Storm Warning 44, NWS Anchorage, AK

176 
FZAK51 PAFC 221255
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
355 AM AKST Sat Feb 22 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.

PKZ197-230200-
355 AM AKST Sat Feb 22 2020
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 997 mb low 34 nm northwest of Homer moves to 65 nm south of
Middleton Island at 1007 mb Sun morning then moves into the 
Northeast Gulf by Mon Morning.

$$

PKZ119-230200-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
355 AM AKST Sat Feb 22 2020

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow showers.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...E wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft.

$$

PKZ120-230200-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
355 AM AKST Sat Feb 22 2020

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft.

$$

PKZ121-230200-
Resurrection Bay-
355 AM AKST Sat Feb 22 2020

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S wind 10 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt after midnight. 
Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ125-230200-
Prince William Sound-
355 AM AKST Sat Feb 22 2020

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers.
.TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. 
Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray after midnight.
.SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ126-230200-
Port Valdez-
355 AM AKST Sat Feb 22 2020

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread 
snow showers.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...E wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ127-230200-
Valdez Narrows-
355 AM AKST Sat Feb 22 2020

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. 
Widespread snow showers.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...N wind 20 kt becoming NE 35 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ128-230200-
Valdez Arm-
355 AM AKST Sat Feb 22 2020

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread snow showers.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. 
Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ129-230200-
Passage Canal-
355 AM AKST Sat Feb 22 2020

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers.
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. 
Gusts to 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight near Whittier. 
Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers.
.SUN...W wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Gusts
to 55 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon near Whittier.
Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ130-230200-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
355 AM AKST Sat Feb 22 2020

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

.TODAY...W wind 45 kt. Gusts to 55 kt out of bays and passes.
Seas 20 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...W wind 50 kt. Seas 16 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ131-230200-
Barren Islands East-
355 AM AKST Sat Feb 22 2020

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ132-230200-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
355 AM AKST Sat Feb 22 2020

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.TUE...N wind 40 kt. Seas 26 ft.
.WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ136-230200-
Chiniak Bay-
355 AM AKST Sat Feb 22 2020

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ137-230200-
Marmot Bay-
355 AM AKST Sat Feb 22 2020

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in 
the afternoon. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ138-230200-
Shelikof Strait-
355 AM AKST Sat Feb 22 2020

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

.TODAY...W wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt out of bays and passes. 
Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Gusts to 55 kt out of bays and passes. 
Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN...NW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 10 ft subsiding to 6 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ139-230200-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
355 AM AKST Sat Feb 22 2020

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. 
Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. 
Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft.
.WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft.

$$

PKZ140-230200-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
355 AM AKST Sat Feb 22 2020

.TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Snow showers.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight.
.SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 25 kt.
.WED...N wind 15 kt.

$$

PKZ141-230200-
Kachemak Bay-
355 AM AKST Sat Feb 22 2020

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 8 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. 
Widespread snow showers.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after
midnight. Freezing spray.
.SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

067 
FZAK51 PAFC 230055
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
355 PM AKST Sat Feb 22 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.

PKZ197-231415-
355 PM AKST Sat Feb 22 2020
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A trough of low pressure will strengthen along the North Gulf 
Coast through tonight then move east and weaken Sun night as
northerly winds move across the Gulf. A strong front associated with 
a rapidly deepening 969 mb low in the North Pacific will move into 
the Gulf late Sun night and Mon.

$$

PKZ119-231415-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
355 PM AKST Sat Feb 22 2020

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 15 kt diminishing to less than 10 kt after 
midnight. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NW 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt out of
the Copper River Delta in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Gusts to 45 kt out of the Copper River
Delta. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.TUE...E wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ120-231415-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
355 PM AKST Sat Feb 22 2020

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 11 ft subsiding to 8 ft
after midnight. Freezing spray.
.SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 22 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft.
.WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ121-231415-
Resurrection Bay-
355 PM AKST Sat Feb 22 2020

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...N wind 35 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Gusts
to 45 kt in the evening. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ125-231415-
Prince William Sound-
355 PM AKST Sat Feb 22 2020

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt in the evening becoming N wind 10 kt 
then increasing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding.
.SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon.
Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ126-231415-
Port Valdez-
355 PM AKST Sat Feb 22 2020

.TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...E wind 10 kt in the morning increasing to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ127-231415-
Valdez Narrows-
355 PM AKST Sat Feb 22 2020

