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Small Craft Advisory 215, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Mar 13, 2021, 3:24 PM AKST. It was in force for 6 days.
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- Issued
- Mar 13, 2021, 3:24 PM AKST (00:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 19, 2021, 3:49 PM AKDT
- In force
- 6 days
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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214 FZAK51 PAFC 140024 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 324 PM AKST Sat Mar 13 2021 Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ197-141330- 324 PM AKST Sat Mar 13 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... Weak low pressure lingers in the northern Gulf through Sun morning. A 1000 mb low 40 nm northeast of Kodiak on Sun moves to 50 nm southwest of Cordova at 990 mb on Mon. $$ PKZ119-141330- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 324 PM AKST Sat Mar 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt out of the Cooper River Delta in the evening. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the Copper River Delta .SUN...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow and rain. .MON...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ120-141330- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 324 PM AKST Sat Mar 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 7 ft in the afternoon. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming W 40 kt after midnight except NE wind 40 kt along the coast. Seas 12 ft. Snow and rain. .MON...W wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ121-141330- Resurrection Bay- 324 PM AKST Sat Mar 13 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Higher winds and seas S of Caines Head. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Higher winds and seas S of Caines Head. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-141330- Prince William Sound- 324 PM AKST Sat Mar 13 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-141330- Port Valdez- 324 PM AKST Sat Mar 13 2021 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ127-141330- Valdez Narrows- 324 PM AKST Sat Mar 13 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-141330- Valdez Arm- 324 PM AKST Sat Mar 13 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-141330- Passage Canal- 324 PM AKST Sat Mar 13 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt becoming variable less than 10 kt after midnight. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier in the evening. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-141330- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 324 PM AKST Sat Mar 13 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-141330- Barren Islands East- 324 PM AKST Sat Mar 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. Snow. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow and rain. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...W wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ132-141330- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 324 PM AKST Sat Mar 13 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow and rain. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ136-141330- Chiniak Bay- 324 PM AKST Sat Mar 13 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .SUN...S wind 15 kt becoming W 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Snow with rain. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-141330- Marmot Bay- 324 PM AKST Sat Mar 13 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming SE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt becoming W 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Snow with rain. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-141330- Shelikof Strait- 324 PM AKST Sat Mar 13 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ139-141330- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 324 PM AKST Sat Mar 13 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-141330- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 324 PM AKST Sat Mar 13 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Snow. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. .TUE THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ141-141330- Kachemak Bay- 324 PM AKST Sat Mar 13 2021 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
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367 FZAK51 PAFC 141201 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 401 AM AKDT Sun Mar 14 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. PKZ197-150100- 401 AM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 1005 mb low 110 nm west of Kodiak City moves to 80 nm southeast of Seward at 990 mb Mon morning then to near Naked Island at 1000 mb Tue morning. $$ PKZ119-150100- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 401 AM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow and rain. .MON...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ120-150100- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 401 AM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon. Snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt becoming NW after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Snow and rain. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ121-150100- Resurrection Bay- 401 AM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind to 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-150100- Prince William Sound- 401 AM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Snow. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-150100- Port Valdez- 401 AM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ127-150100- Valdez Narrows- 401 AM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-150100- Valdez Arm- 401 AM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ129-150100- Passage Canal- 401 AM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E wind to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ130-150100- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 401 AM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ131-150100- Barren Islands East- 401 AM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ132-150100- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 401 AM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ136-150100- Chiniak Bay- 401 AM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt becoming W 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-150100- Marmot Bay- 401 AM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt becoming W 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-150100- Shelikof Strait- 401 AM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt becoming NW 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 35 kt out of western bays and passes in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray near western bays and passes. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-150100- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 401 AM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray developing after midnight. Snow. .MON...N wind 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-150100- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 401 AM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Snow. .MON...NW wind 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ141-150100- Kachemak Bay- 401 AM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray developing near the Inlet in the afternoon. Snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
