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Storm Warning 38, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 8, 2024

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 8, 2024, 3:37 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued
Feb 8, 2024, 3:37 AM AKST (12:37 UTC)
Expired
Feb 9, 2024, 3:24 PM AKST
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

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182 
FZAK51 PAFC 081237
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
337 AM AKST Thu Feb 8 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.

PKZ197-090115-
337 AM AKST Thu Feb 8 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 1005 mb low 230 nm S of Yakutat dissipates this afternoon. 
A 966 mb North Pacific low crosses the Alaska Peninsula Fri 
mid-day and moves over Cape Newenham at 972 mb Sat morning. 
Its front lifts across the Gulf of Alaska through Sat morning. 
Another North Pacific low at 988 mb Fri mid-day moves to 70 nm 
W of Sitkinak Island at 984 mb Sat morning.

$$

PKZ710-090115-
Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM-
337 AM AKST Thu Feb 8 2024

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt increasing to 45 kt after midnight. 
Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow.
.FRI...E wind 50 kt becoming SE 40 kt late. Seas 18 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ711-090115-
Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM-
337 AM AKST Thu Feb 8 2024

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. 
Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.FRI...E wind 50 kt becoming SE 40 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 18 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.SAT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ712-090115-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM-
337 AM AKST Thu Feb 8 2024

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt after midnight. 
Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.FRI...SE wind 50 kt diminishing to 35 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 17 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft.
.SAT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ715-090115-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM-
337 AM AKST Thu Feb 8 2024

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.FRI...E wind 40 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 15 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ716-090115-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM-
337 AM AKST Thu Feb 8 2024

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.FRI...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.SAT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ714-090115-
Resurrection Bay-
337 AM AKST Thu Feb 8 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt 
in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming Variable after midnight. 
Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.FRI...Variable wind 15 kt becoming S 25 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ724-090115-
Northwest Prince William Sound-
337 AM AKST Thu Feb 8 2024

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt 
in the afternoon. Seas building to 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft after
midnight. Snow and rain.
.FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 9 ft in the 
afternoon. Rain and snow.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ725-090115-
Central and Eastern Prince William Sound-
337 AM AKST Thu Feb 8 2024

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas building to 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain and snow.
.FRI...E wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ726-090115-
Southwest Prince William Sound-
337 AM AKST Thu Feb 8 2024

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas building to 3 ft. Rain and snow.
.TONIGHT...E wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain and snow.
.FRI...E wind 35 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft 
subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ720-090115-
Port of Valdez-
337 AM AKST Thu Feb 8 2024

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt 
after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Snow.
.FRI...E wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable 
less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ721-090115-
Valdez Narrows-
337 AM AKST Thu Feb 8 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray in the morning.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ722-090115-
Valdez Arm-
337 AM AKST Thu Feb 8 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow and rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ723-090115-
Passage Canal-
337 AM AKST Thu Feb 8 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 15 kt 
in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Snow.
.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. 
Seas building to 4 ft. Snow and rain.
.FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ730-090115-
West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay-
337 AM AKST Thu Feb 8 2024

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY... NE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 7 ft building to 12 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt becoming NE 50 kt after midnight. 
Seas 19 ft. Rain and snow.
.FRI...NE wind 50 kt becoming E 30 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 18 ft subsiding to 13 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ731-090115-
Barren Islands East-
337 AM AKST Thu Feb 8 2024

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 5 ft building to 9 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt increasing to 55 kt after midnight. 
Seas 17 ft. Rain.
.FRI...E wind 45 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SAT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ733-090115-
Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM-
337 AM AKST Thu Feb 8 2024

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain.
.FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft building to 19 ft 
in the afternoon. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ732-090115-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM-
337 AM AKST Thu Feb 8 2024

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE wind 15 kt becoming E 40 kt in the afternoon, 
except becoming E 25 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 9 ft. 
Rain and snow.
.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft building to 20 ft in the 
afternoon. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ734-090115-
Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM-
337 AM AKST Thu Feb 8 2024

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 20 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. 
N of Dangerous Cape, NE wind 15 kt becoming E 30 kt in the 
afternoon. Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow.
.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. 
Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.FRI...S wind 30 kt becoming SW 40 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 24 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 27 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.

