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Storm Warning 24, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 15, 2021, 3:58 AM AKST. It was in force for 35 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Jan 15, 2021, 3:58 AM AKST (12:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 16, 2021, 3:25 PM AKST
- In force
- 35 hr
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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175 FZAK51 PAFC 151258 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 358 AM AKST Fri Jan 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. PKZ197-160130- 358 AM AKST Fri Jan 15 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 973 mb low just south of Prince William Sound moves inland later this morning. Its front extends along the North Gulf Coast through this morning. Another low moves to 200 nm south of Chignik at 975 mb Fri night then to 80 nm south of Chignik at 970 mb Sat evening. Its front crosses the Gulf through Sat evening. $$ PKZ119-160130- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 358 AM AKST Fri Jan 15 2021 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming E 40 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 50 kt. Seas 25 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SUN...S wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 23 ft. .TUE...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. $$ PKZ120-160130- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 358 AM AKST Fri Jan 15 2021 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming E 45 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 50 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN...S wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ121-160130- Resurrection Bay- 358 AM AKST Fri Jan 15 2021 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-160130- Prince William Sound- 358 AM AKST Fri Jan 15 2021 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. Rain. .SAT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-160130- Port Valdez- 358 AM AKST Fri Jan 15 2021 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain with snow. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-160130- Valdez Narrows- 358 AM AKST Fri Jan 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain with snow. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-160130- Valdez Arm- 358 AM AKST Fri Jan 15 2021 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-160130- Passage Canal- 358 AM AKST Fri Jan 15 2021 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-160130- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 358 AM AKST Fri Jan 15 2021 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt becoming NE 45 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft building to 17 ft after midnight. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ131-160130- Barren Islands East- 358 AM AKST Fri Jan 15 2021 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming E 50 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft building to 18 ft after midnight. Rain. .SAT...E wind 50 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ132-160130- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 358 AM AKST Fri Jan 15 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft building to 19 ft after midnight. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. N of Dangerous Cape, SE wind 40 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...W wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ136-160130- Chiniak Bay- 358 AM AKST Fri Jan 15 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 16 ft after midnight. Rain. .SAT...E wind 35 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ137-160130- Marmot Bay- 358 AM AKST Fri Jan 15 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 18 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. .SAT...E wind 40 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ138-160130- Shelikof Strait- 358 AM AKST Fri Jan 15 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt increasing to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft building to 18 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. .SAT...E wind 45 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 20 ft subsiding to 8 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ139-160130- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 358 AM AKST Fri Jan 15 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft building to 11 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. Rain and snow. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-160130- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 358 AM AKST Fri Jan 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W wind 10 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft building to 5 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ141-160130- Kachemak Bay- 358 AM AKST Fri Jan 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...N wind 10 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt becoming NE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. Snow and rain. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$
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779 FZAK51 PAFC 160043 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 343 PM AKST Fri Jan 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. PKZ197-161400- 343 PM AKST Fri Jan 15 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front enters the southwest Gulf this afternoon. The associated 976 mb low moves 85 nm southwest of Sitkinak by Sat afternoon and then moves over Southwest Alaska at 990 mb by Sun afternoon as the front over the Gulf weakens. $$ PKZ119-161400- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 343 PM AKST Fri Jan 15 2021 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming E 40 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 50 kt diminishing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON...S wind 60 kt. Seas 31 ft. .TUE...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ120-161400- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 343 PM AKST Fri Jan 15 2021 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming E 50 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 50 kt diminishing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 27 ft. .TUE...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ121-161400- Resurrection Bay- 343 PM AKST Fri Jan 15 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Higher winds and seas S of Caines Head. Snow and rain. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Higher winds and seas S of Caines Head. Rain and snow. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Higher winds and seas S of Caines Head. Rain. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-161400- Prince William Sound- 343 PM AKST Fri Jan 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. Rain. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Gusts to 50 kt near Hinchinbrook Entrance. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-161400- Port Valdez- 343 PM AKST Fri Jan 15 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread snow showers. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-161400- Valdez Narrows- 343 PM AKST Fri Jan 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-161400- Valdez Arm- 343 PM AKST Fri Jan 15 2021 .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 40 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-161400- Passage Canal- 343 PM AKST Fri Jan 15 2021 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-161400- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 343 PM AKST Fri Jan 15 2021 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt becoming NE 40 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft building to 17 ft after midnight. .SAT...NE wind 50 kt diminishing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 21 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ131-161400- Barren Islands East- 343 PM AKST Fri Jan 15 2021 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming E 50 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 50 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON...W wind 45 kt. Seas 26 ft. .TUE...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ132-161400- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 343 PM AKST Fri Jan 15 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming SW 30 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON...W wind 50 kt. Seas 23 ft. .TUE...