The Gulf Watch Alaska (GWA) program and principal investigators (PIs) are closing out the fourth quarter of monitoring year 8 by finalizing contributions to various reports including a draft science synthesis report to the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council (EVOSTC). As numbers are being crunched this winter all have been keeping an eye on the weather, will warm conditions persist? A little sigh of relief could be heard as January 2020 brought a genuine polar freeze. Here is a brief summary of our program’s fourth quarter activities and accomplishments in the latest issue.