Small Craft Advisory 161, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Feb 21, 2021, 3:14 PM AKST (00:14 UTC)

Expired

Feb 22, 2021, 4:00 AM AKST

In force

13 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

773 
FZAK51 PAFC 220014
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
314 PM AKST Sun Feb 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.

PKZ197-221300-
314 PM AKST Sun Feb 21 2021
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 986 mb low over Montague Island moves to 30 nm east of Icy Point 
then inland for Mon afternoon. Its front decays along the North Gulf 
Coast through Tue afternoon.

$$

PKZ119-221300-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
314 PM AKST Sun Feb 21 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas
14 ft.
.MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ120-221300-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
314 PM AKST Sun Feb 21 2021

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...W wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt becoming W 20 kt after midnight. Seas
12 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ121-221300-
Resurrection Bay-
314 PM AKST Sun Feb 21 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight.
Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Freezing spray.
.TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ125-221300-
Prince William Sound-
314 PM AKST Sun Feb 21 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas
3 ft.
.MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon.
Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight.
Seas 6 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Freezing spray.
.TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ126-221300-
Port Valdez-
314 PM AKST Sun Feb 21 2021

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED THROUGH FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ127-221300-
Valdez Narrows-
314 PM AKST Sun Feb 21 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ128-221300-
Valdez Arm-
314 PM AKST Sun Feb 21 2021

.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2
ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight.
Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Freezing spray.
.TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ129-221300-
Passage Canal-
314 PM AKST Sun Feb 21 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt near Whittier. Seas 4 ft. 
Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt near Whittier in the
evening. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ130-221300-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
314 PM AKST Sun Feb 21 2021

...STORM WARNING MONDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas
10 ft building to 10 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON...W wind 50 kt. Seas 25 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 35 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt.
Seas 15 ft subsiding to 5 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray in
the evening.
.TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ131-221300-
Barren Islands East-
314 PM AKST Sun Feb 21 2021

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt becoming W 35 kt after midnight. Seas
12 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...W wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt becoming SW 20 kt after midnight. Seas
14 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...W wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ132-221300-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
314 PM AKST Sun Feb 21 2021

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...W wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ136-221300-
Chiniak Bay-
314 PM AKST Sun Feb 21 2021

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after
midnight. Freezing spray.
.MON...W wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming S 10 kt after midnight. Seas
2 ft.
.TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft.

$$

PKZ137-221300-
Marmot Bay-
314 PM AKST Sun Feb 21 2021

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...W wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 
ft. Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt becoming S 10 kt after midnight. Seas
3 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ138-221300-
Shelikof Strait-
314 PM AKST Sun Feb 21 2021

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas
9 ft. Heavy freezing spray after midnight.
.MON...W wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray in the 
morning.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ139-221300-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
314 PM AKST Sun Feb 21 2021

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft after
midnight. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the
afternoon. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas
2 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ140-221300-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
314 PM AKST Sun Feb 21 2021

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than
10 kt.
.MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt.
.MON NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt.
.TUE...NE wind 10 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt.
.WED...SW wind 25 kt.
.THU...SW wind 15 kt.
.FRI...NW wind 10 kt.

$$

PKZ141-221300-
Kachemak Bay-
314 PM AKST Sun Feb 21 2021

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON...W wind 30 kt becoming NW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft.
Heavy freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

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