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Gale Warning 872, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 9, 2021, 4:07 PM AKST. It was in force for 4 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Dec 9, 2021, 4:07 PM AKST (01:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 13, 2021, 4:08 AM AKST
- In force
- 4 days
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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284 FZAK51 PAFC 100107 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 407 PM AKST Thu Dec 9 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. PKZ197-101400- 407 PM AKST Thu Dec 9 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 960 mb low 40 nm South of King Salmon moves over Middleton Island at 961 mb for Fri morning, then shifts to 275 nm South of Cape Yakataga at 970 mb for Sat afternoon. Its front wraps over the North Gulf Coast and moves across the Gulf through Sat afternoon. $$ PKZ119-101400- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 407 PM AKST Thu Dec 9 2021 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Near the coast, SE wind 50 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft building to 21 ft after midnight. Widespread rain and snow showers. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ120-101400- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 407 PM AKST Thu Dec 9 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt becoming W 40 kt after midnight. Seas 20 ft. Near the coast, SE wind 35 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Widespread rain showers and snow. .FRI...NW wind 40 kt becoming N 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft subsiding to 12 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ121-101400- Resurrection Bay- 407 PM AKST Thu Dec 9 2021 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 15 kt increasing to N 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Snow. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray after midnight. .SAT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-101400- Prince William Sound- 407 PM AKST Thu Dec 9 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 45 kt becoming E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. Snow and rain. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ126-101400- Port Valdez- 407 PM AKST Thu Dec 9 2021 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-101400- Valdez Narrows- 407 PM AKST Thu Dec 9 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-101400- Valdez Arm- 407 PM AKST Thu Dec 9 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Snow. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-101400- Passage Canal- 407 PM AKST Thu Dec 9 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Snow. .FRI...E wind 10 kt becoming W 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Widespread snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-101400- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 407 PM AKST Thu Dec 9 2021 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt becoming W 45 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray after midnight. Snow. .FRI...W wind 55 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 65 kt. Seas 19 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...W wind 60 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ131-101400- Barren Islands East- 407 PM AKST Thu Dec 9 2021 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 45 kt becoming NW after midnight. Seas 23 ft. Rain showers during the evening. .FRI...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 18 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 17 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NW wind 55 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ132-101400- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 407 PM AKST Thu Dec 9 2021 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 60 kt with gusts to 75 kt diminishing to 50 kt after midnight. Seas 31 ft. .FRI...W wind 50 kt. Seas 21 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 55 kt. Seas 20 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NW wind 55 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ136-101400- Chiniak Bay- 407 PM AKST Thu Dec 9 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind increasing to 45 kt. Gusts to 65 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ137-101400- Marmot Bay- 407 PM AKST Thu Dec 9 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind increasing to 45 kt. Gusts to 65 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI...W wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ138-101400- Shelikof Strait- 407 PM AKST Thu Dec 9 2021 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt in the evening becoming W wind 50 kt. Seas 18 ft. Freezing spray. snow showers. .FRI...NW wind 50 kt. Gusts to 65 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 50 kt. Gusts to 70 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ139-101400- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 407 PM AKST Thu Dec 9 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft subsiding to 8 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Snow. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ140-101400- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 407 PM AKST Thu Dec 9 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft subsiding to 5 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Snow. .FRI...N wind 15 kt becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft subsiding to 1 foot in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. $$ PKZ141-101400- Kachemak Bay- 407 PM AKST Thu Dec 9 2021 .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Snow. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$
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382 FZAK51 PAFC 101313 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 413 AM AKST Fri Dec 10 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. PKZ197-110215- 413 AM AKST Fri Dec 10 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 961 mb low 50 nm west of Middleton Island moves to 200 nm southeast of Middleton Island at 971 mb Sat morning, then moves into the North Pacific at 974 mb by Sun morning. $$ PKZ119-110215- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 413 AM AKST Fri Dec 10 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 21 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ120-110215- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 413 AM AKST Fri Dec 10 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt becoming N 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray out of bays and passes after midnight. .SAT...N wind 40 kt. Gusts to 50 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray out of bays and passes. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ121-110215- Resurrection Bay- 413 AM AKST Fri Dec 10 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 40 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-110215- Prince William Sound- 413 AM AKST Fri Dec 10 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Widespread snow and rain showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-110215- Port Valdez- 413 AM AKST Fri Dec 10 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt increasing to 25 kt with gusts to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-110215- Valdez Narrows- 413 AM AKST Fri Dec 10 2021 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-110215- Valdez Arm- 413 AM AKST Fri Dec 10 2021 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-110215- Passage Canal- 413 AM AKST Fri Dec 10 2021 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt becoming W 20 kt with gusts to 35 kt near Whittier in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Widespread snow showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt near Whittier. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...W wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt near Whittier. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-110215- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 413 AM AKST Fri Dec 10 2021 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W wind 55 kt. Gusts to 65 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. Heavy freezing spray in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NW wind 65 kt. Gusts to 80 kt. Seas 19 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...W wind 65 kt. Gusts to 75 kt. Seas 19 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 55 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-110215- Barren Islands East- 413 AM AKST Fri Dec 10 2021 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 50 kt. Gusts to 70 kt near the Barren Islands Seas 17 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NW wind 55 kt. Gusts to 65 kt near the Barren Islands. Seas 17 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ132-110215- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 413 AM AKST Fri Dec 10 2021 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W wind 45 kt. N of Dangerous Cape, W wind 45 kt becoming NW 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 21 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 50 kt. Gusts to 60 kt. Seas 19 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NW wind 55 kt. Seas 20 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ136-110215- Chiniak Bay- 413 AM AKST Fri Dec 10 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Gusts to 55 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NW wind 45 kt. Gusts to 55 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-110215- Marmot Bay- 413 AM AKST Fri Dec 10 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-110215- Shelikof Strait- 413 AM AKST Fri Dec 10 2021 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 50 kt. Gusts to 60 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 50 kt. Gusts to 70 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NW wind 50 kt. Gusts to 65 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ139-110215- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 413 AM AKST Fri Dec 10 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-110215- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 413 AM AKST Fri Dec 10 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray after midnight. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ141-110215- Kachemak Bay- 413 AM AKST Fri Dec 10 2021 .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
936 FZAK51 PAFC 110054 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 354 PM AKST Fri Dec 10 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. PKZ197-111345- 354 PM AKST Fri Dec 10 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 963 mb low 100 nm South of Cordova exits the Southeastern Gulf 290 nm South of Yakutat at 975 mb for Sun morning. Its front wraps over the North Gulf Coast through Sun afternoon. $$ PKZ119-111345- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 354 PM AKST Fri Dec 10 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Gusts to 50 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the coast. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ120-111345- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 354 PM AKST Fri Dec 10 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Gusts to 50 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 40 kt. Gusts to 55 kt out of bays and passes. Heavy freezing spray near the coast. Seas 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Gusts to 55 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the coast. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ121-111345- Resurrection Bay- 354 PM AKST Fri Dec 10 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 40 kt. Gusts to 55 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Gusts to 55 kt in the evening. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-111345- Prince William Sound- 354 PM AKST Fri Dec 10 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray out of bays and passes. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-111345- Port Valdez- 354 PM AKST Fri Dec 10 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-111345- Valdez Narrows- 354 PM AKST Fri Dec 10 2021 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 40 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-111345- Valdez Arm- 354 PM AKST Fri Dec 10 2021 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-111345- Passage Canal- 354 PM AKST Fri Dec 10 2021 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt in the evening increasing to 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt near Whittier. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...W wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt near Whittier. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt near Whittier. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...W wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-111345- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 354 PM AKST Fri Dec 10 2021 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 65 kt. Gusts to 80 kt. Seas 18 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...W wind 65 kt. Gusts to 80 kt. Seas 18 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 55 kt. Seas 16 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NW wind 55 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ131-111345- Barren Islands East- 354 PM AKST Fri Dec 10 2021 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 55 kt. Gusts to 70 kt near the Barren Islands. Seas 18 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NW wind 55 kt. Gusts to 65 kt near the Barren Islands. Seas 18 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 17 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ132-111345- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 354 PM AKST Fri Dec 10 2021 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 50 kt. Gusts to 65 kt near Kodiak Island after midnight. Seas 20 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NW wind 55 kt. Gusts to 65 kt near Kodiak Island. Seas 21 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 20 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ136-111345- Chiniak Bay- 354 PM AKST Fri Dec 10 2021 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt increasing to 50 kt after midnight. Gusts to 65 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NW wind 55 kt. Gusts to 65 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-111345- Marmot Bay- 354 PM AKST Fri Dec 10 2021 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt increasing to 50 kt after midnight. Gusts to 65 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NW wind 50 kt. Gusts to 65 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-111345- Shelikof Strait- 354 PM AKST Fri Dec 10 2021 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 50 kt in the evening increasing to 65 kt. Seas 14 ft. Gusts to 80 kt out of bays and passes. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NW wind 65 kt. Gusts to 80 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 60 kt diminishing to 50 kt after midnight. Gusts to 70 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ139-111345- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 354 PM AKST Fri Dec 10 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ140-111345- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 354 PM AKST Fri Dec 10 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-111345- Kachemak Bay- 354 PM AKST Fri Dec 10 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft...except 7 ft toward the outer bay. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft...except 7 ft toward the outer bay. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft...except 7 ft toward the outer bay. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
567 FZAK51 PAFC 111309 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 409 AM AKST Sat Dec 11 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. PKZ197-120200- 409 AM AKST Sat Dec 11 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 967 mb low 250 nm east of Kodiak City moves to 370 nm southeast of Middleton Island at 969 mb Sat afternoon, weakening as it tracks into the North Pacific through Mon morning. Its front wraps over the North Gulf Coast through Mon morning. $$ PKZ119-120200- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 409 AM AKST Sat Dec 11 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt except SE east of Middleton Island in the morning. Gusts to 45 kt out of the Copper River Delta developing by afternoon. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 50 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray except heavy freezing spray along the coast. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Gusts to 55 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray except heavy freezing spray N of Middleton Island. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ120-120200- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 409 AM AKST Sat Dec 11 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Gusts to 55 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray except heavy freezing spray near the coast. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Gusts to 55 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 40 kt. Gusts to 50 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ121-120200- Resurrection Bay- 409 AM AKST Sat Dec 11 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Gusts to 55 kt developing. