Storm Warning 87, NWS Anchorage, AK

513 
FZAK51 PAFC 081351 AAA
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
551 AM AKDT Sat Apr 8 2023

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.

PKZ197-090315-
551 AM AKDT Sat Apr 8 2023
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 972 mb low 300 nm southwest of Sitka tracks to 220 nm southeast of
Middleton Island at 977 mb Sun morning. The low moves to 110 nm 
south of Middleton Island at 987 mb Mon morning. Its front spreads 
over the Gulf and north Gulf coast through Mon morning.

$$

PKZ710-090315-
Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM-
551 AM AKDT Sat Apr 8 2023

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming N 30 kt after midnight. Seas
7 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. 
.SUN...E wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
15 ft. Rain showers. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. 
.MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ711-090315-
Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM-
551 AM AKDT Sat Apr 8 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. 
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. 
.MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ712-090315-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM-
551 AM AKDT Sat Apr 8 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming N 25 kt after midnight. Seas
9 ft. Rain showers. 
.SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. 
.MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ715-090315-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM-
551 AM AKDT Sat Apr 8 2023

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. 
.SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. 
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. 
.MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ716-090315-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM-
551 AM AKDT Sat Apr 8 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NW 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 7 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. 
.MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ714-090315-
Resurrection Bay-
551 AM AKDT Sat Apr 8 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. 
.SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. 
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ724-090315-
Northwest Prince William Sound-
551 AM AKDT Sat Apr 8 2023

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N wind 10 kt becoming W 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 ft. 
.TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow showers. 
.SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the
afternoon. Freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.WED...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ725-090315-
Central and Eastern Prince William Sound-
551 AM AKDT Sat Apr 8 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 10 kt becoming NW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ726-090315-
Southwest Prince William Sound-
551 AM AKDT Sat Apr 8 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers. 
.SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread snow and rain showers.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ720-090315-
Port of Valdez-
551 AM AKDT Sat Apr 8 2023

.TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft. Widespread snow showers. 
.SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. 
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ721-090315-
Valdez Narrows-
551 AM AKDT Sat Apr 8 2023

.TODAY...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread snow showers. 
.SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers. 
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ722-090315-
Valdez Arm-
551 AM AKDT Sat Apr 8 2023

.TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas
3 ft. Snow showers. 
.SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ723-090315-
Passage Canal-
551 AM AKDT Sat Apr 8 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft. Snow. 
.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. 
.SUN...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier. Seas 4 ft. 
Freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. 
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.MON...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ730-090315-
West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay-
551 AM AKDT Sat Apr 8 2023

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. 
.TONIGHT...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 14 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a
 rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on 
vessels in Kamishak Bay.  
.SUN...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 14 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a 
rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on 
vessels in Kamishak Bay during the morning.  
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 14 ft. 
.MON...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. 
.TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ731-090315-
Barren Islands East-
551 AM AKDT Sat Apr 8 2023

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. 
.TONIGHT...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. 
.SUN...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 14 ft. 
.MON...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ733-090315-
Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM-
551 AM AKDT Sat Apr 8 2023

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Freezing spray. 
.SUN...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. Freezing spray. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 19 ft. 
.MON...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. 
.TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ732-090315-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM-
551 AM AKDT Sat Apr 8 2023

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. 
.TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. 
.SUN...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. 
.MON...W wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ734-090315-
Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM-
551 AM AKDT Sat Apr 8 2023

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. 
.SUN...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. 
.MON...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. 
.TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ736-090315-
Chiniak Bay-
551 AM AKDT Sat Apr 8 2023

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. 
.TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. 
.SUN...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ737-090315-
Marmot Bay-
551 AM AKDT Sat Apr 8 2023

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. 
.TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. 
.SUN...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ738-090315-
Shelikof Strait-
551 AM AKDT Sat Apr 8 2023

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. 
.TONIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. 
.SUN...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ742-090315-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
551 AM AKDT Sat Apr 8 2023