$$

PKZ736-090115-
Chiniak Bay-
337 AM AKST Thu Feb 8 2024

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N wind 10 kt becoming E 25 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 2 ft building to 7 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt becoming SE 20 kt late. 
Seas 12 ft. Rain.
.FRI...SE wind 25 kt becoming Sw 25 kt late. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ737-090115-
Marmot Bay-
337 AM AKST Thu Feb 8 2024

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N wind 10 kt becoming E 25 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 2 ft building to 8 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt late. 
Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.FRI...E wind 30 kt becoming S 15 kt late. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ738-090115-
Shelikof Strait-
337 AM AKST Thu Feb 8 2024

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 4 ft building to 10 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain.
.FRI...NE wind 35 kt becoming S 30 kt late. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ742-090115-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
337 AM AKST Thu Feb 8 2024

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas in ice free waters 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt after midnight. 
Seas in ice free waters 8 ft building to 12 ft after midnight. 
Snow and rain.
.FRI...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt late. Seas in ice free 
waters 12 ft subsiding to 8 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft.
.SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft.
.SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft.
.MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft.

$$

PKZ740-090115-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
337 AM AKST Thu Feb 8 2024

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt.
.FRI...N wind 30 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 30 kt.
.SAT...S wind 25 kt.
.SUN...S wind 15 kt.
.MON...NE wind 15 kt.

$$

PKZ741-090115-
Kachemak Bay-
337 AM AKST Thu Feb 8 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$
3 follow-up statements
863 
FZAK51 PAFC 090022
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
322 PM AKST Thu Feb 8 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.

PKZ197-091315-
322 PM AKST Thu Feb 8 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 966 mb low 250 nm south of Sand Point crosses the Alaska Peninsula
Fri and moves onshore near Cape Newenham at 972 mb Sat morning. Its 
front lifts across the Gulf of Alaska through Sat morning. 

$$

PKZ710-091315-
Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM-
322 PM AKST Thu Feb 8 2024

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt increasing to 45 kt after midnight.
Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow.
.FRI...E wind 50 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt becoming S 25 kt after midnight.
Seas 13 ft building to 18 ft after midnight. Rain.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ711-091315-
Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM-
322 PM AKST Thu Feb 8 2024

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow.
.FRI...E wind 50 kt becoming SE 40 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 19 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain.
.SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ712-091315-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM-
322 PM AKST Thu Feb 8 2024

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt after midnight.
Seas 15 ft. Rain.
.FRI...SE wind 50 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 18 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ715-091315-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM-
322 PM AKST Thu Feb 8 2024

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.FRI...E wind 40 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 15 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft.

$$

PKZ716-091315-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM-
322 PM AKST Thu Feb 8 2024

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain.
.FRI...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain.
.SAT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft.

$$

PKZ714-091315-
Resurrection Bay-
322 PM AKST Thu Feb 8 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming variable after midnight. Seas 2 ft.
Rain and snow.
.FRI...Variable wind 10 kt becoming S 25 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ724-091315-
Northwest Prince William Sound-
322 PM AKST Thu Feb 8 2024

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft after
midnight. Snow and rain.
.FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 9 ft in the afternoon.
Rain and snow.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain and snow.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ725-091315-
Central and Eastern Prince William Sound-
322 PM AKST Thu Feb 8 2024

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain and snow.
.FRI...E wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming S 20 kt after midnight.
Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Rain.
.SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ726-091315-
Southwest Prince William Sound-
322 PM AKST Thu Feb 8 2024

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain and snow.
.FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 6 ft in the afternoon.
Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ720-091315-
Port of Valdez-
322 PM AKST Thu Feb 8 2024

.TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow.
.FRI...E wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow.
.SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ721-091315-
Valdez Narrows-
322 PM AKST Thu Feb 8 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow.
.FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow.
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ722-091315-
Valdez Arm-
322 PM AKST Thu Feb 8 2024

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

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow.
.FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain and snow.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ723-091315-
Passage Canal-
322 PM AKST Thu Feb 8 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. 
Snow and rain.
.FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow and rain.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow.
.SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ730-091315-
West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay-
322 PM AKST Thu Feb 8 2024

