Storm Warning 32, NWS Anchorage, AK

377 
FZAK51 PAFC 300031
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
331 PM AKST Thu Jan 29 2026

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.

PKZ197-301345-
331 PM AKST Thu Jan 29 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 979 mb low 65 nm NE Kodiak City dissipates as it crosses the 
Alaska Peninsula into Bristol Bay Fri morning. A 985 mb North 
Pacific low moves to 230 nm SE Kodiak City at 999 mb Fri 
afternoon. This low dissipates over the Alaska Peninsula Sat 
morning.

$$

PKZ710-301345-
Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM-
331 PM AKST Thu Jan 29 2026

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt becoming E 30 kt after midnight. Seas 21
ft subsiding to 15 ft after midnight. Rain showers.
.FRI...E wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas
11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight.
Seas 8 ft. Rain showers.
.SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE...E wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft.

$$

PKZ711-301345-
Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM-
331 PM AKST Thu Jan 29 2026

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas
21 ft subsiding to 15 ft after midnight. Rain showers.
.FRI...E wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas
11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight.
Seas 8 ft. Rain showers.
.SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft.

$$

PKZ712-301345-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM-
331 PM AKST Thu Jan 29 2026

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas
23 ft subsiding to 16 ft after midnight. Rain showers.
.FRI...E wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas
12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.MON...E wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.TUE...E wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft.

$$

PKZ715-301345-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM-
331 PM AKST Thu Jan 29 2026

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain showers.
.FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.

$$

PKZ716-301345-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM-
331 PM AKST Thu Jan 29 2026

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain showers.
.FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE...E wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft.

$$

PKZ714-301345-
Resurrection Bay-
331 PM AKST Thu Jan 29 2026

.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt becoming S after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Rain
showers.
.FRI...S wind 10 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ724-301345-
Northwest Prince William Sound-
331 PM AKST Thu Jan 29 2026

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas
9 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. Rain showers.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain and light freezing rain.
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ725-301345-
Central and Eastern Prince William Sound-
331 PM AKST Thu Jan 29 2026

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas
9 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. Rain showers.
.FRI...E wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas
3 ft. Rain.
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ726-301345-
Southwest Prince William Sound-
331 PM AKST Thu Jan 29 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft after
midnight. Rain showers.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ720-301345-
Port of Valdez-
331 PM AKST Thu Jan 29 2026

.TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers.
.FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Light freezing rain.
.SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ721-301345-
Valdez Narrows-
331 PM AKST Thu Jan 29 2026

.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers.
.FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ722-301345-
Valdez Arm-
331 PM AKST Thu Jan 29 2026

.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers.
.FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ723-301345-
Passage Canal-
331 PM AKST Thu Jan 29 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers.
.FRI...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ730-301345-
West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay-
331 PM AKST Thu Jan 29 2026

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt becoming E 30 kt after midnight. Seas
12 ft. Rain and freezing rain.
.FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain and light freezing rain.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain and light freezing
rain.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ731-301345-
Barren Islands East-
331 PM AKST Thu Jan 29 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers.
.FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...E wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft.

$$

PKZ733-301345-
Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM-
331 PM AKST Thu Jan 29 2026

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

.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.MON...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...E wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft.

$$

PKZ732-301345-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM-
331 PM AKST Thu Jan 29 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.

$$

PKZ734-301345-
Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM-
331 PM AKST Thu Jan 29 2026

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

.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON...E wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...E wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ736-301345-
Chiniak Bay-
331 PM AKST Thu Jan 29 2026

.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt becoming S 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4
ft.
.FRI...SE wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ737-301345-
Marmot Bay-
331 PM AKST Thu Jan 29 2026

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming S after midnight. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ738-301345-
Shelikof Strait-
331 PM AKST Thu Jan 29 2026

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt becoming NW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8
ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight.
.FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ742-301345-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
331 PM AKST Thu Jan 29 2026

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas
in ice free waters 12 ft subsiding to 7 ft after midnight. Light 
freezing rain.
.FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Rain.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft.
.MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft.

$$

PKZ740-301345-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
331 PM AKST Thu Jan 29 2026

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Light 
freezing rain.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt.
.SUN...NE wind 15 kt.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 20 kt.

$$

PKZ741-301345-
Kachemak Bay-
331 PM AKST Thu Jan 29 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4
ft. Rain showers.
.FRI...E wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
330 PM AKST Wed Jan 28 2026

