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Heavy Freezing Spray Warning 13, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this heavy freezing spray warning at Jan 3, 2021, 4:05 PM AKST. It was in force for 60 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Jan 3, 2021, 4:05 PM AKST (01:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 6, 2021, 3:45 AM AKST
- In force
- 60 hr
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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426 FZAK51 PAFC 040105 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 405 PM AKST Sun Jan 3 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. PKZ197-041400- 405 PM AKST Sun Jan 3 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front extending from a 968 mb North Pacific low moves across the Eastern Gulf through Mon morning. A separate low moves to 350 nm southeast of Sand Point at 948 mb Mon evening then to 260 nm south of Kodiak by Tue evening. Another low approaches the southern Gulf 170 nm west of Sitka by Tues evening at 957 mb. $$ PKZ119-041400- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 405 PM AKST Sun Jan 3 2021 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...E wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Widespread rain showers. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 25 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. .WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ120-041400- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 405 PM AKST Sun Jan 3 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. .WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ121-041400- Resurrection Bay- 405 PM AKST Sun Jan 3 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread snow showers. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-041400- Prince William Sound- 405 PM AKST Sun Jan 3 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and widespread snow showers. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Snow and rain. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-041400- Port Valdez- 405 PM AKST Sun Jan 3 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread snow showers. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Widespread snow showers. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-041400- Valdez Narrows- 405 PM AKST Sun Jan 3 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-041400- Valdez Arm- 405 PM AKST Sun Jan 3 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .MON...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Widespread snow and rain showers. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-041400- Passage Canal- 405 PM AKST Sun Jan 3 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Widespread snow showers. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread snow showers. .MON NIGHT...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. Snow. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-041400- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 405 PM AKST Sun Jan 3 2021 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt increasing to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft building to 15 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ131-041400- Barren Islands East- 405 PM AKST Sun Jan 3 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ132-041400- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 405 PM AKST Sun Jan 3 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ136-041400- Chiniak Bay- 405 PM AKST Sun Jan 3 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NW wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft building to 9 ft after midnight. Rain showers and snow showers. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-041400- Marmot Bay- 405 PM AKST Sun Jan 3 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NW wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft building to 11 ft after midnight. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-041400- Shelikof Strait- 405 PM AKST Sun Jan 3 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming E after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ139-041400- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 405 PM AKST Sun Jan 3 2021 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt becoming NE 40 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft building to 12 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ140-041400- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 405 PM AKST Sun Jan 3 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. $$ PKZ141-041400- Kachemak Bay- 405 PM AKST Sun Jan 3 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
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486 FZAK51 PAFC 041241 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 341 AM AKST Mon Jan 4 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. PKZ197-050145- 341 AM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 968 mb low over the North Pacific moves to 50 nm southwest of Port Alexander at 972 mb by Mon afternoon before moving inland. Another 957 mb low 240 nm southwest of Port Alexander Tue morning moves to 190 nm south of Middleton Island at 956 mb Tue night and absorbs a North Pacific low to the south. $$ PKZ119-050145- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 341 AM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ120-050145- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 341 AM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 11 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ121-050145- Resurrection Bay- 341 AM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-050145- Prince William Sound- 341 AM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ126-050145- Port Valdez- 341 AM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Widespread snow showers. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-050145- Valdez Narrows- 341 AM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-050145- Valdez Arm- 341 AM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. Widespread snow and rain showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-050145- Passage Canal- 341 AM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread snow showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-050145- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 341 AM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ131-050145- Barren Islands East- 341 AM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow showers. .TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ132-050145- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 341 AM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ136-050145- Chiniak Bay- 341 AM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 9 ft after midnight. Rain and snow showers. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ137-050145- Marmot Bay- 341 AM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 10 ft after midnight. Rain showers and snow showers. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-050145- Shelikof Strait- 341 AM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ139-050145- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 341 AM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy Freezing spray in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-050145- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 341 AM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-050145- Kachemak Bay- 341 AM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
504 FZAK51 PAFC 050111 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 411 PM AKST Mon Jan 4 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. PKZ197-051400- 411 PM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 956 mb low 235 nm southwest of Port Alexander Tue morning moves to 130 nm south of Middleton Island at 959 mb Tue night and absorbs a North Pacific low to the south. This low then moves near Kodiak Island at 968 mb by Wed afternoon. $$ PKZ119-051400- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 411 PM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain showers. .WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ120-051400- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 411 PM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow showers. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ121-051400- Resurrection Bay- 411 PM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-051400- Prince William Sound- 411 PM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow and rain. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ126-051400- Port Valdez- 411 PM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-051400- Valdez Narrows- 411 PM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-051400- Valdez Arm- 411 PM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-051400- Passage Canal- 411 PM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow showers. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-051400- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 411 PM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow and rain. .TUE...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Snow and rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ131-051400- Barren Islands East- 411 PM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ132-051400- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 411 PM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ136-051400- Chiniak Bay- 411 PM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 9 ft after midnight. Rain showers and snow showers. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ137-051400- Marmot Bay- 411 PM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 10 ft after midnight. Rain showers and snow showers. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain with snow. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ138-051400- Shelikof Strait- 411 PM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow and rain. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ139-051400- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 411 PM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ140-051400- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 411 PM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. $$ PKZ141-051400- Kachemak Bay- 411 PM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
608 FZAK51 PAFC 050547 AAA CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED National Weather Service Anchorage AK 847 PM AKST Mon Jan 4 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. PKZ197-051830- 847 PM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 956 mb low 235 nm southwest of Port Alexander Tue morning moves to 130 nm south of Middleton Island at 959 mb Tue night and absorbs a North Pacific low to the south. This low then moves near Kodiak Island at 968 mb by Wed afternoon. $$ PKZ119-051830- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 847 PM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain showers. .WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ120-051830- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 847 PM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow showers. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ121-051830- Resurrection Bay- 847 PM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-051830- Prince William Sound- 847 PM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow and rain. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ126-051830- Port Valdez- 847 PM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-051830- Valdez Narrows- 847 PM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-051830- Valdez Arm- 847 PM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-051830- Passage Canal- 847 PM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow showers. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-051830- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 847 PM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow and rain. .TUE...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Snow and rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ131-051830- Barren Islands East- 847 PM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ132-051830- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 847 PM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ136-051830- Chiniak Bay- 847 PM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 9 ft after midnight. Rain showers and snow showers. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ137-051830- Marmot Bay- 847 PM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 10 ft after midnight. Rain showers and snow showers. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain with snow. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ138-051830- Shelikof Strait- 847 PM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow and rain. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ139-051830- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 847 PM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ140-051830- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 847 PM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. $$ PKZ141-051830- Kachemak Bay- 847 PM AKST Mon Jan 4 2021 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt during the evening. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
