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Storm Warning 11, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 1, 2022, 4:13 PM AKST. It was in force for 23 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Jan 1, 2022, 4:13 PM AKST (01:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 2, 2022, 3:32 PM AKST
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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615 FZAK51 PAFC 020113 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 413 PM AKST Sat Jan 1 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. PKZ197-021415- 413 PM AKST Sat Jan 1 2022 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 975 mb low 85 nm south of Middleton Island exits southward into the North Pacific Sun night. $$ PKZ119-021415- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 413 PM AKST Sat Jan 1 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Gusts to 65 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 45 kt. Gusts to 65 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Gusts to 60 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ120-021415- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 413 PM AKST Sat Jan 1 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .SUN...N wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ121-021415- Resurrection Bay- 413 PM AKST Sat Jan 1 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-021415- Prince William Sound- 413 PM AKST Sat Jan 1 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Gusts to 55 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 40 kt. Gusts to 50 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-021415- Port Valdez- 413 PM AKST Sat Jan 1 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-021415- Valdez Narrows- 413 PM AKST Sat Jan 1 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 45 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy 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 THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-021415- Valdez Arm- 413 PM AKST Sat Jan 1 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Gusts to 50 kt Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-021415- Passage Canal- 413 PM AKST Sat Jan 1 2022 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-021415- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 413 PM AKST Sat Jan 1 2022 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 65 kt decreasing to 55 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-021415- Barren Islands East- 413 PM AKST Sat Jan 1 2022 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 55 kt. Seas 18 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 50 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...E wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ132-021415- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 413 PM AKST Sat Jan 1 2022 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 55 kt. Seas 20 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 55 kt diminishing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...E wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...E wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ136-021415- Chiniak Bay- 413 PM AKST Sat Jan 1 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .SUN...N wind 45 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 45 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ137-021415- Marmot Bay- 413 PM AKST Sat Jan 1 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .SUN...N wind 45 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ138-021415- Shelikof Strait- 413 PM AKST Sat Jan 1 2022 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 55 kt diminishing to 45 kt after midnight. Gusts to 75 kt out of bays and passes early. Seas 16 ft subsiding to 12 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ139-021415- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 413 PM AKST Sat Jan 1 2022 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 50 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ140-021415- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 413 PM AKST Sat Jan 1 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. .SUN...N wind 45 kt. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 45 kt. .MON...NE wind 35 kt. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 10 kt. $$ PKZ141-021415- Kachemak Bay- 413 PM AKST Sat Jan 1 2022 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
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487 FZAK51 PAFC 021317 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 417 AM AKST Sun Jan 2 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. PKZ197-030230- 417 AM AKST Sun Jan 2 2022 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A trough of low pressure remains over the Gulf though Tue morning. $$ PKZ119-030230- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 417 AM AKST Sun Jan 2 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Gusts to 65 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Gusts to 60 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 55 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 20 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ120-030230- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 417 AM AKST Sun Jan 2 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ121-030230- Resurrection Bay- 417 AM AKST Sun Jan 2 2022 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-030230- Prince William Sound- 417 AM AKST Sun Jan 2 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-030230- Port Valdez- 417 AM AKST Sun Jan 2 2022 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-030230- Valdez Narrows- 417 AM AKST Sun Jan 2 2022 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 50 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-030230- Valdez Arm- 417 AM AKST Sun Jan 2 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-030230- Passage Canal- 417 AM AKST Sun Jan 2 2022 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt near Whittier. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt near Whittier. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-030230- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 417 AM AKST Sun Jan 2 2022 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 50 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-030230- Barren Islands East- 417 AM AKST Sun Jan 2 2022 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 50 kt. Seas 16 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ132-030230- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 417 AM AKST Sun Jan 2 2022 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 50 kt. Seas 20 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ136-030230- Chiniak Bay- 417 AM AKST Sun Jan 2 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 45 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-030230- Marmot Bay- 417 AM AKST Sun Jan 2 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 45 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-030230- Shelikof Strait- 417 AM AKST Sun Jan 2 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-030230- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 417 AM AKST Sun Jan 2 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-030230- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 417 AM AKST Sun Jan 2 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. .TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt. .MON...N wind 40 kt. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. $$ PKZ141-030230- Kachemak Bay- 417 AM AKST Sun Jan 2 2022 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
