Small Craft Advisory 997, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Dec 13, 2021, 3:16 PM AKST (00:16 UTC)

Expired

Dec 14, 2021, 4:00 AM AKST

In force

13 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

853 
FZAK51 PAFC 140016
CWFAER

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

PKZ197-141300-
316 PM AKST Mon Dec 13 2021
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 987 mb low moves along the southern Gulf this afternoon through
tonight before exiting into the North Pacific Wednesday morning. A
994 mb low will develop 170 nm south of Cordova Tuesday morning 
and will move 290 nm southeast of Cordova at 1009 mb Wednesday 
afternoon.

$$

PKZ119-141300-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
316 PM AKST Mon Dec 13 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt, strongest near the coast. Seas 7 ft. 
Freezing spray. Snow.
.TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. Snow.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt out of the Copper River
Delta. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ120-141300-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
316 PM AKST Mon Dec 13 2021

.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow.
.TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ121-141300-
Resurrection Bay-
316 PM AKST Mon Dec 13 2021

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

.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray, except heavy 
freezing spray after midnight. Snow.
.TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ125-141300-
Prince William Sound-
316 PM AKST Mon Dec 13 2021

.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow.
.TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ126-141300-
Port Valdez-
316 PM AKST Mon Dec 13 2021

.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow.
.TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ127-141300-
Valdez Narrows-
316 PM AKST Mon Dec 13 2021

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow.
.TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray, except heavy 
freezing spray in the morning. Snow.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ128-141300-
Valdez Arm-
316 PM AKST Mon Dec 13 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow.
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ129-141300-
Passage Canal-
316 PM AKST Mon Dec 13 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 
ft. Freezing spray after midnight. Snow.
.TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt near Whittier. Seas 4 ft. 
Freezing spray.
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ130-141300-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
316 PM AKST Mon Dec 13 2021

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray.
.WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ131-141300-
Barren Islands East-
316 PM AKST Mon Dec 13 2021

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NW 15 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 ft. Snow.
.TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray.
.WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU THROUGH SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ132-141300-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
316 PM AKST Mon Dec 13 2021

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight.
Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. Snow.
.TUE...NW wind 20 kt except NW 35 kt N of Dangerous Cape.
Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. N of Dangerous Cape, NW wind 30 kt
diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ136-141300-
Chiniak Bay-
316 PM AKST Mon Dec 13 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. 
Snow.
.TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ137-141300-
Marmot Bay-
316 PM AKST Mon Dec 13 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow.
.TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight.
Seas 2 ft.
.WED...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ138-141300-
Shelikof Strait-
316 PM AKST Mon Dec 13 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. Snow.
.TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after
midnight. Freezing spray.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ139-141300-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
316 PM AKST Mon Dec 13 2021

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow.
.TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon.
Heavy freezing spray in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray after
midnight.
.WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ140-141300-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
316 PM AKST Mon Dec 13 2021

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Heavy
freezing spray. Snow.
.TUE...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after
midnight. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.
.SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft.

$$

PKZ141-141300-
Kachemak Bay-
316 PM AKST Mon Dec 13 2021

.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Inner bay, seas 3 ft. Outer bay, seas 7 ft
subsiding to 5 ft after midnight. Snow.
.TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Inner bay, seas 2 ft. Outer bay, seas 5 ft in 
the morning subsiding to 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

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