813 FZAK51 PAFC 142344 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 344 PM AKDT Sun Mar 14 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. PKZ197-151230- 344 PM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 995 mb low 30 nm north of Middleton Island on Mon weakens and moves onshore Tue morning. Weak low pressure lingers across the Gulf on Tue. $$ PKZ119-151230- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 344 PM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt, becoming SW 35 kt S of Middleton Island after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Snow and rain. .MON...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming W 15 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ120-151230- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 344 PM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt becoming NW after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Snow and rain. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ121-151230- Resurrection Bay- 344 PM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind increasing to 25 kt this evening. Seas building to 5 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-151230- Prince William Sound- 344 PM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON...NE wind 25 kt becoming W 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt becoming NW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .TUE...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-151230- Port Valdez- 344 PM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray after midnight. Snow. .MON...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. Snow. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ127-151230- Valdez Narrows- 344 PM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON...N wind 30 kt becoming Variable wind 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-151230- Valdez Arm- 344 PM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON...NE wind 25 kt becoming Variable wind 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-151230- Passage Canal- 344 PM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt becoming W 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray in the evening. Snow. .MON...W wind increasing to 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier in the afternoon. Seas building to 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier in the evening. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-151230- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 344 PM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-151230- Barren Islands East- 344 PM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ132-151230- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 344 PM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ136-151230- Chiniak Bay- 344 PM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-151230- Marmot Bay- 344 PM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-151230- Shelikof Strait- 344 PM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray near western bays and passes. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ139-151230- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 344 PM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ140-151230- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 344 PM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Snow. .MON...NW wind 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. $$ PKZ141-151230- Kachemak Bay- 344 PM AKDT Sun Mar 14 2021 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
393 FZAK51 PAFC 151157 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 357 AM AKDT Mon Mar 15 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. PKZ197-160115- 357 AM AKDT Mon Mar 15 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 992 mb low near Middleton Island moves near Naked Island at 999 mb Mon evening and remains nearly stationary as it weakens through Tue afternoon. Weak low pressure lingers across the northern Gulf through Wed morning. $$ PKZ119-160115- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 357 AM AKDT Mon Mar 15 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Gusts to 30 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ120-160115- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 357 AM AKDT Mon Mar 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ121-160115- Resurrection Bay- 357 AM AKDT Mon Mar 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-160115- Prince William Sound- 357 AM AKDT Mon Mar 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-160115- Port Valdez- 357 AM AKDT Mon Mar 15 2021 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-160115- Valdez Narrows- 357 AM AKDT Mon Mar 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt becoming variable less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-160115- Valdez Arm- 357 AM AKDT Mon Mar 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt becoming SW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-160115- Passage Canal- 357 AM AKDT Mon Mar 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 40 kt near Whittier in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier in the evening. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-160115- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 357 AM AKDT Mon Mar 15 2021 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-160115- Barren Islands East- 357 AM AKDT Mon Mar 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ132-160115- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 357 AM AKDT Mon Mar 15 2021 .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ136-160115- Chiniak Bay- 357 AM AKDT Mon Mar 15 2021 .TODAY...W wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-160115- Marmot Bay- 357 AM AKDT Mon Mar 15 2021 .TODAY...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-160115- Shelikof Strait- 357 AM AKDT Mon Mar 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-160115- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 357 AM AKDT Mon Mar 15 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-160115- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 357 AM AKDT Mon Mar 15 2021 .TODAY...NW wind 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming N after midnight. .TUE...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 10 kt. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ141-160115- Kachemak Bay- 357 AM AKDT Mon Mar 15 2021 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
