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Gale Warning 243, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 5, 2022, 3:19 PM AKST. It was in force for 5 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Mar 5, 2022, 3:19 PM AKST (00:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 10, 2022, 3:55 PM AKST
- In force
- 5 days
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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092 FZAK51 PAFC 060019 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 319 PM AKST Sat Mar 5 2022 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. PKZ197-061315- 319 PM AKST Sat Mar 5 2022 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1010 mb low 70 nm south of Seward moves into Prince William Sound Sat night at 1008 mb. Its trailing front pushes into the eastern Gulf Sat night. A 1003 mb North Pacific low brings the next front into the western Gulf Mon morning. $$ PKZ119-061315- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 319 PM AKST Sat Mar 5 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ120-061315- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 319 PM AKST Sat Mar 5 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ121-061315- Resurrection Bay- 319 PM AKST Sat Mar 5 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft after midnight. .SUN...N wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-061315- Prince William Sound- 319 PM AKST Sat Mar 5 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-061315- Port Valdez- 319 PM AKST Sat Mar 5 2022 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-061315- Valdez Narrows- 319 PM AKST Sat Mar 5 2022 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-061315- Valdez Arm- 319 PM AKST Sat Mar 5 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-061315- Passage Canal- 319 PM AKST Sat Mar 5 2022 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-061315- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 319 PM AKST Sat Mar 5 2022 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 9 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-061315- Barren Islands East- 319 PM AKST Sat Mar 5 2022 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ132-061315- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 319 PM AKST Sat Mar 5 2022 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt except NE 25 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ136-061315- Chiniak Bay- 319 PM AKST Sat Mar 5 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ137-061315- Marmot Bay- 319 PM AKST Sat Mar 5 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-061315- Shelikof Strait- 319 PM AKST Sat Mar 5 2022 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt becoming NE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 13 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-061315- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 319 PM AKST Sat Mar 5 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 8 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-061315- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 319 PM AKST Sat Mar 5 2022 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-061315- Kachemak Bay- 319 PM AKST Sat Mar 5 2022 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
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369 FZAK51 PAFC 061222 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 322 AM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 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. PKZ197-070100- 322 AM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1015 mb low 35 nm SE of Cordova exits the northern Gulf to the east Sun morning. A North Pacific low S of the Alaska Peninsula brings a slow-moving front into the southern Gulf Sun evening. The front moves up Cook Inlet through Tue morning. $$ PKZ119-070100- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 322 AM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt becoming N 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ120-070100- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 322 AM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ121-070100- Resurrection Bay- 322 AM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Gusts to 25 kt in the morning. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-070100- Prince William Sound- 322 AM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-070100- Port Valdez- 322 AM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-070100- Valdez Narrows- 322 AM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-070100- Valdez Arm- 322 AM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-070100- Passage Canal- 322 AM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 35 kt in the morning. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-070100- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 322 AM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 9 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ131-070100- Barren Islands East- 322 AM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ132-070100- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 322 AM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt except NE 25 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ136-070100- Chiniak Bay- 322 AM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-070100- Marmot Bay- 322 AM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow. .MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-070100- Shelikof Strait- 322 AM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt becoming NE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft building to 11 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-070100- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 322 AM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 8 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-070100- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 322 AM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. Areas of freezing fog. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-070100- Kachemak Bay- 322 AM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
438 FZAK51 PAFC 070042 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 342 PM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 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. PKZ197-071400- 342 PM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A North Pacific low south of the Alaska Peninsula brings a front into the southern Gulf Sun evening. The front moves up Cook Inlet through Tue morning. $$ PKZ119-071400- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 342 PM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ120-071400- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 342 PM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ121-071400- Resurrection Bay- 342 PM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-071400- Prince William Sound- 342 PM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-071400- Port Valdez- 342 PM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-071400- Valdez Narrows- 342 PM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-071400- Valdez Arm- 342 PM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft after midnight. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-071400- Passage Canal- 342 PM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-071400- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 342 PM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow and rain. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ131-071400- Barren Islands East- 342 PM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ132-071400- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 342 PM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt except E 25 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ136-071400- Chiniak Bay- 342 PM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-071400- Marmot Bay- 342 PM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow. .MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-071400- Shelikof Strait- 342 PM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ139-071400- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 342 PM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-071400- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 342 PM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-071400- Kachemak Bay- 342 PM AKST Sun Mar 6 2022 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