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-120200- Prince William Sound- 409 AM AKST Sat Dec 11 2021 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-120200- Port Valdez- 409 AM AKST Sat Dec 11 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 45 kt developing by afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ127-120200- Valdez Narrows- 409 AM AKST Sat Dec 11 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind increasing to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 45 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-120200- Valdez Arm- 409 AM AKST Sat Dec 11 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-120200- Passage Canal- 409 AM AKST Sat Dec 11 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...W wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt near Whittier. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt near Whittier. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...W wind 35 kt. Gusts to 45 kt near Whittier. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-120200- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 409 AM AKST Sat Dec 11 2021 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W wind 65 kt. Gusts to 80 kt out of western bays and passes. Seas 19 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 55 kt. Seas 17 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NW wind 55 kt. Seas 16 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ131-120200- Barren Islands East- 409 AM AKST Sat Dec 11 2021 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 55 kt. Gusts to 65 kt developing. Seas 18 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 16 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ132-120200- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 409 AM AKST Sat Dec 11 2021 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 55 kt. Gusts to 65 kt near Kodiak Island. Seas 20 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 19 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 16 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ136-120200- Chiniak Bay- 409 AM AKST Sat Dec 11 2021 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 55 kt. Gusts to 65 kt. Seas building to 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-120200- Marmot Bay- 409 AM AKST Sat Dec 11 2021 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 50 kt. Gusts to 65 kt. Seas building to 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-120200- Shelikof Strait- 409 AM AKST Sat Dec 11 2021 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 65 kt. Gusts to 80 kt out of western bays and passes. Seas building to 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 60 kt diminishing to 50 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft subsiding to 10 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ139-120200- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 409 AM AKST Sat Dec 11 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-120200- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 409 AM AKST Sat Dec 11 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-120200- Kachemak Bay- 409 AM AKST Sat Dec 11 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft except 5 ft near the outer bay. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft except 6 ft near the outer bay.. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
797 FZAK51 PAFC 111601 AAA CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED National Weather Service Anchorage AK 701 AM AKST Sat Dec 11 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. PKZ197-120430- 701 AM AKST Sat Dec 11 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 967 mb low 250 nm east of Kodiak City moves to 370 nm southeast of Middleton Island at 969 mb Sat afternoon, weakening as it tracks into the North Pacific through Mon morning. Its front wraps over the North Gulf Coast through Mon morning. $$ PKZ119-120430- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 701 AM AKST Sat Dec 11 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt except SE east of Middleton Island in the morning. Gusts to 45 kt out of the Copper River Delta developing by afternoon. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 50 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray except heavy freezing spray along the coast. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Gusts to 55 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray except heavy freezing spray N of Middleton Island. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ120-120430- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 701 AM AKST Sat Dec 11 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Gusts to 55 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray except heavy freezing spray near the coast. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Gusts to 55 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 40 kt. Gusts to 50 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ121-120430- Resurrection Bay- 701 AM AKST Sat Dec 11 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Gusts to 55 kt developing. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-120430- Prince William Sound- 701 AM AKST Sat Dec 11 2021 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-120430- Port Valdez- 701 AM AKST Sat Dec 11 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 45 kt developing by afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ127-120430- Valdez Narrows- 701 AM AKST Sat Dec 11 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind increasing to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 45 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-120430- Valdez Arm- 701 AM AKST Sat Dec 11 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind increasing to 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-120430- Passage Canal- 701 AM AKST Sat Dec 11 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...W wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt near Whittier. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt near Whittier. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...W wind 35 kt. Gusts to 45 kt near Whittier. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-120430- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 701 AM AKST Sat Dec 11 2021 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W wind 65 kt. Gusts to 80 kt out of western bays and passes. Seas 19 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 55 kt. Seas 17 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NW wind 55 kt. Seas 16 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ131-120430- Barren Islands East- 701 AM AKST Sat Dec 11 2021 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 55 kt. Gusts to 65 kt. Seas 18 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 16 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ132-120430- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 701 AM AKST Sat Dec 11 2021 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 55 kt. Gusts to 65 kt near Kodiak Island. Seas 20 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 19 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 16 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ136-120430- Chiniak Bay- 701 AM AKST Sat Dec 11 2021 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 55 kt. Gusts to 65 kt. Seas building to 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-120430- Marmot Bay- 701 AM AKST Sat Dec 11 2021 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 50 kt. Gusts to 65 kt. Seas building to 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-120430- Shelikof Strait- 701 AM AKST Sat Dec 11 2021 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 65 kt. Gusts to 80 kt out of western bays and passes. Seas building to 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 60 kt diminishing to 50 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft subsiding to 10 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ139-120430- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 701 AM AKST Sat Dec 11 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-120430- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 701 AM AKST Sat Dec 11 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-120430- Kachemak Bay- 701 AM AKST Sat Dec 11 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 3 ft except 8 ft near the outer bay. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt. Seas 4 ft except 8 ft near the outer bay. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
