Passage Canal-
349 PM AKST Tue Jan 28 2020

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow.
.WED...W wind 20 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing
spray. Snow.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. Snow.
.THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ130-291345-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
349 PM AKST Tue Jan 28 2020

...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt increasing to 50 kt this evening. Seas 22 
ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow.
.WED...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 19 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow.
.THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.FRI...W wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ131-291345-
Barren Islands East-
349 PM AKST Tue Jan 28 2020

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 50 kt this evening. Seas 22 
ft. Freezing spray. Snow.
.WED...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. Snow with rain.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. Snow.
.THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ132-291345-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
349 PM AKST Tue Jan 28 2020

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt increasing to 45 kt this evening. Seas 19 
ft. Freezing spray. Snow.
.WED...NW wind 40 kt becoming W 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19
ft. Freezing spray. Snow.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. Snow
showers.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ136-291345-
Chiniak Bay-
349 PM AKST Tue Jan 28 2020

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming NE wind 35 kt after midnight. Seas
15 ft subsiding to 10 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Snow.
.WED...NW wind 35 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
10 ft subsiding to 6 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. Snow.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow.
.THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ137-291345-
Marmot Bay-
349 PM AKST Tue Jan 28 2020

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming NE wind 35 kt after midnight. Seas
15 ft subsiding to 8 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Snow.
.WED...N wind 35 kt becoming NW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft
subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. Snow.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming NW 10 kt after midnight. Seas
3 ft subsiding to 1 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Snow.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ138-291345-
Shelikof Strait-
349 PM AKST Tue Jan 28 2020

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt increasing to 50 kt this evening. Seas 19 
ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow.
.WED...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...W wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ139-291345-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
349 PM AKST Tue Jan 28 2020

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt becoming 45 kt this evening. Seas in ice 
free waters 17 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.WED...NE wind 35 kt becoming N 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas in
ice free waters 12 ft subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. Heavy 
freezing spray.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt becoming SW 15 kt after midnight. Seas
in ice free waters 5 ft. Freezing spray. Snow.
.THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft.

$$

PKZ140-291345-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
349 PM AKST Tue Jan 28 2020

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming N wind 25 kt this evening.
.WED...NE wind 20 kt.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt.
.FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt.
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt.
.SUN...N wind 20 kt.

$$

PKZ141-291345-
Kachemak Bay-
349 PM AKST Tue Jan 28 2020

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming 30 kt this evening. Seas 5 ft. 
Heavy freezing spray. Snow.
.WED...NE wind 20 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
Freezing spray. Snow.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

382 
FZAK51 PAFC 290821 AAA
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
1121 PM AKST Tue Jan 28 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.

PKZ197-292115-
1121 PM AKST Tue Jan 28 2020
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 983 mb low in the central Gulf merges with a 957 mb low 125 nm 
southeast of Kodiak City Tue night. This low moves to 80 miles 
south of Seward at 979 mb by Thu afternoon.

$$

PKZ119-292115-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
1121 PM AKST Tue Jan 28 2020

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt increasing to 50 kt after midnight. Seas
20  ft building to 27 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. 
.WED...E wind 40 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 27 ft. Rain
 and snow. 
.WED NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 29 ft subsiding to 22 ft after
midnight. Snow. 
.THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. 
.FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. 
.SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ120-292115-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
1121 PM AKST Tue Jan 28 2020

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 50 kt after midnight. Seas
18 ft building to 25 ft after midnight. Snow and rain. 
.WED...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
22 ft. Snow and rain. 
.WED NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. Snow. 
.THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ121-292115-
Resurrection Bay-
1121 PM AKST Tue Jan 28 2020

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow.
.WED...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. Snow. 
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind 15 kt becoming S after midnight. Seas
3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ125-292115-
Prince William Sound-
1121 PM AKST Tue Jan 28 2020

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow. 
.WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow and rain. 
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow and rain. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ126-292115-
Port Valdez-
1121 PM AKST Tue Jan 28 2020

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 30 kt this evening. Seas
6  ft. Freezing spray. Snow. 
.WED...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. Snow. 
.WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ127-292115-
Valdez Narrows-
1121 PM AKST Tue Jan 28 2020

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 45 kt this evening. Seas
4  ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. 
.WED...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. 
.WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. 
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ128-292115-
Valdez Arm-
1121 PM AKST Tue Jan 28 2020

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 40 kt this evening. Seas
8  ft. 
.WED...NE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas
7 ft. Snow and rain. 
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. 
.THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ129-292115-
Passage Canal-
1121 PM AKST Tue Jan 28 2020

