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Gale Warning 460, NWS Anchorage, AK

June 5, 2021

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jun 5, 2021, 4:06 AM AKDT. 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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Issued
Jun 5, 2021, 4:06 AM AKDT (12:06 UTC)
Expired
Jun 5, 2021, 3:57 PM AKDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted.

071 
FZAK51 PAFC 051206
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
406 AM AKDT Sat Jun 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.

PKZ197-060100-
406 AM AKDT Sat Jun 5 2021
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 1003 mb low near Montague Island moves to 40 nm southeast of
Middleton Island at 1005 mb as it weakens Sun morning. Weak low 
pressure lingers over the northern Gulf through Mon morning.

$$

PKZ119-060100-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
406 AM AKDT Sat Jun 5 2021

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ120-060100-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
406 AM AKDT Sat Jun 5 2021

.TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ121-060100-
Resurrection Bay-
406 AM AKDT Sat Jun 5 2021

.TODAY...N wind 10 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...N wind 15 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ125-060100-
Prince William Sound-
406 AM AKDT Sat Jun 5 2021

.TODAY...NW wind 10 kt becoming W 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2
ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming NW 15 kt after midnight. Seas
2 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 10 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ126-060100-
Port Valdez-
406 AM AKDT Sat Jun 5 2021

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

$$

PKZ127-060100-
Valdez Narrows-
406 AM AKDT Sat Jun 5 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N wind 15 kt becoming SW wind 25 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3
ft.
.SUN...NE wind 10 kt becoming SW wind 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ128-060100-
Valdez Arm-
406 AM AKDT Sat Jun 5 2021

.TODAY...N wind 10 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas
3 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW wind 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ129-060100-
Passage Canal-
406 AM AKDT Sat Jun 5 2021

.TODAY...W wind 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt near Whittier diminishing 
to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas
2 ft.
.SUN...W wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable 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.

$$

PKZ130-060100-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
406 AM AKDT Sat Jun 5 2021

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ131-060100-
Barren Islands East-
406 AM AKDT Sat Jun 5 2021

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ132-060100-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
406 AM AKDT Sat Jun 5 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
7 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ136-060100-
Chiniak Bay-
406 AM AKDT Sat Jun 5 2021

.TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ137-060100-
Marmot Bay-
406 AM AKDT Sat Jun 5 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ138-060100-
Shelikof Strait-
406 AM AKDT Sat Jun 5 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ139-060100-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
406 AM AKDT Sat Jun 5 2021

.TODAY...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ140-060100-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
406 AM AKDT Sat Jun 5 2021

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming W 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4
ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight.
.SUN...SW wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ141-060100-
Kachemak Bay-
406 AM AKDT Sat Jun 5 2021

.TODAY...SW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$
1 follow-up statement
380 
FZAK51 PAFC 052357
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
357 PM AKDT Sat Jun 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.

PKZ197-061245-
357 PM AKDT Sat Jun 5 2021
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 1003 mb low 25 nm East of Whittier exits the Southeastern Gulf 
at 1015 mb for Mon afternoon. A 1009 mb low forms 60 nm East of 
Homer Sun afternoon and remains nearly stationary weakening to 
1014 mb by Mon afternoon.

$$

PKZ119-061245-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
357 PM AKDT Sat Jun 5 2021

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ120-061245-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
357 PM AKDT Sat Jun 5 2021

.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ121-061245-
Resurrection Bay-
357 PM AKDT Sat Jun 5 2021

.TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...N wind 15 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming N wind 10 kt after midnight. Seas
3 ft.
.MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ125-061245-
Prince William Sound-
357 PM AKDT Sat Jun 5 2021

.TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming NW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 
ft.
.SUN...NW wind 15 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ126-061245-
Port Valdez-
357 PM AKDT Sat Jun 5 2021

.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming Variable wind 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ127-061245-
Valdez Narrows-
357 PM AKDT Sat Jun 5 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3
ft.
.SUN...NE wind 10 kt becoming SW wind 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming Variable wind 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ128-061245-
Valdez Arm-
357 PM AKDT Sat Jun 5 2021

.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas
3 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW wind 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE THROUGH THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ129-061245-
Passage Canal-
357 PM AKDT Sat Jun 5 2021

.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 
ft.
.SUN...W wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ130-061245-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
357 PM AKDT Sat Jun 5 2021

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SUN...W wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ131-061245-
Barren Islands East-
357 PM AKDT Sat Jun 5 2021

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

.TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ132-061245-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
357 PM AKDT Sat Jun 5 2021

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

.TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ136-061245-
Chiniak Bay-
357 PM AKDT Sat Jun 5 2021

.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...W wind 15 kt becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ137-061245-
Marmot Bay-
357 PM AKDT Sat Jun 5 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ138-061245-
Shelikof Strait-
357 PM AKDT Sat Jun 5 2021

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

.TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ139-061245-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
357 PM AKDT Sat Jun 5 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ140-061245-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
357 PM AKDT Sat Jun 5 2021

.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming W 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3
ft.
.SUN...SW wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ141-061245-
Kachemak Bay-
357 PM AKDT Sat Jun 5 2021

.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

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

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Jun 5, 3:54 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Jun 5, 3:57 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days

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