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Gale Warning 902, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 20, 2021, 10:26 AM 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 20, 2021, 10:26 AM AKST (19:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 24, 2021, 3:53 AM AKST
- In force
- 4 days
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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729 FZAK51 PAFC 201926 RRA CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast...DELAYED National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 1026 AM AKST Mon Dec 20 2021 Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ197-210815- 1026 AM AKST Mon Dec 20 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... High pressure builds across the Gulf through today. A 1005 mb low develops 100 nm southeast of Cordova Tue morning and moves into the eastern Gulf Tue afternoon. The associated cold front moves across the Gulf on Tuesday. $$ PKZ119-210815- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 1026 AM AKST Mon Dec 20 2021 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming N 25 kt after midnight. Along the coast, SE wind 15 kt becoming N 25 kt after midnight. Gusts to 50 kt out of the Copper River Delta after midnight. Seas 7 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE...NW wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 60 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ120-210815- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 1026 AM AKST Mon Dec 20 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt becoming NW 40 kt after midnight. Gusts to 55 kt out of bays and passes after midnight. Seas 7 ft building to 11 ft after midnight. .TUE...NW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ121-210815- Resurrection Bay- 1026 AM AKST Mon Dec 20 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Gusts to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. .TUE...N wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-210815- Prince William Sound- 1026 AM AKST Mon Dec 20 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming NW 30 kt after midnight. Gusts to 50 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 2 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Gusts to 50 kt out of bays and passes in the morning. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-210815- Port Valdez- 1026 AM AKST Mon Dec 20 2021 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 30 kt after midnight. Gusts to 55 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. Snow. .TUE...E wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 50 kt in the morning. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ127-210815- Valdez Narrows- 1026 AM AKST Mon Dec 20 2021 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Gusts to 45 kt after midnight. Snow. .TUE...N wind 40 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .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. $$ PKZ128-210815- Valdez Arm- 1026 AM AKST Mon Dec 20 2021 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Snow. .TUE...N wind 35 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ129-210815- Passage Canal- 1026 AM AKST Mon Dec 20 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 15 kt becoming W 35 kt after midnight. Gusts to 50 kt near Whittier after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. Snow. .TUE...W wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt near Whittier. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ130-210815- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 1026 AM AKST Mon Dec 20 2021 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt becoming W 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt in the evening increasing to 50 kt. Seas 6 ft in the evening building to 14 ft. .TUE...NW wind 45 kt becoming W 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ131-210815- Barren Islands East- 1026 AM AKST Mon Dec 20 2021 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt in the evening becoming NW 50 kt. Seas 9 ft building to 16 ft after midnight. .TUE...NW wind 45 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ132-210815- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 1026 AM AKST Mon Dec 20 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt in the evening becoming NW 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...NW wind 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...W wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ136-210815- Chiniak Bay- 1026 AM AKST Mon Dec 20 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W 15 kt in the evening becoming NW wind 35 kt. Gusts to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-210815- Marmot Bay- 1026 AM AKST Mon Dec 20 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 10 kt becoming W 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt in the evening increasing to 35 kt. Gusts to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt becoming W 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ138-210815- Shelikof Strait- 1026 AM AKST Mon Dec 20 2021 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt out of bays and passes after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt becoming W 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ139-210815- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 1026 AM AKST Mon Dec 20 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt in the evening becoming NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-210815- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 1026 AM AKST Mon Dec 20 2021 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt becoming SW after midnight. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 10 kt. $$ PKZ141-210815- Kachemak Bay- 1026 AM AKST Mon Dec 20 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt in the evening becoming W 35 kt...then diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft in the evening building to 10 ft...then subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. .TUE...N wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
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731 FZAK51 PAFC 210057 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 357 PM AKST Mon Dec 20 2021 Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ197-211415- 357 PM AKST Mon Dec 20 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1017 mb low 20 nm West of Seward exits the Southeast Gulf at 996 mb for Tue night. Its front moves across the Gulf by Tue night. A trough lingers across the Northern Gulf through Wed afternoon. $$ PKZ119-211415- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 357 PM AKST Mon Dec 20 2021 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming NW 25 kt after midnight. Gusts to 50 kt out of the Copper River Delta after midnight. Seas 7 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE...NW wind 40 kt. Gusts to 60 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 10 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ120-211415- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 357 PM AKST Mon Dec 20 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind increasing to 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt out of bays and passes after midnight. Seas 7 ft building to 11 ft after midnight. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ121-211415- Resurrection Bay- 357 PM AKST Mon Dec 20 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Gusts to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. .TUE...N wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-211415- Prince William Sound- 357 PM AKST Mon Dec 20 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt becoming NW 25 kt after midnight. Gusts to 35 kt out of bays and passes beginning around midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 5 ft after midnight. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-211415- Port Valdez- 357 PM AKST Mon Dec 20 2021 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 30 kt after midnight. Gusts to 50 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. Snow. .TUE...E wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 55 kt in the morning. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-211415- Valdez Narrows- 357 PM AKST Mon Dec 20 2021 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Gusts to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TUE...N wind 40 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-211415- Valdez Arm- 357 PM AKST Mon Dec 20 2021 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Snow. .TUE...N wind 35 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-211415- Passage Canal- 357 PM AKST Mon Dec 20 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...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...W wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt near Whittier. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt near Whittier. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-211415- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 357 PM AKST Mon Dec 20 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Gusts to 55 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...W wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 55 kt in the morning. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...W wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ131-211415- Barren Islands East- 357 PM AKST Mon Dec 20 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt becoming NW 45 kt after midnight. Gusts to 60 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft building to 15 ft after midnight. .TUE...NW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 55 kt in the morning. Seas 15 ft subsiding to 10 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ132-211415- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 357 PM AKST Mon Dec 20 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt becoming NW 35 kt after midnight. S of Dangerous Cape, W wind 20 kt becoming NW 30 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. S of Dangerous Cape, NW 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ136-211415- Chiniak Bay- 357 PM AKST Mon Dec 20 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt developing by late this evening. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft after midnight. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-211415- Marmot Bay- 357 PM AKST Mon Dec 20 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt developing by late evening. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ138-211415- Shelikof Strait- 357 PM AKST Mon Dec 20 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Gusts to 50 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ139-211415- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 357 PM AKST Mon Dec 20 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt W of Kachemak Bay this evening. Seas building to 6 ft, except 10 ft W of Kachemak Bay. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-211415- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 357 PM AKST Mon Dec 20 2021 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt becoming SW after midnight. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 10 kt. $$ PKZ141-211415- Kachemak Bay- 357 PM AKST Mon Dec 20 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind increasing to 30 kt during the evening, then becoming NW 20 kt after midnight. Seas building to 8 ft outer bay and to 4 ft inner bay. .TUE...N wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
064 FZAK51 PAFC 211408 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 508 AM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ197-220315- 508 AM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1002 mb low 140 nm east of Middleton Island exits the southeast Gulf at 996 mb tonight. Low pressure develops across the northern Gulf Wed morning and moves to the southeast Gulf coast at 1000 mb by Thu morning. $$ PKZ119-220315- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 508 AM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 40 kt. Gusts to 60 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray near the Copper River Delta. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray near the Copper River Delta. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ120-220315- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 508 AM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 45 kt out of bays and passes in the morning. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ121-220315- Resurrection Bay- 508 AM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 45 kt in the morning diminishing to 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-220315- Prince William Sound- 508 AM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-220315- Port Valdez- 508 AM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 55 kt in the morning. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-220315- Valdez Narrows- 508 AM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ128-220315- Valdez Arm- 508 AM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ129-220315- Passage Canal- 508 AM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .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. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-220315- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 508 AM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 55 kt in the morning. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 25 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...W wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ131-220315- Barren Islands East- 508 AM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 55 kt in the morning. Seas 15 ft subsiding to 10 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 50 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ132-220315- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 508 AM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. S of Dangerous Cape, NW 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ136-220315- Chiniak Bay- 508 AM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-220315- Marmot Bay- 508 AM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ138-220315- Shelikof Strait- 508 AM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt becoming SW 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft building to 10 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-220315- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 508 AM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...W wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-220315- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 508 AM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 .TODAY...SW wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. .THU...W wind 25 kt. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 10 kt. $$ PKZ141-220315- Kachemak Bay- 508 AM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