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. 
.WED...W wind 20 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
Freezing spray. Snow. 
.WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. 
.THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ130-292115-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
1121 PM AKST Tue Jan 28 2020

...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt increasing to 50 kt this evening. Seas
22  ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. 
.WED...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 19 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. 
.WED NIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
Snow. 
.THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. 
.FRI...W wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. 
.SAT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ131-292115-
Barren Islands East-
1121 PM AKST Tue Jan 28 2020

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 50 kt this evening. Seas
22  ft. Freezing spray. Snow. 
.WED...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. Snow with rain. 
.WED NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. 
.THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. 
.SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ132-292115-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
1121 PM AKST Tue Jan 28 2020

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt increasing to 45 kt this evening. Seas
19  ft. Freezing spray. Snow. 
.WED...NW wind 40 kt becoming W 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
19 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. 
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. Snow
showers. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. 
.SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ136-292115-
Chiniak Bay-
1121 PM AKST Tue Jan 28 2020

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming NE wind 35 kt after midnight.
Seas 15 ft subsiding to 10 ft after midnight. Freezing spray.
Snow. 
.WED...NW wind 35 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
10 ft subsiding to 6 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. Snow. 
.WED NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. 
.THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ137-292115-
Marmot Bay-
1121 PM AKST Tue Jan 28 2020

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming NE wind 35 kt after midnight.
Seas 15 ft subsiding to 8 ft after midnight. Freezing spray.
Snow. 
.WED...N wind 35 kt becoming NW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft
subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. Snow. 
.WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming NW 10 kt after midnight. Seas
3 ft subsiding to 1 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Snow. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ138-292115-
Shelikof Strait-
1121 PM AKST Tue Jan 28 2020

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt increasing to 50 kt this evening. Seas
19  ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. 
.WED...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. 
.WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.FRI...W wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ139-292115-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
1121 PM AKST Tue Jan 28 2020

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt becoming 45 kt this evening. Seas in ice 
free waters 17 ft. Heavy freezing spray. 
.WED...NE wind 35 kt becoming N 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas in
ice free waters 12 ft subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. Heavy 
freezing spray. 
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt becoming SW 15 kt after midnight. Seas
in ice free waters 5 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. 
.THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. 
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft.

$$

PKZ140-292115-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
1121 PM AKST Tue Jan 28 2020

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming N wind 25 kt this evening. 
.WED...NE wind 20 kt. 
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. 
.FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. 
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt. 
.SUN...N wind 20 kt.

$$

PKZ141-292115-
Kachemak Bay-
1121 PM AKST Tue Jan 28 2020

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming 30 kt this evening. Seas 5 ft. 
Heavy freezing spray. Snow. 
.WED...NE wind 20 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. 
.WED NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

096 
FZAK51 PAFC 291256
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
356 AM AKST Wed Jan 29 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.

PKZ197-300215-
356 AM AKST Wed Jan 29 2020
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 955 mb low 100 nm east of Kodiak City Wed morning moves into
Cook Inlet at 972 mb by Wed afternoon and dissipates. A new 978 
mb low forms over the Gulf Thu morning and persists through Fri 
morning.

$$

PKZ119-300215-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
356 AM AKST Wed Jan 29 2020

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE wind 40 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 27 ft. 
Widespread rain and snow showers.
.TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. 
Seas 29 ft subsiding to 23 ft after midnight. Snow showers.
.THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow showers.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ120-300215-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
356 AM AKST Wed Jan 29 2020

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E wind 40 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 24 ft.
Widespread rain and snow showers.
.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers.
.THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ121-300215-
Resurrection Bay-
356 AM AKST Wed Jan 29 2020

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N wind 35 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow.
.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. 
Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. 
Widespread snow showers.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt becoming N 15 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ125-300215-
Prince William Sound-
356 AM AKST Wed Jan 29 2020

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 40 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 
ft subsiding to 6 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray in the morning.
Widespread snow showers mixing with rain in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt late. Seas 6 ft 
subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Widespread snow 
showers.
.THU...E wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Snow showers.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ126-300215-
Port Valdez-
356 AM AKST Wed Jan 29 2020

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. Snow.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread snow 
showers.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ127-300215-
Valdez Narrows-
356 AM AKST Wed Jan 29 2020

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow.
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Widespread
snow showers.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Widespread snow
showers.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ128-300215-
Valdez Arm-
356 AM AKST Wed Jan 29 2020