111 FZAK51 PAFC 152331 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 331 PM AKDT Mon Mar 15 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. PKZ197-161245- 331 PM AKDT Mon Mar 15 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 mb low over southwest Prince William Sound moves over Middleton Island and dissipates Tue night. A 982 mb North Pacific low moves to 155 nm northwest of Sitka Wed afternoon. $$ PKZ119-161245- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 331 PM AKDT Mon Mar 15 2021 .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ120-161245- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 331 PM AKDT Mon Mar 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ121-161245- Resurrection Bay- 331 PM AKDT Mon Mar 15 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-161245- Prince William Sound- 331 PM AKDT Mon Mar 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-161245- Port Valdez- 331 PM AKDT Mon Mar 15 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-161245- Valdez Narrows- 331 PM AKDT Mon Mar 15 2021 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray after midnight. Snow. .TUE...N wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-161245- Valdez Arm- 331 PM AKDT Mon Mar 15 2021 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray after midnight. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-161245- Passage Canal- 331 PM AKDT Mon Mar 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt near Whittier. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt near Whittier. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt near Whittier. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-161245- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 331 PM AKDT Mon Mar 15 2021 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy Freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-161245- Barren Islands East- 331 PM AKDT Mon Mar 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ132-161245- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 331 PM AKDT Mon Mar 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ136-161245- Chiniak Bay- 331 PM AKDT Mon Mar 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ137-161245- Marmot Bay- 331 PM AKDT Mon Mar 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-161245- Shelikof Strait- 331 PM AKDT Mon Mar 15 2021 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-161245- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 331 PM AKDT Mon Mar 15 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 20 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-161245- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 331 PM AKDT Mon Mar 15 2021 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming N after midnight. .TUE...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. .THU...N wind 10 kt. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ141-161245- Kachemak Bay- 331 PM AKDT Mon Mar 15 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
042 FZAK51 PAFC 161158 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 358 AM AKDT Tue Mar 16 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. PKZ197-170100- 358 AM AKDT Tue Mar 16 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 mb low over southwest Prince William Sound moves over Middleton Island and dissipates Tue night. A 982 mb North Pacific low moves to 155 nm northwest of Sitka Wed afternoon. Its front wraps over the Central Gulf into southeast Alaska through Wed afternoon. $$ PKZ119-170100- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 358 AM AKDT Tue Mar 16 2021 .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ120-170100- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 358 AM AKDT Tue Mar 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ121-170100- Resurrection Bay- 358 AM AKDT Tue Mar 16 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-170100- Prince William Sound- 358 AM AKDT Tue Mar 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-170100- Port Valdez- 358 AM AKDT Tue Mar 16 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-170100- Valdez Narrows- 358 AM AKDT Tue Mar 16 2021 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TUE...N wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-170100- Valdez Arm- 358 AM AKDT Tue Mar 16 2021 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-170100- Passage Canal- 358 AM AKDT Tue Mar 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-170100- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 358 AM AKDT Tue Mar 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy Freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-170100- Barren Islands East- 358 AM AKDT Tue Mar 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ132-170100- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 358 AM AKDT Tue Mar 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ136-170100- Chiniak Bay- 358 AM AKDT Tue Mar 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ137-170100- Marmot Bay- 358 AM AKDT Tue Mar 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-170100- Shelikof Strait- 358 AM AKDT Tue Mar 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-170100- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 358 AM AKDT Tue Mar 16 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 20 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-170100- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 358 AM AKDT Tue Mar 16 2021 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming N after midnight. .TUE...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. .THU...N wind 10 kt. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ141-170100- Kachemak Bay- 358 AM AKDT Tue Mar 16 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray W of Homer. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
502 FZAK51 PAFC 161218 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 418 AM AKDT Tue Mar 16 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. PKZ197-170115- 418 AM AKDT Tue Mar 16 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 mb low over Prince William Sound moves over Middleton Island and dissipates Tue night. Another low forms 30 nm northwest of Middleton Island at 995 mb Thu morning. $$ PKZ119-170115- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 418 AM AKDT Tue Mar 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ120-170115- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 418 AM AKDT Tue Mar 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ121-170115- Resurrection Bay- 418 AM AKDT Tue Mar 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-170115- Prince William Sound- 418 AM AKDT Tue Mar 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-170115- Port Valdez- 418 AM AKDT Tue Mar 16 2021 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ127-170115- Valdez Narrows- 418 AM AKDT Tue Mar 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-170115- Valdez Arm- 418 AM AKDT Tue Mar 16 2021 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray after midnight. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-170115- Passage Canal- 418 AM AKDT Tue Mar 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt near Whittier. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt near Whittier. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt near Whittier. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-170115- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 418 AM AKDT Tue Mar 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ131-170115- Barren Islands East- 418 AM AKDT Tue Mar 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ132-170115- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 418 AM AKDT Tue Mar 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt except NW 20 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ136-170115- Chiniak Bay- 418 AM AKDT Tue Mar 16 2021 .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ137-170115- Marmot Bay- 418 AM AKDT Tue Mar 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-170115- Shelikof Strait- 418 AM AKDT Tue Mar 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-170115- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 418 AM AKDT Tue Mar 16 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...N wind 10 kt becoming W 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-170115- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 418 AM AKDT Tue Mar 16 2021 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Patchy freezing fog. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. .THU...N wind 10 kt. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ141-170115- Kachemak Bay- 418 AM AKDT Tue Mar 16 2021 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
780 FZAK51 PAFC 162354 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 354 PM AKDT Tue Mar 16 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. PKZ197-171300- 354 PM AKDT Tue Mar 16 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 mb North Pacific low moves to 45 nm south of Cordova at 993 mb Thu afternoon. Its front wraps over the Northern Gulf through Thu afternoon. $$ PKZ119-171300- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 354 PM AKDT Tue Mar 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 11 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ120-171300- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 354 PM AKDT Tue Mar 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ121-171300- Resurrection Bay- 354 PM AKDT Tue Mar 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray during the morning. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-171300- Prince William Sound- 354 PM AKDT Tue Mar 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt becoming N 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-171300- Port Valdez- 354 PM AKDT Tue Mar 16 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray after midnight. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ127-171300- Valdez Narrows- 354 PM AKDT Tue Mar 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-171300- Valdez Arm- 354 PM AKDT Tue Mar 16 2021 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-171300- Passage Canal- 354 PM AKDT Tue Mar 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-171300- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 354 PM AKDT Tue Mar 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ131-171300- Barren Islands East- 354 PM AKDT Tue Mar 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ132-171300- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 354 PM AKDT Tue Mar 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ136-171300- Chiniak Bay- 354 PM AKDT Tue Mar 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-171300- Marmot Bay- 354 PM AKDT Tue Mar 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ138-171300- Shelikof Strait- 354 PM AKDT Tue Mar 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...W wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-171300- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 354 PM AKDT Tue Mar 16 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray and patchy freezing fog. .WED...N wind 10 kt becoming W 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-171300- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 354 PM AKDT Tue Mar 16 2021 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Patchy freezing fog. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Patchy freezing fog. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 15 kt. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. $$ PKZ141-171300- Kachemak Bay- 354 PM AKDT Tue Mar 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
663 FZAK51 PAFC 171140 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 340 AM AKDT Wed Mar 17 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. PKZ197-180045- 340 AM AKDT Wed Mar 17 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 997 mb low 50 nm southeast of Seward Thu morning moves to 100 nm southeast of Cordova by Thu evening, then departs into the eastern Gulf by Fri morning. $$ PKZ119-180045- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 340 AM AKDT Wed Mar 17 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt out of the Copper River Delta in the morning. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ120-180045- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 340 AM AKDT Wed Mar 17 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ121-180045- Resurrection Bay- 340 AM AKDT Wed Mar 17 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...N wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-180045- Prince William Sound- 340 AM AKDT Wed Mar 17 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-180045- Port Valdez- 340 AM AKDT Wed Mar 17 2021 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-180045- Valdez Narrows- 340 AM AKDT Wed Mar 17 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-180045- Valdez Arm- 340 AM AKDT Wed Mar 17 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-180045- Passage Canal- 340 AM AKDT Wed Mar 17 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt near Whittier. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Gusts to 40 kt near Whittier in the evening. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-180045- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 340 AM AKDT Wed Mar 17 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...W wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-180045- Barren Islands East- 340 AM AKDT Wed Mar 17 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ132-180045- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 340 AM AKDT Wed Mar 17 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ136-180045- Chiniak Bay- 340 AM AKDT Wed Mar 17 2021 .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-180045- Marmot Bay- 340 AM AKDT Wed Mar 17 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt becoming NW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-180045- Shelikof Strait- 340 AM AKDT Wed Mar 17 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 5 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-180045- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 340 AM AKDT Wed Mar 17 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...NW wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-180045- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 340 AM AKDT Wed Mar 17 2021 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Patchy freezing fog. .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. .THU...N wind 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. $$ PKZ141-180045- Kachemak Bay- 340 AM AKDT Wed Mar 17 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