519 FZAK51 PAFC 120045 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 345 PM AKST Sat Dec 11 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. PKZ197-121400- 345 PM AKST Sat Dec 11 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 967 mb low 340 nm southeast of Middleton Island remains nearly stationary through Sunday and then exits the Gulf to the southeast Monday morning. A front enters the western Gulf Monday afternoon. $$ PKZ119-121400- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 345 PM AKST Sat Dec 11 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Gusts to 50 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Freezing spray except heavy freezing spray along the coast. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Gusts to 50 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray except heavy freezing spray along the coast. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray except heavy freezing spray along the coast. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ120-121400- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 345 PM AKST Sat Dec 11 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Gusts to 55 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray except heavy freezing spray near the coast. .SUN...N wind 40 kt. Gusts to 55 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray.except heavy freezing spray near the coast. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray except heavy freezing spray near the coast. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ121-121400- Resurrection Bay- 345 PM AKST Sat Dec 11 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-121400- Prince William Sound- 345 PM AKST Sat Dec 11 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-121400- Port Valdez- 345 PM AKST Sat Dec 11 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-121400- Valdez Narrows- 345 PM AKST Sat Dec 11 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 45 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-121400- Valdez Arm- 345 PM AKST Sat Dec 11 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind increasing to 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-121400- Passage Canal- 345 PM AKST Sat Dec 11 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt near Whittier. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...W wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt near Whittier. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Gusts to 50 kt near Whittier before midnight. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-121400- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 345 PM AKST Sat Dec 11 2021 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 55 kt. Seas 16 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NW wind 55 kt. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 50 kt diminishing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ131-121400- Barren Islands East- 345 PM AKST Sat Dec 11 2021 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 20 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .SUN...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 17 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ132-121400- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 345 PM AKST Sat Dec 11 2021 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 25 ft except 20 ft N of Dangerous Cape. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 21 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. N of Dangerous Cape, NW wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ136-121400- Chiniak Bay- 345 PM AKST Sat Dec 11 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-121400- Marmot Bay- 345 PM AKST Sat Dec 11 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-121400- Shelikof Strait- 345 PM AKST Sat Dec 11 2021 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 60 kt diminishing to 50 kt after midnight. Gusts to 80 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NW wind 50 kt. Gusts to 70 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-121400- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 345 PM AKST Sat Dec 11 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ140-121400- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 345 PM AKST Sat Dec 11 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-121400- Kachemak Bay- 345 PM AKST Sat Dec 11 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft except 10 ft near the outer bay. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft except 8 ft near the outer bay. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
299 FZAK51 PAFC 121309 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 409 AM AKST Sun Dec 12 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. PKZ197-130145- 409 AM AKST Sun Dec 12 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 969 mb low 330 nm southeast of Middleton Island remains nearly stationary through Sunday and then exits the Gulf Monday morning. A 992 mb low forms 50 nm southeast of Sand Point Mon afternoon and moves 260 nm southeast of Kodiak City by Tue morning. Its front enters the Western Gulf Mon afternoon. $$ PKZ119-130145- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 409 AM AKST Sun Dec 12 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Gusts to 50 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray except heavy freezing spray N of Middleton Island. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Gusts to 50 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray except heavy freezing spray N of Middleton Island. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray in the morning except heavy freezing spray N of Middleton Island. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ120-130145- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 409 AM AKST Sun Dec 12 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Gusts to 55 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray except heavy freezing spray near the coast. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Gusts to 50 kt out of bays and passes in the evening. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray in the morning except heavy freezing spray near the coast. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ121-130145- Resurrection Bay- 409 AM AKST Sun Dec 12 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Heavy freezing spray diminishing in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-130145- Prince William Sound- 409 AM AKST Sun Dec 12 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-130145- Port Valdez- 409 AM AKST Sun Dec 12 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-130145- Valdez Narrows- 409 AM AKST Sun Dec 12 2021 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 50 kt diminishing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-130145- Valdez Arm- 409 AM AKST Sun Dec 12 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-130145- Passage Canal- 409 AM AKST Sun Dec 12 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt near Whittier. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt near Whittier before midnight. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-130145- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 409 AM AKST Sun Dec 12 2021 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 55 kt. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 50 kt diminishing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ131-130145- Barren Islands East- 409 AM AKST Sun Dec 12 2021 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 17 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 35 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ132-130145- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 409 AM AKST Sun Dec 12 2021 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 17 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. N of Dangerous Cape, NW wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 15 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. N of Dangerous Cape, N wind 30 kt becoming NW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ136-130145- Chiniak Bay- 409 AM AKST Sun Dec 12 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 40 kt. Gusts to 55 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt in the morning. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NW wind 25 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .MON NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-130145- Marmot Bay- 409 AM AKST Sun Dec 12 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt diminishing in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 25 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-130145- Shelikof Strait- 409 AM AKST Sun Dec 12 2021 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 50 kt diminishing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 70 kt out of bays and passes in the morning. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-130145- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 409 AM AKST Sun Dec 12 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ140-130145- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 409 AM AKST Sun Dec 12 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-130145- Kachemak Bay- 409 AM AKST Sun Dec 12 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft except 10 ft near the outer bay. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft except 9 ft near the outer bay. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft except 7 ft near the outer bay. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