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...N wind 20 kt becoming NE 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft.
Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ128-231415-
Valdez Arm-
355 PM AKST Sat Feb 22 2020

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 29 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 
ft.
.SUN...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3
ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon.  Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight.
Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ129-231415-
Passage Canal-
355 PM AKST Sat Feb 22 2020

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas
3 ft. Gusts increasing to 30 kt near Whittier. Freezing spray. Snow 
showers.
.SUN...W wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt near Whittier. Seas 5 ft. 
Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts
to 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt after midnight near Whittier. Seas 5 
ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Freezing spray.
.MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ130-231415-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
355 PM AKST Sat Feb 22 2020

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

.TONIGHT...W wind 50 kt. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN...NW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to
55 kt in the morning out of bays and passes. Seas 12 ft. Heavy 
freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.TUE...N wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ131-231415-
Barren Islands East-
355 PM AKST Sat Feb 22 2020

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 26 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 24 ft.
.WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ132-231415-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
355 PM AKST Sat Feb 22 2020

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...NW wind 30 kt. S of Dangerous Cape, NW wind 30 kt in the
morning becoming N 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. S of Dangerous Cape, N wind 15 kt 
becoming NE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...NE wind 35 kt increasing to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft
building to 24 ft in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 55 kt. Seas 28 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 24 ft.
.WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ136-231415-
Chiniak Bay-
355 PM AKST Sat Feb 22 2020

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas
4 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.TUE...N wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ137-231415-
Marmot Bay-
355 PM AKST Sat Feb 22 2020

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.TUE...N wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ138-231415-
Shelikof Strait-
355 PM AKST Sat Feb 22 2020

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

.TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Gusts to 65 kt out of western bays and 
passes. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN...NW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to
50 kt out of western bays and passes in the morning. Seas 8 ft. 
Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 9 ft after
midnight. Freezing spray.
.MON...NE wind 35 kt in the morning increasing to 45 kt. Seas 11 ft
in the morning building to 19 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.TUE...N wind 50 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ139-231415-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
355 PM AKST Sat Feb 22 2020

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft after 
midnight. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...N wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ140-231415-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
355 PM AKST Sat Feb 22 2020

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight.
.SUN...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt after
midnight.
.MON...NE wind 15 kt.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt.
.TUE...N wind 25 kt.
.WED THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt.

$$

PKZ141-231415-
Kachemak Bay-
355 PM AKST Sat Feb 22 2020

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT

.TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt in the evening diminishing to 20 kt. Seas 6
ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Snow showers.
.SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

594 
FZAK51 PAFC 231326
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
426 AM AKST Sun Feb 23 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.

PKZ197-240215-
426 AM AKST Sun Feb 23 2020
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A trough of low pressure will impact the western Gulf through Sun
evening then weaken. A strong front associated with a
strengthening North Pacific low will move into the southwest Gulf
Mon morning and spread across the Gulf by Mon afternoon and remain
in place through Tue morning.

$$

PKZ119-240215-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
426 AM AKST Sun Feb 23 2020

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt out of the Copper River 
Delta in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Gusts to 45 kt out of the Copper River
Delta. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON...NE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt out of the Copper River
Delta. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.TUE...E wind 45 kt. Seas 24 ft.
.WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ120-240215-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
426 AM AKST Sun Feb 23 2020

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4
ft
building to 8 ft in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 22 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 23 ft.
.WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ121-240215-
Resurrection Bay-
426 AM AKST Sun Feb 23 2020

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

.TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing 
spray.
.TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Gusts
to 45 kt in the evening. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ125-240215-
Prince William Sound-
426 AM AKST Sun Feb 23 2020

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft after
midnight.
Freezing spray.
.MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ126-240215-
Port Valdez-
426 AM AKST Sun Feb 23 2020

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ127-240215-
Valdez Narrows-
426 AM AKST Sun Feb 23 2020

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ128-240215-
Valdez Arm-
426 AM AKST Sun Feb 23 2020

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas
7 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ129-240215-
Passage Canal-
426 AM AKST Sun Feb 23 2020

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt near Whittier. Seas 5 ft. 
Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas
5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Gusts to 45 kt diminishing to
35 kt after midnight near Whittier. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON...W wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ130-240215-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
426 AM AKST Sun Feb 23 2020

