Gale Warning 31, NWS Anchorage, AK

790 
FZAK51 PAFC 020036
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
336 PM AKST Fri Jan 1 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.

PKZ197-021400-
336 PM AKST Fri Jan 1 2021
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A series of lows will track south of the Gulf through Sun 
afternoon. A 973 mb low forms 115 nm southeast of Kodiak City 
Sat evening and moves to 205 nm southeast of Kodiak City at 976 mb 
Sun afternoon.

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PKZ119-021400-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
336 PM AKST Fri Jan 1 2021

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

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt out of the 
Copper River Delta. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 20 kt becoming variable 10 kt in the afternoon. 
Gusts to 35 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft.
.WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 22 ft.

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PKZ120-021400-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
336 PM AKST Fri Jan 1 2021

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

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain.
.SAT...NE wind 25 kt becoming variable 10 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming W 15 kt after 
midnight. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft.
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 22 ft.

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PKZ121-021400-
Resurrection Bay-
336 PM AKST Fri Jan 1 2021

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

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PKZ125-021400-
Prince William Sound-
336 PM AKST Fri Jan 1 2021

.TONIGHT...NE wind to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...N wind to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable 
less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

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PKZ126-021400-
Port Valdez-
336 PM AKST Fri Jan 1 2021

.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. 
Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray in the evening.
.SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

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PKZ127-021400-
Valdez Narrows-
336 PM AKST Fri Jan 1 2021

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

.TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

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PKZ128-021400-
Valdez Arm-
336 PM AKST Fri Jan 1 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

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PKZ129-021400-
Passage Canal-
336 PM AKST Fri Jan 1 2021

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...W wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

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PKZ130-021400-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
336 PM AKST Fri Jan 1 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

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PKZ131-021400-
Barren Islands East-
336 PM AKST Fri Jan 1 2021

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. 
Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow.
.SAT...NE wind 30 kt diminishing to N 15 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 20 ft.

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PKZ132-021400-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
336 PM AKST Fri Jan 1 2021

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

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain.
.SAT...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to N 15 kt by afternoon. 
Seas 12 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt except NW wind 25 kt S of Dangerous Cape. 
Seas 12 ft.
.SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 19 ft.

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PKZ136-021400-
Chiniak Bay-
336 PM AKST Fri Jan 1 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt around midnight. 
Seas 3 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. Rain.
.SAT...N wind 25 kt diminishing to NW 15 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable 
less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

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PKZ137-021400-
Marmot Bay-
336 PM AKST Fri Jan 1 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt around midnight. 
Seas 3 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. Rain and snow.
.SAT...N wind 25 kt diminishing to NW 15 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

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PKZ138-021400-
Shelikof Strait-
336 PM AKST Fri Jan 1 2021

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt becoming N 35 kt after midnight. 
Seas 8 ft building to 12 ft after midnight. Rain and snow.
.SAT...N wind 35 kt becoming NE 20 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 12 ft subsiding to 7 ft in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

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PKZ139-021400-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
336 PM AKST Fri Jan 1 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

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PKZ140-021400-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
336 PM AKST Fri Jan 1 2021

.TONIGHT...NE wind to 15 kt. Seas to 3 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

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PKZ141-021400-
Kachemak Bay-
336 PM AKST Fri Jan 1 2021

.TONIGHT...NE wind to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

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