804 FZAK51 PAFC 121554 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 654 AM AKST Sun Dec 12 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. PKZ197-130430- 654 AM AKST Sun Dec 12 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 969 mb low 330 nm southeast of Middleton Island remains nearly stationary through Sunday and then exits the Gulf Monday morning. A 992 mb low forms 50 nm southeast of Sand Point Mon afternoon and moves 260 nm southeast of Kodiak City by Tue morning. Its front enters the Western Gulf Mon afternoon. $$ PKZ119-130430- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 654 AM AKST Sun Dec 12 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Gusts to 50 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray N of Middleton Island. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Gusts to 50 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray N of Middleton Island. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray N of Middleton Island. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ120-130430- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 654 AM AKST Sun Dec 12 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Gusts to 55 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the coast. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Gusts to 50 kt out of bays and passes in the evening. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the coast. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ121-130430- Resurrection Bay- 654 AM AKST Sun Dec 12 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Heavy freezing spray diminishing in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-130430- Prince William Sound- 654 AM AKST Sun Dec 12 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-130430- Port Valdez- 654 AM AKST Sun Dec 12 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-130430- Valdez Narrows- 654 AM AKST Sun Dec 12 2021 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 50 kt diminishing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-130430- Valdez Arm- 654 AM AKST Sun Dec 12 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-130430- Passage Canal- 654 AM AKST Sun Dec 12 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt near Whittier. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt near Whittier before midnight. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-130430- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 654 AM AKST Sun Dec 12 2021 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 55 kt. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 50 kt diminishing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ131-130430- Barren Islands East- 654 AM AKST Sun Dec 12 2021 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 17 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 35 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ132-130430- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 654 AM AKST Sun Dec 12 2021 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 17 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. N of Dangerous Cape, NW wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 15 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. N of Dangerous Cape, N wind 30 kt becoming NW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ136-130430- Chiniak Bay- 654 AM AKST Sun Dec 12 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 40 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt in the evening. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NW wind 25 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray in the morning. Snow. .MON NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-130430- Marmot Bay- 654 AM AKST Sun Dec 12 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt, diminishing in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 25 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-130430- Shelikof Strait- 654 AM AKST Sun Dec 12 2021 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 50 kt diminishing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 70 kt out of bays and passes in the morning. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt out of bays and passes in the evening. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-130430- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 654 AM AKST Sun Dec 12 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ140-130430- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 654 AM AKST Sun Dec 12 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray in the evening. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-130430- Kachemak Bay- 654 AM AKST Sun Dec 12 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft except 7 ft near the outer bay. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft except 7 ft near the outer bay. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
420 FZAK51 PAFC 130027 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 327 PM AKST Sun Dec 12 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. PKZ197-131345- 327 PM AKST Sun Dec 12 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 982 mb low 320 nm southeast of Middleton Island exits the Gulf to the southeast Monday morning. A 990 mb low 200 nm southwest of Sitkinak Monday afternoon moves 500 nm southeast of Middleton Island at 984 mb Tuesday afternoon and then exits the Gulf. $$ PKZ119-131345- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 327 PM AKST Sun Dec 12 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Gusts to 55 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the coast. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 45 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the coast. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Near the coast, SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ120-131345- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 327 PM AKST Sun Dec 12 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the coast. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the coast in the morning. .MON NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ121-131345- Resurrection Bay- 327 PM AKST Sun Dec 12 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Gusts to 50 kt before midnight. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Heavy freezing spray before noon. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-131345- Prince William Sound- 327 PM AKST Sun Dec 12 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY ... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray before noon. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-131345- Port Valdez- 327 PM AKST Sun Dec 12 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-131345- Valdez Narrows- 327 PM AKST Sun Dec 12 2021 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 50 kt diminishing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-131345- Valdez Arm- 327 PM AKST Sun Dec 12 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray before midnight. Snow. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-131345- Passage Canal- 327 PM AKST Sun Dec 12 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Gusts to 50 kt near Whittier before midnight. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Heavy freezing spray in the morning. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-131345- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 327 PM AKST Sun Dec 12 2021 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 50 kt diminishing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-131345- Barren Islands East- 327 PM AKST Sun Dec 12 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 30 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ132-131345- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 327 PM AKST Sun Dec 12 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. N of Dangerous Cape, NW wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 15 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. N of Dangerous Cape, NW wind 30 kt becoming W 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. Heavy freezing spray in the morning. Snow. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ136-131345- Chiniak Bay- 327 PM AKST Sun Dec 12 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NW wind 20 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray before noon. Snow. .MON NIGHT...E wind 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-131345- Marmot Bay- 327 PM AKST Sun Dec 12 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NW wind 20 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray in the morning. Snow. .MON NIGHT...E wind 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-131345- Shelikof Strait- 327 PM AKST Sun Dec 12 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray in the morning. Snow. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-131345- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 327 PM AKST Sun Dec 12 2021 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-131345- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 327 PM AKST Sun Dec 12 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray in the evening. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-131345- Kachemak Bay- 327 PM AKST Sun Dec 12 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray near the outer bay. Snow. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
