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Gale Warning 34, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 2, 2021, 3:04 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Jan 2, 2021, 3:04 AM AKST (12:04 UTC)
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- Jan 3, 2021, 3:10 AM AKST
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602 FZAK51 PAFC 021204 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 304 AM AKST Sat Jan 2 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. PKZ197-030045- 304 AM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front extending across the northern Gulf will dissipate this morning. A 974 mb low will move to 130 nm southeast of Kodiak City on Sun morning. $$ PKZ119-030045- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 304 AM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 40 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming S after midnight. N wind gusting to 35 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ120-030045- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 304 AM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ121-030045- Resurrection Bay- 304 AM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-030045- Prince William Sound- 304 AM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ126-030045- Port Valdez- 304 AM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...E wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-030045- Valdez Narrows- 304 AM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt diminishing to 30 kt by late afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .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. $$ PKZ128-030045- Valdez Arm- 304 AM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt becoming N 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-030045- Passage Canal- 304 AM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 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. $$ PKZ130-030045- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 304 AM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-030045- Barren Islands East- 304 AM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ132-030045- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 304 AM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. N of Dangerous Cape, NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ136-030045- Chiniak Bay- 304 AM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-030045- Marmot Bay- 304 AM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt becoming N 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-030045- Shelikof Strait- 304 AM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt becoming NE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft subsiding to 8 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ139-030045- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 304 AM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ140-030045- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 304 AM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ141-030045- Kachemak Bay- 304 AM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
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540 FZAK51 PAFC 021725 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 825 AM AKST Sat Jan 2 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. PKZ197-030415- 825 AM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front extending across the northern Gulf will dissipate this morning. A 974 mb low will move to 130 nm southeast of Kodiak City on Sun morning. $$ PKZ119-030415- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 825 AM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 40 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming S after midnight. N wind gusting to 35 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ120-030415- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 825 AM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ121-030415- Resurrection Bay- 825 AM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-030415- Prince William Sound- 825 AM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ126-030415- Port Valdez- 825 AM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...E wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-030415- Valdez Narrows- 825 AM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt diminishing to 30 kt by late afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .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. $$ PKZ128-030415- Valdez Arm- 825 AM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-030415- Passage Canal- 825 AM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 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. $$ PKZ130-030415- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 825 AM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-030415- Barren Islands East- 825 AM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ132-030415- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 825 AM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. N of Dangerous Cape, NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ136-030415- Chiniak Bay- 825 AM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-030415- Marmot Bay- 825 AM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-030415- Shelikof Strait- 825 AM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt becoming NE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft subsiding to 8 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ139-030415- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 825 AM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ140-030415- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 825 AM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ141-030415- Kachemak Bay- 825 AM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
541 FZAK51 PAFC 030019 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 319 PM AKST Sat Jan 2 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. PKZ197-031330- 319 PM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 974 mb low 190 nm South of Middleton Island moves to 90 nm west of Middleton Island, then inland Mon afternoon. Its front moves towards the North Gulf Coast through Mon afternoon. $$ PKZ119-031330- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 319 PM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 15 kt. NE wind to 40 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 25 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 22 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ120-031330- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 319 PM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 22 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ121-031330- Resurrection Bay- 319 PM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .MON AND MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-031330- Prince William Sound- 319 PM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ126-031330- Port Valdez- 319 PM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray in the evening. .SUN...E wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-031330- Valdez Narrows- 319 PM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt by late evening. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-031330- Valdez Arm- 319 PM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt by late evening. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-031330- Passage Canal- 319 PM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Gusts to 30 kt near Whittier in the evening. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray in the evening. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-031330- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 319 PM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ131-031330- Barren Islands East- 319 PM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ132-031330- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 319 PM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ136-031330- Chiniak Bay- 319 PM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Gusts to 25 kt early. Seas 2 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-031330- Marmot Bay- 319 PM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Gusts to 25 kt early. Seas 2 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-031330- Shelikof Strait- 319 PM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 15 kt becoming W 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ139-031330- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 319 PM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ140-031330- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 319 PM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ141-031330- Kachemak Bay- 319 PM AKST Sat Jan 2 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
900 FZAK51 PAFC 031210 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 310 AM AKST Sun Jan 3 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. PKZ197-040115- 310 AM AKST Sun Jan 3 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 976 mb low 100 nm west of Middleton Island moves to 95 nm northwest of Middleton Island by Sun morning, then inland for Sun afternoon. A 968 mb low 380 nm southwest of Ketchikan Sun night moves to 105 nm southwest of Sitka at 972 mb Mon evening before moving inland Mon night. $$ PKZ119-040115- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 310 AM AKST Sun Jan 3 2021 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. N winds gusting to 35 kt out of the Copper River Delta this morning. Seas 9 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...E wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...E wind 45 kt. Seas 25 ft. .WED...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ120-040115- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 310 AM AKST Sun Jan 3 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ121-040115- Resurrection Bay- 310 AM AKST Sun Jan 3 2021 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-040115- Prince William Sound- 310 AM AKST Sun Jan 3 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow. .MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-040115- Port Valdez- 310 AM AKST Sun Jan 3 2021 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-040115- Valdez Narrows- 310 AM AKST Sun Jan 3 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-040115- Valdez Arm- 310 AM AKST Sun Jan 3 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Snow and rain. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-040115- Passage Canal- 310 AM AKST Sun Jan 3 2021 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-040115- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 310 AM AKST Sun Jan 3 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ131-040115- Barren Islands East- 310 AM AKST Sun Jan 3 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ132-040115- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 310 AM AKST Sun Jan 3 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ136-040115- Chiniak Bay- 310 AM AKST Sun Jan 3 2021 .TODAY...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NW wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-040115- Marmot Bay- 310 AM AKST Sun Jan 3 2021 .TODAY...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NW wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-040115- Shelikof Strait- 310 AM AKST Sun Jan 3 2021 .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming E after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ139-040115- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 310 AM AKST Sun Jan 3 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-040115- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 310 AM AKST Sun Jan 3 2021 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 1 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 1 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-040115- Kachemak Bay- 310 AM AKST Sun Jan 3 2021 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 3:36 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 1, 3:36 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 1, 3:41 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 1, 3:41 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 2, 3:04 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 49 hr | |
| Jan 2, 3:13 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 2, 3:13 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 2, 8:32 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 26 hr | |
| Jan 2, 12:21 PM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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