FZAK51 PAFC 211242 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 342 AM AKST Thu Feb 21 2019 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. PKZ197-220115- 342 AM AKST Thu Feb 21 2019 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 mb low near Middleton Island will move to the northeastern Gulf Thu afternoon. The associated front over the central and western Gulf will dissipate Thu night. High pressure builds over the Gulf Fri. $$ PKZ119-220115- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 342 AM AKST Thu Feb 21 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt becoming NW 35 kt by late morning. seas 8 ft building to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Gusts to 55 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray near the coast. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray near the Coast. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ120-220115- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 342 AM AKST Thu Feb 21 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt late this morning. Seas 8 ft building to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray near the coast. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt becoming N 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray near the coast. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ121-220115- Resurrection Bay- 342 AM AKST Thu Feb 21 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-220115- Prince William Sound- 342 AM AKST Thu Feb 21 2019 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind increasing to 35 kt. Seas building to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-220115- Port Valdez- 342 AM AKST Thu Feb 21 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-220115- Valdez Narrows- 342 AM AKST Thu Feb 21 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt becoming N 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-220115- Valdez Arm- 342 AM AKST Thu Feb 21 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-220115- Passage Canal- 342 AM AKST Thu Feb 21 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W wind increasing to 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt near Whittier. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Gusts to 45 kt in the morning. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-220115- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 342 AM AKST Thu Feb 21 2019 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt becoming W 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt becoming NE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ131-220115- Barren Islands East- 342 AM AKST Thu Feb 21 2019 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 40 kt increasing to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 50 kt diminishing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 20 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft subsiding to 7 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ132-220115- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 342 AM AKST Thu Feb 21 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ136-220115- Chiniak Bay- 342 AM AKST Thu Feb 21 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-220115- Marmot Bay- 342 AM AKST Thu Feb 21 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-220115- Shelikof Strait- 342 AM AKST Thu Feb 21 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...W wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ139-220115- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 342 AM AKST Thu Feb 21 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt becoming W 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-220115- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 342 AM AKST Thu Feb 21 2019 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt becoming W wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 1 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 1 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 1 ft. Areas of freezing fog. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. $$ PKZ141-220115- Kachemak Bay- 342 AM AKST Thu Feb 21 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt becoming W 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 8 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$