Gale Warning 461, NWS Anchorage, AK

330 
FZAK51 PAFC 302324
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
324 PM AKDT Thu May 30 2024

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.

PKZ197-311245-
324 PM AKDT Thu May 30 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 1001 mb North Pacific low moves to 130 nm South of Castle Cape 
at 989 mb for Sat afternoon. Its front spreads over the Gulf 
through Sat afternoon.

$$

PKZ710-311245-
Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM-
324 PM AKDT Thu May 30 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ711-311245-
Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM-
324 PM AKDT Thu May 30 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ712-311245-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM-
324 PM AKDT Thu May 30 2024

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. 
Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...E wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ715-311245-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM-
324 PM AKDT Thu May 30 2024

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ716-311245-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM-
324 PM AKDT Thu May 30 2024

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ714-311245-
Resurrection Bay-
324 PM AKDT Thu May 30 2024

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming N after midnight. 
Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ724-311245-
Northwest Prince William Sound-
324 PM AKDT Thu May 30 2024

.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ725-311245-
Central and Eastern Prince William Sound-
324 PM AKDT Thu May 30 2024

.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt 
after midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ726-311245-
Southwest Prince William Sound-
324 PM AKDT Thu May 30 2024

.TONIGHT...NE wind increasing to 20 kt. Seas building to 4 ft.
.FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ720-311245-
Port of Valdez-
324 PM AKDT Thu May 30 2024

.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable 
less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt 
in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable 
less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ721-311245-
Valdez Narrows-
324 PM AKDT Thu May 30 2024

.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming NE after midnight. 
Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable 
less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ722-311245-
Valdez Arm-
324 PM AKDT Thu May 30 2024

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt 
after midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ723-311245-
Passage Canal-
324 PM AKDT Thu May 30 2024

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ730-311245-
West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay-
324 PM AKDT Thu May 30 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ731-311245-
Barren Islands East-
324 PM AKDT Thu May 30 2024

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain.
.SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ733-311245-
Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM-
324 PM AKDT Thu May 30 2024

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ732-311245-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM-
324 PM AKDT Thu May 30 2024

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.FRI...N wind 25 kt except N 35 kt N of Dangerous Cape. 
Seas 12 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ734-311245-
Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM-
324 PM AKDT Thu May 30 2024

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain.
.FRI...N wind 30 kt except NE 35 kt N of Dangerous Cape. 
Seas 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. N of Dangerous Cape, NE wind 30 kt
diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ736-311245-
Chiniak Bay-
324 PM AKDT Thu May 30 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 9 ft 
after midnight. Rain.
.FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 6 ft in 
the afternoon. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. 
Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ737-311245-
Marmot Bay-
324 PM AKDT Thu May 30 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 6 ft 
after midnight. Rain.
.SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ738-311245-
Shelikof Strait-
324 PM AKDT Thu May 30 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ742-311245-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
324 PM AKDT Thu May 30 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt becoming N 20 kt after midnight. 
Seas 2 ft building to 5 ft after midnight.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ740-311245-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
324 PM AKDT Thu May 30 2024

.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. 
Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ741-311245-
Kachemak Bay-
324 PM AKDT Thu May 30 2024

.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. 
Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...N wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

090 
FZAK51 PAFC 311114
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
314 AM AKDT Fri May 31 2024

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.

PKZ197-010000-
314 AM AKDT Fri May 31 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 990 mb low 270 nm South of Middleton Island, moves to 80 nm 
East of Kodiak City at 989 mb for Sat afternoon. Its front 
spreads over the northern and western Gulf through Sat afternoon.

$$

PKZ710-010000-
Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM-
314 AM AKDT Fri May 31 2024

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 20 kt early increasing to 30 kt. Seas building to 12
ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ711-010000-
Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM-
314 AM AKDT Fri May 31 2024

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 25 kt early increasing to 35 kt. Seas building to 
12 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ712-010000-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM-
314 AM AKDT Fri May 31 2024

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ715-010000-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM-
314 AM AKDT Fri May 31 2024

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 25 kt early increasing to 35 kt. Seas building to 
13 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ716-010000-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM-
314 AM AKDT Fri May 31 2024

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ714-010000-
Resurrection Bay-
314 AM AKDT Fri May 31 2024