781 FZAK51 PAFC 220112 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 412 PM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ197-221430- 412 PM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 995 mb low exits the Southeast Gulf for Wed morning. A weak trough extends across the northern Gulf through Thu afternoon. $$ PKZ119-221430- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 412 PM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Gusts to 40 kt out of the Copper River Basin. Seas 10 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt becoming NW 35 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 13 ft after midnight. .THU...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ120-221430- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 412 PM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...W wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ121-221430- Resurrection Bay- 412 PM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4. .WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-221430- Prince William Sound- 412 PM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt becoming NW 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-221430- Port Valdez- 412 PM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-221430- Valdez Narrows- 412 PM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-221430- Valdez Arm- 412 PM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-221430- Passage Canal- 412 PM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ130-221430- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 412 PM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...W wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ131-221430- Barren Islands East- 412 PM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 13 ft building to 19 ft after midnight. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ132-221430- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 412 PM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ136-221430- Chiniak Bay- 412 PM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-221430- Marmot Bay- 412 PM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-221430- Shelikof Strait- 412 PM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft building to 11 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ139-221430- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 412 PM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft building to 13 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .THU...W wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-221430- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 412 PM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Areas of freezing fog. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt after midnight. .THU...SW wind 10 kt. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N wind 10 kt. $$ PKZ141-221430- Kachemak Bay- 412 PM AKST Tue Dec 21 2021 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming W 35 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft building to 11 ft after midnight. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
771 FZAK51 PAFC 221254 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 354 AM AKST Wed Dec 22 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. PKZ197-230200- 354 AM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A weak trough extends across the northern Gulf through Thursday afternoon. A ridge of high pressure begins to build in the western Gulf by Thursday night. $$ PKZ119-230200- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 354 AM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Gusts to 30 kt out of the Copper RIver Basin in the morning. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt becoming NW 40 kt after midnight. Along the coast, E wind 10 kt becoming NW 40 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft building to 12 ft after midnight. .THU...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ120-230200- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 354 AM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt in the evening becoming NW wind 45 kt. Seas 10 ft building to 16 ft after midnight. .THU...W wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ121-230200- Resurrection Bay- 354 AM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray in the morning. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt in the evening increasing to 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft in the evening building to 6 ft. .THU...N wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-230200- Prince William Sound- 354 AM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt becoming NW 30 kt after midnight. Gusts to 50 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt in the morning. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-230200- Port Valdez- 354 AM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-230200- Valdez Narrows- 354 AM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-230200- Valdez Arm- 354 AM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-230200- Passage Canal- 354 AM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier in the morning. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Gusts to 50 kt near Whittier after midnight. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...W wind 35 kt. Gusts to 55 kt near Whittier in the morning. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ130-230200- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 354 AM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt in the evening increasing to 45 kt. Seas 8 ft in the evening building to 16 ft. .THU...W wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ131-230200- Barren Islands East- 354 AM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt in the evening increasing to 50 kt. Seas 9 ft building to 17 ft after midnight. .THU...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ132-230200- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 354 AM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ136-230200- Chiniak Bay- 354 AM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-230200- Marmot Bay- 354 AM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-230200- Shelikof Strait- 354 AM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft building to 8 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-230200- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 354 AM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt in the evening increasing to 40 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 13 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .THU...W wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft subsiding to 9 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-230200- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 354 AM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt after midnight. .THU...W wind 20 kt becoming N 15 kt in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N wind 10 kt. $$ PKZ141-230200- Kachemak Bay- 354 AM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...W of Homer, SW wind 15 kt in the evening becoming W 35 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening building to 13 ft. E of Homer, variable wind less than 10 kt in the evening becoming W 25 kt. Seas 2 ft in the evening building to 8 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...W of Homer, W wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. E of Homer, W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
763 FZAK51 PAFC 230141 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 441 PM AKST Wed Dec 22 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. PKZ197-231500- 441 PM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1007 mb low 40 nm Northwest of Middleton Island exits the Southeast Gulf at 993 mb Thu morning. $$ PKZ119-231500- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 441 PM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable 10 kt becoming NW 35 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt becoming N 30 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray near the Copper River Delta. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ120-231500- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 441 PM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt becoming NW 45 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft building to 12 ft after midnight. .THU...W wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ121-231500- Resurrection Bay- 441 PM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-231500- Prince William Sound- 441 PM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt becoming NW 30 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. .THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-231500- Port Valdez- 441 PM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-231500- Valdez Narrows- 441 PM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-231500- Valdez Arm- 441 PM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ129-231500- Passage Canal- 441 PM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Gusts to 50 kt near Whittier after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .THU...W wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt near Whittier in the morning. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ130-231500- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 441 PM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...W wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...W wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ131-231500- Barren Islands East- 441 PM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind increasing to 50 kt during the evening. Seas 9 ft building to 16 ft after midnight. .THU...W wind 50 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ132-231500- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 441 PM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ136-231500- Chiniak Bay- 441 PM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-231500- Marmot Bay- 441 PM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-231500- Shelikof Strait- 441 PM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-231500- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 441 PM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt becoming W 40 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...W wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...W wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 5 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-231500- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 441 PM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 20 kt after midnight. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. .SAT THROUGH MON...N wind 10 kt. $$ PKZ141-231500- Kachemak Bay- 441 PM AKST Wed Dec 22 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W of Homer, SW wind 15 kt in the evening becoming W 35 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening building to 13 ft. E of Homer, variable wind less than 10 kt in the evening becoming W 25 kt. Seas 2 ft in the evening building to 8 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...W of Homer, W wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. E of Homer, W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...W of Homer, W wind 35 kt becoming NW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. E of Homer, W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
115 FZAK51 PAFC 230905 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 1205 AM AKST Thu Dec 23 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. PKZ197-232215- 1205 AM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1007 mb low 40 nm Northwest of Middleton Island exits the Southeast Gulf at 993 mb Thu morning. $$ PKZ119-232215- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 1205 AM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable 10 kt becoming NW 35 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt becoming N 30 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray near the Copper River Delta. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ120-232215- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 1205 AM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt becoming NW 45 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft building to 12 ft after midnight. .THU...W wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ121-232215- Resurrection Bay- 1205 AM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-232215- Prince William Sound- 1205 AM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt becoming NW 30 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. .THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-232215- Port Valdez- 1205 AM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-232215- Valdez Narrows- 1205 AM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-232215- Valdez Arm- 1205 AM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ129-232215- Passage Canal- 1205 AM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Gusts to 50 kt near Whittier after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .THU...W wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt near Whittier in the morning. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ130-232215- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 1205 AM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...W wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...W wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ131-232215- Barren Islands East- 1205 AM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind increasing to 50 kt during the evening. Seas 9 ft building to 16 ft after midnight. .THU...W wind 50 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ132-232215- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 1205 AM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ136-232215- Chiniak Bay- 1205 AM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-232215- Marmot Bay- 1205 AM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-232215- Shelikof Strait- 1205 AM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-232215- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 1205 AM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt becoming W 40 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...W wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...W wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 5 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-232215- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 1205 AM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 20 kt after midnight. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. .SAT THROUGH MON...N wind 10 kt. $$ PKZ141-232215- Kachemak Bay- 1205 AM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W of Homer, SW wind 15 kt in the evening becoming W 35 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening building to 13 ft. E of Homer, variable wind less than 10 kt in the evening becoming W 25 kt. Seas 2 ft in the evening building to 8 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...W of Homer, W wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. E of Homer, W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...W of Homer, W wind 35 kt becoming NW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. E of Homer, W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
170 FZAK51 PAFC 231257 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 357 AM AKST Thu Dec 23 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. PKZ197-240130- 357 AM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 mb low 232 nm southeast of Middleton Island exits the southeast Gulf at 991 mb Thursday morning. High pressure begins to build in the southwest Gulf Thursday night through Friday night. $$ PKZ119-240130- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 357 AM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind increasing to 40 kt. Seas building to 16 ft, except building to 8 ft near the coast. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Gusts to 55 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 14 ft, except 6 ft near the coast. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 50 kt out of the Copper River Delta diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft, except 4 ft near the coast. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ120-240130- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 357 AM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft, except 8 ft near the coast. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft, except 6 ft near the coast. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft, except 4 ft near the coast. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ121-240130- Resurrection Bay- 357 AM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 35 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-240130- Prince William Sound- 357 AM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind increasing to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 8 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-240130- Port Valdez- 357 AM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 35 kt in the morning. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-240130- Valdez Narrows- 357 AM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind increasing to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-240130- Valdez Arm- 357 AM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft late. .TONIGHT...NE wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ129-240130- Passage Canal- 357 AM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .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. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt near Whittier in the morning. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ130-240130- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 357 AM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...W wind 35 kt becoming NW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-240130- Barren Islands East- 357 AM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 50 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ132-240130- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 357 AM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt near Kodiak Island. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt becoming W 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ136-240130- Chiniak Bay- 357 AM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt late. Gusts to 40 kt in the evening. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-240130- Marmot Bay- 357 AM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt in the evening. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-240130- Shelikof Strait- 357 AM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-240130- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 357 AM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 40 kt, except W 30 kt N of Anchor Point. Seas 14 ft, except 8 ft N of Anchor Point. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. S of Anchor Point, Seas 13 ft subsiding to 7 ft after midnight. N of Anchor Point, Seas 8 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .FRI...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-240130- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 357 AM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt early, becoming Variable 10 kt. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 10 kt. $$ PKZ141-240130- Kachemak Bay- 357 AM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 35 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 6 ft inner bay, 12 ft outer bay. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt becoming NW 15 kt after midnight. Outer bay, seas 10 ft subsiding to 5 ft after midnight. Inner bay, seas 6 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
474 FZAK51 PAFC 240045 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 345 PM AKST Thu Dec 23 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. PKZ197-241315- 345 PM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... High pressure over the eastern Bering Sea and an elongated low over the eastern Gulf will persist into Fri afternoon. A weak trough will the develop across the Northern Gulf through Sat afternoon. $$ PKZ119-241315- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 345 PM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Gusts up to 55 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 14 ft, except 6 ft near the coast. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Gusts up to 50 kt out of the Copper River Delta diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft, except 4 ft near the coast. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ120-241315- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 345 PM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft, except 7 ft near the coast. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ121-241315- Resurrection Bay- 345 PM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...N wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming variable less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-241315- Prince William Sound- 345 PM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-241315- Port Valdez- 345 PM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 .TONIGHT...NE wind increasing to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt after midnight. Seas building to 3 ft after midnight. Freezing spray after midnight. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Wind diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-241315- Valdez Narrows- 345 PM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind increasing to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-241315- Valdez Arm- 345 PM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ129-241315- Passage Canal- 345 PM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Gusts up to 50 kt near Whittier. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray after midnight. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Gusts up to 40 kt near Whittier in the morning. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray during the evening. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-241315- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 345 PM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...NW wind 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft subsiding to 7 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-241315- Barren Islands East- 345 PM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ132-241315- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 345 PM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt, except variable 10 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ136-241315- Chiniak Bay- 345 PM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt becoming variable less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-241315- Marmot Bay- 345 PM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ138-241315- Shelikof Strait- 345 PM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ139-241315- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 345 PM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 5 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-241315- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 345 PM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt becoming variable less than 10 kt after midnight. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. .SAT THROUGH TUE...N wind 10 kt. $$ PKZ141-241315- Kachemak Bay- 345 PM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