935 FZAK51 PAFC 131308 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 408 AM AKST Mon Dec 13 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. PKZ197-140145- 408 AM AKST Mon Dec 13 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A triple point low south of the Alaska Peninsula skirts the southern Gulf Tuesday morning before departing to the southeast Tuesday afternoon. A 992 mb low forms 100 nm southwest of Cordova Tuesday morning. It persists over the open waters of the Gulf before exiting to the east Wednesday morning at 1004 mb. $$ PKZ119-140145- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 408 AM AKST Mon Dec 13 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 45 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray N of Middleton Island through the morning. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt...strongest near the coast. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ120-140145- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 408 AM AKST Mon Dec 13 2021 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ121-140145- Resurrection Bay- 408 AM AKST Mon Dec 13 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 35 kt in the morning. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Heavy freezing spray through the morning. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-140145- Prince William Sound- 408 AM AKST Mon Dec 13 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 35 kt out of northern bays and passes through the morning. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-140145- Port Valdez- 408 AM AKST Mon Dec 13 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray in the morning. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ127-140145- Valdez Narrows- 408 AM AKST Mon Dec 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 45 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-140145- Valdez Arm- 408 AM AKST Mon Dec 13 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-140145- Passage Canal- 408 AM AKST Mon Dec 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 35 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 45 kt near Whittier in the morning. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-140145- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 408 AM AKST Mon Dec 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 11 ft in the afternoon. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-140145- Barren Islands East- 408 AM AKST Mon Dec 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray in the morning. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ132-140145- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 408 AM AKST Mon Dec 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. N of Dangerous Cape, NW wind 30 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray N of Dangerous Cape in the morning. Snow. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray after midnight. Snow. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt except NW 35 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ136-140145- Chiniak Bay- 408 AM AKST Mon Dec 13 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray in the morning. Snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Snow. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-140145- Marmot Bay- 408 AM AKST Mon Dec 13 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray in the morning. Snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-140145- Shelikof Strait- 408 AM AKST Mon Dec 13 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-140145- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 408 AM AKST Mon Dec 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft building to 11 ft in the afternoon. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ140-140145- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 408 AM AKST Mon Dec 13 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-140145- Kachemak Bay- 408 AM AKST Mon Dec 13 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray in the morning. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the outer bay. Snow. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the outer bay. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Dec 9, 5:58 AM AKST, 10 hours 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 9, 5:58 AM AKST, 10 hours 9 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
558 AM AKST Thu Dec 9 2021
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A broad longwave trough is centered over the Bering Sea, with two
main embedded shortwaves affecting the region. The weaker of the
two shortwaves is located over the northern Bering, exiting
Kamchatka, and is diving southward, while the stronger and more
consequential of the two is working to strengthen a surface low
centered east of the Pribilofs which has produced blizzard
conditions there. The low is also producing widespread strong
gusty winds, heavy snow, blowing snow, and rain from the central
Aleutians all the way to the Southwest and Kodiak this morning.
Ahead of the longwave trough, Southcentral sits under a shortwave
ridge on the leading edge of the strong low. With light low-
level southerly flow in place and minimal cold/dry advection,
clear skies have turned to widespread low stratus all around the
Cook Inlet region, keeping temperatures in the teens across most
of the area. Further east, the frontal boundary that moved inland
over Southwest last night is now beginning to exit the forecast
area to the east, but continues to produce scattered, light snow
showers across the Copper River Basin.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
There is good agreement regarding the track of the low in the
eastern Bering through Friday morning as it moves into the western
Gulf. By Friday afternoon, however, there is increasing
uncertainty on the exact track of the low before it begins a
southward drive. Most of the models place the low near the
southern tip of Montague Island, whereas the GFS remains further
south over the northern Gulf. Regardless of the exact placement of
the low, there is good model agreement that cold air advection in
the wake of the low will help to produce strong northwesterly
storm-force gap winds along the Alaska Peninsula through to the
Kamishak Gap beginning Friday night.
&&
.AVIATION...
PANC...A deck of stratus keeping ceilings MVFR is expected to be
scoured out with the onset of southeasterly winds this morning
ahead of an approaching front, returning ceilings to VFR.
However, surface winds are expected to remain northerly, leading
to wind shear that persists throughout the day. As the front
passes overhead this afternoon and evening, an isolated stray snow
shower with limited impact to cigs/vsby may be possible. Friday
morning, southeasterlies aloft shift to northeasterly and relax,
reducing wind shear.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2: Today
through Friday Night)...
The next big storm is racing across the Bering and its effects are
beginning to be felt already across Southcentral this morning.
Light snow has begun in Kodiak City as of 4am, and the radar is
showing virga already overspreading the southern half of the Kenai
Peninsula. Speaking of which, the Kenai Peninsula houses both of
Southcentral's winter weather products. A Winter Storm Warning
remains in effect for the eastern half of the peninsula, with a
Winter Weather Advisory in effect for the western half,
specifically south of Clam Gulch. For the warning area, a broad
10 to 25 inches of snow are expected. Amounts closer to 10 inches
are expected from Moose Pass south to Seward, and the higher
amounts closer to 25 inches are expected from Turnagain Pass
through Portage and Whittier. Strong easterly winds are expected
with the leading front from late this morning through this
evening. This will result in significant reductions in visibility,
especially along the Seward Highway from Turnagain Pass through
Portage Valley and the eastern Turnagain Arm. In the windier
areas elsewhere along the Seward Highway, expect localized
reductions in visibility.