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt becoming NE 50 kt after midnight.
Seas 15 ft. Rain and snow.
.FRI...NE wind 50 kt becoming E 30 kt late. Seas 15 ft subsiding to 
10 ft. Rain and snow.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight.
Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ731-091315-
Barren Islands East-
322 PM AKST Thu Feb 8 2024

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 50 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain.
.FRI...E wind 40 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft.

$$

PKZ733-091315-
Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM-
322 PM AKST Thu Feb 8 2024

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

.TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain.
.FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain showers and snow
showers.
.SAT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft.

$$

PKZ732-091315-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM-
322 PM AKST Thu Feb 8 2024

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.FRI...S wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 40 kt becoming S 30 kt after midnight.
Seas 23 ft. Rain showers and snow showers.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft.

$$

PKZ734-091315-
Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM-
322 PM AKST Thu Feb 8 2024

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight.
Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.FRI...S wind 30 kt becoming SW 40 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 25 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 40 kt becoming S 30 kt after midnight.
Seas 28 ft. Rain showers and snow showers.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 26 ft.

$$

PKZ736-091315-
Chiniak Bay-
322 PM AKST Thu Feb 8 2024

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain.
.FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers and snow
showers.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ737-091315-
Marmot Bay-
322 PM AKST Thu Feb 8 2024

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow showers.
.SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ738-091315-
Shelikof Strait-
322 PM AKST Thu Feb 8 2024

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.FRI...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ742-091315-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
322 PM AKST Thu Feb 8 2024

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt after midnight.
Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Snow and rain.
.FRI...NE wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft.
Snow and rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft.
Rain and snow.
.SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft.
.SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft.

$$

PKZ740-091315-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
322 PM AKST Thu Feb 8 2024

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt.
.FRI...N wind 30 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. 
Rain and snow.
.SAT...SE wind 25 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 30 kt.
.SUN...S wind 15 kt.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 15 kt.

$$

PKZ741-091315-
Kachemak Bay-
322 PM AKST Thu Feb 8 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow showers.
.SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$
633 
FZAK51 PAFC 091239
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
339 AM AKST Fri Feb 9 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.

PKZ197-100130-
339 AM AKST Fri Feb 9 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 965 mb low crosses the Alaska Peninsula mid-day today and moves
ashore near Togiak at 971 mb Sat morning. Its leading front lifts
across the Gulf of Alaska through Sat morning. Its trailing front 
lifts across the Gulf Sat morning through Sat afternoon. A 995 mb 
North Pacific low moves to 120 nm SW of Sitkinak Island at 995 mb 
Sun morning.

$$

PKZ710-100130-
Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM-
339 AM AKST Fri Feb 9 2024

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E wind 50 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft building to 19 ft 
after midnight. Rain.
.SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ711-100130-
Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM-
339 AM AKST Fri Feb 9 2024

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E wind 50 kt becoming SE 40 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 19 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain.
.SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ712-100130-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM-
339 AM AKST Fri Feb 9 2024

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE wind 50 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 18 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain.
.SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain showers.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ715-100130-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM-
339 AM AKST Fri Feb 9 2024

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt by late morning. 
Seas 15 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ716-100130-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM-
339 AM AKST Fri Feb 9 2024

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E wind 40 kt becoming SE 30 kt by late morning. 
Seas 15 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain.
.SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain showers.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ714-100130-
Resurrection Bay-
339 AM AKST Fri Feb 9 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming S 25 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt after midnight. 
Seas 5 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.SAT...S wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt early. Seas 5 ft. 
Widespread rain showers.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ724-100130-
Northwest Prince William Sound-
339 AM AKST Fri Feb 9 2024

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E wind increasing to 35 kt. Seas 6 ft 
building to 9 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt shifting to S after midnight. 
Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ725-100130-
Central and Eastern Prince William Sound-
339 AM AKST Fri Feb 9 2024

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E wind increasing to 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ726-100130-
Southwest Prince William Sound-
339 AM AKST Fri Feb 9 2024

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E wind 35 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 9 ft subsiding to 6 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming S 30 kt after midnight. 
Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. Rain.
.SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ720-100130-
Port of Valdez-
339 AM AKST Fri Feb 9 2024