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

.TODAY...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt becoming N 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9
ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.TUE...N wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ131-240215-
Barren Islands East-
426 AM AKST Sun Feb 23 2020

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5
ft building to 11 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 26 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 24 ft.
.WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ132-240215-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
426 AM AKST Sun Feb 23 2020

...STORM WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt except N 30 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas
8 ft.
.MON...NE wind 35 kt increasing to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas
12 ft building to 18 ft in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 55 kt. Seas 28 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 24 ft.
.WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ136-240215-
Chiniak Bay-
426 AM AKST Sun Feb 23 2020

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas
5 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8
ft building to 13 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ137-240215-
Marmot Bay-
426 AM AKST Sun Feb 23 2020

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas
4 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6
ft building to 12 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ138-240215-
Shelikof Strait-
426 AM AKST Sun Feb 23 2020

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 45 kt. Gusts to 65 kt out of western bays and 
passes through the morning. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt becoming NE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9
ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.TUE...N wind 50 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ139-240215-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
426 AM AKST Sun Feb 23 2020

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

.TODAY...N wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3
ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 7 ft after
midnight. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ140-240215-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
426 AM AKST Sun Feb 23 2020

.TODAY...SW wind 10 kt.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt.
.MON...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt.
.TUE...N wind 25 kt.
.WED...NE wind 15 kt.
.THU...N wind 10 kt.

$$

PKZ141-240215-
Kachemak Bay-
426 AM AKST Sun Feb 23 2020

.TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
355 AM AKST Fri Feb 21 2020

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...

An upper level low is currently centered over Siberia. Its
negatively titled trough extends through the eastern Bering and
south of the Alaska Peninsula near Kodiak Island. Persistent
north-northwesterly surface flow is indicated from the central
Bering/Aleutians westward. As such, blizzard conditions are now
observed over the Kuskokwim Delta near the coast. Winds will
gradually diminish through the morning.

A ~978 mb low is centered near Prince William Sound is bringing
coastal rain showers and inland snow showers to areas east of its
center in onshore southerly flow. A series of upper level
shortwaves is leading to light snow occurring across the western
Kenai Peninsula. This will gradually track northward into
Anchorage this morning.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...

The large scale pattern is well-agreed upon. Several embedded
weak shortwaves will track across the northern Gulf over the next
few days however these should be fairly low-impact. Confidence is
average.

&&

.AVIATION...

PANC...Patchy fog will linger through sunrise with intermittent
LIFR ceilings. Light snow will develop by late-morning. Ceilings
and/or visibilities will likely persist at IFR through this
evening, before improving to MVFR thereafter as the snow
dissipates. Light winds will persist.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 through 3)...
(Today through Sunday morning)

The surface low south of Seward will move inland towards that
area, and continue to weaken through the evening as it heads
towards Turnagain Arm while washing out. Meanwhile, a swinging
trough will move into the Cook Inlet tonight from the eastern
Bering, with additional disturbances in the flow crossing the
region. Both of these features will continue to foster fairly
widespread precipitation across all of Southcentral, moving from
south to north through the day.

As far as precipitation/snowfall totals, the overall forecast
remains on track with the highest totals being 4 to 6 inches for
the western Susitna Valley, decreasing into the 2 to 4 inch range
for the Matanuska Valley, Anchorage Bowl, and Kenai Peninsula,
with similar amounts expected near the gulf Coast. Farther east,
look for a general 1 to 3 inches for the Copper Basin, with the
exception being Thompson Pass where around 5 or 6 inches should
accumulate.

Precipitation chances will diminish somewhat on Saturday, but a
closed mid-level low developing near Anchorage with additional
disturbances moving through will keep a chance of snow continuing.
A drier offshore flow will develop later Saturday night into
Sunday.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)...

An upper level low has helped keep blizzard conditions across the
Kuskokwim Delta Coast overnight and into this morning with areas
from Hooper Bay and Kipnuk seeing multiple hours of winds above 35
mph and visibility of a quarter mile. These conditions will
continue this morning before improving by this afternoon as the
upper level low lifts north, causing winds and snowfall to taper
off. Lingering snow showers across the remainder of Southwest
mainland will diminish overnight tonight into Saturday morning as
high pressure begins to move in. This weekend will see calmer
winds, colder temperatures and sunny conditions. Overnight
temperatures tonight will drop below zero, then drop even lower
into the teens to twenties below zero on Saturday night across
most of interior Southwest as clear conditions continue.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 2)...

