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Gale Warning 161, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 5, 2021

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 5, 2021, 3:42 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Feb 5, 2021, 3:42 PM AKST (00:42 UTC)
Expired: Feb 6, 2021, 3:15 AM AKST
In force: 12 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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346 
FZAK51 PAFC 060042
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
342 PM AKST Fri Feb 5 2021

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.

PKZ197-061345-
342 PM AKST Fri Feb 5 2021
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A front exits the Southeast Gulf for Sat afternoon. A trough
remains along the North Gulf Coast through Sun afternoon. High
pressure enters the Western Gulf by Sun afternoon.

$$

PKZ119-061345-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
342 PM AKST Fri Feb 5 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. 
Seas 10 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ120-061345-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
342 PM AKST Fri Feb 5 2021

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ121-061345-
Resurrection Bay-
342 PM AKST Fri Feb 5 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt in the evening increasing to 30 kt. Seas 5 
ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ125-061345-
Prince William Sound-
342 PM AKST Fri Feb 5 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas
3 ft building to 6 ft after midnight.
.SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the
afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ126-061345-
Port Valdez-
342 PM AKST Fri Feb 5 2021

.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ127-061345-
Valdez Narrows-
342 PM AKST Fri Feb 5 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas
3 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ128-061345-
Valdez Arm-
342 PM AKST Fri Feb 5 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ129-061345-
Passage Canal-
342 PM AKST Fri Feb 5 2021

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 2 
ft building to 4 ft after midnight. Freezing spray.
.SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ130-061345-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
342 PM AKST Fri Feb 5 2021

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt becoming N 20 kt after midnight. Seas
7 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON THROUGH WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ131-061345-
Barren Islands East-
342 PM AKST Fri Feb 5 2021

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight.
Seas 10 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ132-061345-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
342 PM AKST Fri Feb 5 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ136-061345-
Chiniak Bay-
342 PM AKST Fri Feb 5 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ137-061345-
Marmot Bay-
342 PM AKST Fri Feb 5 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ138-061345-
Shelikof Strait-
342 PM AKST Fri Feb 5 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt.
Seas 2 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ139-061345-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
342 PM AKST Fri Feb 5 2021

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon.
Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas
2 ft building to 5 ft after midnight. Freezing spray.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ140-061345-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
342 PM AKST Fri Feb 5 2021

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt.
.SAT...W wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt.
.SUN...NE wind 10 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt.
.MON...N wind 15 kt.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt.

$$

PKZ141-061345-
Kachemak Bay-
342 PM AKST Fri Feb 5 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

1 follow-up statement

997 
FZAK51 PAFC 061215
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
315 AM AKST Sat Feb 6 2021

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.

PKZ197-070045-
315 AM AKST Sat Feb 6 2021
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A front across the central Gulf exits the southeastern Gulf Sat
afternoon.

$$

PKZ119-070045-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
315 AM AKST Sat Feb 6 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Seas 9
ft.
.SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ120-070045-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
315 AM AKST Sat Feb 6 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ121-070045-
Resurrection Bay-
315 AM AKST Sat Feb 6 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON THROUGH WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ125-070045-
Prince William Sound-
315 AM AKST Sat Feb 6 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ126-070045-
Port Valdez-
315 AM AKST Sat Feb 6 2021

.TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ127-070045-
Valdez Narrows-
315 AM AKST Sat Feb 6 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ128-070045-
Valdez Arm-
315 AM AKST Sat Feb 6 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5
ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ129-070045-
Passage Canal-
315 AM AKST Sat Feb 6 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ130-070045-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
315 AM AKST Sat Feb 6 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6
ft.
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ131-070045-
Barren Islands East-
315 AM AKST Sat Feb 6 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas
9 ft.
.SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ132-070045-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
315 AM AKST Sat Feb 6 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ136-070045-
Chiniak Bay-
315 AM AKST Sat Feb 6 2021

.TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ137-070045-
Marmot Bay-
315 AM AKST Sat Feb 6 2021

.TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ138-070045-
Shelikof Strait-
315 AM AKST Sat Feb 6 2021

.TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt.
Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ139-070045-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
315 AM AKST Sat Feb 6 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the
afternoon. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3
ft.
.SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ140-070045-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
315 AM AKST Sat Feb 6 2021

.TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Patchy freezing fog.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after
midnight. Patchy freezing fog.
.SUN...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt.

$$

PKZ141-070045-
Kachemak Bay-
315 AM AKST Sat Feb 6 2021

.TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Feb 5, 3:42 PM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	12 hr
Feb 5, 3:57 PM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFC	24 hr
Feb 5, 3:57 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	60 hr
Feb 5, 3:57 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	4 days
Feb 5, 3:57 PM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	12 hr
Feb 5, 3:57 PM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	14 days
Feb 6, 3:15 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	61 hr
Feb 6, 3:32 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Feb 6, 3:32 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	60 hr
Feb 6, 3:33 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr

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Sources

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