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Gale Warning 674, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 16, 2021, 3:34 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Oct 16, 2021, 3:34 PM AKDT (23:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 18, 2021, 3:55 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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852 FZAK51 PAFC 162334 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 334 PM AKDT Sat Oct 16 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. PKZ197-171230- 334 PM AKDT Sat Oct 16 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 974 mb low over the Alaska Peninsula Sunday morning will move 150 nm southeast of Kodiak City at 976 mb Sunday afternoon. The low then moves 320 nm southeast of Kodiak City at 980 mb Monday afternoon. $$ PKZ119-171230- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 334 PM AKDT Sat Oct 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft building to 10 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TUE...E wind 45 kt. Seas 23 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ120-171230- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 334 PM AKDT Sat Oct 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt becoming E 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft building to 13 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ121-171230- Resurrection Bay- 334 PM AKDT Sat Oct 16 2021 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 15 kt becoming Variable wind 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-171230- Prince William Sound- 334 PM AKDT Sat Oct 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt in the morning increasing to 25 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-171230- Port Valdez- 334 PM AKDT Sat Oct 16 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-171230- Valdez Narrows- 334 PM AKDT Sat Oct 16 2021 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-171230- Valdez Arm- 334 PM AKDT Sat Oct 16 2021 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-171230- Passage Canal- 334 PM AKDT Sat Oct 16 2021 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt early becoming E 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-171230- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 334 PM AKDT Sat Oct 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft building to 13 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN...E wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-171230- Barren Islands East- 334 PM AKDT Sat Oct 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft building to 17 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ132-171230- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 334 PM AKDT Sat Oct 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt becoming SE 45 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft building to 11 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 45 kt becoming W 15 kt in the afternoon. N of Dangerous Cape, E wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt becoming NE 40 kt after midnight. N of Dangerous Cape, E wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .MON...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ136-171230- Chiniak Bay- 334 PM AKDT Sat Oct 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming SE 35 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 9 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-171230- Marmot Bay- 334 PM AKDT Sat Oct 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 9 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN...E wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ138-171230- Shelikof Strait- 334 PM AKDT Sat Oct 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt early becoming E 40 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft building to 11 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN...E wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ139-171230- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 334 PM AKDT Sat Oct 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ140-171230- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 334 PM AKDT Sat Oct 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 1 ft building to 3 ft after midnight. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft building to 9 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ141-171230- Kachemak Bay- 334 PM AKDT Sat Oct 16 2021 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
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411 FZAK51 PAFC 171206 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 406 AM AKDT Sun Oct 17 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. PKZ197-180045- 406 AM AKDT Sun Oct 17 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 972 mb low enters the western Gulf near Sitkinak Sun afternoon then drifts to about 100 nm east of Kodiak City at 989 mb early Tue morning. $$ PKZ119-180045- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 406 AM AKDT Sun Oct 17 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft building to 15 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 45 kt. Seas 25 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 27 ft. .TUE...E wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ120-180045- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 406 AM AKDT Sun Oct 17 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt becoming E 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft building to 17 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .MON...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ121-180045- Resurrection Bay- 406 AM AKDT Sun Oct 17 2021 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-180045- Prince William Sound- 406 AM AKDT Sun Oct 17 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-180045- Port Valdez- 406 AM AKDT Sun Oct 17 2021 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-180045- Valdez Narrows- 406 AM AKDT Sun Oct 17 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-180045- Valdez Arm- 406 AM AKDT Sun Oct 17 2021 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-180045- Passage Canal- 406 AM AKDT Sun Oct 17 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas building to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-180045- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 406 AM AKDT Sun Oct 17 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-180045- Barren Islands East- 406 AM AKDT Sun Oct 17 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft building to 20 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .MON...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ132-180045- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 406 AM AKDT Sun Oct 17 2021 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 50 kt becoming W 20 kt by late afternoon. N of Dangerous Cape, SE wind 50 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt becoming NE 40 kt after midnight. N of Dangerous Cape, E wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .MON...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ136-180045- Chiniak Bay- 406 AM AKDT Sun Oct 17 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .MON...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to N 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft subsiding to 9 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-180045- Marmot Bay- 406 AM AKDT Sun Oct 17 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-180045- Shelikof Strait- 406 AM AKDT Sun Oct 17 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E wind 40 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft building to 15 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .MON...N wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-180045- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 406 AM AKDT Sun Oct 17 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft building to 12 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ140-180045- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 406 AM AKDT Sun Oct 17 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ141-180045- Kachemak Bay- 406 AM AKDT Sun Oct 17 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
