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Small Craft Advisory 331, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Apr 12, 2025, 3:33 PM AKDT. It was in force for 37 hr.
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- Issued
- Apr 12, 2025, 3:33 PM AKDT (23:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 14, 2025, 4:14 AM AKDT
- In force
- 37 hr
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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362 FZAK51 PAFC 122333 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 333 PM AKDT Sat Apr 12 2025 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. PKZ197-131215- 333 PM AKDT Sat Apr 12 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front pushes into the western Gulf this evening. A 979 mb low forms on the front near 80 nm southwest of Akhiok by Sun morning. A North Pacific low lifts into the Gulf on Sun, reaching 82 nm southeast of Middleton Island at 994 mb by Mon afternoon. $$ PKZ710-131215- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 333 PM AKDT Sat Apr 12 2025 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft building to 18 ft after midnight. Widespread rain showers. .SUN...E wind 50 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON...E wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ711-131215- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 333 PM AKDT Sat Apr 12 2025 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft building to 19 ft after midnight. Widespread rain showers. .SUN...E wind 40 kt increasing to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON...E wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...S wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ712-131215- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 333 PM AKDT Sat Apr 12 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SUN...E wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...S wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ715-131215- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 333 PM AKDT Sat Apr 12 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ716-131215- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 333 PM AKDT Sat Apr 12 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt becoming SE 35 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SUN...E wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt becoming E 30 kt after midnight. Seas 20 ft. Snow showers and rain. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...S wind 45 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ714-131215- Resurrection Bay- 333 PM AKDT Sat Apr 12 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 15 kt becoming S after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ724-131215- Northwest Prince William Sound- 333 PM AKDT Sat Apr 12 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow and widespread rain showers. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow showers and rain. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ725-131215- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 333 PM AKDT Sat Apr 12 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow and widespread rain showers. .SUN...E wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft building to 9 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ726-131215- Southwest Prince William Sound- 333 PM AKDT Sat Apr 12 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SUN...E wind 30 kt becoming NE 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft building to 10 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers and snow. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt becoming E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. Snow showers and rain showers. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ720-131215- Port of Valdez- 333 PM AKDT Sat Apr 12 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and widespread rain showers. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers and widespread snow showers. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-131215- Valdez Narrows- 333 PM AKDT Sat Apr 12 2025 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow and widespread rain showers. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 15 kt becoming SW after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .MON...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-131215- Valdez Arm- 333 PM AKDT Sat Apr 12 2025 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ723-131215- Passage Canal- 333 PM AKDT Sat Apr 12 2025 .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and widespread rain showers. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-131215- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 333 PM AKDT Sat Apr 12 2025 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 50 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft subsiding to 8 ft after midnight. Widespread rain showers. .SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow with rain. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ731-131215- Barren Islands East- 333 PM AKDT Sat Apr 12 2025 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 50 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SUN...E wind 25 kt becoming NE 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow and rain. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ733-131215- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 333 PM AKDT Sat Apr 12 2025 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 45 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt becoming NW 35 kt in the afternoon. N of Dangerous Cape, E wind 15 kt becoming NE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 45 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 19 ft. Snow showers. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...S wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ732-131215- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 333 PM AKDT Sat Apr 12 2025 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt becoming NW 35 kt in the afternoon. N of Dangerous Cape, E wind 15 kt becoming NE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. Snow showers. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow showers. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ734-131215- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 333 PM AKDT Sat Apr 12 2025 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt becoming W 40 kt in the afternoon. N of Dangerous Cape, E wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow showers and rain. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 40 kt except SW 30 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 13 ft building to 21 ft after midnight. Snow showers. .MON...W wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ736-131215- Chiniak Bay- 333 PM AKDT Sat Apr 12 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 5 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ737-131215- Marmot Bay- 333 PM AKDT Sat Apr 12 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 15 kt becoming NE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft in the afternoon. Snow showers. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ738-131215- Shelikof Strait- 333 PM AKDT Sat Apr 12 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt becoming S 20 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Widespread rain showers. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ742-131215- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 333 PM AKDT Sat Apr 12 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow and rain. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 35 kt becoming E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ740-131215- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 333 PM AKDT Sat Apr 12 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow and rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Rain showers. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-131215- Kachemak Bay- 333 PM AKDT Sat Apr 12 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Widespread rain showers. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NE 20 kt in the afternoon. In the outer bay, N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers with snow showers. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