767 FZAK51 PAFC 071228 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 328 AM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 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. PKZ197-080145- 328 AM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A series of fronts move across the Gulf through Wed morning. $$ PKZ119-080145- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 328 AM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ120-080145- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 328 AM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain with snow. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ121-080145- Resurrection Bay- 328 AM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-080145- Prince William Sound- 328 AM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-080145- Port Valdez- 328 AM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-080145- Valdez Narrows- 328 AM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-080145- Valdez Arm- 328 AM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-080145- Passage Canal- 328 AM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-080145- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 328 AM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow and rain. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow and rain. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-080145- Barren Islands East- 328 AM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ132-080145- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 328 AM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt except E 30 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ136-080145- Chiniak Bay- 328 AM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-080145- Marmot Bay- 328 AM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-080145- Shelikof Strait- 328 AM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ139-080145- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 328 AM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ140-080145- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 328 AM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-080145- Kachemak Bay- 328 AM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
484 FZAK51 PAFC 080031 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 331 PM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 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. PKZ197-081400- 331 PM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A series of fronts move across the Gulf through Wed afternoon. $$ PKZ119-081400- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 331 PM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ120-081400- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 331 PM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain with snow. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain with snow. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ121-081400- Resurrection Bay- 331 PM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .WED AND WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-081400- Prince William Sound- 331 PM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-081400- Port Valdez- 331 PM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-081400- Valdez Narrows- 331 PM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-081400- Valdez Arm- 331 PM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt by midnight. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-081400- Passage Canal- 331 PM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-081400- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 331 PM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow and rain. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow and rain. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain and snow. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ131-081400- Barren Islands East- 331 PM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ132-081400- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 331 PM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt except E 30 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ136-081400- Chiniak Bay- 331 PM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-081400- Marmot Bay- 331 PM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-081400- Shelikof Strait- 331 PM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ139-081400- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 331 PM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow and rain. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-081400- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 331 PM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 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. $$ PKZ141-081400- Kachemak Bay- 331 PM AKST Mon Mar 7 2022 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain with snow. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
286 FZAK51 PAFC 081235 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 335 AM AKST Tue Mar 8 2022 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. PKZ197-090145- 335 AM AKST Tue Mar 8 2022 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A series of fronts move across the Gulf through Thu afternoon. $$ PKZ119-090145- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 335 AM AKST Tue Mar 8 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ120-090145- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 335 AM AKST Tue Mar 8 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ121-090145- Resurrection Bay- 335 AM AKST Tue Mar 8 2022 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-090145- Prince William Sound- 335 AM AKST Tue Mar 8 2022 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-090145- Port Valdez- 335 AM AKST Tue Mar 8 2022 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ127-090145- Valdez Narrows- 335 AM AKST Tue Mar 8 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-090145- Valdez Arm- 335 AM AKST Tue Mar 8 2022 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ129-090145- Passage Canal- 335 AM AKST Tue Mar 8 2022 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-090145- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 335 AM AKST Tue Mar 8 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain with snow. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-090145- Barren Islands East- 335 AM AKST Tue Mar 8 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ132-090145- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 335 AM AKST Tue Mar 8 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ136-090145- Chiniak Bay- 335 AM AKST Tue Mar 8 2022 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ137-090145- Marmot Bay- 335 AM AKST Tue Mar 8 2022 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-090145- Shelikof Strait- 335 AM AKST Tue Mar 8 2022 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-090145- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 335 AM AKST Tue Mar 8 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow and rain. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ140-090145- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 335 AM AKST Tue Mar 8 2022 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Snow with rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-090145- Kachemak Bay- 335 AM AKST Tue Mar 8 2022 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain with snow. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