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the
afternoon. Freezing spray. 
.TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. 
.SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. 
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.TUE...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ740-090315-
Cook Inlet North Kalgin Island-
551 AM AKDT Sat Apr 8 2023

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. 
.SUN...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. 
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ741-090315-
Kachemak Bay-
551 AM AKDT Sat Apr 8 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N wind 15 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft 
building to 4 ft in the afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt except NW 25 kt in the outer bay. Seas
3 ft. Freezing spray. 
.SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

728 
FZAK51 PAFC 082335
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
335 PM AKDT Sat Apr 8 2023

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.

PKZ197-091230-
335 PM AKDT Sat Apr 8 2023
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 974 mb low 310 nm SE of Middelton Island moves 40 nm SW of 
Cordova at 979 mb Sun afternoon. It then retreats 180 nm ESE of 
Kodiak at 1004 mb by Mon afternoon.

$$

PKZ710-091230-
Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM-
335 PM AKDT Sat Apr 8 2023

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain and snow.
.SUN...E wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain and snow.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow and rain showers.
.MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ711-091230-
Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM-
335 PM AKDT Sat Apr 8 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...N wind 20 kt becoming E 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. 
Snow and rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow and rain showers.
.MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ712-091230-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM-
335 PM AKDT Sat Apr 8 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ715-091230-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM-
335 PM AKDT Sat Apr 8 2023

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...N wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ716-091230-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM-
335 PM AKDT Sat Apr 8 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ714-091230-
Resurrection Bay-
335 PM AKDT Sat Apr 8 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray after midnight.
.SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. Snow.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. Snow.
.MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ724-091230-
Northwest Prince William Sound-
335 PM AKDT Sat Apr 8 2023

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. Snow.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas
7 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Snow.
.MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ725-091230-
Central and Eastern Prince William Sound-
335 PM AKDT Sat Apr 8 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the
afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6
ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight.
.MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ726-091230-
Southwest Prince William Sound-
335 PM AKDT Sat Apr 8 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas
4 ft. Snow.
.MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ720-091230-
Port of Valdez-
335 PM AKDT Sat Apr 8 2023

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft. Snow.
.SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 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.

$$

PKZ721-091230-
Valdez Narrows-
335 PM AKDT Sat Apr 8 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow.
.SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ722-091230-
Valdez Arm-
335 PM AKDT Sat Apr 8 2023

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas
3 ft. Snow.
.SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ723-091230-
Passage Canal-
335 PM AKDT Sat Apr 8 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier. Seas 4 ft. 
Freezing spray. Snow.
.SUN...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier. Seas 4 ft. 
Freezing spray. Snow.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt near Whittier. Seas 3 ft. 
Freezing spray. Widespread snow showers.
.MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ730-091230-
West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay-
335 PM AKDT Sat Apr 8 2023

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 14 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a 
rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels in
Kamishak Bay. 
.SUN...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 15 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a 
rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels in
Kamishak Bay. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 15 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a 
rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels in
Kamishak Bay. 
.MON...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ731-091230-
Barren Islands East-
335 PM AKDT Sat Apr 8 2023

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ733-091230-
Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM-
335 PM AKDT Sat Apr 8 2023

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ732-091230-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM-
335 PM AKDT Sat Apr 8 2023

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ734-091230-
Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM-
335 PM AKDT Sat Apr 8 2023

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ736-091230-
Chiniak Bay-
335 PM AKDT Sat Apr 8 2023

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ737-091230-
Marmot Bay-
335 PM AKDT Sat Apr 8 2023

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ738-091230-
Shelikof Strait-
335 PM AKDT Sat Apr 8 2023

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ742-091230-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
335 PM AKDT Sat Apr 8 2023

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ740-091230-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
335 PM AKDT Sat Apr 8 2023