.TODAY...N wind 10 kt early increasing to 20 kt. Seas building to 4 
ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ724-010000-
Northwest Prince William Sound-
314 AM AKDT Fri May 31 2024

.TODAY...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...N wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ725-010000-
Central and Eastern Prince William Sound-
314 AM AKDT Fri May 31 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas
2 ft.
.SAT...E wind 15 kt in the morning increasing to 25 kt. Seas 3 ft 
building to 6 ft in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ726-010000-
Southwest Prince William Sound-
314 AM AKDT Fri May 31 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.SAT...E wind 20 kt in the morning increasing to 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ720-010000-
Port of Valdez-
314 AM AKDT Fri May 31 2024

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ721-010000-
Valdez Narrows-
314 AM AKDT Fri May 31 2024

.TODAY...NE wind increasing to 20 kt this morning becoming SW 15 kt 
in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW wind 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ722-010000-
Valdez Arm-
314 AM AKDT Fri May 31 2024

.TODAY...NE wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ723-010000-
Passage Canal-
314 AM AKDT Fri May 31 2024

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.SAT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2
ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ730-010000-
West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay-
314 AM AKDT Fri May 31 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ731-010000-
Barren Islands East-
314 AM AKDT Fri May 31 2024

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ733-010000-
Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM-
314 AM AKDT Fri May 31 2024

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ732-010000-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM-
314 AM AKDT Fri May 31 2024

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. N of
Dangerous Cape, NE wind 30 kt becoming N 40 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 15 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. N of
Dangerous Cape, NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ734-010000-
Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM-
314 AM AKDT Fri May 31 2024

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N wind increasing to 35 kt. Seas building to 15 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas
13 ft. Rain showers.
.SAT...N wind 20 kt except NE 25 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 10
ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ736-010000-
Chiniak Bay-
314 AM AKDT Fri May 31 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 20 kt early increasing to 30 kt. Seas building to 
10 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 10 
ft subsiding to 7 ft after midnight. Rain.
.SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft in the morning building to 9 ft. 
Rain showers.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ737-010000-
Marmot Bay-
314 AM AKDT Fri May 31 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 15 kt early increasing to 25 kt. Seas building to 8
ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 8
ft subsiding to 5 ft after midnight. Rain.
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt in the morning increasing to 25 kt. Seas 5 ft 
in the morning building to 9 ft. Rain showers.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ738-010000-
Shelikof Strait-
314 AM AKDT Fri May 31 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ742-010000-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
314 AM AKDT Fri May 31 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ740-010000-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
314 AM AKDT Fri May 31 2024

.TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ741-010000-
Kachemak Bay-
314 AM AKDT Fri May 31 2024

.TODAY...N wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3
ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2
ft.
.SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
757 AM AKDT Wed May 29 2024

.Update...

Decreased likelihood of precipitation across the Anchorage Bowl
this morning. Current conditions and trends are diminishing and
plan on seeing isolated to scattered showers only through the
early afternoon. All other aspects of the forecast remain
unchanged.

-ss

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 526 AM AKDT Wed May 29 2024/

SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 through 3)...

An upper-level trough extending from the central interior south to
the Kenai Peninsula this morning will continue to track west
throughout the day. A second, weaker wave over the eastern Copper
River Basin will also move west this morning, catching up with
the initial trough and helping to enhance shower activity from
the Anchorage Bowl north and west to the Mat-Su Valleys, including
the Chugach and Talkeetna Mountains. The showers will begin to
diminish in coverage across valley locations from south to north
by this evening as the trough moves over the Alaska Range. Gap
winds will also be on the increase later today, peaking in
intensity later this afternoon, as the trough lifts north and
ridging builds along the coast ahead of a slow moving frontal
system over the Gulf.

The aforementioned surface front over the Gulf will weaken and
stall over the northern Gulf for Thursday. The southeasterly flow
ahead of the front, coupled with an upper-level shortwave ahead of
the surface feature, will keep conditions unsettled with clouds
and showers persisting along the coast through Thursday night.
Scattered showers are also possible across the higher elevations
of interior Southcentral Thursday afternoon and evening as the
upper-level wave continues to move north to the Alaska Range. An
isolated thunderstorm is also possible along the eastern foothills
of the Talkeetnas. Gusty southerly gap winds will again increase
Thursday afternoon and evening as the trough lifts north.