The leading front will exit to the northeast by midnight tonight,
if not sooner. However, the main low will then move to just south
of Montague Island late Thursday night, stall out, then drift
southward into the Gulf during the day Friday. On this track,
steady light to moderate snow will persist for much of the day
Friday, gradually ending from northwest to southeast. Winds will
remain gusty during this time, but will be significantly weaker
than when the leading front moves through today.
Now turning to the Winter Weather Advisory for the western Kenai
Peninsula south of Clam Gulch, snow will begin in this area over
the next few hours and will reach its peak intensity during the
day today. The center of the low will track just south of the
area, but with temperatures starting the day around freezing,
lower elevation coastal areas will get near or a few degrees above
freezing today, resulting in much lower snow totals in Homer.
However, at higher elevations of the Homer Bluff, the hills
upsloping the moisture will help to wring out the 6 to 10 inches
of snow forecast for the area. Snow will persist through the
overnight and into Friday, though will gradually diminish in
intensity, especially during the day Friday.
Elsewhere across Southcentral, the rest of the Prince William
Sound zones will get anywhere from 8 to 16 inches of snow from
this storm, but the winds will be weak enough where the
populations are that the impacts won't be much more than any
other typical snowfall event. Anchorage and points north will get
very little if any precipitation from this storm as its both
strong and relatively compact nature will confine much of the
snowfall to the aforementioned areas. Certainly stray snow showers
can't be ruled out but no impactful weather is expected.
Finally, once the storm moves off, the focus will quickly turn to
strong gap winds and some of the coldest, if not the coldest air
mass of the season moves into Southcentral this weekend. There is
potential for several impacts from this. First and foremost will
be extremely heavy freezing spray over many, if not all of the
coastal marine areas that border Southcentral. Mariners should use
extreme caution. A prolonged period of gusty winds is expected
from Seward to Whittier to Valdez, but much of Kodiak Island will
also be subject to these winds. While warning level gusts are not
currently expected, 48 hours of gusts of 40 to 60 mph in these
areas are likely. The gusty winds following the snow through
Thompson Pass may cause localized ground blizzard conditions this
weekend. Finally, the very cold air moving through the passes
through the Alaska Range are nearly certain to drop wind chills in
those areas to colder than 40 below and may even approach 60
below.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 through 2: Today
through Saturday morning)...
A powerful low pressure system currently moving south of the
Pribilof Islands this morning continues to deepen as it moves
towards Bristol Bay today. Snow and blowing snow with occasional
blizzard conditions will begin later this morning and through the
day across Bristol Bay and parts of the Kuskokwim Delta with
Blizzard Warnings for these locations. Expect heavy snow at times,
especially this morning through this evening. Snow is also
expected across the Lower Kuskokwim Valley later this morning
into the afternoon with a Winter Weather Advisory in effect for
this area. Overall most of the area will see 4 to 12 inches of
snow, however some areas just west of the western Alaska Range
will see downsloping effects with much lower snow amounts expected
there. From Hooper Bay to Toksook Bay no snow is expected as most
of it will remain to the east. Tonight into Friday morning,
expect most of the snow to wind down, with some lingering areas of
light snow across Bristol Bay and the Lower Kuskokwim Delta
through Friday. Otherwise, much colder air will usher in behind
this low pressure system especially by Saturday as lows will be 10
to 20 below zero and possibly colder in some locations.
Coastal flooding is possible for the Alaska Peninsula. Storm to
hurricane force northwesterly winds will provide favorable
conditions for the potential for coastal flooding along the north
shore of the Alaska Peninsula between Naknek and Nelson Lagoon.
Moreover, these strong northwesterly winds will coincide with the
time of high tide. Storm surge model guidance suggests storm surge
of 3 to 6 ft above Highest Astronomical Tide (HAT) for several
locations between Naknek and Nelson Lagoon. Another factor to the
flood potential is the lack of sea ice since it is early in the
season. Current sea ice remains very thin and very prone to be
broken up which will increase the likelihood of flooding along the
shores. Hence, Coastal Flood Warnings have been issued for the
Alaska Peninsula for areas between Naknek and Nelson Lagoon.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 through 2: Today
through Saturday morning)...
A hurricane force low is currently developing just south of the
Pribilof Islands and will produce storm to hurricane force winds
today across the eastern Bering and Bristol Bay. This low will
also interact with colder air to produce high winds across the
eastern Aleutians and the AKPen today, with blizzard conditions
for the Pribilof Islands through 9 am. St Paul Island has already
reported blizzard conditions with visibilities of a quarter mile
or less, with periods of heavy snow and winds gusting up to 60
mph. As the low moves inland this afternoon and then into the
Gulf, storm force winds will continue south of the AKPen through
the weekend as cold air advection strengthens late Friday into
Saturday, with hurricane force gusts through the gaps and passes
likely. A second, compact storm force low will move across the
western Bering and towards the Aleutians through tonight and then
into the North Pacific Friday. As the cold air spills across the
eastern Bering and south of the AKPen, expect heavy freezing
spray to develop Friday and Saturday which could become a serious
hazard to marine interests across the area. Stay tuned to this
developing situation.