336 FZAK51 PAFC 081645 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 745 AM AKST Tue Mar 8 2022 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. PKZ197-090415- 745 AM AKST Tue Mar 8 2022 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A series of fronts move across the Gulf through Thu afternoon. $$ PKZ119-090415- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 745 AM AKST Tue Mar 8 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ120-090415- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 745 AM AKST Tue Mar 8 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ121-090415- Resurrection Bay- 745 AM AKST Tue Mar 8 2022 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-090415- Prince William Sound- 745 AM AKST Tue Mar 8 2022 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-090415- Port Valdez- 745 AM AKST Tue Mar 8 2022 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ127-090415- Valdez Narrows- 745 AM AKST Tue Mar 8 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-090415- Valdez Arm- 745 AM AKST Tue Mar 8 2022 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ129-090415- Passage Canal- 745 AM AKST Tue Mar 8 2022 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-090415- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 745 AM AKST Tue Mar 8 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain with snow. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-090415- Barren Islands East- 745 AM AKST Tue Mar 8 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ132-090415- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 745 AM AKST Tue Mar 8 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ136-090415- Chiniak Bay- 745 AM AKST Tue Mar 8 2022 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ137-090415- Marmot Bay- 745 AM AKST Tue Mar 8 2022 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-090415- Shelikof Strait- 745 AM AKST Tue Mar 8 2022 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-090415- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 745 AM AKST Tue Mar 8 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow and rain. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ140-090415- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 745 AM AKST Tue Mar 8 2022 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Snow with rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-090415- Kachemak Bay- 745 AM AKST Tue Mar 8 2022 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain with snow. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
706 FZAK51 PAFC 090053 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 353 PM AKST Tue Mar 8 2022 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. PKZ197-091400- 353 PM AKST Tue Mar 8 2022 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A series of troughs move across the Gulf through Thu afternoon. A front enters the southwestern Gulf Thu morning and extends across the Gulf Thu afternoon. A 997 mb low forms on the front at 115 nm south of Middleton Island Thu afternoon. $$ PKZ119-091400- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 353 PM AKST Tue Mar 8 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain with snow. .WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ120-091400- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 353 PM AKST Tue Mar 8 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ121-091400- Resurrection Bay- 353 PM AKST Tue Mar 8 2022 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-091400- Prince William Sound- 353 PM AKST Tue Mar 8 2022 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-091400- Port Valdez- 353 PM AKST Tue Mar 8 2022 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .THU AND THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ127-091400- Valdez Narrows- 353 PM AKST Tue Mar 8 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-091400- Valdez Arm- 353 PM AKST Tue Mar 8 2022 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ129-091400- Passage Canal- 353 PM AKST Tue Mar 8 2022 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-091400- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 353 PM AKST Tue Mar 8 2022 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-091400- Barren Islands East- 353 PM AKST Tue Mar 8 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ132-091400- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 353 PM AKST Tue Mar 8 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ136-091400- Chiniak Bay- 353 PM AKST Tue Mar 8 2022 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ137-091400- Marmot Bay- 353 PM AKST Tue Mar 8 2022 .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Rain. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-091400- Shelikof Strait- 353 PM AKST Tue Mar 8 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt becoming E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-091400- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 353 PM AKST Tue Mar 8 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow and rain. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow and rain. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ140-091400- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 353 PM AKST Tue Mar 8 2022 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Snow and rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Snow and rain. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-091400- Kachemak Bay- 353 PM AKST Tue Mar 8 2022 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
494 FZAK51 PAFC 091220 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 320 AM AKST Wed Mar 9 2022 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. PKZ197-100115- 320 AM AKST Wed Mar 9 2022 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A series of troughs move across the Gulf through Fri morning. A front enters the Southwestern Gulf Thu morning and extends across the Gulf by Thu afternoon. A 998 mb low forms on the front 200 nm East of Kodiak City Thu afternoon and moves 80 nm East of Seward at 995 mb Fri morning. $$ PKZ119-100115- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 320 AM AKST Wed Mar 9 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain with snow. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ120-100115- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 320 AM AKST Wed Mar 9 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ121-100115- Resurrection Bay- 320 AM AKST Wed Mar 9 2022 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-100115- Prince William Sound- 320 AM AKST Wed Mar 9 2022 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-100115- Port Valdez- 320 AM AKST Wed Mar 9 2022 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ127-100115- Valdez Narrows- 320 AM AKST Wed Mar 9 2022 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-100115- Valdez Arm- 320 AM AKST Wed Mar 9 2022 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ129-100115- Passage Canal- 320 AM AKST Wed Mar 9 2022 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-100115- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 320 AM AKST Wed Mar 9 2022 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-100115- Barren Islands East- 320 AM AKST Wed Mar 9 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ132-100115- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 320 AM AKST Wed Mar 9 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ136-100115- Chiniak Bay- 320 AM AKST Wed Mar 9 2022 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ137-100115- Marmot Bay- 320 AM AKST Wed Mar 9 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Rain. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-100115- Shelikof Strait- 320 AM AKST Wed Mar 9 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-100115- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 320 AM AKST Wed Mar 9 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow with rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow and rain. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow and rain. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ140-100115- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 320 AM AKST Wed Mar 9 2022 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Snow and rain. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-100115- Kachemak Bay- 320 AM AKST Wed Mar 9 2022 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