By Friday, as conditions become more tranquil across the interior,
light rain showers linger from Kodiak Island northeast to the
southern Kenai Peninsula. A deepening surface low tracks into the
southern Gulf with easterly gales and widespread rain. Its
frontal system lifts north and west through the day, with winds
and rain spreading into in the northwest Gulf late Friday.

-TM

SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA, THE BERING SEA AND THE
ALEUTIANS (Days 1 through 3: Today through Friday night)...

A weakening low centered north of Unalaska this morning extends a
front along the Southwest Alaska coast. Associated with this front
is light precipitation falling over the Western Capes and northern
Bristol Bay and gusty southeasterly winds across the northern
Alaska Peninsula and interior Bristol Bay zone. This front will
slowly lift northward through the day, bringing rain onto the
northern Bristol Bay coast, including Dillingham, and a chance of
rain (though it is mostly expected to be dry as a result of
downsloping) to areas closer to the Alaska Range, such as King
Salmon. The arrival of the front, bringing increased cloud cover
and a slightly cooler air mass, is expected to keep temperatures
closer to (or even slightly below) normal today. It will also
promote some instability for rain shower development along the
Kuskokwim Delta coast. Further inland, conditions are expected to
be mostly dry, with the exception of the Lower Kuskokwim Valley
near the Alaska Range, which is likely to see rain showers
enhanced by two separate upper-level shortwaves tracking into the
area from Southcentral Alaska this morning and later this evening.
The eastern Aleutians and Alaska Peninsula can expect periods of
rain showers today closer to the low center.

The front weakens heading into Thursday, but the remnant moisture
pervades much of Southwest Alaska, leading to conditions
conducive for scattered showers across much of the lower
elevations Thursday afternoon/evening. While the low in the
eastern Bering Sea dissipates, weak shortwave troughs continue to
lift across Southwest Alaska into the weekend, with conditions in
the lower-levels of the atmosphere remaining fairly static. This
will allow for continued periods of light rain showers
developing each afternoon through at least Saturday.

Out west, a strong Kamchatka low pushes a gale-force front into
the western Bering/Aleutians Wednesday night. This leads to a
period of light to moderate rain pushing through the western
Aleutians. The front reaches the central Aleutians on Thursday,
having weakened below gale force along much of its length. By
Thursday night, the front moves into the eastern Aleutians as the
low tracks into the western Bering. South of the low center, winds
gust out of the west to gale force, with rain showers wrapping
around the low bringing a second round of precipitation to the
Aleutian Chain. The low continues east, tracking just north of the
Aleutians through Saturday as it weakens. Its front approaches the
Southwest coast, but there is good model agreement that it remains
offshore before dissipating this weekend, only barely brushing
the coast.

- Quesada

LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 4 through 7) Saturday through Tuesday...

An elongated area of upper level troughing continues across the
Bering into the Gulf of Alaska. The Gulf low weakens and becomes
absorbed by a second center moving across the Southern Bering and
Alaska Peninsula by Sunday. The jet stream energy maintains its
track to the South of the Aleutians through the beginning of the
week. A deterministic model blend hold good confidence through the
weekend before an ensemble blend takes over. Weak ridging sets up
over the Central and Northern Mainland, as well as over Siberia,
which will allow for lower level thermal troughs to form across
the Central Interior beginning in the new week.

Sustained Easterly to Southeasterly airflow over the Southcentral
areas spreads increased moisture as far North as the Alaska
Range, and brings showers with each Easterly wave. Potentially
larger amounts of rain over the Copper River Basin associated with
more convective events are expected. Transient lows, fronts and
troughs spread their precipitation over the Aleutians and Bering,
and into Southwest Alaska, and the AKPEN and Kodiak Island.

-Kutz

AVIATION...

PANC...VFR conditions to persist through the forecast period.
Lingering gusty southerly winds early this morning out of
Turnagain Arm will diminish slightly by mid-morning, becoming
light but remaining south to southeasterly. Gusty southerly winds
up to 30 mph to kick back up by this afternoon and are expected
to persist through the evening hours tonight, coming to an end
again by early Thursday morning. Occasional MVFR conditions are
possible with any shower activity this morning.

&&