164 FZAK51 PAFC 051236 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 336 AM AKST Tue Jan 5 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. PKZ197-060115- 336 AM AKST Tue Jan 5 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 961 mb low 310 nm southwest of Sitka moves to 80 nm east of Middleton Island at 962 mb Tue evening before moving inland and dissipating. Another 947 mb low 320 nm south of Kodiak City moves to 40 nm northwest of Kodiak City at 966 mb by Wed morning before moving inland by Wed night. $$ PKZ119-060115- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 336 AM AKST Tue Jan 5 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt becoming E 40 kt late. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain showers. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ120-060115- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 336 AM AKST Tue Jan 5 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ121-060115- Resurrection Bay- 336 AM AKST Tue Jan 5 2021 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .WED...N wind 10 kt becoming S wind 15 kt late. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow showers. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-060115- Prince William Sound- 336 AM AKST Tue Jan 5 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain and snow showers. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-060115- Port Valdez- 336 AM AKST Tue Jan 5 2021 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-060115- Valdez Narrows- 336 AM AKST Tue Jan 5 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-060115- Valdez Arm- 336 AM AKST Tue Jan 5 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Widespread rain showers. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-060115- Passage Canal- 336 AM AKST Tue Jan 5 2021 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt becoming W less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .WED...E wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-060115- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 336 AM AKST Tue Jan 5 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain and snow showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-060115- Barren Islands East- 336 AM AKST Tue Jan 5 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ132-060115- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 336 AM AKST Tue Jan 5 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .WED...N wind 15 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ136-060115- Chiniak Bay- 336 AM AKST Tue Jan 5 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. Rain. .WED...NE wind 15 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ137-060115- Marmot Bay- 336 AM AKST Tue Jan 5 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt late. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-060115- Shelikof Strait- 336 AM AKST Tue Jan 5 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain and snow showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-060115- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 336 AM AKST Tue Jan 5 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-060115- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 336 AM AKST Tue Jan 5 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray in the morning. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. $$ PKZ141-060115- Kachemak Bay- 336 AM AKST Tue Jan 5 2021 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
173 FZAK51 PAFC 060109 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 409 PM AKST Tue Jan 5 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. PKZ197-061400- 409 PM AKST Tue Jan 5 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 948 mb low 275 nm south of Kodiak City moves to 60 nm southeast of Kodiak City at 969 mb Wed afternoon before moving inland Wed night. A series of lows will move across the Gulf through Thu afternoon. $$ PKZ119-061400- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 409 PM AKST Tue Jan 5 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain showers. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU...E wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ120-061400- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 409 PM AKST Tue Jan 5 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ121-061400- Resurrection Bay- 409 PM AKST Tue Jan 5 2021 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .WED...N wind 10 kt becoming S wind 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-061400- Prince William Sound- 409 PM AKST Tue Jan 5 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Widespread rain showers. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ126-061400- Port Valdez- 409 PM AKST Tue Jan 5 2021 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .WED NIGHT...Variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread snow and rain showers. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-061400- Valdez Narrows- 409 PM AKST Tue Jan 5 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-061400- Valdez Arm- 409 PM AKST Tue Jan 5 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Widespread rain showers. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-061400- Passage Canal- 409 PM AKST Tue Jan 5 2021 .TONIGHT...W wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-061400- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 409 PM AKST Tue Jan 5 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Snow and rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ131-061400- Barren Islands East- 409 PM AKST Tue Jan 5 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ132-061400- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 409 PM AKST Tue Jan 5 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming NE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .WED...N wind 15 kt becoming SW 20 kt in the afternoon. N of Dangerous Cape, NE wind 20 kt becoming S 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ136-061400- Chiniak Bay- 409 PM AKST Tue Jan 5 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 15 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ137-061400- Marmot Bay- 409 PM AKST Tue Jan 5 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt late. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft by afternoon. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ138-061400- Shelikof Strait- 409 PM AKST Tue Jan 5 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt becoming E after midnight. Seas 6 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-061400- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 409 PM AKST Tue Jan 5 2021 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt becoming E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Snow. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-061400- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 409 PM AKST Tue Jan 5 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. $$ PKZ141-061400- Kachemak Bay- 409 PM AKST Tue Jan 5 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
701 FZAK51 PAFC 060521 AAA CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED National Weather Service Anchorage AK 821 PM AKST Tue Jan 5 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. PKZ197-061815- 821 PM AKST Tue Jan 5 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 948 mb low 275 nm south of Kodiak City moves to 60 nm southeast of Kodiak City at 969 mb Wed afternoon before moving inland Wed night. A series of lows will move across the Gulf through Thu afternoon. $$ PKZ119-061815- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 821 PM AKST Tue Jan 5 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain showers. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU...E wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ120-061815- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 821 PM AKST Tue Jan 5 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ121-061815- Resurrection Bay- 821 PM AKST Tue Jan 5 2021 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .WED...N wind 10 kt becoming S wind 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-061815- Prince William Sound- 821 PM AKST Tue Jan 5 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Widespread rain showers. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ126-061815- Port Valdez- 821 PM AKST Tue Jan 5 2021 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .WED NIGHT...Variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread snow and rain showers. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-061815- Valdez Narrows- 821 PM AKST Tue Jan 5 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-061815- Valdez Arm- 821 PM AKST Tue Jan 5 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Widespread rain showers. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-061815- Passage Canal- 821 PM AKST Tue Jan 5 2021 .TONIGHT...W wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-061815- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 821 PM AKST Tue Jan 5 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Snow and rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ131-061815- Barren Islands East- 821 PM AKST Tue Jan 5 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ132-061815- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 821 PM AKST Tue Jan 5 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming NE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .WED...N wind 15 kt becoming SW 20 kt in the afternoon. N of Dangerous Cape, NE wind 20 kt becoming S 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ136-061815- Chiniak Bay- 821 PM AKST Tue Jan 5 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 15 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ137-061815- Marmot Bay- 821 PM AKST Tue Jan 5 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt late. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft by afternoon. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ138-061815- Shelikof Strait- 821 PM AKST Tue Jan 5 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt becoming E after midnight. Seas 6 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-061815- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 821 PM AKST Tue Jan 5 2021 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt becoming E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Snow. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-061815- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 821 PM AKST Tue Jan 5 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. $$ PKZ141-061815- Kachemak Bay- 821 PM AKST Tue Jan 5 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt during the evening. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
066 FZAK51 PAFC 061245 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 345 AM AKST Wed Jan 6 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. PKZ197-070115- 345 AM AKST Wed Jan 6 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 955 mb low 145 nm southeast of Kodiak City moves inland across Bristol Bay by this evening. Another low moves out of the north Pacific Wednesday and moves 220 nm east of Kodiak City Thursday morning, and then to 100 nm northeast of Kodiak City by Friday morning. $$ PKZ119-070115- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 345 AM AKST Wed Jan 6 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 29 ft. .SUN...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 29 ft. $$ PKZ120-070115- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 345 AM AKST Wed Jan 6 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 28 ft. $$ PKZ121-070115- Resurrection Bay- 345 AM AKST Wed Jan 6 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 10 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-070115- Prince William Sound- 345 AM AKST Wed Jan 6 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ126-070115- Port Valdez- 345 AM AKST Wed Jan 6 2021 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ127-070115- Valdez Narrows- 345 AM AKST Wed Jan 6 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt late. Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-070115- Valdez Arm- 345 AM AKST Wed Jan 6 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt late. Seas 5 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ129-070115- Passage Canal- 345 AM AKST Wed Jan 6 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas building to 3 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-070115- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 345 AM AKST Wed Jan 6 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt becoming SE 35 kt overnight. Seas 14 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ131-070115- Barren Islands East- 345 AM AKST Wed Jan 6 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 25 ft. $$ PKZ132-070115- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 345 AM AKST Wed Jan 6 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt becoming NW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ136-070115- Chiniak Bay- 345 AM AKST Wed Jan 6 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .THU...E wind 15 kt becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ137-070115- Marmot Bay- 345 AM AKST Wed Jan 6 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .THU...E wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ138-070115- Shelikof Strait- 345 AM AKST Wed Jan 6 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt becoming SE after midnight. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. .THU...Variable wind 15 kt becoming NW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ139-070115- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 345 AM AKST Wed Jan 6 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind increasing to 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. Snow and rain. .THU...SE wind 25 kt early, becoming N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow and rain. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ140-070115- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 345 AM AKST Wed Jan 6 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft building to 8 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft subsiding to 5 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .THU...N wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. $$ PKZ141-070115- Kachemak Bay- 345 AM AKST Wed Jan 6 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. Rain. .THU...SE wind 20 kt early, becoming NE 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this heavy freezing spray warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this heavy freezing spray warning went out at Jan 3, 4:24 AM AKST, 11 hours 41 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 3, 4:24 AM AKST, 11 hours 41 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 424 AM AKST Sun Jan 3 2021 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A strong upper level low was present this morning over Mainland Alaska with the center of it just west of For Yukon. Farther south across Southcentral and the Copper River Basin, a weak upper level ridge was oriented from northwest to southeast. Low level moisture trapped beneath an inversion was keeping low stratus and fog present across the Anchorage Bowl, inland portions of the Kenai Peninsula along the Sterling Highway east of Kenai, and the Copper River Basin. Areas where the sky is clear across the Susitna Valley and where winds are calm, a decent radiational cooling setup is in place causing temperatures to fall well below zero. Skwentna so far this morning has dropped to a frigid -28 degrees Fahrenheit. Southwest Alaska also remains under this weak upper level ridge with a mostly clear to partly cloudy sky across much of the area. As a result, temperatures across a decent part of the area are also below zero with Sleetmute falling to -25 degrees Fahrenheit late last evening. Bethel is also below zero with temperatures around -5 degrees. The cold air mass has even reached the Bristol Bay Coast with Dillingham bottoming out at -2 degrees so far. For the Bering Sea and Aleutians, a broad upper level trough remains in place with an associated surface low north of Amchitka. This is still the same low that broke the mean sea level pressure record for Alaska a couple days ago to end 2020. As a result, windy conditions continue across the Bering with occasional snow/rain showers. The jet stream remains well south of Alaska keeping the storm track mainly south of the area. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... Models remain in fairly good agreement on the synoptic scale features for much of today through tonight and into the first part of Monday except for fog and low stratus that will continue to be a forecasting challenge on figuring out whether or not this will abate today and allow for improving conditions before the next system moves in for tonight. Beyond Monday afternoon, details continue to remain fuzzy with how the upper levels move certain features. The Canadian is the most bullish with the system with an initial band moving through Anchorage before a lull sometime Monday evening before it brings the band back through with more snow. The NAM, GFS, and EC seem to show a one time through and done with the heaviest occurring north and west of Anchorage across the Susitna Valley near Skwentna. Nevertheless, the forecast remains challenging Monday afternoon on. Therefore, the forecast confidence remains moderate to low for this time frame. && .AVIATION... PANC...Fog and stratus remains over the terminal this morning keeping the LIFR/IFR conditions. The terminal is on the edge of this low stratus and fog, therefore, any push of the fog to the east will bring the terminal back to VFR conditions as it is fairly clear to the west but expect the LIFR conditions to remain prevalent. Winds remain light out of the northeast but just enough to keep the terminal more in the LIFR/IFR conditions rather than VFR conditions. Later on in the forecast package, some light snow is expected to move over the terminal this evening that will keep low visibilities and keep ceilings mainly in the IFR/MVFR category. