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Gale Warning 154, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 9, 2016, 3:53 AM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Feb 9, 2016, 3:53 AM AKST (12:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 11, 2016, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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308 FZAK52 PAFC 091253 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 353 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-100215- 353 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...NORTHEAST TO EAST WIND FLOW COVERS THE BERING SEA AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS. A 959 MB LOW 550 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR ENTERS THE NORTH PACIFIC WED MORNING AT 974 MB. $$ PKZ150-100215- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 353 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT IN THE EVENING BUILDING TO 25 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-100215- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 353 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT EARLY BUILDING TO 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN WITH SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-100215- BRISTOL BAY- 353 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-100215- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 353 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-100215- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 353 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-100215- UNALASKA BAY- 353 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-100215- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 353 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ173-100215- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 353 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ174-100215- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 353 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-100215- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 353 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-100215- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 353 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ177-100215- ADAK TO KISKA- 353 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ178-100215- KISKA TO ATTU- 353 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-100215- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 353 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-100215- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 353 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-100215- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 353 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ185-100215- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 353 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY...MAINLY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY...MAINLY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
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983 FZAK52 PAFC 092041 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1141 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 UPDATED ZONE 170 171 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-100415- 1141 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...NORTHEAST TO EAST WIND FLOW COVERS THE BERING SEA AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS. A 959 MB LOW 550 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR ENTERS THE NORTH PACIFIC WED MORNING AT 974 MB. $$ PKZ150-100415- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 1141 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT IN THE EVENING BUILDING TO 25 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-100415- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 1141 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT EARLY BUILDING TO 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN WITH SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-100415- BRISTOL BAY- 1141 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-100415- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 1141 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-100415- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 1141 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-100415- UNALASKA BAY- 1141 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-100415- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 1141 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ173-100415- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 1141 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ174-100415- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 1141 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-100415- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 1141 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-100415- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 1141 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ177-100415- ADAK TO KISKA- 1141 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ178-100415- KISKA TO ATTU- 1141 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-100415- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 1141 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-100415- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 1141 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-100415- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 1141 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ185-100415- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 1141 AM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY... MAINLY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY...MAINLY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
306 FZAK52 PAFC 100010 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 310 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-101315- 310 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... $$ PKZ150-101315- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 310 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT...EXCEPT NE 40 KT N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. SEAS 19 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-101315- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 310 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT. W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-101315- BRISTOL BAY- 310 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE WESTERN CAPES AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE WESTERN CAPES IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE WESTERN CAPES AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-101315- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 310 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-101315- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 310 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. WINDS BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-101315- UNALASKA BAY- 310 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. WINDS BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-101315- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 310 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ173-101315- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 310 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ174-101315- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 310 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-101315- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 310 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-101315- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 310 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ177-101315- ADAK TO KISKA- 310 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ178-101315- KISKA TO ATTU- 310 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-101315- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 310 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-101315- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 310 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-101315- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 310 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ185-101315- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 310 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
611 FZAK52 PAFC 100010 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 310 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 CORRECTION FOR SYNOPSIS COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-101315- 310 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A FRONT ENTERS THE ALASKA PENINSULA LATE TONIGHT AND SPREADS INTO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS EARLY WED...THEN STALLS AND WEAKENS THROUGH THU. THE ASSOCIATED 970 MB LOW 270 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT EARLY WED MOVES TO 230 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAND POINT THU AFTERNOON AT 985 MB. $$ PKZ150-101315- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 310 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT...EXCEPT NE 40 KT N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. SEAS 19 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-101315- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 310 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT. W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-101315- BRISTOL BAY- 310 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE WESTERN CAPES AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE WESTERN CAPES IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE WESTERN CAPES AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-101315- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 310 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-101315- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 310 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. WINDS BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-101315- UNALASKA BAY- 310 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. WINDS BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-101315- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 310 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ173-101315- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 310 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ174-101315- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 310 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-101315- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 310 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-101315- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 310 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ177-101315- ADAK TO KISKA- 310 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ178-101315- KISKA TO ATTU- 310 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-101315- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 310 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-101315- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 310 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-101315- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 310 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ185-101315- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 310 PM AKST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