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740 FZAK51 PAFC 131107 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 307 AM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ197-132345- 307 AM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 986 mb low 150 nm SE of Kodiak lifts to 80 nm N of Kodiak at 979 mb late Sun evening. It then digs ESE, clipping Kodiak Island while moving 50 nm ESE of Middleton Island at 998 mb by Mon night. A 990 mb low 180 nm S of Akhiok this afternoon moves to 20 nm S of Middleton Island at 992 mb early Mon morning. $$ PKZ710-132345- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 307 AM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON...SE wind 30 kt becoming E 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ711-132345- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 307 AM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON...SE wind 30 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ712-132345- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 307 AM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt becoming SE 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON...SE wind 30 kt becoming E 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 20 ft. Snow showers. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ715-132345- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 307 AM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt becoming NE 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .MON...NE wind 25 kt becoming N 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ716-132345- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 307 AM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 45 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 19 ft. Rain showers. .MON...E wind 20 kt becoming NW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ714-132345- Resurrection Bay- 307 AM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming S 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ724-132345- Northwest Prince William Sound- 307 AM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON...E wind 25 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Snow showers with rain showers. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ725-132345- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 307 AM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 7 ft after midnight. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON...E wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ726-132345- Southwest Prince William Sound- 307 AM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .MON...E wind 30 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ720-132345- Port of Valdez- 307 AM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers with rain showers. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-132345- Valdez Narrows- 307 AM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming SW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers with rain showers. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-132345- Valdez Arm- 307 AM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming NE wind 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers with rain showers. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ723-132345- Passage Canal- 307 AM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .MON...E wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers with rain showers. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-132345- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 307 AM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt becoming NE 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .MON...N wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...E wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ731-132345- Barren Islands East- 307 AM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt becoming NE 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...E wind 50 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ733-132345- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 307 AM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 45 kt becoming SE 35 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .MON...N wind 25 kt becoming NW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ732-132345- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 307 AM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Snow and rain showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow showers. .MON...W wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. N of Dangerous Cape, NW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ734-132345- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 307 AM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt becoming SW 35 kt in the afternoon. N of Dangerous Cape, E wind 20 kt becoming SW 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. Snow and rain showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft building to 20 ft after midnight. .MON...W wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 20 ft subsiding to 15 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ736-132345- Chiniak Bay- 307 AM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ737-132345- Marmot Bay- 307 AM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt becoming W 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Snow showers and rain showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ738-132345- Shelikof Strait- 307 AM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming W 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers and snow. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ742-132345- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 307 AM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt becoming N 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt becoming E 30 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 7 ft after midnight. Rain showers. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ740-132345- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 307 AM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 8 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. .MON...NE wind 15 kt becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-132345- Kachemak Bay- 307 AM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .MON...N wind 15 kt becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