079 FZAK51 PAFC 091548 AAA CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED National Weather Service Anchorage AK 648 AM AKST Wed Mar 9 2022 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. PKZ197-100430- 648 AM AKST Wed Mar 9 2022 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A series of troughs move across the Gulf through Fri morning. A front enters the Southwestern Gulf Thu morning and extends across the Gulf by Thu afternoon. A 998 mb low forms on the front 200 nm East of Kodiak City Thu afternoon and moves 80 nm East of Seward at 995 mb Fri morning. $$ PKZ119-100430- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 648 AM AKST Wed Mar 9 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain with snow. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ120-100430- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 648 AM AKST Wed Mar 9 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ121-100430- Resurrection Bay- 648 AM AKST Wed Mar 9 2022 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-100430- Prince William Sound- 648 AM AKST Wed Mar 9 2022 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-100430- Port Valdez- 648 AM AKST Wed Mar 9 2022 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ127-100430- Valdez Narrows- 648 AM AKST Wed Mar 9 2022 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-100430- Valdez Arm- 648 AM AKST Wed Mar 9 2022 .TODAY...NE wind increasing to 20 kt. Seas building to 4 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow and rain. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ129-100430- Passage Canal- 648 AM AKST Wed Mar 9 2022 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-100430- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 648 AM AKST Wed Mar 9 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-100430- Barren Islands East- 648 AM AKST Wed Mar 9 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ132-100430- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 648 AM AKST Wed Mar 9 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ136-100430- Chiniak Bay- 648 AM AKST Wed Mar 9 2022 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ137-100430- Marmot Bay- 648 AM AKST Wed Mar 9 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Rain. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-100430- Shelikof Strait- 648 AM AKST Wed Mar 9 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-100430- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 648 AM AKST Wed Mar 9 2022 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow with rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow and rain. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow and rain. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ140-100430- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 648 AM AKST Wed Mar 9 2022 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Snow and rain. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-100430- Kachemak Bay- 648 AM AKST Wed Mar 9 2022 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind to 15 kt. Seas to 3 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
945 FZAK51 PAFC 100028 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 328 PM AKST Wed Mar 9 2022 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. PKZ197-101300- 328 PM AKST Wed Mar 9 2022 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front across the Gulf moves to the north Gulf coast Fri morning. A 995 mb low forms on the front 110 nm east of Kodiak City Thu afternoon and moves over Western Prince William Sound and then dissipates Fri morning. $$ PKZ119-101300- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 328 PM AKST Wed Mar 9 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming S 20 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ120-101300- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 328 PM AKST Wed Mar 9 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ121-101300- Resurrection Bay- 328 PM AKST Wed Mar 9 2022 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and widespread snow showers. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ125-101300- Prince William Sound- 328 PM AKST Wed Mar 9 2022 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow and rain. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers with snow showers. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-101300- Port Valdez- 328 PM AKST Wed Mar 9 2022 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers with rain showers. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ127-101300- Valdez Narrows- 328 PM AKST Wed Mar 9 2022 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers with rain showers. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-101300- Valdez Arm- 328 PM AKST Wed Mar 9 2022 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers with snow showers. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ129-101300- Passage Canal- 328 PM AKST Wed Mar 9 2022 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-101300- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 328 PM AKST Wed Mar 9 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt in the evening increasing to 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ131-101300- Barren Islands East- 328 PM AKST Wed Mar 9 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ132-101300- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 328 PM AKST Wed Mar 9 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ136-101300- Chiniak Bay- 328 PM AKST Wed Mar 9 2022 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 15 kt becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-101300- Marmot Bay- 328 PM AKST Wed Mar 9 2022 .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Rain. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-101300- Shelikof Strait- 328 PM AKST Wed Mar 9 2022 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt becoming E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-101300- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 328 PM AKST Wed Mar 9 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow and rain. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow and rain. .THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Snow showers. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-101300- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 328 PM AKST Wed Mar 9 2022 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Snow and rain. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-101300- Kachemak Bay- 328 PM AKST Wed Mar 9 2022 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