&&
.MARINE (Days 3 through 5: Saturday thru Monday)...
Aleutians/Bering... A well developed low moves into the Western
Bering with its front stretching across the Alaska Peninsula
through Monday. Confidence is good for widespread gales along the
front through Monday, with storm force winds developing Sunday
through Monday over the Bering. Seas to 19 feet on the Bering side
of the Alaska Peninsula, subsiding Saturday. Seas building to 35
feet over the Bering, and to 20 feet on the Pacific side of the
Aleutians Sunday and Monday.
Gulf of Alaska... A well developed Central Gulf low exits the
Gulf for late Saturday. Widespread high-end gales spread over the
Gulf with storm force outflow winds along the Pacific side of the
Alaska Peninsula, Shelikof Strait and Barren Islands into the
Gulf, diminishing Monday. Seas to 25 feet over the Gulf, subsiding
Monday. A new front approaches the Western Gulf for Monday.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 4 through 7...Sunday through Wednesday)...
Looking ahead into the extended forecast, the latest operational
model runs are in decent agreement with the synoptic scale
features, but begin to diverge in the middle of next week. An
amplified pattern remains over the Bering as a ridge of high
pressure begins to slide east in response to a deepening shortwave
trough enters the western Aleutians on Saturday. A well-
developed surface low and associated front will bring widespread
precipitation, strong winds, and elevated seas through Tuesday.
The frontal boundary is expected to track over the eastern Gulf
with the threat of winds and elevated waves along with coastal
rain and mountain snow for much of the southern-southwestern
mainland. Another low will move across the Bering and Aleutians
for the middle of next week with a continuation of winds and
precipitation. Models deviate, however, on the exact track and
position of this system but are nonetheless keying on an active
weather pattern to persist. Over the Gulf, benign conditions will
prevail as a low exits out of the area with a surge of Arctic air
spilling across the Alaska mainland. Much below normal
temperatures can be expected across the southern half of the state
from Saturday through Monday. The packing of cold air over the
coastal mountains and tightening pressure gradient will likely
keep localized winds funneling through the gaps and passes.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...Blizzard Warning 155 161
Winter Storm Warning 125
Coastal Flood Warning 161 181
High Wind Warning 181 185
Winter Weather Advisory 121 152
MARINE...Hurricane Force Wind Warning 150 155 165 170 414
Storm Warning 119 130 132 160 171-175
179 180 352 412 413
Gale Warning 120 125 128 131 136-140 176-179
181 185 351 411
Heavy Freezing Spray Warning 139 140 160 180 181 185 414
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...CQ
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...JW
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...RC
MARINE/LONG TERM...MK/MFIn the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 9, 11:02 AM AKST, 5 hours 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1102 AM AKST THU DEC 9 2021
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0504 AM NON-TSTM WND GST AKUTAN 54.13N 165.79W
12/09/2021 E83 MPH PKZ170 AK AWOS
0207 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 35 WSW AKUTAN 53.88N 166.53W
12/09/2021 E100 MPH PKZ171 AK PUBLIC
0202 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 WNW NIKOLSKI 52.97N 168.86W
12/09/2021 E105 MPH ALEUTIANS WEST AK OTHER FEDERAL
0707 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 1 SSE COLD BAY 55.21N 162.73W
12/09/2021 E78 MPH ALEUTIANS EAST AK ASOS
1008 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 6 N NELSON LAGOON 56.01N 161.16W
12/09/2021 E77 MPH ALEUTIANS EAST AK AWOS
&&Local storm report, Dec 9, 11:02 AM AKST, 5 hours 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1102 AM AKST THU DEC 9 2021
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0504 AM NON-TSTM WND GST AKUTAN 54.13N 165.79W
12/09/2021 E83 MPH PKZ170 AK AWOS
0207 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 35 WSW AKUTAN 53.88N 166.53W
12/09/2021 E100 MPH PKZ171 AK PUBLIC
0202 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 WNW NIKOLSKI 52.97N 168.86W
12/09/2021 E105 MPH ALEUTIANS WEST AK OTHER FEDERAL
0707 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 1 SSE COLD BAY 55.21N 162.73W
12/09/2021 E78 MPH ALEUTIANS EAST AK PUBLIC
1008 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 6 N NELSON LAGOON 56.01N 161.16W
12/09/2021 E77 MPH ALEUTIANS EAST AK AWOS
&&Local storm report, Dec 9, 11:44 AM AKST, 4 hours 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1144 AM AKST THU DEC 9 2021
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0707 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 1 SSE COLD BAY 55.21N 162.73W
12/09/2021 E78 MPH ALEUTIANS EAST AK ASOS
CORRECTS PREVIOUS NON-TSTM WND GST REPORT
FROM 1 SSE COLD BAY.
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 3:28 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 9, 3:29 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 9, 3:40 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 9, 3:40 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 9, 3:40 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 9, 4:07 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 9, 4:07 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 71 hr | |
| Dec 9, 4:07 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 10, 3:56 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 10, 3:56 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 10, 3:56 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 10, 4:13 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 10, 4:13 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 10, 4:13 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 10, 4:13 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 10, 4:13 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.