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 ft.
.MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ741-091230-
Kachemak Bay-
335 PM AKDT Sat Apr 8 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt except NW 25 kt in the outer bay. Seas
3 ft. Seas 6 ft near outer bay. Freezing spray.
.SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

751 
FZAK51 PAFC 091204
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
404 AM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

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-
404 AM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 976 mb low 200 nm southeast of Middleton Island moves 20 nm
north of Middleton Island at 980 mb by Sun night. It then tracks
80 nm southwest of Middleton Island at 997 mb on Mon morning and
dissipates by Tue morning. 

$$

PKZ710-100115-
Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM-
404 AM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow showers.
.MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ711-100115-
Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM-
404 AM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 30 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Rain 
showers and snow showers.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow showers.
.MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ712-100115-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM-
404 AM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E wind 35 kt N and E of Middleton Island. NW wind 25 kt S
and W of Middleton Island. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers and snow 
showers.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming SE after midnight. Seas 13 ft.
.MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ715-100115-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM-
404 AM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
8 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ716-100115-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM-
404 AM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.MON...NE wind 25 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft
subsiding to 6 ft in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ714-100115-
Resurrection Bay-
404 AM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. Snow.
.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...N wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4
ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ724-100115-
Northwest Prince William Sound-
404 AM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers
with rain showers.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft after
midnight.
.MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers.
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ725-100115-
Central and Eastern Prince William Sound-
404 AM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 25 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Snow.
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt becoming E after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain 
and snow.
.MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ726-100115-
Southwest Prince William Sound-
404 AM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers.
.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft after
midnight. Snow and rain.
.MON...NE wind 15 kt becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3
ft. Snow showers.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ720-100115-
Port of Valdez-
404 AM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

.TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow.
.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 ft. Snow.
.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.

$$

PKZ721-100115-
Valdez Narrows-
404 AM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow.
.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...N wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 ft. Snow.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ722-100115-
Valdez Arm-
404 AM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

.TODAY...NE wind 20 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4
ft. Rain and snow.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ723-100115-
Passage Canal-
404 AM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier. Seas 4 ft. 
Freezing spray. Snow.
.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier. Seas 4 ft. 
Freezing spray. Snow.
.MON...W wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to
25 kt near Whittier in the morning. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. Snow.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ730-100115-
West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay-
404 AM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 55 kt. Seas 16 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate
of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels in 
Kamishak Bay.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 55 kt. Seas 15 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a 
rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels in
Kamishak Bay.
.MON...NW wind 45 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
12 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ731-100115-
Barren Islands East-
404 AM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON...NW wind 45 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
13 ft subsiding to 8 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ733-100115-
Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM-
404 AM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 18 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...NW wind 45 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
17 ft subsiding to 11 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ732-100115-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM-
404 AM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...NW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas
10 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ734-100115-
Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM-
404 AM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...NW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
16 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE THROUGH THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ736-100115-
Chiniak Bay-
404 AM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas
5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE THROUGH THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ737-100115-
Marmot Bay-
404 AM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

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

.TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas
4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE THROUGH THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ738-100115-
Shelikof Strait-
404 AM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 40 kt. Gusts to 55 kt through bays and passes. Seas
10 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Gusts to 55 kt through bays and passes. 
Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON...NW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas
8 ft subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ742-100115-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
404 AM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ740-100115-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
404 AM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 3 ft subsiding to 1 ft in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ741-100115-
Kachemak Bay-
404 AM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft inner bay, 9 ft outer bay. Freezing
spray.
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft inner bay, 9 ft outer bay. 
Freezing spray.
.MON...Variable wind 10 kt except N 15 kt in the outer bay. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

781 
FZAK51 PAFC 091442 AAA
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
642 AM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

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.