749 FZAK52 PAFC 101257 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 357 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-110200- 357 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 968 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 986 MB AND DISSIPATES FRI MORNING. A 982 MB LOW 615 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU WED AFTERNOON MOVES TO 330 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA AT 976 MB LOW FRI MORNING. A SECOND 982 MB LOW 525 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK THU AFTERNOON MOVES TO 415 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 971 MB FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ150-110200- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 357 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-110200- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 357 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-110200- BRISTOL BAY- 357 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-110200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 357 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-110200- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 357 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-110200- UNALASKA BAY- 357 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-110200- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 357 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ173-110200- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 357 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT EARLY BECOMING N 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ174-110200- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 357 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-110200- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 357 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-110200- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 357 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ177-110200- ADAK TO KISKA- 357 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ178-110200- KISKA TO ATTU- 357 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-110200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 357 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-110200- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 357 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-110200- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 357 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ185-110200- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 357 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
986 FZAK52 PAFC 101257 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 357 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 CORRECTED TYPO COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-110200- 357 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 968 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 986 MB AND DISSIPATES FRI MORNING. A 982 MB LOW 615 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU WED AFTERNOON MOVES TO 330 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA AT 976 MB FRI MORNING. A SECOND 982 MB LOW 525 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK THU AFTERNOON MOVES TO 415 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 971 MB FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ150-110200- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 357 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-110200- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 357 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-110200- BRISTOL BAY- 357 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-110200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 357 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-110200- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 357 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-110200- UNALASKA BAY- 357 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-110200- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 357 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ173-110200- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 357 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT EARLY BECOMING N 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ174-110200- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 357 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-110200- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 357 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-110200- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 357 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ177-110200- ADAK TO KISKA- 357 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ178-110200- KISKA TO ATTU- 357 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-110200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 357 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-110200- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 357 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-110200- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 357 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ185-110200- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 357 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
058 FZAK52 PAFC 101719 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 819 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 UPDATED ZONE 181 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-110415- 819 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 968 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 986 MB AND DISSIPATES FRI MORNING. A 982 MB LOW 615 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU WED AFTERNOON MOVES TO 330 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA AT 976 MB FRI MORNING. A SECOND 982 MB LOW 525 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK THU AFTERNOON MOVES TO 415 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 971 MB FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ150-110415- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 819 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-110415- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 819 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-110415- BRISTOL BAY- 819 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-110415- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 819 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-110415- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 819 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-110415- UNALASKA BAY- 819 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-110415- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 819 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ173-110415- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 819 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT EARLY BECOMING N 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ174-110415- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 819 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-110415- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 819 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-110415- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 819 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ177-110415- ADAK TO KISKA- 819 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ178-110415- KISKA TO ATTU- 819 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-110415- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 819 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-110415- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 819 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-110415- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 819 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ185-110415- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 819 AM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
550 FZAK52 PAFC 110001 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 301 PM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-111300- 301 PM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 MB LOW 240 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF COLD BAY AT 986 MB BEFORE DISSIPATING BY LATE THU. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED 480 NM SOUTHWEST OF KISKA THU AFTERNOON MOVES TO 250 NM SOUTH OF ATKA FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-111300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 301 PM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM CHIRIKOF ISLAND S...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM CHIRIKOF ISLAND S...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-111300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 301 PM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-111300- BRISTOL BAY- 301 PM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-111300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 301 PM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-111300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 301 PM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-111300- UNALASKA BAY- 301 PM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-111300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 301 PM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ173-111300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 301 PM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ174-111300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 301 PM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-111300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 301 PM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-111300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 301 PM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ177-111300- ADAK TO KISKA- 301 PM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...8 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ178-111300- KISKA TO ATTU- 301 PM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ179-111300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 301 PM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-111300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 301 PM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF CAPE NEWENHAM...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF CAPE NEWENHAM...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ181-111300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 301 PM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ185-111300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 301 PM AKST WED FEB 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Feb 8, 4:13 PM AKST, 11 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 8, 4:13 PM AKST, 11 hours 40 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
413 PM AKST MON FEB 8 2016
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
UPPER LEVELS...SINCE YESTERDAY...THE UPPER LEVEL LOW THAT WAS
SOUTH OF KODIAK HAS BEEN ABSORBED INTO A NEW UPPER LOW. THE NEW
LOW AND CENTER OF CIRCULATION FOR THE NUMEROUS UPPER LEVEL WAVES
AND LOWS BOUND FOR SOUTHERN ALASKA IS NOW CENTERED SOUTH OF ADAK.
THE JET CONTINUES TO BECOME MORE ZONAL SOUTH OF THE UPPER LOW AS
IT LATERALLY TRANSLATES SOUTH. THE ZONAL JET IS PUSHING THE RIDGE
THAT HAD BEEN IN PLACE THE PAST FEW DAYS OVER THE PANHANDLE
EASTWARD...WHICH WILL HELP TO DIMINISH THE INTENSITY OF FUTURE
DISTURBANCES ROTATING NORTHWARD THROUGH THE GULF TOWARDS THE COAST
DUE TO THE LACK OF UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT.