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. Snow.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Widespread snow showers.
.THU...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 3 ft. Widespread snow showers.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ129-300215-
Passage Canal-
356 AM AKST Wed Jan 29 2020

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W wind 20 kt shifting to E late. Gusts to 30 kt near 
Whittier. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow.
.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. Widespread
snow showers.
.THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ130-300215-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
356 AM AKST Wed Jan 29 2020

...STORM WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 16 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow.
.TONIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow.
.THU...W wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...W wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ131-300215-
Barren Islands East-
356 AM AKST Wed Jan 29 2020

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N wind 45 kt. Seas 23 ft. Freezing spray. Widespread 
snow showers.
.TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Freezing spray. Snow.
.THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ132-300215-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
356 AM AKST Wed Jan 29 2020

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow.
.TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. 
Snow showers.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. N of Dangerous Cape, NW wind 15 kt increasing
to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow 
showers.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft.

$$

PKZ136-300215-
Chiniak Bay-
356 AM AKST Wed Jan 29 2020

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W wind 30 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft 
subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. Snow.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow.
.THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ137-300215-
Marmot Bay-
356 AM AKST Wed Jan 29 2020

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 30 kt becoming W 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5
ft. Freezing spray. Snow.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. 
Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. Snow.
.THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ138-300215-
Shelikof Strait-
356 AM AKST Wed Jan 29 2020

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow.
.TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow.
.THU...NW wind 35 kt becoming W 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft.
Heavy freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...W wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ139-300215-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
356 AM AKST Wed Jan 29 2020

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas
in ice free waters 9 ft subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. Heavy 
freezing spray. Snow.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Freezing
spray. Snow.
.THU...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas in
ice free waters 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft.

$$

PKZ140-300215-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
356 AM AKST Wed Jan 29 2020

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N wind 30 kt.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight.
.THU...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less 
than 10 kt.
.THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt.
.FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt.
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt.
.SUN...N wind 20 kt.

$$

PKZ141-300215-
Kachemak Bay-
356 AM AKST Wed Jan 29 2020

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Heavy freezing spray. 
Snow.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming W 10 kt after midnight. 
Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Snow.
.THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
500 AM AKST Mon Jan 27 2020

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...

On satellite imagery there is a low spinning southwest of Shemya
with an occluded front wrapped into it. There is a 180+ knot jet
core south of the western Aleutians. Northerly flow continues over
southwest Alaska which is the result of low pressure in the Gulf
Of Alaska and high pressure over the Bering Sea. This pattern has
been persistent and has been ushering arctic air into the region
resulting in dangerously low wind chills over southwest Alaska.
The radar at Middleton Island has detected an uptick in shower
activity compared to 24 hrs ago associated with a low south of
Chenega.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...

For initialization purposes compared the returns at 6z on
Middleton island radar to the projected precipitation with the
GFS/NAM/ECMWF and Canadian. The NAM did well pinging into the
precipitation near Kayak Island while the GFS had the correct
orientation of the precipitation band associated with a weak
inverted trough south of Chenega and Seward. Even the high
resolution of the ECMWF was simply too broad brushed with the
precipitation over the Gulf Of Alaska. At 6z using the cyclonic
curvature as a proxy for the location of the low, the NAM and GFS
did fairly similar with the placement of the surface low south of
Montague Island. This was seconded by the 6z ASCAT (advanced
scatterometer) pass.

Models are in decent agreement with the longwave pattern keeping
the high amplitude trough over most of the mainland/Gulf and
placing the block over the Central Bering. However, they struggle
with the placement of the surface lows even in the near term and
the the divergence amplifies handedly Tuesday as a low moves from
the north Pacific and into the Gulf Of Alaska.

&&

.AVIATION...
PANC...VFR conditions are expected at the onset of this TAF
package. There is a low south of Seward and moisture is getting
wrapped around this feature. The expectations is that cigs will
develop over the aerodrome later today but at this point the cigs
should remain above 5,000 feet until 6z on the 28th. The winds
are expected to remain relatively light.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2; Sunday
night and Tuesday)...

An upper level trough situated across mainland Alaska will keep a
strong north to south pressure gradient and gusty outflow winds
across the region. Coastal locations, including Seward, Whittier,
and Valdez will continue to see these strong winds with the
continuation of polar lows developing over the Gulf of Alaska
today. The Middleton Island radar this morning has already
indicated snow showers moving into the north Gulf coast associated
with the the first polar low, which will move inland and lead to
blizzard conditions throughout the day for Thompson Pass. Areas
near Seward and Whittier will also see blowing snow and reduced
visibilities are expected through this evening with a winter
weather advisory in effect.