PKZ197-100330-
642 AM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 976 mb low 200 nm southeast of Middleton Island moves 20 nm
north of Middleton Island at 980 mb by Sun night. It then tracks
80 nm southwest of Middleton Island at 997 mb on Mon morning and
dissipates by Tue morning. 

$$

PKZ710-100330-
Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM-
642 AM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain and snow.
.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow showers. 
.MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ711-100330-
Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM-
642 AM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N wind 30 kt becoming E 35 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow. 
.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow showers. 
.MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ712-100330-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM-
642 AM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E wind 35 kt N and E of Middleton Island. W wind 30 kt 
S and W of Middleton Island. Seas 16 ft. Rain and snow showers.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming SE after midnight. Seas 13 ft. 
.MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ715-100330-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM-
642 AM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. 
.TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. 
.MON...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 8 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. 
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ716-100330-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM-
642 AM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. 
.MON...NE wind 25 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 10 ft subsiding to 6 ft in the afternoon. 
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ714-100330-
Resurrection Bay-
642 AM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. 
.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. 
.MON...N wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. 
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ724-100330-
Northwest Prince William Sound-
642 AM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. Snow and rain.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft after
midnight. 
.MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers. 
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.WED...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ725-100330-
Central and Eastern Prince William Sound-
642 AM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 25 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. 
Seas 5 ft. Snow. 
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt becoming E after midnight. 
Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. 
.MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.WED THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ726-100330-
Southwest Prince William Sound-
642 AM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. 
.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft 
after midnight. Snow and rain. 
.MON...NE wind 15 kt becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 3 ft. Snow showers. 
.MON NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.WED...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ720-100330-
Port of Valdez-
642 AM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

.TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. 
.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.MON...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 3 ft. Snow. 
.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.

$$

PKZ721-100330-
Valdez Narrows-
642 AM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. 
.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.MON...N wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 3 ft. Snow. 
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ722-100330-
Valdez Arm-
642 AM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

.TODAY...NE wind 20 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. 
.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.MON...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 3 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ723-100330-
Passage Canal-
642 AM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
Snow. 
.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier. Seas 4 ft.
Freezing spray. Snow. 
.MON...W wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Gusts
to 25 kt near Whittier in the morning. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray.
Snow. 
.MON NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.WED THROUGH THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ730-100330-
West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay-
642 AM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 55 kt. Seas 16 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a
rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on
vessels in Kamishak Bay. 
.TONIGHT...NW wind 55 kt. Seas 15 ft. Extreme freezing spray at 
a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on 
vessels in Kamishak Bay. 
.MON...NW wind 45 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. 
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ731-100330-
Barren Islands East-
642 AM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. 
.TONIGHT...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. 
.MON...NW wind 45 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 13 ft subsiding to 8 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. 
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ733-100330-
Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM-
642 AM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. Freezing spray. 
.TONIGHT...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 18 ft. Freezing spray. 
.MON...NW wind 45 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 17 ft subsiding to 11 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. 
.MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ732-100330-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM-
642 AM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. 
.TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. 
.MON...NW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. 
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ734-100330-
Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM-
642 AM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. 
.TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. 
.MON...NW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. 
.MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ736-100330-
Chiniak Bay-
642 AM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. 
.MON...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. 
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ737-100330-
Marmot Bay-
642 AM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

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

.TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy 
freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. 
.MON...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. 
.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ738-100330-
Shelikof Strait-
642 AM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 40 kt. Gusts to 60 kt out of bays and passes. 
Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. 
.TONIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Gusts to 65 kt out of bays and passes. 
Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. 
.MON...NW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas
8 ft subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. Heavy freezing spray. 
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ742-100330-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
642 AM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

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

.TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt out of bays and passes. 
Seas 4 ft, except 8 ft S of Anchor Point. Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. 
Seas 5 ft, except 8 ft S of Anchor Point. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ740-100330-
Cook Inlet North Kalgin Island-
642 AM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

.TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.MON...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less 
than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft subsiding to 1 ft in the afternoon. 
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ741-100330-
Kachemak Bay-
642 AM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft inner bay, 8 ft outer bay. 
Freezing spray. 
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft inner bay, 8 ft outer bay. 
Freezing spray. 
.MON...Variable wind 10 kt except N 15 kt in the outer bay. 
Seas 2 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

066 
FZAK51 PAFC 092259
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
259 PM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

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.