835 FZAK51 PAFC 240749 AAA CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED National Weather Service Anchorage AK 1049 PM AKST Thu Dec 23 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. PKZ197-242015- 1049 PM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... High pressure over the eastern Bering Sea and an elongated low over the eastern Gulf will persist into Fri afternoon. A weak trough will the develop across the Northern Gulf through Sat afternoon. $$ PKZ119-242015- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 1049 PM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Gusts up to 55 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 14 ft, except 6 ft near the coast. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Gusts up to 50 kt out of the Copper River Delta diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft, except 4 ft near the coast. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ120-242015- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 1049 PM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft, except 7 ft near the coast. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ121-242015- Resurrection Bay- 1049 PM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...N wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming variable less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-242015- Prince William Sound- 1049 PM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-242015- Port Valdez- 1049 PM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 .TONIGHT...NE wind increasing to 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt after midnight. Seas building to 3 ft after midnight. Freezing spray after midnight. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Wind diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-242015- Valdez Narrows- 1049 PM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind increasing to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-242015- Valdez Arm- 1049 PM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ129-242015- Passage Canal- 1049 PM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Gusts up to 50 kt near Whittier. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray after midnight. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Gusts up to 40 kt near Whittier in the morning. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray during the evening. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-242015- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 1049 PM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...NW wind 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft subsiding to 7 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-242015- Barren Islands East- 1049 PM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ132-242015- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 1049 PM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt, except variable 10 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ136-242015- Chiniak Bay- 1049 PM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt becoming variable less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-242015- Marmot Bay- 1049 PM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ138-242015- Shelikof Strait- 1049 PM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ139-242015- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 1049 PM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 5 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-242015- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 1049 PM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt becoming variable less than 10 kt after midnight. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. .SAT THROUGH TUE...N wind 10 kt. $$ PKZ141-242015- Kachemak Bay- 1049 PM AKST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
903 FZAK51 PAFC 241253 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 353 AM AKST Fri Dec 24 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. PKZ197-250215- 353 AM AKST Fri Dec 24 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... High pressure over the eastern Bering Sea and an elongated low over the eastern Gulf will persist into Friday night. A weak trough will the develop across the northern Gulf through Saturday night. $$ PKZ119-250215- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 353 AM AKST Fri Dec 24 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Gusts to 50 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 9 ft, except 4 ft near the coast. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming Variable 15 kt after midnight. Gusts to 35 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 7 ft, except 3 ft near the coast. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ120-250215- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 353 AM AKST Fri Dec 24 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt near Resurrection Bay in the morning. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt becoming Variable 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ121-250215- Resurrection Bay- 353 AM AKST Fri Dec 24 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-250215- Prince William Sound- 353 AM AKST Fri Dec 24 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 35 kt out of bays and passes in the morning. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-250215- Port Valdez- 353 AM AKST Fri Dec 24 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-250215- Valdez Narrows- 353 AM AKST Fri Dec 24 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-250215- Valdez Arm- 353 AM AKST Fri Dec 24 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ129-250215- Passage Canal- 353 AM AKST Fri Dec 24 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 40 kt near Whittier diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Gusts to 30 kt near Whittier in the evening. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-250215- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 353 AM AKST Fri Dec 24 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft subsiding to 8 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ131-250215- Barren Islands East- 353 AM AKST Fri Dec 24 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt by afternoon. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ132-250215- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 353 AM AKST Fri Dec 24 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind increasing to 25 kt, except Variable 15 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt, except W 15 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ136-250215- Chiniak Bay- 353 AM AKST Fri Dec 24 2021 .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT AND SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-250215- Marmot Bay- 353 AM AKST Fri Dec 24 2021 .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...W wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ138-250215- Shelikof Strait- 353 AM AKST Fri Dec 24 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 40 kt out of bays and passes early. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ139-250215- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 353 AM AKST Fri Dec 24 2021 .TODAY...N wind to 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-250215- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 353 AM AKST Fri Dec 24 2021 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE wind 10 kt. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. $$ PKZ141-250215- Kachemak Bay- 353 AM AKST Fri Dec 24 2021 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft, except 4 ft outer bay. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...W wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 3:16 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Dec 19, 3:16 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 19, 3:16 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 19, 3:16 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 19, 3:44 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Dec 20, 5:03 AM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Dec 20, 10:26 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Dec 20, 10:26 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 41 hr | |
| Dec 20, 10:26 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Dec 20, 10:27 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Dec 20, 10:27 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Dec 20, 10:27 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Dec 20, 10:27 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Dec 20, 10:27 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Dec 20, 10:27 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 18 hr |
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