Winds begin to diminish across Southcentral late Monday as the
upper level trough begins to shift westward as a North Pacific low
begins to lift northward. By Tuesday morning, this strong storm-
force low will make its way into the southern Gulf. Expect a
strong pressure gradient to redevelop over Southcentral Alaska,
which will lead to another round of gusty outflow winds through
Wednesday. Kodiak City and areas along the north Gulf coast will
be areas to keep an eye on with this next system as it could lead
to advisory level snowfall amounts.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 through 3: Today
through Wednesday Night)...

The primary weather story continues to be the cold temperatures
and gusty winds causing very low wind chills across Southwest
Alaska. Nearly the entire area is under mainly clear skies, but
some ocean-effect snow is impacting the Kuskokwim Delta coast and
Nunivak Island near Hooper Bay and Mekoryuk. Low stratus clouds
are moving over the area east of King Salmon as well. The mainly
clear skies and gusty north winds continue most everywhere else.
The Wind Chill Advisories remain in effect through noon on
Wednesday. The coldest wind chills will be late tonight into
Tuesday morning. A strong low moving into the Gulf late Tuesday
night into Wednesday will increase the winds, but will also bring
some cloud cover which will modestly increase temperatures. Any
precipitation will be limited to areas right along the Aleutian
and Alaska Ranges.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 through 3: Today
through Wednesday Night)...

A very stagnant weather pattern will persist through Wednesday
night across the Bering. Strong cold air advection on northeast
winds will keep ocean-effect snow bands continuing across the
eastern half of the Bering, and along the Alaska Peninsula and
eastern Aleutians. High pressure over the central Bering this
morning will shift westward by Tuesday morning into the western
Bering. This will allow the cold air to move further west across
the basin. Otherwise, the coldest air will continue to stream
across the eastern Bering through Wednesday night, keeping the
temperatures well below average, with ocean-effect snow causing
briefly reduced visibilities, and large areas of heavy freezing
spray across the eastern Bering.

&&

.MARINE (Days 3 through 5)...
Gulf of Alaska: The leading edge of a storm force low enters the
southern Gulf Tuesday morning, bringing ample precipitation and
easterly winds across the Gulf Tuesday evening. While there is
high confidence in the strength of the low, there is lower
confidence on exactly where the low center tracks. We are
currently expecting the low center to track east of Kodiak Island
Wednesday morning, bringing a swath of easterly storm force winds
to the waters along the northern Gulf coast Wednesday. Westerly
gales will fill in across the Gulf on the backside of the low as
it lifts northward. It is possible that these westerly gales could
reach storm force levels Wednesday night. There is high
confidence that this low pressure remains nearly stationary,
becoming reinforced with additional energy in the upper levels for
the end of the week. Waves in excess of 20 feet are expected with
this low.

Bering Sea and Aleutians: Gusty northerly flow will persist over
the eastern Bering waters midweek. Gales will become more
widespread across the Bering as a low in the Gulf strengthens and
lifts northward. Enhanced winds through the usual gaps and passes
along the Alaska Peninsula will last through Thursday. Heavy
freezing spray is expected across much of the eastern Bering
waters, and the Pacific side of the eastern Aleutians.

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.LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 4 through 7)...
A storm force low in the Gulf of Alaska will slowly lift
northward and inland over Southcentral Wednesday night. The
northern Gulf coast will likely see ample precipitation through
Thursday. Model solutions continue to key in on reinforcing
features in the upper levels, leading to the possibility of
prolonged precipitation over the northern Gulf coast through the
end of the week as this system is revived by an upper level wave
Thursday into Friday. The remnants of this low look to finally
exit the Gulf to the east by the weekend, as an upper level ridge
approaches from the west. Meanwhile over the Bering, cold
northerly flow is expected to continue through the end of the
week. By the weekend another low approaches the western
Aleutians, bringing unsettled conditions for the beginning of
February.

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.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...Wind Chill Advisory 155 161. Blizzard Warning 131
(T-Pass). Blowing Snow Advisory 125. MARINE...Gale 411 413 414
150 155 165 170 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 119 120 121 127
128 130 132 131 138 139. Heavy Freezing Spray 121 127 129 130 138
139 141 414 150 155 165 171 179 185.

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SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...PJS
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...MO
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...JW
MARINE/LONG TERM...KO