.TODAY...E wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable 
less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 15 kt 
after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain.
.SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ721-100130-
Valdez Narrows-
339 AM AKST Fri Feb 9 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 3 ft. Snow.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt becoming SW 20 kt after midnight. 
Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain.
.SAT...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ722-100130-
Valdez Arm-
339 AM AKST Fri Feb 9 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE wind 25 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. 
Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ723-100130-
Passage Canal-
339 AM AKST Fri Feb 9 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas building to 5 ft. 
Rain and snow.
.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. 
Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Rain and snow.
.SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ730-100130-
West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay-
339 AM AKST Fri Feb 9 2024

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 50 kt diminishing to 35 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.SAT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...E wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ731-100130-
Barren Islands East-
339 AM AKST Fri Feb 9 2024

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E wind 50 kt diminishing to SE 30 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. 
Seas 16 ft.
.SAT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ733-100130-
Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM-
339 AM AKST Fri Feb 9 2024

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain showers.
.SAT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain showers.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.TUE...E wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ732-100130-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM-
339 AM AKST Fri Feb 9 2024

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE wind 30 kt becoming SW 35 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 12 ft building to 20 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain showers.
.SAT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain and snow showers.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft.

$$

PKZ734-100130-
Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM-
339 AM AKST Fri Feb 9 2024

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE wind 30 kt becoming SW 40 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 15 ft building to 25 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 28 ft. Rain showers.
.SAT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain and snow showers.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.SUN...S wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft.

$$

PKZ736-100130-
Chiniak Bay-
339 AM AKST Fri Feb 9 2024

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE wind 25 kt becoming SW late. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain and snow showers.
.SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain and snow showers.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ737-100130-
Marmot Bay-
339 AM AKST Fri Feb 9 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow showers.
.SAT...S wind 30 kt becoming SW 20 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ738-100130-
Shelikof Strait-
339 AM AKST Fri Feb 9 2024

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 35 kt diminishing to 20 kt midday, 
then shifting to S 30 kt late. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ742-100130-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
339 AM AKST Fri Feb 9 2024

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 45 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Rain and snow.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt shifting to S 30 kt overnight. 
Seas in ice free waters 6 ft building to 9 ft after midnight. 
Rain and snow.
.SAT...S wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. 
Rain and snow.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft.
.SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft.
.MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft.

$$

PKZ740-100130-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
339 AM AKST Fri Feb 9 2024

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 30 kt.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt becoming SE 20 kt after midnight. 
Rain and snow.
.SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Snow.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt.
.SUN...S wind 15 kt.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 15 kt.

$$

PKZ741-100130-
Kachemak Bay-
339 AM AKST Fri Feb 9 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 25 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. 
Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.SAT...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$
836 
FZAK51 PAFC 100024
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
324 PM AKST Fri Feb 9 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.

PKZ197-101315-
324 PM AKST Fri Feb 9 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 965 mb low crosses the Alaska Peninsula and moves onshore near 
Togiak at 971 mb Sat morning. Its leading front lifts across the 
Gulf of Alaska through Sat morning. Its trailing front lifts 
across the Gulf Sat morning through Sat afternoon. A 995 mb North 
Pacific low moves to 110 nm south of Seward at 998 mb Sun 
afternoon.

$$

PKZ710-101315-
Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM-
324 PM AKST Fri Feb 9 2024

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft building to 19 ft after
midnight. Rain.
.SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Widespread rain and snow
showers.
.SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ711-101315-
Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM-
324 PM AKST Fri Feb 9 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain.
.SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers and snow
showers.
.SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ712-101315-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM-
324 PM AKST Fri Feb 9 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain.
.SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain showers.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers and snow
showers.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ715-101315-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM-
324 PM AKST Fri Feb 9 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ716-101315-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM-
324 PM AKST Fri Feb 9 2024