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... Strong temperature inversions inland across Southcentral will weaken today and this evening as higher clouds move across the region. As as result, widespread low stratus and fog over the Copper River Basin, and spottier conditions from the Western Kenai Peninsula to the Anchorage Bowl will lift some. That said, the Copper River could hold onto some lower conditions through tonight. The synoptic pattern becomes more active later today through Monday night. An upper short wave in combination with a surface low south of the Kenai Peninsula will lift north. Snow will spread to the Southern and Eastern Kenai Peninsula with rain and snow along the North Gulf Coast today with snow spreading inland across the Anchorage Bowl and MAT-SU Valleys tonight. The brunt of the precipitation will generally be along the coast with the Eastern Kenai Peninsula receiving several inches of snow. Snow will not be as heavy tonight across the Anchorage Bowl/MAT-SU Valleys with only a couple of inches possible. Perhaps a little more in the upper stretches of the Susitna Valley as snow could linger into the mid morning hours Monday. The forecast for Monday becomes more challenging as models differ on the handling of the synoptic pattern. There is general agreement of another upper short wave lifting north toward Southcentral on Monday afternoon. The difference is the timing of a weakening front heading west across the Gulf. The snow forecast hinges on the timing of this feature as it will be the primary moisture source. Current thinking is that this feature will move far enough west Monday afternoon to bring steady snow the Kenai Peninsula(mainly eastern) which should spill over into the Anchorage Bowl/MAT-SU Valleys during the late afternoon and evening hours bringing accumulating snowfall. Again, the timing of moisture band and positioning are still a work in progress, so stay tuned for updates. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 through 3: Sunday through Tuesday)... Upper level ridging will continue to dominate Southwest Alaska with cold temperatures the next couple of days. A weak front will approach from the Bering Sea Sunday night and Monday which will bring a chance of snow near coastal areas. Tuesday another ridge builds across the area with clearing skies and drier conditions. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 through 3: Sunday through Tuesday)... Low pressure continues to spin north of Amchitka Island and will very slowly move west on Sunday and then take a dive southward across the western Aleutians Sunday night and Monday morning. This system will continue to bring Gales to the western Bering and western Aleutians, and spawn snow showers across a good portion of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands. On Monday and Tuesday this low will weaken and say goodbye to the area as it moves south of the Aleutians. Colder air will spill down from the Arctic across the Bering Monday into Tuesday as northerly flow develops with snow showers across much of the area. Finally, another developing low pressure over the North Pacific will move north and east, south of the eastern Aleutians and AKPEN. This system will bring increasing rain to this area with Gale force winds on the Pacific side. There is still a good amount of model spread with this system especially on how far north it will go. If it takes a more northern track, which seems less likely, it will impact the eastern Aleutians and AKPEN with stronger winds and more precipitation. && .MARINE (Days 3 through 5: Tuesday through Thursday)... Gulf of Alaska: A North Pacific low enters the Southeast Gulf and moves west across the Gulf through Thu. Model track and development vary, but confidence is good for widespread Southeasterly small craft winds and waves with gale force gusts, particularly near capes. This extends across the Gulf and diminishing for late Wed. Aleutians/Bering: Weak high pressure pushes across the Bering and Aleutians through Thu. Generally Northerly winds 20 knots or less expected over open waters. Locally gusty winds can occur near channeled terrain. Waves to 15 feet over the Western Bering, diminishing Wed and to 12 feet from the Eastern Aleutians into Bristol Bay through Thu. A strong low south of the Aleutians and Alaska Peninsula moves east through Thu. Model track and development are mixed, but confidence is good for widespread Easterly small craft winds and waves with gale force gusts and seas to 18 feet to move with the low diminishing from the west through Thu. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 4 through 7: Tuesday through Friday)... Forecast confidence remains moderate overall in the long term. Model guidance continues to depict a quiet interior, same for the Bering Sea. So, confidence is increasing for both of those areas for mid to late next week. Confidence drops with the low in the Gulf of Alaska, with similar issues to yesterday...keeping moderate confidence. Both the GFS and ECMWF maintain a low tracking generally north into the Gulf Tuesday into Wednesday with an associated frontal system that looks to reach the Southcentral Coast. However, placement of features in the Gulf prior to this low's arrival are suspect, which sets the long term up poorly. The GFS and ECMWF continue to differ on the track of this mid week low, with the GFS pushing the low center farther inland. So, as with yesterday we are confident of low pressure in the Gulf of Alaska mid to late next week. However, with disagreement still in the low track we cannot with confidence say anything beyond that. It looks like resolving the weather forecast for the Gulf and coastal areas of Southcentral will have to wait until the short term. The rest of our forecast area can expect calm weather. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...Dense Fog Advisory 101 Wind Chill Advisory 131. MARINE...Gale Warning 411 412 413 175 177 178 185 119 Heavy Freezing Spray 160 180 181 185. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...MV SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...RMC SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...RC MARINE/LONG TERM...MK/BB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 3:27 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 3, 3:27 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 3, 3:27 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:05 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 3, 4:05 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 4, 3:36 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 4, 3:41 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 4, 3:41 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr |
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Sources
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