493 FZAK51 PAFC 172314 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 314 PM AKDT Sun Oct 17 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. PKZ197-181215- 314 PM AKDT Sun Oct 17 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 975 mb low 250 nm southeast of Kodiak City this afternoon will move 230 nm southeast of Kodiak City at 987 mb Monday night. The low then moves 260 nm southeast of Kodiak City at 983 mb Tuesday afternoon. $$ PKZ119-181215- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 314 PM AKDT Sun Oct 17 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 45 kt. Seas 23 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ120-181215- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 314 PM AKDT Sun Oct 17 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .MON...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ121-181215- Resurrection Bay- 314 PM AKDT Sun Oct 17 2021 .TONIGHT...N wind increasing to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-181215- Prince William Sound- 314 PM AKDT Sun Oct 17 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .MON...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-181215- Port Valdez- 314 PM AKDT Sun Oct 17 2021 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-181215- Valdez Narrows- 314 PM AKDT Sun Oct 17 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-181215- Valdez Arm- 314 PM AKDT Sun Oct 17 2021 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-181215- Passage Canal- 314 PM AKDT Sun Oct 17 2021 .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier early. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-181215- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 314 PM AKDT Sun Oct 17 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ131-181215- Barren Islands East- 314 PM AKDT Sun Oct 17 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .MON...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ132-181215- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 314 PM AKDT Sun Oct 17 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming NE 45 kt after midnight. N of Dangerous Cape, NE wind 45 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain. .MON...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ136-181215- Chiniak Bay- 314 PM AKDT Sun Oct 17 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft subsiding to 10 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ137-181215- Marmot Bay- 314 PM AKDT Sun Oct 17 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-181215- Shelikof Strait- 314 PM AKDT Sun Oct 17 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .MON...N wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft subsiding to 9 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-181215- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 314 PM AKDT Sun Oct 17 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 7 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-181215- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 314 PM AKDT Sun Oct 17 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ141-181215- Kachemak Bay- 314 PM AKDT Sun Oct 17 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .MON...NE wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
765 FZAK51 PAFC 181155 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 355 AM AKDT Mon Oct 18 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. PKZ197-190100- 355 AM AKDT Mon Oct 18 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 975 mb low 90 nm northwest of Kodiak City drifts to 35 nm south of Homer at 979 mb Tue night. $$ PKZ119-190100- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 355 AM AKDT Mon Oct 18 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT AND TUE...E wind 45 kt. Seas 26 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ120-190100- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 355 AM AKDT Mon Oct 18 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ121-190100- Resurrection Bay- 355 AM AKDT Mon Oct 18 2021 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-190100- Prince William Sound- 355 AM AKDT Mon Oct 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-190100- Port Valdez- 355 AM AKDT Mon Oct 18 2021 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ127-190100- Valdez Narrows- 355 AM AKDT Mon Oct 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-190100- Valdez Arm- 355 AM AKDT Mon Oct 18 2021 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ129-190100- Passage Canal- 355 AM AKDT Mon Oct 18 2021 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers and snow. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-190100- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 355 AM AKDT Mon Oct 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-190100- Barren Islands East- 355 AM AKDT Mon Oct 18 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 40 kt becoming E 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ132-190100- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 355 AM AKDT Mon Oct 18 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt becoming W 20 kt in the afternoon. N of Dangerous Cape, N wind 35 kt becoming NW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ136-190100- Chiniak Bay- 355 AM AKDT Mon Oct 18 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft subsiding to 11 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-190100- Marmot Bay- 355 AM AKDT Mon Oct 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TUE...N wind 25 kt becoming NW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-190100- Shelikof Strait- 355 AM AKDT Mon Oct 18 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft subsiding to 11 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ139-190100- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 355 AM AKDT Mon Oct 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-190100- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 355 AM AKDT Mon Oct 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-190100- Kachemak Bay- 355 AM AKDT Mon Oct 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 72 hr | |
| Oct 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 16, 3:53 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 16, 3:53 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Oct 16, 3:53 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Oct 16, 4:01 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 16, 3:03 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Oct 16, 3:03 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Oct 16, 3:34 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr |
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