431 FZAK51 PAFC 132339 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 339 PM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 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. PKZ197-141230- 339 PM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 983 mb low 50 nm east of Kodiak lifts northeast to 75 nm southeast of Yakutat at 1000 mb by Tue morning. A 988 mb low 40 nm W of Nelson Lagoon crosses the AKPEN Sun night, moving into the Gulf of Alaska as a trough of low pressure by Mon. $$ PKZ710-141230- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 339 PM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON...SE wind 30 kt becoming E 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ711-141230- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 339 PM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers with snow showers. .MON...SE wind 30 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ712-141230- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 339 PM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON...SE wind 30 kt becoming E 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. Snow showers. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ715-141230- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 339 PM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft building to 17 ft after midnight. Snow showers and rain showers. .MON...NE wind 25 kt becoming N 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ716-141230- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 339 PM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 45 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 19 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .MON...E wind 20 kt becoming NW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ714-141230- Resurrection Bay- 339 PM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming S 30 kt after midnight. Gusts to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming Variable wind 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ724-141230- Northwest Prince William Sound- 339 PM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON...E wind 25 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Snow showers and rain showers. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-141230- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 339 PM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 7 ft after midnight. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON...E wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers with snow showers. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ726-141230- Southwest Prince William Sound- 339 PM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .MON...E wind 30 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-141230- Port of Valdez- 339 PM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-141230- Valdez Narrows- 339 PM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming SW 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-141230- Valdez Arm- 339 PM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming S 30 after midnight. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-141230- Passage Canal- 339 PM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .MON...E wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers with rain showers. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-141230- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 339 PM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt becoming E after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .MON...N wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...E wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ731-141230- Barren Islands East- 339 PM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt becoming E 40 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...E wind 50 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ733-141230- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 339 PM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 45 kt becoming SE 35 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .MON...N wind 25 kt becoming NW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ732-141230- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 339 PM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...W wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. N of Dangerous Cape, NW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ734-141230- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 339 PM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft building to 19 ft after midnight. .MON...W wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ736-141230- Chiniak Bay- 339 PM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt becoming W 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Snow showers. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ737-141230- Marmot Bay- 339 PM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt becoming NW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ738-141230- Shelikof Strait- 339 PM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Rain showers. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ742-141230- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 339 PM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt becoming E 30 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. Rain showers. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ740-141230- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 339 PM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .MON...NE wind 15 kt becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-141230- Kachemak Bay- 339 PM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. Rain showers. .MON...N wind 15 kt becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
994 FZAK51 PAFC 140445 CCA CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 339 PM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ197-141230- 339 PM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 983 mb low 50 nm east of Kodiak lifts northeast to 75 nm southeast of Yakutat at 1000 mb by Tue morning. A 988 mb low 40 nm W of Nelson Lagoon crosses the AKPEN Sun night, moving into the Gulf of Alaska as a trough of low pressure by Mon. $$ PKZ710-141230- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 339 PM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON...SE wind 30 kt becoming E 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ711-141230- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 339 PM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers with snow showers. .MON...SE wind 30 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ712-141230- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 339 PM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON...SE wind 30 kt becoming E 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. Snow showers. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ715-141230- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 339 PM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft building to 17 ft after midnight. Snow showers and rain showers. .MON...NE wind 25 kt becoming N 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ716-141230- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 339 PM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 45 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 19 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .MON...E wind 20 kt becoming NW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ714-141230- Resurrection Bay- 339 PM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming S 35 kt after midnight. Gusts to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming Variable wind 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ724-141230- Northwest Prince William Sound- 339 PM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON...E wind 25 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Snow showers and rain showers. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-141230- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 339 PM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Gusts to 50 kt before midnight. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 7 ft after midnight. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON...E wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers with snow showers. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ726-141230- Southwest Prince William Sound- 339 PM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .MON...E wind 30 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-141230- Port of Valdez- 339 PM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-141230- Valdez Narrows- 339 PM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming SW 35 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-141230- Valdez Arm- 339 PM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming S 35 after midnight. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-141230- Passage Canal- 339 PM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .MON...E wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers with rain showers. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-141230- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 339 PM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt becoming E after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .MON...N wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...E wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ731-141230- Barren Islands East- 339 PM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt becoming E 40 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...E wind 50 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ733-141230- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 339 PM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 45 kt becoming SE 35 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .MON...N wind 25 kt becoming NW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ732-141230- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 339 PM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...W wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. N of Dangerous Cape, NW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ734-141230- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 339 PM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft building to 19 ft after midnight. .MON...W wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ736-141230- Chiniak Bay- 339 PM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt becoming W 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Snow showers. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ737-141230- Marmot Bay- 339 PM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt becoming NW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ738-141230- Shelikof Strait- 339 PM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Rain showers. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ742-141230- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 339 PM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt becoming E 30 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. Rain showers. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ740-141230- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 339 PM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .MON...NE wind 15 kt becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-141230- Kachemak Bay- 339 PM AKDT Sun Apr 13 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. Rain showers. .MON...N wind 15 kt becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
937 FZAK51 PAFC 141214 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 414 AM AKDT Mon Apr 14 2025 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. PKZ197-150115- 414 AM AKDT Mon Apr 14 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 985 mb low roughly 115 nm S of Seward moves onshore near Yakutat at by Tue morning. A North Pacific front moves into the southern Gulf late Tue afternoon. $$ PKZ710-150115- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 414 AM AKDT Mon Apr 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ711-150115- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 414 AM AKDT Mon Apr 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...S wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ712-150115- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 414 AM AKDT Mon Apr 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt becoming NW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt becoming W 15 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ715-150115- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 414 AM AKDT Mon Apr 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ716-150115- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 414 AM AKDT Mon Apr 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt becoming NW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ714-150115- Resurrection Bay- 414 AM AKDT Mon Apr 14 2025 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming Variable wind 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ724-150115- Northwest Prince William Sound- 414 AM AKDT Mon Apr 14 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ725-150115- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 414 AM AKDT Mon Apr 14 2025 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ726-150115- Southwest Prince William Sound- 414 AM AKDT Mon Apr 14 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ720-150115- Port of Valdez- 414 AM AKDT Mon Apr 14 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-150115- Valdez Narrows- 414 AM AKDT Mon Apr 14 2025 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-150115- Valdez Arm- 414 AM AKDT Mon Apr 14 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-150115- Passage Canal- 414 AM AKDT Mon Apr 14 2025 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-150115- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 414 AM AKDT Mon Apr 14 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ731-150115- Barren Islands East- 414 AM AKDT Mon Apr 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt becoming W 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ733-150115- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 414 AM AKDT Mon Apr 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt becoming W 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ732-150115- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 414 AM AKDT Mon Apr 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...S wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ734-150115- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 414 AM AKDT Mon Apr 14 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...S wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ736-150115- Chiniak Bay- 414 AM AKDT Mon Apr 14 2025 .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon. Rain with snow. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ737-150115- Marmot Bay- 414 AM AKDT Mon Apr 14 2025 .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ738-150115- Shelikof Strait- 414 AM AKDT Mon Apr 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ742-150115- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 414 AM AKDT Mon Apr 14 2025 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ740-150115- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 414 AM AKDT Mon Apr 14 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-150115- Kachemak Bay- 414 AM AKDT Mon Apr 14 2025 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Apr 12, 5:39 AM AKDT, 9 hours 54 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 12, 5:39 AM AKDT, 9 hours 54 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 539 AM AKDT Sat Apr 12 2025 .