PKZ197-101130-
259 PM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 980 mb low 10 nm north of Middleton Island moves to 90 nm 
southwest of Middleton Island at 991 mb by Mon morning. It tracks 
to 170 nm south of Middleton Island at 1005 mb by Mon afternoon, 
then dissipates by Tue morning. A 1006 mb low develops 70 nm west 
of Sitkinak Island Tue morning, then moves to 60 nm south of 
Kodiak City at 1008 mb by Tue afternoon.

$$

PKZ710-101130-
Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM-
259 PM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt becoming SE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft.
Snow showers.
.MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ711-101130-
Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM-
259 PM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt becoming SE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 13 
ft subsiding to 7 ft after midnight. Snow showers.
.MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ712-101130-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM-
259 PM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft.
.MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ715-101130-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM-
259 PM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
7 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ716-101130-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM-
259 PM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...NE wind 25 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ714-101130-
Resurrection Bay-
259 PM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft
subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Heavy freezing spray in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt after midnight.
Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ724-101130-
Northwest Prince William Sound-
259 PM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. Snow.
.MON...N wind 20 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
Snow showers.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ725-101130-
Central and Eastern Prince William Sound-
259 PM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow.
.MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ726-101130-
Southwest Prince William Sound-
259 PM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight.
Freezing spray. Snow.
.MON...NE wind 15 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ720-101130-
Port of Valdez-
259 PM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers.
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ721-101130-
Valdez Narrows-
259 PM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...N wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ722-101130-
Valdez Arm-
259 PM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ723-101130-
Passage Canal-
259 PM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt near Whittier. Seas 4 ft. 
Heavy freezing spray. Snow.
.MON...W wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to
30 kt near Whittier. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. Snow showers.
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight.
Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED THROUGH FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ730-101130-
West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay-
259 PM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 55 kt. Seas 15 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a 
rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels in
Kamishak Bay.
.MON...NW wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas
12 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater 
may rapidly accumulate on vessels in Kamishak Bay in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt.
Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ731-101130-
Barren Islands East-
259 PM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 15 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a 
rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels
before midnight.
.MON...NW wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas
12 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt.
Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ733-101130-
Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM-
259 PM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 18 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON...NW wind 45 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
16 ft subsiding to 11 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt.
Seas 8 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight.
.TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ732-101130-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM-
259 PM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON...NW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
10 ft. Heavy freezing spray in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming S after midnight. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ734-101130-
Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM-
259 PM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON...NW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
15 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ736-101130-
Chiniak Bay-
259 PM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON...NW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas
5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Heavy freezing spray in the
morning.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt becoming S after midnight. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ737-101130-
Marmot Bay-
259 PM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas
4 ft. Heavy freezing spray in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt becoming SE after midnight. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ738-101130-
Shelikof Strait-
259 PM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON...NW wind 35 kt becoming W 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft
subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ742-101130-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
259 PM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt out of bays and passes. 
Seas 5 ft, except 8 ft S of Anchor Point. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ740-101130-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
259 PM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ741-101130-
Kachemak Bay-
259 PM AKDT Sun Apr 9 2023

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft inner bay, 8 ft outer bay. Heavy 
freezing spray outer bay.
.MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
440 PM AKDT Fri Apr 7 2023

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...

A large upper-level centered over Kotzebue this afternoon
continues to be the dominant weather feature across the state.
This is the feature responsible for the polar airmass in place
over much of state with temperatures remaining well below normal
for this time of year.