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ136-161400- Chiniak Bay- 343 PM AKST Fri Jan 15 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 16 ft after midnight. Rain. .SAT...E wind 25 kt becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Widespread rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...W wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ137-161400- Marmot Bay- 343 PM AKST Fri Jan 15 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft building to 17 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. .SAT...E wind 35 kt becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...W wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-161400- Shelikof Strait- 343 PM AKST Fri Jan 15 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft building to 22 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. .SAT...E wind 45 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 20 ft subsiding to 6 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...W wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ139-161400- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 343 PM AKST Fri Jan 15 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft building to 14 ft after midnight. .SAT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-161400- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 343 PM AKST Fri Jan 15 2021 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft building to 9 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .MON...NW wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 14 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-161400- Kachemak Bay- 343 PM AKST Fri Jan 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$
096 FZAK51 PAFC 161306 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 406 AM AKST Sat Jan 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. PKZ197-170230- 406 AM AKST Sat Jan 16 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front continues to move north through the Gulf of Alaska. The associated 974 mb is moving into the southern Gulf of Alaska. It will move to 85 nm south of Chignik this afternoon and then moves over Southwest Alaska at 990 mb by Sun afternoon as the front over the Gulf weakens. $$ PKZ119-170230- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 406 AM AKST Sat Jan 16 2021 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 55 kt diminishing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...S wind 60 kt. Seas 31 ft. .TUE...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ120-170230- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 406 AM AKST Sat Jan 16 2021 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 50 kt diminishing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt becoming S 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 27 ft. .TUE...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ121-170230- Resurrection Bay- 406 AM AKST Sat Jan 16 2021 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Higher winds and seas S of Caines Head. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. Widespread rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-170230- Prince William Sound- 406 AM AKST Sat Jan 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt near Hinchinbrook Entrance. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-170230- Port Valdez- 406 AM AKST Sat Jan 16 2021 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-170230- Valdez Narrows- 406 AM AKST Sat Jan 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN...N wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-170230- Valdez Arm- 406 AM AKST Sat Jan 16 2021 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E wind 40 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-170230- Passage Canal- 406 AM AKST Sat Jan 16 2021 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers and snow. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-170230- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 406 AM AKST Sat Jan 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft subsiding to 8 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-170230- Barren Islands East- 406 AM AKST Sat Jan 16 2021 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 50 kt diminishing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...W wind 45 kt. Seas 26 ft. .TUE...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ132-170230- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 406 AM AKST Sat Jan 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 40 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...W wind 50 kt. Seas 23 ft. .TUE...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ136-170230- Chiniak Bay- 406 AM AKST Sat Jan 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...S wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...W wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ137-170230- Marmot Bay- 406 AM AKST Sat Jan 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 40 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft subsiding to 7 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...S wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...W wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ138-170230- Shelikof Strait- 406 AM AKST Sat Jan 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 45 kt becoming E 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 20 ft subsiding to 6 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt becoming S 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...W wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ139-170230- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 406 AM AKST Sat Jan 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-170230- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 406 AM AKST Sat Jan 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt becoming NE 20 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft subsiding to 5 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 14 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-170230- Kachemak Bay- 406 AM AKST Sat Jan 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$
082 FZAK51 PAFC 161548 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 648 AM AKST Sat Jan 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. PKZ197-170415- 648 AM AKST Sat Jan 16 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front continues to move north through the Gulf of Alaska. The associated 974 mb is moving into the southern Gulf of Alaska. It will move to 85 nm south of Chignik this afternoon and then moves over Southwest Alaska at 990 mb by Sun afternoon as the front over the Gulf weakens. $$ PKZ119-170415- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 648 AM AKST Sat Jan 16 2021 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 55 kt diminishing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...S wind 60 kt. Seas 31 ft. .TUE...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ120-170415- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 648 AM AKST Sat Jan 16 2021 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 50 kt diminishing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt becoming S 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 27 ft. .TUE...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ121-170415- Resurrection Bay- 648 AM AKST Sat Jan 16 2021 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Higher winds and seas S of Caines Head. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. Widespread rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-170415- Prince William Sound- 648 AM AKST Sat Jan 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt near Hinchinbrook Entrance. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-170415- Port Valdez- 648 AM AKST Sat Jan 16 2021 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-170415- Valdez Narrows- 648 AM AKST Sat Jan 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN...N wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-170415- Valdez Arm- 648 AM AKST Sat Jan 16 2021 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E wind 40 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-170415- Passage Canal- 648 AM AKST Sat Jan 16 2021 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers and snow. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-170415- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 648 AM AKST Sat Jan 16 2021 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft subsiding to 8 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-170415- Barren Islands East- 648 AM AKST Sat Jan 16 2021 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 50 kt diminishing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...W wind 45 kt. Seas 26 ft. .TUE...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ132-170415- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 648 AM AKST Sat Jan 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 40 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...W wind 50 kt. Seas 23 ft. .TUE...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ136-170415- Chiniak Bay- 648 AM AKST Sat Jan 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...S wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...W wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ137-170415- Marmot Bay- 648 AM AKST Sat Jan 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 40 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft subsiding to 7 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...S wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...W wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ138-170415- Shelikof Strait- 648 AM AKST Sat Jan 16 2021 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 50 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 20 ft subsiding to 8 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt becoming S 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...W wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ139-170415- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 648 AM AKST Sat Jan 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-170415- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 648 AM AKST Sat Jan 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt becoming NE 20 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft subsiding to 5 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 14 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-170415- Kachemak Bay- 648 AM AKST Sat Jan 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$
367 FZAK51 PAFC 170025 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 325 PM AKST Sat Jan 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- 325 PM AKST Sat Jan 16 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... An elongated front over the Gulf of Alaska weakens as it moves inland tonight. The associated 972 mb low about 175 nm southwest of Kodiak Island moves to Bristol Bay Sun afternoon. A 963 mb North Pacific low enters the southern Gulf on Mon morning, then moves to 90 nm southwest of Seward at 968 mb by Mon afternoon. Its associated front moves north and across the Gulf through Mon afternoon. $$ PKZ119-171300- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 325 PM AKST Sat Jan 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Near the coast, SE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming E 45 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .MON...SE wind 65 kt. Seas 31 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 32 ft. .TUE...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ120-171300- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 325 PM AKST Sat Jan 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming E 40 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .MON...SE wind 55 kt. Seas 31 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 29 ft. .TUE...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ121-171300- Resurrection Bay- 325 PM AKST Sat Jan 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Higher seas S of Caines Head. Rain. .SUN...S wind 10 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Higher Seas S of Caines Head. Widespread rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming variable wind 10 kt after midnight. Higher winds and seas S of Caines Head. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Widespread snow and rain showers. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-171300- Prince William Sound- 325 PM AKST Sat Jan 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 50 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-171300- Port Valdez- 325 PM AKST Sat Jan 16 2021 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-171300- Valdez Narrows- 325 PM AKST Sat Jan 16 2021 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-171300- Valdez Arm- 325 PM AKST Sat Jan 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming NE wind 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. Widespread rain showers and snow. .MON...E wind 40 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-171300- Passage Canal- 325 PM AKST Sat Jan 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers and snow. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. Widespread rain showers and snow. .MON...E wind 45 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-171300- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 325 PM AKST Sat Jan 16 2021 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 50 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft subsiding to 8 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt becoming E 45 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...N wind 50 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ131-171300- Barren Islands East- 325 PM AKST Sat Jan 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt becoming E 45 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .MON...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 28 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 27 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ132-171300- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 325 PM AKST Sat Jan 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...S wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt becoming E 45 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 25 ft. .TUE...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ136-171300- Chiniak Bay- 325 PM AKST Sat Jan 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft subsiding to 4 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 10 ft after midnight. Rain. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ137-171300- Marmot Bay- 325 PM AKST Sat Jan 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft subsiding to 5 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 12 ft after midnight. Rain with snow. .MON...W wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ138-171300- Shelikof Strait- 325 PM AKST Sat Jan 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt becoming S 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming NE 35 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft building to 10 ft after midnight. Rain. .MON...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-171300- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 325 PM AKST Sat Jan 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt becoming NE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. Snow and rain. .MON...N wind 50 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-171300- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 325 PM AKST Sat Jan 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt becoming NE 20 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-171300- Kachemak Bay- 325 PM AKST Sat Jan 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow with rain. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 3:06 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 72 hr | |
| Jan 14, 3:06 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Jan 14, 3:09 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 14, 3:13 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 61 hr | |
| Jan 14, 3:13 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 15, 3:40 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 59 hr | |
| Jan 15, 3:40 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Jan 15, 3:50 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 days | |
| Jan 15, 3:51 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Jan 15, 3:58 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr |
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