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

Temperatures near freezing at the surface coupled with plentiful
moisture and gusty easterly winds are making for a complex
forecast, however with relatively muted impacts. A series of
troughs and low pressure systems swinging up into the northern
Gulf and coastal Southcentral will continue to bring moisture in
the form of low elevation rain, and upper elevation snow to the
coast. Core of gale-force easterly winds gusting near storm force
this evening will keep mostly offshore, diminishing in strength
before pushing onshore tonight, however easterly windflow will
promote a downslope favorable pattern for interior Southcentral,
mitigating much of the precipitation expectation inland. A
stronger and more organized low will quickly move into the
southern Gulf by Wednesday afternoon, spreading a larger corridor
of high-end Gale force winds with Storm force gusts across much of
the northern and eastern Gulf.

As such, with both systems, interior areas will likely remain
relatively drier, with chances for precipitation mostly likely
tonight and again Thursday afternoon with the passage of the next
low. During those periods of precipitation, snow with a mix of
freezing rain is possible. Between these windows chances for light
precipitation to spill over the mountains is still possible,
particularly downslope winds fluctuate and upper level troughs
move through. A warm nose of temperatures above freezing will
develop aloft as warmer air over the Gulf spreads northwest with
the strong southeasterlies. Temperatures over inland areas from
Cook Inlet into the Mat Valley, including Anchorage, will slowly
moderate to near or above freezing by Thursday. Any precipitation
that does make it past the coastal mountains will be on the light
side and have to contend with the downslope warming and dry
northerly surface winds.

-CL

&&

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

A new trough pushes into the western Bering through the end
of the week with smaller waves of low pressure helping to boot
the current Arctic trough out of the region and across the
Kamchatka Peninsula. This will allow for some "warmer" air,
pushing the more frigid air mass off to the north, bringing the
Kuskokwim Delta out of sub-zero temperatures and the Aleutian
Chain and Bering Sea daytime highs in the low to mid 30s through
the end of the week. Elsewhere across Southwest Alaska will see
gradually warming temperatures into the 20's with localized areas
in the low 30's through the end of the week.

A round of light snow is still possible for the Western Capes and
Kuskokwim Delta tomorrow, as a separate trough rides
northwestward along the Southwest Coast through the morning hours.
By early Friday it appears that a Gulf low will move across the
Western Alaska Range and over Southwest, which should see a chance
for light to possibly moderate snow over Bristol Bay and the
Kuskokwim Valley late Thursday night into Friday morning.

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 4 through 7: Sunday through Wednesday)...

The large scale pattern and storm track will remain unchanged
through the extended forecast period, with a downstream ridge
over the western U.S. and western Canada extending to the Alaska
Interior and a mean trough over the north Pacific, southern
Alaska, and much of the Bering Sea/Aleutians. Under this pattern,
storm systems will develop over the northeast Pacific and track
into the Gulf before rotating westward and weakening. Expect a new
storm system each day or two. This will bring a series of fronts
across the Gulf, Kodiak Island, and coastal Southcentral, bringing
rounds of strong winds and moderate to heavy precipitation. A
persistent influx of warm air will lead to low elevation rain and
mountain snow for the eastern Kenai Peninsula and Prince William
Sound regions. Inland areas of Southcentral will be much drier
largely due to downslope winds, though some of the short-waves
moving in from the Gulf look strong enough for some light
precipitation to make it inland. Areas in the lee of the coastal
mountains would likely see mixed precipitation (rain, snow,
freezing rain) while interior areas of Southcentral would likely
see mostly if not all snow. The details will have to be worked out
later, as we gain confidence in the track and strength of
individual features.

Features will weaken as they track westward toward Southwest AK
and the Bering Sea. Still, expect rounds of winds and precipitation
to cross the region. Bristol Bay and the Alaska Peninsula look to
be warm enough for rain or mixed precipitation, while the
Kuskokwim Valley and Kuskokwim Delta will likely remain cold
enough for mostly snow. Weather across the Bering Sea and
Aleutians will be quieter with weaker short-waves embedded in
the upper flow and persistent northerly flow at the surface.

-SEB

&&

.AVIATION...

PANC...Light northerly winds up to 10 kt will continue for today.
Winds may be slightly stronger tomorrow afternoon up to 15 kt.
Strong easterly winds should keep the terminal dry as
precipitation should be fairly limited from making it over the
mountains. Should any moisture overcome downsloping, brief periods
of light snow or freezing rain are possible. VFR conditions is
expected.

&&