Two shortwaves moving from the Bering southward over the
Aleutians are acting to reinforce the cold air advection over the
Aleutian and Pribilof Islands. A compact surface low just west of
Saint George Island is producing and area of snow and easterly
winds for the Pribilofs this afternoon. Snow is also falling from
Unalaska to Cold Bay due to the unstable airmass in the wake of a
second surface low now south of Unimak Island.

To the east, a weak wave lifting to the Southcentral coast,
coupled with a light easterly flow aloft, is producing a few
scattered showers around Prince William Sound and over the coastal
mountains. Elsewhere across Southcentral, it is generally clear
and cold with scattered high clouds.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...

Models have shifted in their solutions with respect to the
interaction between a shortwave diving south from the polar low
and a second wave lifting north-northwest from the eastern Gulf of
Alaska. Guidance is shifting the trough over the eastern Gulf
farther to the east and keeping the best vorticity advection east
of Prince William Sound with minimal interaction with the digging
wave to the west as it strengthens and becomes negatively titled.

At the surface, this translates to a more elongated inverted
trough just clipping the eastern Kenai Peninsula before sliding
southwest toward the Barren Islands. The result is twofold. First,
the farther east solution delays the onset of the steadier snow
for the Kenai Peninsula, Anchorage Bowl, and Matanuska Valley by
as much as six hours, with the 12z and 18z NAM and 18z hi-res
models the slowest. The best lift and instability along the
trough is also farther east over western Prince William Sound.
This solution could potentially lower expected snow amounts for
areas west of the Chugach and Kenai Mountains.

While the most recent NAM and hi-res model runs are indicating
this eastward shift, the GEM and EC continue to be a bit faster
and farther west, a good middle ground to the 12z GFS, which has
become the outlier with more west solution and the only model now
spinning up a consolidated low over the north-central Gulf by
Sunday afternoon.

Given this slower, more eastward trend, pinning down snow amounts
has gotten a little more challenging, especially with less
confidence in the overall forecast. Still, there is the potential
for several inches of snow with this system due to models still
keying in on decent moisture advection, cold air advection over
the interior, and a north to northeasterly flow ahead of the
trough over the Anchorage Bowl and Kenai Peninsula.

&&

.AVIATION...
PANC...VFR conditions and light northerly winds are expected to
persist through the TAF period. Ceilings lowering to around 5,000
ft are possible for Saturday morning.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 through 3:
Tonight through Monday morning)...

An unsettled weather pattern remains forecast across Southcentral
over the weekend into next week. A polar low located over the
Seward Peninsula will help to push an unseasonably colder air mass
into Southcentral from the Western Alaska Range Saturday into
Sunday. On the leading edge of the colder air mass a shortwave
trough will move across the Alaska Peninsula and begin to interact
with a secondary area of low pressure located over the eastern
Gulf of Alaska late Saturday. This latter low is expected to be
drawn northwestward along the Gulf coast through Sunday morning,
eventually stalling just south of the Kenai Peninsula Sunday
night. Whew! Ultimately, this should result in increasing snow
chances from Whittier, westward, into the Anchorage Bowl Saturday
night through Sunday night. General forecast amounts of 2 to 4
inches of snow are expected from Anchorage, northward into the
Mat-Su, with the higher amounts, potentially greater than 4
inches, confined to east Anchorage into the Upper Hillside and
into Eagle River. Higher snow amounts are forecast across Western
Prince William Sound into the eastern Turnagain Arm, where upslope
flow could lend itself to convective snow showers. Thus, amounts
could range anywhere from 6 to 10 inches over a 30 hour period
from Whittier to Girdwood. While this doesn't necessarily meet
advisory or winter storm warning criteria, travel conditions will
be poor with periods of heavy wet snow likely. Further south and
along the Seward Highway, general snow amounts of 2 to 4 inches
will be possible with snow totals tapering off with westward
extent into Soldotna.