Cold, Arctic air continues to move in across the Bering Sea
associated with the low over the northern Gulf. This will keep
widespread snow showers for the Bering through much of the day
today through Saturday. Strong winds will also persist across the
eastern Aleutians and AKPEN, with the potential for some blowing
snow early this morning, before winds diminish overnight with the
weakening low.

As weather becomes calm over the eastern Bering, the next strong
low system approaches the western Aleutians Saturday morning.
This feature will continue its path eastward, skimming the central
Aleutians with an area of gale-force winds and precipitation,
through Sunday.

&&

.MARINE (Days 3 through 5 Sun through Tue)...

A low south of the central Aleutians Sunday morning will move
eastward across the eastern Aleutians Sunday and into the Gulf on
Monday. Gale force winds are expected with this low. Gale force
northerly winds are possible in the central and Western Aleutians
Monday night and Tuesday. Confidence in the forecast for Monday
night and Tuesday is fairly low.

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 4 through 7 Mon through Thu)...

On Monday morning the pattern will consist of an upper level
trough over the Copper River basin extending south into the
northeast Gulf of Alaska, an upper level ridge over southwest
Alaska extending into the eastern and central Bering Sea, and
upper level lows south of the eastern Aleutians and south of the
western Aleutians. The trough over the Copper River basin will
slowly slide east into Canada by Monday afternoon. The ridge will
move east and north through Tuesday. The ridge will then split,
with one half moving into Canada and the other half retreating
westward into northeast Russia. The eastern Aleutian low will
move east and a bit north through Wednesday, undercutting the
ridge over southern Alaska and settling in the Gulf Wednesday into
Thursday. The western Aleutian low has a more uncertain future,
possibly staying nearly in place or it could move into the Bering.
Model spread is fairly large for the extended portion of the
forecast and confidence is fairly low.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...Blizzard Warning: 155.
MARINE...Gale Warning: 130 131 176-178.
 Heavy Freezing Spray Warning: 130 138 139 150 160 165 179 180 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...AP
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...PD
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...AH
MARINE/LONG TERM...BL

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
251 PM AKST FRI FEB 21 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1200 AM     BLIZZARD         HOOPER BAY AIRPORT      61.52N 166.13W
02/21/2020                   KUSILVAK           AK   ASOS

            HOOPER BAY AIRPORT ASOS REPORTED BLIZZARD
            CONDITIONS FROM 9:40AM AKST ON THE 20TH
            THROUGH 7:56AM AKST ON THE 21ST.

&&

ED

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
254 PM AKST FRI FEB 21 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0700 PM     BLIZZARD         TOKSOOK BAY AIRPORT     60.53N 165.12W
02/20/2020                   BETHEL             AK   ASOS

            TOKSOOK BAY AIRPORT ASOS REPORTED BLIZZARD
            CONDITIONS FROM 7:32AM AKST ON THE 20TH
            THROUGH 12:56AM AKST ON THE 21ST.

&&

ED

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
256 PM AKST FRI FEB 21 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1200 PM     BLIZZARD         CHEVAK AIRPORT          61.54N 165.60W
02/20/2020                   KUSILVAK           AK   ASOS

            CHEVAK AIRPORT ASOS REPORTED BLIZZARD
            CONDITIONS FROM 6:33AM AKST ON THE 20TH
            THROUGH 4:56PM AKST ON THE 20TH.

&&

ED

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
314 PM AKST FRI FEB 21 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0255 PM     SNOW             1 NNW HOMER             59.65N 151.53W
02/21/2020  E4.0 INCH        KENAI PENINSULA    AK   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0230 PM     SNOW             1 NW SOLDOTNA           60.50N 151.10W
02/21/2020  E4.0 INCH        KENAI PENINSULA    AK   PUBLIC

            NEAR SOLDOTNA.

0130 PM     SNOW             1 NW SOLDOTNA           60.50N 151.10W
02/21/2020  M2.0 INCH        KENAI PENINSULA    AK   PUBLIC

0100 PM     HEAVY SNOW       17.5 MILES OUT EAST END 59.78N 151.17W
02/21/2020  M12.0 INCH       KENAI PENINSULA    AK   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            8-12 INCHES NEW SNOW WITH BLOWING SNOW.

&&