565 FZAK51 PAFC 021627 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 727 AM AKST Sun Jan 2 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. PKZ197-030430- 727 AM AKST Sun Jan 2 2022 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A trough of low pressure remains over the Gulf though Tue morning. $$ PKZ119-030430- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 727 AM AKST Sun Jan 2 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Gusts to 65 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Gusts to 60 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 55 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 20 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ120-030430- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 727 AM AKST Sun Jan 2 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ121-030430- Resurrection Bay- 727 AM AKST Sun Jan 2 2022 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-030430- Prince William Sound- 727 AM AKST Sun Jan 2 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Gusts to 55 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Gusts to 50 kt out of bays and passes in the evening. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-030430- Port Valdez- 727 AM AKST Sun Jan 2 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-030430- Valdez Narrows- 727 AM AKST Sun Jan 2 2022 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 50 kt. Gusts to 60 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 50 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 45 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-030430- Valdez Arm- 727 AM AKST Sun Jan 2 2022 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 50 kt. Gusts to 60 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-030430- Passage Canal- 727 AM AKST Sun Jan 2 2022 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt near Whittier. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt near Whittier. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-030430- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 727 AM AKST Sun Jan 2 2022 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 50 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-030430- Barren Islands East- 727 AM AKST Sun Jan 2 2022 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 50 kt. Seas 16 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ132-030430- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 727 AM AKST Sun Jan 2 2022 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 50 kt. Seas 20 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ136-030430- Chiniak Bay- 727 AM AKST Sun Jan 2 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 45 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-030430- Marmot Bay- 727 AM AKST Sun Jan 2 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 45 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-030430- Shelikof Strait- 727 AM AKST Sun Jan 2 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-030430- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 727 AM AKST Sun Jan 2 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-030430- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 727 AM AKST Sun Jan 2 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. .TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt. .MON...N wind 40 kt. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. $$ PKZ141-030430- Kachemak Bay- 727 AM AKST Sun Jan 2 2022 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
136 FZAK51 PAFC 030032 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 332 PM AKST Sun Jan 2 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. PKZ197-031330- 332 PM AKST Sun Jan 2 2022 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A trough of low pressure exits the Gulf Mon evening. High Pressure overspreads the northwest Gulf Tue afternoon. $$ PKZ119-031330- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 332 PM AKST Sun Jan 2 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Gusts to 60 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 8 ft. Heavy Freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 35 kt. Gusts to 55 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 7 ft. Heavy Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Gusts to 50 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 7 ft. Heavy Freezing spray. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ120-031330- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 332 PM AKST Sun Jan 2 2022 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy Freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ121-031330- Resurrection Bay- 332 PM AKST Sun Jan 2 2022 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-031330- Prince William Sound- 332 PM AKST Sun Jan 2 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 7 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 35 kt becoming N 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Heavy Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-031330- Port Valdez- 332 PM AKST Sun Jan 2 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 35 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-031330- Valdez Narrows- 332 PM AKST Sun Jan 2 2022 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 50 kt. Gusts to 60 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 45 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-031330- Valdez Arm- 332 PM AKST Sun Jan 2 2022 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 50 kt. Gusts to 60 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 45 kt. Gusts to 55 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ129-031330- Passage Canal- 332 PM AKST Sun Jan 2 2022 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-031330- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 332 PM AKST Sun Jan 2 2022 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 50 kt. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ131-031330- Barren Islands East- 332 PM AKST Sun Jan 2 2022 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy Freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy Freezing spray in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ132-031330- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 332 PM AKST Sun Jan 2 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ136-031330- Chiniak Bay- 332 PM AKST Sun Jan 2 2022 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Snow. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ137-031330- Marmot Bay- 332 PM AKST Sun Jan 2 2022 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-031330- Shelikof Strait- 332 PM AKST Sun Jan 2 2022 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt becoming N 50 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ139-031330- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 332 PM AKST Sun Jan 2 2022 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ140-031330- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 332 PM AKST Sun Jan 2 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt. .MON...N wind 35 kt. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ141-031330- Kachemak Bay- 332 PM AKST Sun Jan 2 2022 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Jan 1, 5:47 AM AKST, 10 hours 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 1, 5:47 AM AKST, 10 hours 26 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 547 AM AKST Sat Jan 1 2022 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A broad trough with a deep polar low seen on water vapor imagery continues to move south towards the northern Gulf coast. A surge of Arctic air wrapping around the north and west side of this low is spilling across the Alaska state with 850 mb temperatures ranging -20 to -30 degree Celsius. A cold, dry airmass coupled with mostly clear skies and strong radiational cooling is allowing overnight temperatures to drop in the single digits to below zero across the lower and higher elevation regions. As the trough axis shifts over the southern mainland, a combination of colder air advection and strong dynamic support is creating conditions favorable for strong north-northwesterly winds across the coastal areas and interior valleys as well as through the gaps and passes. Meanwhile, an upper level wave is moving into Southcentral, bringing patchy light snow from the Mat-Su Valleys to Anchorage Bowl and to the southern Kenai Peninsula. Another upper level wave with an associated surface low is tracking near Yakutat with a band of clouds and snow showers moving into Prince William Sound to the southeast Panhandle. Out west, a ridge of high pressure is centered over the central Bering Sea and Aleutians. A shortwave trough with a surface low moving upstream of the ridge is bringing gale to storm force winds and rain west of Amchitka. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... The latest operational model runs are in good agreement with the placement and intensity of synoptic scale features at both the surface and in the upper levels. Current forecast package is on track with the Arctic outbreak getting underway over southern Alaska. This will lead to gusty northerly winds for the bays and passes, heavy freezing spray, as well as cold wind chills. Some details are still being ironed out as far as the strength of gap winds and frigid cold temperatures. Otherwise, forecast confidence remains high. && .AVIATION... PANC...Patchy light snow will continue for a brief time, bringing MVFR reductions to ceiling and visibility at the terminal. By early this afternoon, VFR conditions will persist through Sunday as cold air advection and gusty northerly winds move into the area. There is high confidence of winds to reach at least 35 kt today with a potential of gusts to reach as high as 45 to 55 kt on Sunday. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... Strong winds and/or very cold temperatures will be the story for Southcentral Alaska through Sunday. The cold air is beginning to move into the region from the north and Northwest this morning. Temperatures will drop throughout the day in many areas due to the cold air advection being stronger than minimal heating from the sun. The most difficult part of the forecast is figuring out the low temperatures in conjunction with the winds. Inversions will be prevented from developing due to the mixing of the low levels of the atmosphere. This will keep the bitterly cold temperatures from developing as they typically do in areas such as the Copper River Basin, but the extreme cold aloft will still bring temperatures well below zero with the wind blowing. Wind chills will be very noticeable for all who are outside. Worst areas are expected to be in the northern Susitna Valley, the Copper River Basin and through Thompson pass. All of these areas have active Wind chill advisories for chills of 40 below zero or colder. With 850 mb temperatures over the Copper River Basin dropping to -30C and colder, this will create an additional thermal component for the winds through the Matanuska Valley this afternoon through SUnday as the cold, dense air accelerates through the channeled terrain along the Matanuska River valley. This is expected to bring winds to High Wind Warning levels of 75 mph for the Matanuska Valley this afternoon through Sunday afternoon. There is also the potential for winds to gust to 60 mph in north and west Anchorage Sunday so a high wind watch is still in effect for Anchorage. Widespread heavy freezing spray will continue in most of the coastal marine areas. Te worst region will be from lower Cook Inlet through Shelikof Strait and to the Shumagin Islands. Parts of this region will likely see not only heavy freezing spray, but extreme rates of freezing spray with potential for 2 to 4 inches per hour of ice accumulation in the strongest core of the winds. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... An extremely cold, Arctic air mass is making headway well into the Southwest this morning as skies clear and as temperatures crash down into the single digits to teens below 0F across the entire region. A deep longwave trough extending over the AK interior into the northern Gulf is contrasting with a sharp ridge over the Bering to create a very tightened east to west pressure gradient across the area. This coupled with continued cold air advection and strong synoptic flow from the north is supporting gusty winds across portions of the Middle Valley and down across Bristol Bay, causing localized areas of blowing snow at times. With little change in the supporting upper level pattern expected, winds gusting occasionally as high as 30 to 50 mph will remain possible for areas including King Salmon, Iliamna and New Stuyahok through at least Sunday night as very strong northerly winds sitting just above the surface periodically mix down to ground level. These winds will tend to keep the boundary layer mixed and prevent temperatures from dropping much below -10 to -20F for interior locations. However, winds coupled with these temperatures will be enough to cause bitterly cold wind chills approaching dangerous territory at times down to as low as -45F, particularly between the Middle Kuskokwim Valley and interior Bristol Bay where Wind Chill Advisories are now in effect for both areas starting later this evening. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 2)... An increasingly blocked upper level pattern will set up over the forecast area as a deep upper trough remains anchored over the Alaska Peninsula and Southwest with an omega block ridge forming over the Bering. The most impactful weather will be centered on the western and eastern side of the ridge for the next couple days, with rather dramatically contrasting air masses between the upstream and downstream portion of the ridging aloft. On the cold side and near the upper level trough, very strong, deep northerly flow coupled with Arctic air advecting south will support extremely strong winds along the Alaska Peninsula increasing today and lasting through much of Sunday, with Hurricane force gusts as high as 80 kt possible out of bays and passes through Sunday morning. These winds will weaken as upper level flow veers from northerly to northeasterly, but will remain gale force with gusts to storm force along the Alaska Peninsula through late Sunday night. The winds coupled with cold temperatures dropping into the teens will result in areas of very heavy freezing spray, with the highest rates of accretion occurring with the core of highest winds lasting through Sunday morning. Meanwhile, a much warmer frontal system will stall across the far western Bering as it runs up against the blocking ridge of high pressure. Steady rain and southeast winds between gale and storm force will follow along and ahead of the front across the western Aleutians, with most of the rain staying west of Adak through late Sunday night. && .MARINE (Days 3 through 5: Monday through Wednesday)... Bering...Along the southwestern edge of high pressure in the Bering Strait on Monday, a widespread swath of easterly gales blows across the central and western Bering/Aleutians before diminishing Monday night. Seas approach 30 ft accompanying the strong gales on Monday, but subside to near 20 ft by Tuesday afternoon. A smaller area of northeasterly gales near the Kuskokwim Delta and Bristol Bay on Monday shift into the northern Bering by Tuesday morning and then diminish. Gale force gap winds south of the Alaska Peninsula also diminish Monday night. Tuesday afternoon a broad trough with embedded lows over the North Pacific induces another round of easterly gales from Bristol Bay into the central Bering through Wednesday. By Wednesday morning, seas begin to build to 20 ft in the central Bering. Gulf of Alaska...The strong gap winds expected Saturday and Sunday begin to diminish by Monday, with localized areas of gales continuing to linger beyond Monday afternoon, particularly near Kamishak Bay and Shelikof Strait as low pressure exits into the North Pacific. A front moves north into the Gulf on Tuesday afternoon, allowing widespread easterly gales to develop in the southern Gulf. Gale force winds may also develop through the Barren Islands and southern Cook Inlet and persist through Wednesday. Seas build to near 20 ft by Wednesday morning in the far southern Gulf. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 4 through 8: Tuesday through Friday)... Tuesday marks the beginning of a pattern shift as there is general model consensus that a strong amplified upper level ridge sitting over the Bering this weekend shifts northward into the Chukchi Sea. A large closed upper low to the east of the ridge, over the western Gulf of Alaska, begins to pinch off the ridge on Tuesday, retrograding along its southern periphery into and across the Bering. Ahead of the low, a blast of cold, Arctic air, previously sitting over the Alaska mainland, is pushed across the Bering, creating widespread snow showers and the potential for freezing spray, especially near the Southwest coast. Various surface lows look to move northward from the North Pacific and push a broad front across the southern Gulf, AKPEN, and the Aleutians, leading to a return of warmer, wetter conditions there by Wednesday. The bulk of the warm, moist air looks to remain confined there as the strong ridge to the north keeps the front stalled out, leaving Southwest and Southcentral Alaska colder and drier. Weak warm advection on the back side of the upper low nonetheless allows a bit of a warm-up and lighter winds over the Alaska mainland through the week. Both GFS and the EC indicate that by Thursday stronger upper- level ridging extends further south over mainland Alaska, likely keeping the area clear and dry. GEM, despite a further west placement of the strong upper-level anticyclone also indicates the same general northwest to southeast ridge axis, which is more prone to draw surface lows northward into the Bering. Both GFS and GEM indicate the potential for a surface low to draw warm, moist air deeper into the Bering and possibly into Southwest Alaska by the end of the week. In this setup, temperatures may warm to near or above freezing across parts of Southwest late Friday. .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...Wind Chill Advisory: 131 141 145 152 161 High Wind Warning: 111 High Wind Watch: 101 MARINE...Hurricane Warning: 130 150 Storm Warning: 127 131 132 136 138 139 155 177 178 411 Gale Warning: 119-121 125 126 128 129 137 140 141 160 165 172 175 176 180 351 352 412-414 Heavy Freezing Spray Warning: 119-121 125-132 136-139 141 150 155 160 165 180 181 185 414 FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...MF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...EZ SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...AS MARINE/LONG TERM...CQ
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 4:12 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 1, 4:12 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 1, 4:12 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 1, 4:13 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 1, 4:15 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Jan 2, 3:50 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Jan 2, 4:08 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Jan 2, 4:08 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 2, 4:08 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 71 hr | |
| Jan 2, 4:17 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Jan 2, 4:17 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Jan 2, 4:17 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 2, 7:27 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 32 hr | |
| Jan 2, 7:27 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 20 hr |
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