It should be noted that forecast uncertainty has increased with
the afternoon forecast package. The timing of the Gulf low moving
south of the Kenai Peninsula and moisture pivoting from Prince
William Sound down across the Peninsula is noticeably different
amongst each forecast model. The GFS continues to be the fastest
solution with the higher amounts of snow. Meanwhile, the NAM
continues to be the slower and further east solution. Falling
somewhere in the middle are the Canadian and ECMWF forecast
models. In a surprise move, afternoon hi-res guidance has trended
closer to the NAM. As a result, the timing of expected snow has
shifted from a Saturday night/Sunday morning event, to more of a
Sunday event instead. This also poses additional uncertainties
with daytime heating potentially reducing accumulations on the
ground.

A temporary reprieve in precipitation may develop by early Monday
before yet another low pressure system brings renewed snow
chances into Southcentral early next week.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 through 3: Tonight
through Monday)...

A deep upper-level low centered over Kotzebue Sound will remain
nearly stationary through the weekend, keeping a cold air mass and
weak high pressure near the surface in place across Southwest
Alaska. Light, northwesterly flow will draw cold Arctic air across
the region, allowing temperatures to cool to near or below zero
for most locations under mostly clear skies. Some portions of the
Lower Kuskokwim Valley are poised to see another night of low
temperatures 20 to 30 below zero. Near the surface, Northwesterly
winds increase this evening to 10 to 20 mph and will remain
persistent through much of the weekend. The dense, cold air
streaming across the Alaska Peninsula will lead to stronger winds
and higher gusts there, especially through bays and passes. The
coldest conditions are expected Saturday night, when the coldest
portion of the air mass surges south from the Bering Strait.
Temperatures then gradually warm for Sunday as a weak passing
trough allows warmer air from the Bering Sea to nudge northward,
though the area will remain mostly dry. Then, the axis of the
surface ridge pushes east over Southwest Alaska, allowing winds to
diminish to light and variable for Sunday night into Monday.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 through 3:
Tonight through Monday)...

Northwesterly winds and snow showers will continue across the
central and eastern Bering Sea/Aleutians through tonight as a weak
trough extends off a low in the North Pacific. The trough exits
southward tonight, allowing winds and snow showers to diminish
somewhat. This will be hampered, however, by weak meso-lows
developing over the northern Bering and crossing the Pribilof
Islands to the eastern Aleutians and Alaska Peninsula through
Saturday night. This will lead to intermittent periods of heavier
snow showers and gusty winds. Meanwhile, gusty cold winds filter
through the eastern Aleutians and Alaska Peninsula through the
weekend. A warm front pushes from the western Aleutians tonight,
where it will bring a mix of rain and snow, to the Pribilof
Islands by Sunday night, where it is likely to have weakened to
only produce light snow. A large Kamchatka low also pushes its
cold front to the western Aleutians/Bering on Sunday. The front
traverses eastward across the Bering through Monday, bringing
mostly rain to the Aleutian Chain.

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 4 through 7: Tuesday through
Friday)...

Overall synoptic flow appears to be in relatively good agreement
for the long term. A ridge that builds across the southern Alaska
on Tuesday will be flatted by a well established polar low as it
moves through the mainland. This will pave the way for embedded
troughs to travel a more southerly track across the Gulf of
Alaska. The polar low appears to become less blocked toward the
end of the week. There is a high probability for the odds to favor
colder than normal temperatures across southern Alaska. Northerly
and offshore flow is possible as the low nudges southward and the
cold airmass points toward Southwest. Winds with cold air
advection for the last half of the week could lead to accelerated
outflow winds for the Alaska Peninsula and as far west as the
Pribilofs and the eastern Aleutians. The exact location and timing
of the polar low movement, along with interacting troughs from
the west, increases forecast uncertainty. However, the prevailing
pattern appears to be unsettled however, but the bulk of the
moisture plumes is nudging further east toward Southeast Alaska.

&&

SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...TM
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...BL
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...CQ
LONG TERM...VR