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Gale Warning 883, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 12, 2021, 3:27 PM AKST. It was in force for 37 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Dec 12, 2021, 3:27 PM AKST (00:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 14, 2021, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 37 hr
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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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. $$ PKZ141-131345- Kachemak Bay- 327 PM AKST Sun Dec 12 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray near the outer bay. Snow. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
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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. $$ PKZ141-140145- Kachemak Bay- 408 AM AKST Mon Dec 13 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray in the morning. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the outer bay. Snow. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the outer bay. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
853 FZAK51 PAFC 140016 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 316 PM 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. PKZ197-141300- 316 PM AKST Mon Dec 13 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 987 mb low moves along the southern Gulf this afternoon through tonight before exiting into the North Pacific Wednesday morning. A 994 mb low will develop 170 nm south of Cordova Tuesday morning and will move 290 nm southeast of Cordova at 1009 mb Wednesday afternoon. $$ PKZ119-141300- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 316 PM AKST Mon Dec 13 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt, strongest near the coast. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 5 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ120-141300- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 316 PM AKST Mon Dec 13 2021 .TONIGHT...NE 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 7 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ121-141300- Resurrection Bay- 316 PM AKST Mon Dec 13 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray, except heavy freezing spray after midnight. Snow. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-141300- Prince William Sound- 316 PM AKST Mon Dec 13 2021 .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. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-141300- Port Valdez- 316 PM AKST Mon Dec 13 2021 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ127-141300- Valdez Narrows- 316 PM AKST Mon Dec 13 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray, except heavy freezing spray in the morning. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-141300- Valdez Arm- 316 PM AKST Mon Dec 13 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-141300- Passage Canal- 316 PM AKST Mon Dec 13 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray after midnight. Snow. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt near Whittier. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-141300- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 316 PM AKST Mon Dec 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ131-141300- Barren Islands East- 316 PM AKST Mon Dec 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NW 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. Freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ132-141300- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 316 PM AKST Mon Dec 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt except NW 35 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. N of Dangerous Cape, NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ136-141300- Chiniak Bay- 316 PM AKST Mon Dec 13 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Snow. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-141300- Marmot Bay- 316 PM AKST Mon Dec 13 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-141300- Shelikof Strait- 316 PM AKST Mon Dec 13 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-141300- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 316 PM AKST Mon Dec 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Heavy freezing spray in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray after midnight. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-141300- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 316 PM AKST Mon Dec 13 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .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...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. $$ PKZ141-141300- Kachemak Bay- 316 PM AKST Mon Dec 13 2021 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Inner bay, seas 3 ft. Outer bay, seas 7 ft subsiding to 5 ft after midnight. Snow. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Inner bay, seas 2 ft. Outer bay, seas 5 ft in the morning subsiding to 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 3:27 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Dec 12, 3:27 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 12, 3:45 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 12, 9:11 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Dec 13, 3:53 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 13, 3:53 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 13, 3:54 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 59 hr | |
| Dec 13, 4:08 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 13, 4:08 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 13, 10:41 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 4 hr |
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