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 through 3)... Snow showers across Southcentral have diminished overnight and drier conditions are expected for most inland areas through the remainder of this weekend. Southeasterly flow will dominate as a front tracks northwards across the Gulf of Alaska, producing another round of upslope precipitation for the coastal areas, including Prince William Sound. There will be a gradual rise in the snow levels as slightly warmer air aloft moves in with the front. This will allow for a transition from snow to rain at the surface levels, with snow at the higher elevations by Sunday. Gale to storm force winds are expected through the Barren Islands and into Kamishak Bay today, with a brief barrier jet developing in the northern Gulf tonight. Strong winds are also expected across southern tip of the Kenai Peninsula and along the ridgeline of the Kenai and western Chugach Mountains. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 through 2: This morning through Sunday)... Four Winter Weather Advisories remain in effect as two lows bring impactful weather across the Bering Sea and Southwest Alaska through Sunday night. The advisory for the Kuskokwim Delta Coast has been allowed to expire this morning due to improving conditions, but a blizzard warning has now been issued for expected deteriorating conditions later this evening through Sunday morning. Areas under the Winter Weather Advisories, as well as the newly issued Blizzard Warning are: - Western Cape Advisory: Through Sunday morning due to prolonged snowfall, with blowing snow along the immediate coast tonight. - Pribilof Islands Advisory: Through Sunday morning, due to blowing snow. - Eastern Aleutians Advisory: Through early Sunday afternoon due to blowing snow and strong winds. - Southern Alaska Peninsula (from King Cove west) Advisory: From late Saturday night through early Sunday morning, due to blowing snow and strong winds. - Kuskokwim Delta Coast Blizzard Warning: Saturday evening through Sunday morning. - Heavy to extreme freezing spray is also forecast along the sea ice edge through Sunday. Two lows, one over the Bering Sea, immediately west of Nunivak Island, and a second low, located south of the Alaska Peninsula, will rotate around each other in cyclonic fashion (counterclockwise) through Sunday, before consolidating into a single dominant low over the northern Gulf of Alaska by Sunday afternoon or Sunday night. The movement and interaction of both lows remains forecast to bring widespread, unsettled weather across the west domain over the next 24 to 36 hours. While four winter weather advisories remain, the advisory for the Kuskokwim Delta Coast has been allowed to expire as conditions have improved with respect to blowing snow and visibility. However, unsettled conditions are forecast to return to the region by this evening as a strong pressure gradient expands over the region and strong offshore winds contribute to renewed snow/blowing snow and reduced visibility to at or below one quarter of a mile. A Blizzard Warning has been issued across the entirety of the Kuskokwim Delta Coast. Further south it no longer looks like precipitation type will be in question for the Western Capes, and all snow is now forecast. As such, an extended period of snow is anticipated through Sunday morning with accumulations to range from 8 to 12 inches. Temperatures will remain "relatively" warmer (32 degrees) for the Eastern Aleutians and Alaska Peninsula due to very strong winds this afternoon. We are not anticipating that visibilities will drop much below one-half mile because temperatures will be right around freezing. In fact, while strong winds continue for the Southern Alaska Peninsula through late Sunday afternoon, the Advisory is set to end in the early afternoon because warming temperatures should keep conditions from becoming too poor. Before this occurs, however, cooler temperatures pushing through AKPEN tonight will allow for as much as 5 to 6 inches of accumulating snow to occur for locations near Cold Bay and King Cove. Even if you aren't located in an area that's under an advisory, you may still experience impactful weather in the form of strong winds, as will be the case for interior Bristol Bay. Looking ahead to Monday, there will be a brief lull as the two lows exit into the Gulf. However, another North Pacific low (with winds to gale or perhaps even storm force) is poised to approach the Aleutian Islands beginning Monday afternoon. -Chen/Lawson && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 4 through 7/Tuesday through Friday)... There is an energetic high amplitude pattern across the Alaskan upper level forecast, aided by some pretty strong jet support. The main feature is an elongated upper trough extending from the Arctic through the Bering into the North Pacific. A series of weak low centers merge to briefly intensify the trough on Wednesday and Thursday, and begin its Eastward track along the Alaska Peninsula. This trough is expected to weaken and move through Interior Alaska by the end of the week. The upper ridge stretching from Western Canada into Northern Alaska weakens more slowly through the period. A well clustered blend of GFS / ECMWF / UKMET and Canadian models maintains good continuity with the large scale features, but considerable uncertainty is evident in the smaller details through the forecast. The surface weather portion opens with a decaying low and front expending its energies with moderate rains along the coast East of Prince William Sound, with moderate snow inland over higher terrain. A second, more developed low South of the Eastern Aleutians spreads locally moderate snow or rain and snow mixed changing to rain from the Central Aleutians to the Alaska Peninsula Tuesday. Moderate rain spread over Southwest Alaska and Pribilof Island, diminishing Wednesday. This low's front moves over Kodiak Island late Tuesday and continues spreading moderate to heavy rain over the Southcentral Coast, with snow inland through the week. Over the Far Western parts of the chain, another front brings locally moderate rain Thursday through Friday. - Kutz && .AVIATION... PANC...Expect VFR conditions for most of the forecast period with a strengthening Turnagain Arm wind. Winds will likely be light and northerly to northeasterly this morning within down-inlet flow, increasing to a 10-15 kt northerly wind as the day wears on. Higher gusts are possible toward the end of the forecast period. There is a small chance of spillover precipitation Sunday morning to afternoon that could result in intermittent MVFR conditions. -AM &&
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 4:02 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 11, 4:02 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 11, 4:02 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Apr 12, 3:42 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Apr 12, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 12, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Apr 12, 5:42 AM AKDT | Blizzard Warning | AFC | Bethel Census Area | 25 hr |
| Apr 12, 10:36 AM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | Kenai Peninsula | 24 hr |
| Apr 12, 3:20 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 37 hr |
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