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain.
.SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain showers.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers and snow
showers.
.SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ714-101315-
Resurrection Bay-
324 PM AKST Fri Feb 9 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. 
Seas 5 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 ft. Snow showers and rain showers.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ724-101315-
Northwest Prince William Sound-
324 PM AKST Fri Feb 9 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain and snow.
.SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers and snow
showers.
.SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ725-101315-
Central and Eastern Prince William Sound-
324 PM AKST Fri Feb 9 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft after
midnight. Widespread snow and rain showers.
.SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ726-101315-
Southwest Prince William Sound-
324 PM AKST Fri Feb 9 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft after
midnight. Rain.
.SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon.
Widespread rain showers.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ720-101315-
Port of Valdez-
324 PM AKST Fri Feb 9 2024

.TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt becoming W 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. 
Widespread rain showers.
.SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain and snow
showers.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 ft. Widespread snow showers.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ721-101315-
Valdez Narrows-
324 PM AKST Fri Feb 9 2024

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. 
Rain.
.SAT...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain and snow 
showers.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread snow showers.
.SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON THROUGH WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ722-101315-
Valdez Arm-
324 PM AKST Fri Feb 9 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt becoming S 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. 
Rain and snow.
.SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Widespread rain and snow
showers.
.SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ723-101315-
Passage Canal-
324 PM AKST Fri Feb 9 2024

.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas
2 ft. Rain and snow.
.SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ730-101315-
West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay-
324 PM AKST Fri Feb 9 2024

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.  and snow.
.SAT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...E wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ731-101315-
Barren Islands East-
324 PM AKST Fri Feb 9 2024

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SAT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ733-101315-
Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM-
324 PM AKST Fri Feb 9 2024

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain showers.
.SAT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain showers.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.TUE...E wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ732-101315-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM-
324 PM AKST Fri Feb 9 2024

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain showers and widespread
snow showers.
.SAT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers and snow showers.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ734-101315-
Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM-
324 PM AKST Fri Feb 9 2024

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 28 ft. Rain showers.
.SAT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain showers and snow showers.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ736-101315-
Chiniak Bay-
324 PM AKST Fri Feb 9 2024

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers.
.SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers and snow showers.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ737-101315-
Marmot Bay-
324 PM AKST Fri Feb 9 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...S wind 30 kt becoming SW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft
subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ738-101315-
Shelikof Strait-
324 PM AKST Fri Feb 9 2024

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ742-101315-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
324 PM AKST Fri Feb 9 2024

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft building to
9 ft after midnight. Rain and snow.
.SAT...S wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Rain showers
and snow showers.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft.
.MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft.
.WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft.

$$

PKZ740-101315-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
324 PM AKST Fri Feb 9 2024

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Snow.
.SAT...S wind 25 kt. Rain showers and snow showers.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt.
.SUN...NE wind 15 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt.

$$

PKZ741-101315-
Kachemak Bay-
324 PM AKST Fri Feb 9 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft after midnight. Rain.
.SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers and snow showers.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt except SW 25 kt in the outer bay.
Seas 2 ft except 8 ft in the outer bay. Snow showers and rain 
showers.
.SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this storm warning went out at Feb 7, 4:37 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 7, 4:37 PM AKST, 11 hours before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
437 PM AKST Wed Feb 7 2024

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

The overall pattern we've seen in place for the past couple days
remains in place, with multiple shortwave troughs lifting over the
top of a broad longwave ridge focused over the Northeast Pacific.
More specifically, a negatively tilted trough is now lifting into
the western Gulf and past Kodiak Island, helping to generate areas
of light rain and snow drifting into the southern Kenai Peninsula
and western Prince William Sound ahead of the approaching trough.
The rest of Southcentral is still situated under shortwave
ridging in place upstream from the trough over the western Gulf.
A few flurries are possible ahead of the trough axis as it lifts
through tonight towards the Cook Inlet and Mat-Su Valleys, but dry
conditions will generally persist for the remainder of
Southcentral through Thursday morning.