178 FZAK51 PAFC 101217 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 317 AM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 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. PKZ197-110100- 317 AM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front across the Gulf moves to the north Gulf coast Fri morning. A 995 mb low forms on the front 110 nm east of Kodiak City Thu afternoon and moves over Western Prince William Sound and then dissipates Fri morning. $$ PKZ119-110100- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 317 AM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming S 20 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ120-110100- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 317 AM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ121-110100- Resurrection Bay- 317 AM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and widespread snow showers. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ125-110100- Prince William Sound- 317 AM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow and rain. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers with snow showers. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-110100- Port Valdez- 317 AM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers with rain showers. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ127-110100- Valdez Narrows- 317 AM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers with rain showers. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-110100- Valdez Arm- 317 AM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers with snow showers. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ129-110100- Passage Canal- 317 AM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-110100- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 317 AM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt in the evening increasing to 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ131-110100- Barren Islands East- 317 AM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ132-110100- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 317 AM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ136-110100- Chiniak Bay- 317 AM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 15 kt becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-110100- Marmot Bay- 317 AM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Rain. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-110100- Shelikof Strait- 317 AM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt becoming E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-110100- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 317 AM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow and rain. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow and rain. .THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Snow showers. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-110100- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 317 AM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Snow and rain. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-110100- Kachemak Bay- 317 AM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
690 FZAK51 PAFC 101326 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 426 AM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 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. PKZ197-110200- 426 AM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front across the Gulf moves to the North Gulf Coast through Fri morning. A 996 mb low forms on the front 40 nm west of Middleton Island Thu evening, then moves over Western Prince William Sound and dissipates Fri morning. Broad southerly flow persists behind the low through Saturday morning. $$ PKZ119-110200- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 426 AM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt becoming S 25 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. Widespread rain showers. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ120-110200- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 426 AM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Widespread rain showers. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ121-110200- Resurrection Bay- 426 AM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and widespread snow showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ125-110200- Prince William Sound- 426 AM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-110200- Port Valdez- 426 AM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ127-110200- Valdez Narrows- 426 AM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread snow and rain showers. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-110200- Valdez Arm- 426 AM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ129-110200- Passage Canal- 426 AM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread snow and rain showers. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread snow and rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-110200- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 426 AM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Rain and widespread snow showers. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ131-110200- Barren Islands East- 426 AM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ132-110200- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 426 AM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ136-110200- Chiniak Bay- 426 AM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ137-110200- Marmot Bay- 426 AM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-110200- Shelikof Strait- 426 AM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-110200- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 426 AM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 5 ft after midnight. Snow showers and rain showers. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ140-110200- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 426 AM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-110200- Kachemak Bay- 426 AM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
881 FZAK51 PAFC 101538 CCA CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast...CORRECTED National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 638 AM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 Updated zone 131 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. PKZ197-110200- 638 AM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front across the Gulf moves to the North Gulf Coast through Fri morning. A 996 mb low forms on the front 40 nm west of Middleton Island Thu evening, then moves over Western Prince William Sound and dissipates Fri morning. Broad southerly flow persists behind the low through Saturday morning. $$ PKZ119-110200- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 638 AM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt becoming S 25 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. Widespread rain showers. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ120-110200- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 638 AM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Widespread rain showers. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ121-110200- Resurrection Bay- 638 AM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and widespread snow showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ125-110200- Prince William Sound- 638 AM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-110200- Port Valdez- 638 AM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ127-110200- Valdez Narrows- 638 AM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread snow and rain showers. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-110200- Valdez Arm- 638 AM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ129-110200- Passage Canal- 638 AM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread snow and rain showers. