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Gale Warning 580, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 20, 2021, 4:03 PM AKDT. 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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- Sep 20, 2021, 4:03 PM AKDT (00:03 UTC)
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- Sep 21, 2021, 4:14 PM AKDT
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427 FZAK51 PAFC 210003 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 403 PM AKDT Mon Sep 20 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. PKZ197-211300- 403 PM AKDT Mon Sep 20 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 988 mb low 65 nm south of Middleton Island weakens as it moves inland to the North Gulf Coast, dissipating by Wed afternoon. Its front sweeps to the East Gulf Coast by Tue afternoon. A 988 mb low south of the Aleutians elongates as it moves 215 nm south of Sand Point at 985 mb for Wed afternoon. Its front extends into the Gulf through Wed afternoon. $$ PKZ119-211300- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 403 PM AKDT Mon Sep 20 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ120-211300- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 403 PM AKDT Mon Sep 20 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt becoming NW 40 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...N wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ121-211300- Resurrection Bay- 403 PM AKDT Mon Sep 20 2021 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...N wind 35 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt in the evening. Seas 6 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-211300- Prince William Sound- 403 PM AKDT Mon Sep 20 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-211300- Port Valdez- 403 PM AKDT Mon Sep 20 2021 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-211300- Valdez Narrows- 403 PM AKDT Mon Sep 20 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-211300- Valdez Arm- 403 PM AKDT Mon Sep 20 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-211300- Passage Canal- 403 PM AKDT Mon Sep 20 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Gusts to 40 kt near Whittier after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt near Whittier. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 30 kt decreasing to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts to 40 kt near Whittier in the evening. Seas 4 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-211300- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 403 PM AKDT Mon Sep 20 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...W wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-211300- Barren Islands East- 403 PM AKDT Mon Sep 20 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt decreasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...N wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...W wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ132-211300- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 403 PM AKDT Mon Sep 20 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt becoming W 15 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ136-211300- Chiniak Bay- 403 PM AKDT Mon Sep 20 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt becoming variable 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ137-211300- Marmot Bay- 403 PM AKDT Mon Sep 20 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt becoming 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-211300- Shelikof Strait- 403 PM AKDT Mon Sep 20 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt decreasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ139-211300- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 403 PM AKDT Mon Sep 20 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...N wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-211300- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 403 PM AKDT Mon Sep 20 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ141-211300- Kachemak Bay- 403 PM AKDT Mon Sep 20 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt becoming NW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
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920 FZAK51 PAFC 211224 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 424 AM AKDT Tue Sep 21 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. PKZ197-220130- 424 AM AKDT Tue Sep 21 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 989 mb low 130 nm southeast of Middleton Island weakens as it moves inland to the North Gulf Coast, dissipating by Wed afternoon. A 979 mb low moves to 250 nm south of Akhiok on Wed afternoon and then to 120 nm south of Kodiak at 980 mb by Wed night. Its front extends into the Gulf through Thu morning. $$ PKZ119-220130- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 424 AM AKDT Tue Sep 21 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ120-220130- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 424 AM AKDT Tue Sep 21 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt becoming E 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...W wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ121-220130- Resurrection Bay- 424 AM AKDT Tue Sep 21 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-220130- Prince William Sound- 424 AM AKDT Tue Sep 21 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ126-220130- Port Valdez- 424 AM AKDT Tue Sep 21 2021 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-220130- Valdez Narrows- 424 AM AKDT Tue Sep 21 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-220130- Valdez Arm- 424 AM AKDT Tue Sep 21 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-220130- Passage Canal- 424 AM AKDT Tue Sep 21 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt near Whittier. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...W wind 10 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-220130- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 424 AM AKDT Tue Sep 21 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 8 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...W wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ131-220130- Barren Islands East- 424 AM AKDT Tue Sep 21 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt becoming E 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...N wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...W wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ132-220130- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 424 AM AKDT Tue Sep 21 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ136-220130- Chiniak Bay- 424 AM AKDT Tue Sep 21 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt becoming W 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ137-220130- Marmot Bay- 424 AM AKDT Tue Sep 21 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ138-220130- Shelikof Strait- 424 AM AKDT Tue Sep 21 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 8 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ139-220130- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 424 AM AKDT Tue Sep 21 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...N wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ140-220130- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 424 AM AKDT Tue Sep 21 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ141-220130- Kachemak Bay- 424 AM AKDT Tue Sep 21 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$
491 FZAK51 PAFC 220014 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 414 PM AKDT Tue Sep 21 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. PKZ197-221315- 414 PM AKDT Tue Sep 21 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 989 mb low 85 nm east of Cordova tracks inland and dissipates through Wed morning. A 988 mb elongated low south of the Aleutians Wed afternoon strengthens as it moves to 160 nm south of Seward at 977 mb for Thu afternoon. Its front tracks along the Aleutians and Alaska Peninsula then reaches the North Gulf Coast by Thu afternoon. $$ PKZ119-221315- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 414 PM AKDT Tue Sep 21 2021 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft building to 10 ft after midnight. Rain. .THU...E wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ120-221315- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 414 PM AKDT Tue Sep 21 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .THU...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ121-221315- Resurrection Bay- 414 PM AKDT Tue Sep 21 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt decreasing to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 40 kt this evening. Seas 6 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ125-221315- Prince William Sound- 414 PM AKDT Tue Sep 21 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt becoming variable less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt becoming NE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ126-221315- Port Valdez- 414 PM AKDT Tue Sep 21 2021 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-221315- Valdez Narrows- 414 PM AKDT Tue Sep 21 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt decreasing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-221315- Valdez Arm- 414 PM AKDT Tue Sep 21 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-221315- Passage Canal- 414 PM AKDT Tue Sep 21 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt near Whittier. Seas 4 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-221315- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 414 PM AKDT Tue Sep 21 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt becoming W 25 kt late. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt becoming NE wind 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt becoming NE wind 30 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft building to 11 ft after midnight. .THU...N wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...W wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ131-221315- Barren Islands East- 414 PM AKDT Tue Sep 21 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft building to 10 ft after midnight. Rain. .THU...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...W wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ132-221315- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 414 PM AKDT Tue Sep 21 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt becoming W 15 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. .WED...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 11 ft after midnight. Rain. .THU...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...W wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ136-221315- Chiniak Bay- 414 PM AKDT Tue Sep 21 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt becoming variable less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt becoming NE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .THU...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ137-221315- Marmot Bay- 414 PM AKDT Tue Sep 21 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt becoming W 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt becoming NE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft building to 9 ft after midnight. Rain. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ138-221315- Shelikof Strait- 414 PM AKDT Tue Sep 21 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 11 ft after midnight. Rain. .THU...N wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ139-221315- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 414 PM AKDT Tue Sep 21 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft building to 11 ft after midnight. .THU...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ140-221315- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 414 PM AKDT Tue Sep 21 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt decreasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ141-221315- Kachemak Bay- 414 PM AKDT Tue Sep 21 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 4:03 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Sep 21, 3:40 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 21, 3:40 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 21, 4:24 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 21, 3:55 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 21, 3:57 PM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 18 hr |
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