Gale Warning 901, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Dec 19, 2021, 3:16 PM AKST (00:16 UTC)

Expired

Dec 20, 2021, 4:15 AM AKST

In force

13 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

717 
FZAK51 PAFC 200016
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
316 PM AKST Sun Dec 19 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.

PKZ197-201315-
316 PM AKST Sun Dec 19 2021
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

High pressure builds across the Gulf through Mon. A 1005 mb low 
develops 100 nm southeast of Cordova Tue morning and moves into the 
eastern Gulf Tue afternoon. A cold front moves across the Gulf on 
Tuesday.

$$

PKZ119-201315-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
316 PM AKST Sun Dec 19 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming N 25 kt after midnight. Gusts to
40 kt out of the Copper River Delta after midnight. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED THROUGH FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ120-201315-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
316 PM AKST Sun Dec 19 2021

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt becoming NW 40 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ121-201315-
Resurrection Bay-
316 PM AKST Sun Dec 19 2021

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming N 35 kt after midnight.
Seas 2 ft building to 7 ft after midnight.
.TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ125-201315-
Prince William Sound-
316 PM AKST Sun Dec 19 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming NW 30 kt after midnight. Seas
2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ126-201315-
Port Valdez-
316 PM AKST Sun Dec 19 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 30 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. Snow.
.TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ127-201315-
Valdez Narrows-
316 PM AKST Sun Dec 19 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas
4 ft. Snow.
.TUE...N wind 40 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ128-201315-
Valdez Arm-
316 PM AKST Sun Dec 19 2021

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas
3 ft.
.MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ129-201315-
Passage Canal-
316 PM AKST Sun Dec 19 2021

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 
10 kt. Gusts to 30 kt near Whittier in the evening. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...W wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow.
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming W 35 kt after midnight.
Gusts to 50 kt near Whittier after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 5
ft after midnight.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED THROUGH FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ130-201315-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
316 PM AKST Sun Dec 19 2021

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...SE wind 20 kt becoming W 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
Rain and snow.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt in the evening increasing to 45 kt. Seas 
6 ft in the evening building to 14 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ131-201315-
Barren Islands East-
316 PM AKST Sun Dec 19 2021

...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 40 kt becoming NW 50 kt after midnight. Seas
9 ft building to 15 ft after midnight.
.TUE...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ132-201315-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
316 PM AKST Sun Dec 19 2021

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON...SW wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt in the evening increasing to 35 kt. Seas 
10 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ136-201315-
Chiniak Bay-
316 PM AKST Sun Dec 19 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft.

$$

PKZ137-201315-
Marmot Bay-
316 PM AKST Sun Dec 19 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...SW wind 10 kt becoming W 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt in the evening increasing to 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ138-201315-
Shelikof Strait-
316 PM AKST Sun Dec 19 2021

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ139-201315-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
316 PM AKST Sun Dec 19 2021

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW 15 kt in the evening becoming W wind 35 kt. Seas 3 ft
building to 6 ft.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ140-201315-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
316 PM AKST Sun Dec 19 2021

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than
10 kt. Patchy freezing fog.
.MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the
afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt becoming SW after midnight.
.TUE...SW wind 15 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt.
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 10 kt.

$$

PKZ141-201315-
Kachemak Bay-
316 PM AKST Sun Dec 19 2021

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt in the evening becoming W 35 kt...then
diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft in the evening 
building to 10 ft...then subsiding to 6 ft after midnight.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

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