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread snow and rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-110200- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 638 AM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Rain and widespread snow showers. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ131-110200- Barren Islands East- 638 AM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt...except E 45 kt near the Barren Islands. Seas 11 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ132-110200- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 638 AM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ136-110200- Chiniak Bay- 638 AM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ137-110200- Marmot Bay- 638 AM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-110200- Shelikof Strait- 638 AM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-110200- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 638 AM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 5 ft after midnight. Snow showers and rain showers. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ140-110200- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 638 AM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-110200- Kachemak Bay- 638 AM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
662 FZAK51 PAFC 110055 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 355 PM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 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. PKZ197-111415- 355 PM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front across the Gulf moves to the north Gulf coast Fri morning. A 998 mb low forms on the front 135 nm east of Kodiak City Thu afternoon. The low then moves 30 nm west of Middleton Island and then dissipates Fri afternoon. $$ PKZ119-111415- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 355 PM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming S 20 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Widespread rain showers. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ120-111415- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 355 PM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt becoming S 20 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Widespread rain showers. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ121-111415- Resurrection Bay- 355 PM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain with snow. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ125-111415- Prince William Sound- 355 PM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-111415- Port Valdez- 355 PM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread snow and rain showers. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread snow and rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ127-111415- Valdez Narrows- 355 PM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread snow and rain showers. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-111415- Valdez Arm- 355 PM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ129-111415- Passage Canal- 355 PM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread snow and rain showers. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread snow and rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-111415- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 355 PM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain and widespread snow showers. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ131-111415- Barren Islands East- 355 PM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ132-111415- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 355 PM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ136-111415- Chiniak Bay- 355 PM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-111415- Marmot Bay- 355 PM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ138-111415- Shelikof Strait- 355 PM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-111415- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 355 PM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow and rain showers. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-111415- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 355 PM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Snow. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-111415- Kachemak Bay- 355 PM AKST Thu Mar 10 2022 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Mar 5, 4:49 AM AKST, 10 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 5, 4:49 AM AKST, 10 hours 30 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
449 AM AKST Sat Mar 5 2022
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
An occluded low is lifting over the Western Aleutians this
morning, aided by a southerly 100+ knot upper level jet. A broad
front extends from the low to Shemya to Adak and south of the
Western Aleutians. Southeasterly gales have been observed over the
Western and Central Aleutians. Storm force winds and especially
storm force gusts are possible through Saturday afternoon as the
low continues northward. Southeast gales will be common on the
Bering side of the Aleutians while west to southwesterly gales
will be more common on the Pacific side. These higher winds will
be accompanied by 20+ foot seas and guidance suggests 30+ foot
seas may develop on the southwest side of the Rat Islands.
Ahead of the low the jetstream dives southward over the Eastern
Aleutians and into the upstream portion of an upper trough located
over the Alaska Peninsula and Bristol Bay. Downstream of the
trough a southwesterly 95 knot jet streak is overspreading Kodiak
toward the Kenai Peninsula. Several shortwave disturbances are
lifting out of the North Pacific within this southwesterly flow
and will overspread Southcentral throughout the day, possibly
phasing with the Alaska Peninsula/Bristol Bay trough as it
continues eastward.
Across Southcentral current precipitation is limited to the
northern Gulf and parts of Prince William Sound. However, overall
precipitation should expand in coverage throughout the day as the
combination of the upper level jet, phasing trough and shortwaves,
overspread Southcentral with increasing diffluence aloft. Over
Southwest precipitation will be more isolated and light with snow
noted over the Kuskokwim Delta from Hooper Bay into Bethel.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
Models are in good agreement with the synoptic pattern this
morning across the Bering with the strength and track of an upper
low over the Western Aleutians. Across Southcentral models resolve
an area of low pressure moving into Prince William Sound
reasonably well. However, some differences remain with respect to
mesoscale details at the surface. Namely, timing of precipitation
between models remains different depending on the model of choice.
Hi-res guidance and even the NAM and Gem Regional are the fastest
with precipitation departing the Anchorage Bowl by around 9z on
Sunday. The EC is a hair slower with precipitation ending a within
a few hours of hi-res models. Finally, the GFS is the slowest
solution and keeps snow falling across the Anchorage Bowl through
around 15z on Sunday morning. The slower solution of the GFS would
likely result in higher snow amounts for the Anchorage Bowl while
the faster solutions would see lighter amounts through Saturday
night. Aside from timing of precipitation across Southcentral, the
only other discrepancy is noted with the track of a North Pacific
low south of the Alaska Peninsula on Monday morning. The NAM is
slower and further east while the GFS, EC, and Canadian are faster
and further west, bringing the low near Sand Point early Monday
morning.