008 FZAK51 PAFC 172354 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 354 PM AKDT Wed Mar 17 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. PKZ197-181245- 354 PM AKDT Wed Mar 17 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 mb low forms 75 nm west of Middleton Island Thu morning and moves to 60 nm Northwest of Sitka at 1003 mb for Fri afternoon. A trough extends across the Northern Gulf through Fri afternoon. $$ PKZ119-181245- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 354 PM AKDT Wed Mar 17 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ120-181245- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 354 PM AKDT Wed Mar 17 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ121-181245- Resurrection Bay- 354 PM AKDT Wed Mar 17 2021 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-181245- Prince William Sound- 354 PM AKDT Wed Mar 17 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-181245- Port Valdez- 354 PM AKDT Wed Mar 17 2021 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-181245- Valdez Narrows- 354 PM AKDT Wed Mar 17 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-181245- Valdez Arm- 354 PM AKDT Wed Mar 17 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-181245- Passage Canal- 354 PM AKDT Wed Mar 17 2021 .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .THU...W wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-181245- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 354 PM AKDT Wed Mar 17 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...W wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ131-181245- Barren Islands East- 354 PM AKDT Wed Mar 17 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ132-181245- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 354 PM AKDT Wed Mar 17 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ136-181245- Chiniak Bay- 354 PM AKDT Wed Mar 17 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-181245- Marmot Bay- 354 PM AKDT Wed Mar 17 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-181245- Shelikof Strait- 354 PM AKDT Wed Mar 17 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-181245- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 354 PM AKDT Wed Mar 17 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-181245- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 354 PM AKDT Wed Mar 17 2021 .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. .THU...N wind 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Areas of freezing fog. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. .MON...N wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ141-181245- Kachemak Bay- 354 PM AKDT Wed Mar 17 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
852 FZAK51 PAFC 181134 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 334 AM AKDT Thu Mar 18 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. PKZ197-190045- 334 AM AKDT Thu Mar 18 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 mb low near the southern tip of Montague Island moves into the eastern Gulf late Thu night. A trough lingers along the North Gulf Coast through Fri afternoon. The next low approaches the southwestern Gulf late Fri night. $$ PKZ119-190045- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 334 AM AKDT Thu Mar 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Near the coast, variable wind 15 kt becoming NW 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt out of the Copper River Delta in the morning. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ120-190045- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 334 AM AKDT Thu Mar 18 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 30 kt becoming NW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ121-190045- Resurrection Bay- 334 AM AKDT Thu Mar 18 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray in the morning. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-190045- Prince William Sound- 334 AM AKDT Thu Mar 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-190045- Port Valdez- 334 AM AKDT Thu Mar 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ127-190045- Valdez Narrows- 334 AM AKDT Thu Mar 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-190045- Valdez Arm- 334 AM AKDT Thu Mar 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas building to 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ129-190045- Passage Canal- 334 AM AKDT Thu Mar 18 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt near Whittier. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier early. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-190045- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 334 AM AKDT Thu Mar 18 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt becoming NW 30 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-190045- Barren Islands East- 334 AM AKDT Thu Mar 18 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ132-190045- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 334 AM AKDT Thu Mar 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...W wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ136-190045- Chiniak Bay- 334 AM AKDT Thu Mar 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt becoming W 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ137-190045- Marmot Bay- 334 AM AKDT Thu Mar 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NW wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-190045- Shelikof Strait- 334 AM AKDT Thu Mar 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt becoming W 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-190045- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 334 AM AKDT Thu Mar 18 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt becoming NW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-190045- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 334 AM AKDT Thu Mar 18 2021 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ141-190045- Kachemak Bay- 334 AM AKDT Thu Mar 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt becoming NW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
040 FZAK51 PAFC 182346 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 346 PM AKDT Thu Mar 18 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. PKZ197-191230- 346 PM AKDT Thu Mar 18 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 994 mb low 40 nm South of Cordova moves to 65 nm South of Yakutat at 1010 mb, then dissipates Sat morning. A front enters the Western Gulf Fri afternoon and extends across the Gulf by Sat afternoon. A 990 mb low forms 85 nm West of Sitkinak Sat morning and moves along the front to 45 nm Southeast of Kodiak City for Sat afternoon. $$ PKZ119-191230- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 346 PM AKDT Thu Mar 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kts out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kts out of the Copper River Delta in the morning. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ120-191230- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 346 PM AKDT Thu Mar 18 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ121-191230- Resurrection Bay- 346 PM AKDT Thu Mar 18 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-191230- Prince William Sound- 346 PM AKDT Thu Mar 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-191230- Port Valdez- 346 PM AKDT Thu Mar 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt during the evening. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ127-191230- Valdez Narrows- 346 PM AKDT Thu Mar 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-191230- Valdez Arm- 346 PM AKDT Thu Mar 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ129-191230- Passage Canal- 346 PM AKDT Thu Mar 18 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt near Whittier. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier early. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-191230- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 346 PM AKDT Thu Mar 18 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt becoming W 30 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft building to 14 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray after midnight. .SAT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ131-191230- Barren Islands East- 346 PM AKDT Thu Mar 18 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ132-191230- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 346 PM AKDT Thu Mar 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow and rain. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ136-191230- Chiniak Bay- 346 PM AKDT Thu Mar 18 2021 .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NW wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-191230- Marmot Bay- 346 PM AKDT Thu Mar 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NW wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 8 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Snow. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-191230- Shelikof Strait- 346 PM AKDT Thu Mar 18 2021 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt becoming W 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .FRI...W wind 15 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft building to 12 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Snow. .SAT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-191230- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 346 PM AKDT Thu Mar 18 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-191230- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 346 PM AKDT Thu Mar 18 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ141-191230- Kachemak Bay- 346 PM AKDT Thu Mar 18 2021 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$
282 FZAK51 PAFC 191141 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 341 AM AKDT Fri Mar 19 2021 Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ197-200045- 341 AM AKDT Fri Mar 19 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... High pressure moves across the western Gulf today. A front enters the southwestern Gulf late Fri night. A 991 mb low develops along the front near Akhiok midday Sat. The low moves to 100 nm southeast of Middleton Island at 992 mb Sat night, then moves into the eastern Gulf. $$ PKZ119-200045- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 341 AM AKDT Fri Mar 19 2021 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Gusts to 45 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming E after midnight. NE gusts to 30 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...E wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft building to 9 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray in the morning. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ120-200045- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 341 AM AKDT Fri Mar 19 2021 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 11 ft in the afternoon. Snow and rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ121-200045- Resurrection Bay- 341 AM AKDT Fri Mar 19 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-200045- Prince William Sound- 341 AM AKDT Fri Mar 19 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-200045- Port Valdez- 341 AM AKDT Fri Mar 19 2021 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt in the morning. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-200045- Valdez Narrows- 341 AM AKDT Fri Mar 19 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-200045- Valdez Arm- 341 AM AKDT Fri Mar 19 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ129-200045- Passage Canal- 341 AM AKDT Fri Mar 19 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray in the morning. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-200045- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 341 AM AKDT Fri Mar 19 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft building to 14 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray after midnight. Snow. .SAT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Heavy freezing spray in the morning. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ131-200045- Barren Islands East- 341 AM AKDT Fri Mar 19 2021 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. Snow. .SAT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow and rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ132-200045- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 341 AM AKDT Fri Mar 19 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W wind 15 kt becoming variable 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...N of Dangerous Cape, NE wind 30 kt. S of Dangerous Cape, S wind 15 kt becoming SW 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ136-200045- Chiniak Bay- 341 AM AKDT Fri Mar 19 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt becoming E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. Snow and rain. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-200045- Marmot Bay- 341 AM AKDT Fri Mar 19 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 10 ft after midnight. Freezing spray after midnight. Snow. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow and rain. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-200045- Shelikof Strait- 341 AM AKDT Fri Mar 19 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 12 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Snow. .SAT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Snow and rain. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-200045- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 341 AM AKDT Fri Mar 19 2021 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-200045- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 341 AM AKDT Fri Mar 19 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...N wind 10 kt. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. .MON...N wind 15 kt. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. $$ PKZ141-200045- Kachemak Bay- 341 AM AKDT Fri Mar 19 2021 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