By Thursday afternoon, all attention shifts to a strong North
Pacific low already visible on satellite imagery well to the south
of the Aleutians. This low will approach the Alaska Peninsula late
on Thursday and push its occluding front north across the Gulf as
it does so. There is little change overall to the forecast
thinking for the progression of this system as it continues to
lift north over the course of the night on Thursday into Friday.
Strong east to southeast winds will spread north into the Kenai
and Chugach Mountains, Prince William Sound and along the
Turnagain Arm as the front lifts closer to the coast between
Thursday night and Friday. Moderate precipitation initially in the
form of snow will similarly spread into much of the same region
from south to north. However, warming low level temperatures will
result in a transition to rain near sea level, first along the
coast, then a bit farther inland along the Turnagain Arm and from
the Mat Valley south to the western Kenai Peninsula by Friday
afternoon. Very little precipitation will reach the ground to the
lee of the mountains (including the Mat Valley and Anchorage) through
Friday evening due to strong cross-barrier and downslope flow
ahead of the front. The opposite will be true on the other side of
the Kenai Peninsula, where upslope enhancement will lead to over a
foot of snowfall accumulation along the higher elevations of the
Seward Highway, namely through Turnagain Pass.

An warm, unsettled pattern will continue into the start of the
weekend through Saturday. As the front lifts north towards the
Susitna Valley and Copper Basin and as the parent low moves over
Southwest, flow will shift to a more southerly orientation. This
along with a southeast to northwest pressure gradient lingering in
place will allow winds blowing out of the Turnagain Arm to bend
north into Anchorage by early Saturday morning, with winds more
broadly switching to south to southeasterly elsewhere as well.
This may help much of the region hold on to surface temperatures
at or slightly above freezing in spite of slightly cooling
temperatures aloft. Multiple upper level waves will stream north
into Southcentral behind the frontal passage on Saturday, leading
to continued areas of snow possibly mixing with rain near sea
level at times through Saturday evening.

- AS

&&

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

A vertically stacked low is located over the northern Bering this
afternoon. Its associated surface front continues to decay across
Southwest Alaska and will promote some scattered snow and rain
showers through tonight. While this low weakens and tracks north
into Russia, a large North Pacific low tracks north to the Alaska
Peninsula on Thursday morning. Its front will lift north across
the rest of Southwest through Thursday as the low center tracks
along the Alaska Peninsula. The Pribilof Islands, eastern Bering
and Aleutians, and all of Southwest Alaska can expect to see the
majority of the active weather with this system. Easterly winds
are expected to be especially strong and gusty across the Greater
Bristol Bay area, eastern Bering, and Alaska Peninsula (including
the marine waters on its southern side). For inland Southwest,
most of the precipitation will be focused along the eastern-facing
slopes of the mountain ranges due to strong cross-barrier flow.
By Saturday, the low is expected to cross the Alaska Peninsula and
generally reach the Southwest coast/land. There are currently
some model discrepancies with the exact placement of the low
center for the weekend. Nonetheless, Southwest Alaska can
anticipate relatively active weather through at least Saturday.

For the rest of the Bering and Aleutians, persistent northerly
flow and cold air advection along the backside of both
aforementioned lows will promote continued widespread snow showers
through Saturday.

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

Large scale features persistent through the forecast period
include upper level ridging over northwestern Canada and the
eastern interior of Alaska, with an area of low pressure over the
Bering Sea and the western coast of Alaska.
Saturday morning a surface low over the Kuskokwim River Delta
continues on a northbound track and weakens. Sunday afternoon into
Monday morning a North Pacific low crosses the Alaska Peninsula
into the Bering Sea with storm force winds. Several shortwave
features pass over Kodiak and the western Gulf through Tuesday
morning.

&&

.AVIATION...

PANC...Expect increasing cloud decks above 10,000 feet this
afternoon and then lowering overnight and Thursday morning with
MVFR CIGS with light snow a possibility between 12z and 18z. CIGS
and VIS (if the drop) will slowly improve after 18z Thursday.
Light winds will persist through the duration of the TAF period.

-CC

&&

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 7, 3:07 PM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Feb 7, 3:07 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Feb 7, 3:07 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC8 days
Feb 7, 3:11 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC3 days
Feb 7, 3:14 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC3 days
Feb 7, 3:14 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Feb 7, 3:14 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC48 hr
Feb 7, 3:23 PM AKSTWinter Weather AdvisoryAFC54 hr
Feb 8, 3:18 AM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Feb 8, 3:18 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Feb 8, 3:37 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Feb 8, 3:37 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC5 days

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.