&&
.AVIATION...
PANC...Timing of Saturday's expected snow remains on track with
VFR conditions to precede the snow through roughly 15z. Confidence
is high that ceilings and visibility will steadily deteriorate
through midday as snow increases in coverage, with IFR conditions
anticipated into the evening hours. One uncertainty concerned the
potential for rain to mix in with snow should temperatures hover
just above freezing; however, PANC is already down to 32 degrees
and temperatures should fall further through the morning hours.
Otherwise, expect VFR conditions to return after dark and closer
to 06z as low pressure departs the region to the east.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 through 3; Today
through Monday)...
Today is the day with the biggest weather impacts and uncertainty
for the next few days. This is due to a surface low tracking
along the north Gulf coast as the upper level trough moves into
the region from the west. Precipitation is showing up an radar
along the north Gulf coast early this morning with rain being
predominant along the coast from Whittier eastward. The colder
air is moving in from the west and the biggest forecast challenge
is determining whether the temperatures in the Cook Inlet area
will remain cold enough to support snow all day or whether it will
mix with or turn to rain. Many times in a situation when
Anchorage has seen southeasterly winds and temperatures in the 40s
the day before this sort of set up, it is hard to cool down
enough for snow. What is a little different today is that there is
neither a south wind or temperatures well above freezing to the
south. Homer and Kenai both dropped below freezing overnight and
this is indicative of the airmass being cold enough to start as
snow for all of the Cook Inlet region this morning. Temperatures
will warm into the mid to upper 30s, but the cooling airmass aloft
should mainly keep precipitation snow except for the southern
Kenai Peninsula where Homer will likely mix with or turn all to
rain. However even there, the Homer bluff will likely remain
mostly snow though the day. That is the thinking for this forecast
package.
The northern Copper River Basin also has a winter weather
advisory out into Sunday morning. The main concern here is for
snow today and then some blowing snow overnight as the snowfall
lessens, but northerly winds pick up through the Alaska Range.
After today, the weather pattern will shift and high pressure will
build over Southcentral. This will clear out skies Sunday into
Monday with the only caveat that there could be areas of fog that
develop after the precipitation ends. This is always a
possibility, but there may be enough dry northwesterly flow moving
over the region to minimize this. This could become a forecast
challenge for Sunday and Monday.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 through 3: Today
through Monday)...
A weak low pressure system will continue to move across the
eastern Bering and towards Bristol Bay this morning. This system
will produce light snowfall in the area, but little to no
accumulation is expected. As the aforementioned low moves inland
and an upper-level tough passes over Southwest Alaska, shortwaves
will produce light snowfall over the Kuskokwim Delta early today.
However, little to no snow accumulations are expected with this
setup as well. A ridge of high pressure will push over the
Southwest tonight giving way to colder temperatures and clearer
conditions. With the ridge setting up over the Southwest, winds
becoming light and variable, and clearer skies, conditions become
favorable for fog to develop across the Kuskokwim Delta Sunday
night into Monday morning. The next weather producer will move
towards the Alaska Peninsula Sunday night. This low will begin to
increase winds and precipitation chances over the Alaska
Peninsula and Bristol Bay areas Monday.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 through 3:
Today through Monday)...
A storm force low and its associated front will move across the
western Aleutians and into the Bering this morning. The
aforementioned low and front will track north and weaken on
Sunday. With the front extending into the western and central
Bering, gales will be produced in these locations Saturday night
into Sunday as a result. Widespread precipitation will move
through the western Aleutians and into the central Aleutians as
the front tracks northeastward with the low. A quick transition of
snow to rain should be expected in these areas. A north Pacific
low will track towards the Alaska Peninsula Sunday night with
gales force winds near the Alaska Peninsula and eastern Aleutians.
Widespread rain showers will move through the Alaska Peninsula
Sunday night into Monday with the aforementioned low. However,
models are still having some uncertainty with this North Pacific
low, so precipitation location/timing and the strength of the
winds may change.
&&
.Marine (Days 3 through 5: Monday through Wednesday)...
Gulf of Alaska: A moderately strong North Pacific low moves over
Kodiak Island, as its front extends across the Gulf through
Wednesday. Forecast guidance is good. High end Northeast gales
stretch from the Northern Gulf around Kodiak and Barren Islands,
Shelikof Strait and the Alaska Peninsula Coast, diminishing. Seas
to 16 feet across the Southern Gulf, subsiding Tuesday. Areas of
gusty winds persist through Wednesday.