831 FZAK51 PAFC 192349 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 349 PM AKDT Fri Mar 19 2021 Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ197-201315- 349 PM AKDT Fri Mar 19 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front enters the Western Gulf and moves to the Eastern Gulf by Sun afternoon. A 992 mb low forms on the front 35 nm South of Kodiak City Sat morning and moves to 90 nm West of Sitka for Sat afternoon. A weak trough forms over the Northern Gulf through Sat afternoon. $$ PKZ119-201315- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 349 PM AKDT Fri Mar 19 2021 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Near the coast, N wind 15 kt becoming NE 25 kt after midnight. NE gusts to 30 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...E wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft building to 10 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray in the morning. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ120-201315- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 349 PM AKDT Fri Mar 19 2021 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt becoming NE 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Snow and rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt becoming N 30 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. Snow and rain. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ121-201315- Resurrection Bay- 349 PM AKDT Fri Mar 19 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Higher winds and seas S of Caines Head. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-201315- Prince William Sound- 349 PM AKDT Fri Mar 19 2021 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-201315- Port Valdez- 349 PM AKDT Fri Mar 19 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-201315- Valdez Narrows- 349 PM AKDT Fri Mar 19 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-201315- Valdez Arm- 349 PM AKDT Fri Mar 19 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-201315- Passage Canal- 349 PM AKDT Fri Mar 19 2021 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-201315- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 349 PM AKDT Fri Mar 19 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .SAT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft subsiding to 9 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-201315- Barren Islands East- 349 PM AKDT Fri Mar 19 2021 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. Snow. .SAT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt becoming N 30 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ132-201315- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 349 PM AKDT Fri Mar 19 2021 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. N of Dangerous Cape, N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ136-201315- Chiniak Bay- 349 PM AKDT Fri Mar 19 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt becoming E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 8 ft after midnight. Snow and rain. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow and rain. .SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-201315- Marmot Bay- 349 PM AKDT Fri Mar 19 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 10 ft after midnight. Freezing spray after midnight. Snow. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt becoming NW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Snow and rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-201315- Shelikof Strait- 349 PM AKDT Fri Mar 19 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft building to 12 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Snow. .SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ139-201315- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 349 PM AKDT Fri Mar 19 2021 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 35 kt becoming NE 25 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft subsiding to 7 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ140-201315- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 349 PM AKDT Fri Mar 19 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt becoming N 20 kt after midnight. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. .MON...N wind 15 kt. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. .WED...S wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ141-201315- Kachemak Bay- 349 PM AKDT Fri Mar 19 2021 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Mar 13, 1:23 PM AKST, 2 hours 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 13, 1:23 PM AKST, 2 hours 1 minute before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 123 PM AKST Sat Mar 13 2021 Corrected marine and long term forecast .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A quiet, clear and cold pattern continues for much of the mainland this morning, with deep northerly flow and predominantly clear skies continuing across most of the interior. Looking aloft, a strong ridge axis extends across the AKPEN and over much of western AK. A similarly amplified pattern continues both upstream and downstream of the ridge, with a deep longwave trough sitting over the eastern Gulf and AK panhandle. A larger longwave trough also spans much of the western half of the Bering. A deep, stacked low sits over the northern Kamchatka Peninsula as its mostly occluded front continues to march steadily eastwards to the south across the central Bering. A tropical moisture tap extends along and ahead of this front, helping to bring mainly rain and warm temperatures close to 40 degrees ahead of the front in addition to southerly gale force winds. Apart from some strong outflow winds continuing near the North Gulf Coast, the calm stretch of weather continues to the east over all of Southcentral. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... Consistency and agreement for the large scale pattern continue to be very good through midweek. Forecast confidence continues to be well on track in accordance with the good pattern agreement overall. However, some differences continue spatially and from run-to-run for the low expected to track across the Gulf and into or near the PWS on Sunday and Monday. The overall agreement for the mid-level shortwave progression remains in line, but models vary on the track and speed of the surface low as it tracks from near Kodiak Island to PWS. This could result in forecast challenges resolving timing, location and amounts for snowfall associated with this system across parts of Southcentral between Sunday evening and Tuesday morning. && .AVIATION... PANC...VFR conditions and light north winds will continue. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2...Sat and Sun)... Another quiet day of weather is in store for Sat before things get more active for Sun. This morning will see clear skies and very cold temperatures. As the wind is starting to diminish around much of Southcentral population centers, one of the coldest mornings of the winter is setting up. In the typical outflow channeled locations such as Valdez, Seward, and Whittier, gusty winds persist. A shortwave ridge will build over the area today and bring a jet finger over Prince William Sound. This upper level support should help to bump winds up a bit more. A High Wind Warning remains in effect for Thompson Pass. Clear skies should once again make for a quick warm-up (like Fri) with abundant March sunshine. Attention then shifts to a front moving into the area from Western AK. This front will start to bring precipitation back to Kodiak Island late tonight into early Sun morning. The upper level flow will remain rather fast with this feature, so it should keep the system moving quickly to the east. The dominant precipitation type for Kodiak will be snow, but there could be a brief period of rain mixing in when the flow comes off the warmer Gulf waters early Sun afternoon. A robust triple point low will form along this front midday Sun. The exact track and strength of this low is critical to refining the details (wind direction and snow amounts) of the forecast. Unfortunately, models continue to struggle in handling it (see the Model Discussion for more details). At this time, it looks like the low will track quickly across the northern Gulf by Sun evening. This will bring widespread snow back to Southcentral with the heaviest amount confined to coastal locations and Turnagain Pass. Light overrunning snow should be able to make it inland to the southern Mat-Su Valleys and the Anchorage Bowl. We have increased PoPs with this forecast, even though snowfall amounts are not expected to be too significant. What happens with the low Sun night into Mon remains highly uncertain. If the low should track into the western Prince William Sound and stall, this could allow snow to continue (and potentially intensify) across the Kenai Peninsula and Anchorage Bowl. If the low continues a progressive mode and heads towards Cordova, this could result in heavy snow for that area. It could also bring the potential for blizzard conditions to Thompson Pass. Stay tuned to the upcoming forecasts for details and updates. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 through 3: Saturday through Monday)... A shortwave ridge currently exists over the Southwest interior with a shortwave trough and frontal system rapidly approaching from the east. The main change to this forecast package is the development of a more negatively tilted trough and a slower moving front. This will shift the upper level energy farther to the south, thus resulting in a weaker front for Bristol Bay and the Lower Kuskokwim. As such, the snow totals have been lowered for these areas, with a widespread 2-4 inches expected. The negative tilt will also help enhance blizzard conditions over the Kusko Delta Coast today due to a stronger ageostrophic wind component and cold air advection from the northeast. Ground blizzard conditions are expected along the coast and over Nunivak Island, which will then be enhanced by falling snow later this morning. Conditions will improve from west to east through Sunday night, returning seasonal temperatures on Monday as the front moves into Southcentral. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 through 3: Saturday through Monday)... A Gale force front is currently between Dutch Harbor and Cold Bay, extending north to the Pribilof Islands. Mostly rain is expected along the front with a brief shot of snow on the tail end as winds switch from south to westerly. The front will move east of the AKPen Saturday night, giving way to widespread westerlies through Monday. Isolated, convective snow showers are likely throughout the forecast period. A series of upper level shortwaves trailing behind the current trough may bring brief periods of Gale force winds to the western Aleutians, though the timing and exact location of these shortwaves remains uncertain. && .MARINE (Days 3 through 5: Tuesday through Friday)... Gulf: A low pressure system over Prince William Sound on Monday night continues dissipating as it pushes onshore. There is quite a bit of disagreement across the models Tuesday and Tuesday night, however, the overall consensus seems to be light variable winds and lingering weak low pressure across the Gulf. Flow transitions to northerly across most of the Gulf by Tuesday afternoon when a North Pacific low tracks along the Southeast Coast and along the Eastern Gulf towards the North Gulf Coast. Model agreement is fair for this system, and looks to bring gales along the North Gulf Coast, with weaker small craft winds elsewhere. Bering: Weak low pressure persists across the Bering through Monday afternoon until a high pressure ridge enters the western Bering early Tuesday morning. Flow becomes northerly and relatively weak ahead of the ridge. Behind the ridge, a front approaches and pushes into the western Bering on Tuesday morning. This front is attached to one of the several surface lows embedded within a complex system near the Kamchatka Peninsula. Flow transitions to southerly ahead of and along the front, with gales likely along the Western Aleutian coasts and across the western Bering. The front pushes across the Bering towards the Southwest coast, weakening as it moves. A second, weaker front moves into the western Bering on Wednesday, bringing another round of gales to the Western Aleutian coasts. Model agreement is fair, but there remain some discrepancies on low center and low track. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 4 through 7: Wednesday through Sunday)... Broad upper level troughing across much of the state through early Wednesday morning, while an upper level ridge pushes across the Bering. Overall, the pattern remains relatively quiet throughout the day on Wednesday and into Wednesday night. A low out of the North Pacific looks to move along the Southeast Coast towards the northern Gulf early Thursday morning. At the same time, a front off of a low embedded within a complex near the Kamchatka Peninsula enters the western Bering. This results in a temporary blocking pattern, keeping the ridge from reaching the Gulf. Neither of these systems look to bring much to the Mainland, with most of the impacts likely to be confined to the Coastal areas and the Islands (Aleutians, Pribilofs, and Kodiak), which could see periods of light to moderate precipitation. Broad high pressure over the Interior and much of Mainland Southern Alaska will keep things cool and dry through much of the week. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...Blizzard Warning: 155. High Wind Warning: 131. MARINE...Gale Warning: 120,127,131,132,155,165,170,172,177-180,185 Heavy Freezing Spray: 119,121,126,127,129,130,139,160. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...AS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...MSO SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...CJ MARINE/LONG TERM...KM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 3:06 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 13, 3:24 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Mar 13, 3:27 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Mar 13, 3:29 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Mar 13, 3:29 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 13, 3:29 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Mar 14, 3:54 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Mar 14, 4:01 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Mar 14, 3:19 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Mar 14, 3:19 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Mar 14, 3:19 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 9 days | |
| Mar 14, 3:59 PM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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