Bering Sea: A Northern Bering low continues into the Chukchi Sea
by Tuesday. A well developed low and front moves into the Bering
through Wednesday. Forecast guidance is good. Gusty Southerly
winds across the Northern Bering diminish. Seas in ice free waters
to 12 feet, subsiding. The wind wrapped Western Bering low and
front brings high end Southerly gales with areas of storm force
winds over the Aleutians and across the Bering, spreading into the
Central Bering for Wednesday, diminishing. Seas building to 30
feet in parts of the Western Aleutians and Bering by Tuesday,
subsiding Wednesday.
&&
.Long Term Discussion (Days 4 through 7: Tuesday through
Friday)...
The long term begins Tuesday with a continuation of an amplified
upper-level pattern. A large upper-level ridge dominates the
eastern Pacific and extends north along the Al-Can border. A
large upper-level trough remains situated over the western
Aleutians. By wednesday, the ridge is pushed south as a shortwave
trough ejects from the larger trough and moves toward
Southcentral. A second shortwave also drops south from the
northern Bering, allowing a trough to linger across the state
while the ridge reasserts itself over the eastern Pacific and
extends across the AKPen and into the eastern Bering. The long-
wave trough upstream becomes negatively tilted as a large upper-
level ridge builds over eastern Russia. Although models diverage
greatly through next week, they are all indicating the potential
for the establishment of a rex block, with the ridge centered near
the Bering Strait and a trough with multiple embedded shortwaves
positioned along the Aleutian Chain by the end of next week. As
for sensible weather, expected near normal temperatures through
the period with a chance for snow over the interior and a mix of
rain/snow along the coast Tuesday into Wednesday as the
aforementioned shortwaves coverage on Southcentral. Conditions
will remain unsettled across the Aleutians as a series of lows
rotates around the larger upper-level trough.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...Winter Weather Advisory: 101 141.
MARINE...Gale: 119 129 130 150 155 173-175 178 185 412.
Storm: 176 177 411 413
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...BL
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...EZ
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...NS
MARINE/LONG TERM...KZ/TMIn the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 5, 2:52 PM AKST, 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
252 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1252 PM SNOW 4 W STERLING 60.51N 150.91W
03/05/2022 E5.0 INCH KENAI PENINSULA AK PUBLIC
1015 AM SNOW 10 E KNIK 61.42N 149.46W
03/05/2022 E1.0 INCH ANCHORAGE AK PUBLIC
1128 AM SNOW 1 E ANCHORAGE 61.21N 149.86W
03/05/2022 M6.8 INCH ANCHORAGE AK PUBLIC
1136 AM SNOW 9 SE ANCHORAGE 61.12N 149.72W
03/05/2022 M2.5 INCH ANCHORAGE AK PUBLIC
1225 PM SNOW 5 SE ANCHORAGE 61.15N 149.82W
03/05/2022 M4.6 INCH ANCHORAGE AK PUBLIC
0116 PM SNOW 10 E KNIK 61.42N 149.46W
03/05/2022 E3.0 INCH ANCHORAGE AK PUBLIC
&&Local storm report, Mar 5, 3:11 PM AKST, 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
311 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0230 PM SNOW BIG LAKE 61.52N 149.95W
03/05/2022 M6.0 INCH MATANUSKA-SUSITNA AK NWS EMPLOYEE
HEAVY SNOW STILL FALLING.
0249 PM SNOW 13 SE KNIK 61.30N 149.53W
03/05/2022 M8.0 INCH ANCHORAGE AK PUBLIC
0255 PM SNOW ANCHORAGE 61.22N 149.89W
03/05/2022 M8.5 INCH ANCHORAGE AK NWS EMPLOYEE
REPORTED 8.5 INCHES OF SNOW IN LAKE OTIS
PKWY AND 88TH STREET.
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 3:19 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 5, 3:31 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 5, 3:37 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 5, 3:37 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 9 days | |
| Mar 6, 3:06 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 8 days | |
| Mar 6, 3:06 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 6, 3:06 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 6, 3:22 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 61 hr |
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