SURFACE ANALYSIS... THE STRONG VERTICALLY STACKED LOW SOUTH OF
ADAK CONTINUES TO TRACK WELL SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS...WITH THE
FRONT ALONG THE NORTHERN PERIPHERY OCCASIONALLY CAUSING GALE FORCE
WINDS ON THE PACIFIC SIDE OF THE CHAIN. THE LOW THAT HAD BROUGHT
THE STRONG FRONT TO KODIAK AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA THE PAST
COUPLE DAYS HAS NOW CROSSED THE ALASKA PENINSULA INTO BRISTOL BAY.
A FEW VERY LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH IT WENT THROUGH
DILLINGHAM THIS MORNING AND HAVE MOVED WESTWARD INTO THE WOOD
RIVER MOUNTAINS. WINDS WITH THIS LOW ARE LIGHT. YET ANOTHER SURFACE
LOW HAS DEVELOPED OVER THE EASTERN GULF IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE
DEPARTING JET STREAK. IT IS RACING NORTHWARD...THOUGH THE ONLY
REAL IMPACTS EXPECTED FROM IT ARE THE CONTINUATION OF COASTAL
SHOWERS NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND INCREASED CLOUD COVER ACROSS
THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. A FRONT IS APPROACHING SOUTHCENTRAL
ALASKA...WHICH FORMED FROM A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE ROTATING
AROUND THE UPPER LOW IN BROAD SOUTHEAST FLOW. IT IS CAUSING SOME
SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY ACROSS THE WESTERN KENAI AND WESTERN PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND. HOWEVER...DOWNSLOPING IS LARGELY KEEPING ALL OF THE
ACTIVITY FROM REACHING ANCHORAGE AND THE WESTERN KENAI. THOUGH A
FEW OF THE STRONGER SHOWERS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY
TRAVERSE THE MOUNTAINS...CAUSING BRIEF PERIODS OF LIGHT
PRECIPITATION. SIGNIFICANT MOISTENING OF THE ATMOSPHERE ON THE
ANCHORAGE 12Z SOUNDING HAS BEEN NOTED SINCE YESTERDAYS 00Z
SOUNDING...WHICH EXPLAINS WHY SOME OF THE SHOWERS ARE GETTING OVER
THE CHUGACH.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AND THE GULF...ALL OF THE MODELS HAVE COME
INTO MUCH BETTER AGREEMENT THE PAST 24 HOURS ON THE TRACK OF THE
LOW CURRENTLY DEVELOPING OVER THE EASTERN GULF. FOR THIS
FEATURE...THE NAM WAS THE PREFERRED MODEL AS ITS BETTER RESOLUTION
HANDLES THE LOCAL EFFECTS OF THE STORM BETTER THAN THE GLOBAL
MODELS. FOR THE LOW HEADED FOR THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF ON TUESDAY
NIGHT...THE GFS CONTINUES TO BE THE CHOSEN MODEL AS FOR THE PAST
FEW RUNS IT HAS BEEN THE MOST CONSISTENT. THE EC HAS BEEN THE
FASTEST/FURTHEST NORTH OF THE MODELS...BUT RUN TO RUN HAS BEEN
TRENDING SOUTH WITH THE LOW...TOWARDS THE GFS POSITION. THE GFS
SOLUTION HAS BEEN TRENDING STRONGER WITH THE WINDS AHEAD OF THE
STORM AS IT MOVES TOWARDS THE NORTHWEST...FOLLOWING THE TRACK OF
THE LOW NOW IN BRISTOL BAY.
FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE ALEUTIANS...THE NAM WAS ALSO THE
MODEL OF CHOICE AS IT IS IN GENERAL AGREEMENT WITH THE OTHER
MODELS AND HAS BETTER DETAILS WITH THE SMALL SCALE GAP FLOWS
THROUGH THE ALEUTIANS. ALL OF THE MODELS INDICATE
BROAD...COLD...NORTHEAST SHOWERY FLOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE BERING.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE ON BOTH SIDES REMAINS HIGH CONCERNING THE
LARGER FEATURES ALREADY DISCUSSED. AS THERE REMAINS NO LARGE
SCALE CHANGES IN THE PATTERN EXPECTED FOR THE FORESEEABLE
FUTURE...IT STANDS WITH GOOD REASON THAT SMALLER SCALE FEATURES
WILL CONTINUE TO BRING CHANGEABLE WEATHER TO SOUTHERN ALASKA
BETWEEN ANY BIGGER LOWS. WHILE THERE IS HIGH CONFIDENCE THAT
THESE FEATURES WILL BE AFFECTING LOCALIZED AREAS THROUGH THE
FORECAST PERIOD...CONFIDENCE IS LOWER ON THE TIMING OF WHEN EACH
INDIVIDUAL DISTURBANCE AFFECTS THOSE AREAS.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
ONCE THE WEAK LOW IN THE EASTERN GULF TRACKS NORTH AND INLAND
OVER YAKUTAT THE LARGE BLOCKING WESTERN NORTH AMERICAN UPPER
LEVEL RIDGE WILL STRENGTHEN AND PUSH BACK ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF
COAST TUESDAY. AS THE RIDGE BUILDS...ANY LINGERING SHOWERS WILL
END QUICKLY WITH SKIES CLEARING OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. THE
NEXT INCOMING FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL SPREAD A FRONTAL SYSTEM INTO THE
SOUTHERN GULF TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...BRINGING WIDE SPREAD
GALES TO THAT AREA. WINDS WILL BRIEFLY PICK UP TO STORM FORCE IN
THE FAR SOUTHWESTERN GULF AND COASTAL WATERS NEAR KODIAK ISLAND
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL LIFT INTO THE NORTHERN GULF
WEDNESDAY MORNING AND THEN PUSH ONSHORE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
THERE IS A WEAK SURFACE LOW MOVING THROUGH THE BRISTOL BAY REGION
BEFORE MOVING INTO THE KUSKOKWIM BAY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THIS
SYNOPTIC FEATURE WILL THEN DIMINISH INTO A WEAK TROUGH GOING INTO
TUESDAY. AS THIS SYSTEM MOVES ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COASTLINE IT
WILL BRING PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE ALASKA PENINSULA...AND THEN
TO DILLINGHAM WESTWARD BEFORE SPREADING INTO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA
COASTLINE. THE PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL MAINLY BE A MIXTURE OF
RAIN/SNOW FOR INLAND AREAS EXCEPT FOR ALL SNOW IN HIGHER
ELEVATIONS. WHILE ALONG THE BRISTOL BAY COASTLINE THE PRECIPITATION
WILL BE ALL RAIN.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
THE MAJORITY OF THE BERING IS DOMINATED BY NORTHEASTERLY WINDS
EXCEPT FOR SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS THROUGH THE EASTERN BERING. THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL BE AFFECTED BY A NORTH PACIFIC STORM-FORCE
LOW LOCATED SOUTH OF THE CHAIN. AS THIS SYSTEM MOVES EASTWARD IT
WILL BRING GALE-FORCE EASTERLY WINDS THROUGH THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS.
THIS WILL RESULT IN A SWATH OF PRECIPITATION ALONG THE CHAIN
BEFORE SPREADING INTO THE LOWER BERING SEA HEADING INTO TUESDAY.
BY TUESDAY EVENING THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
THRESHOLDS ALONG THE CHAIN AS THE LOW MOVES FARTHER EAST INTO THE
NORTHERN PACIFIC. LOOK FOR WARMER TEMPERATURES RESULTING IN MOSTLY
ALL RAIN ALONG THE CHAIN. WHILE COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL BE WEST
OF ADAK THROUGH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS PRODUCING NUMEROUS SNOW
SHOWERS THROUGH TUESDAY.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)...
NOT MUCH CHANGE IN THE SYNOPTIC WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED OVER
THE NEXT 7 DAYS AS THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH THAT HAS BEEN ANCHORED
OVER THE BERING SEA AND NORTHERN PACIFIC SHOWS NO SIGNS OF
DISSIPATING. SEVERAL STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOWS AND SHORTWAVES WILL
DROP INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC OFF THE EASTERN COAST OF RUSSIA
THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND WHICH WILL HELP RE-INVIGORATE THE LONGWAVE
TROUGH AND KEEP THE WEATHER PATTERN SIMILAR TO THAT OBSERVED OVER
THE PAST MONTH. MODELS ARE IN SURPRISINGLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH
THE EXTENDED PERIOD AND IT APPEARS UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. THE
PLACEMENT OF THE LONGWAVE TROUGH KEEPS THE GULF OF ALASKA AND
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA IN THE MAIN STORM TRACK. NORMALLY FOR THIS
TIME OF THE YEAR...THIS COULD BE A FAVORABLE SET UP TO BRING
SNOWFALL TO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. HOWEVER...THE AMPLIFIED TROUGH
WILL BRING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS FOR THE SUBTROPICS UP TOWARD
ALASKA AND ADVECT WARM AND MOIST AIR INTO THE ALASKA MAINLAND
(MORE FAVORABLE FOR RAIN ACROSS MOST LOCATIONS). TEMPERATURES
ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL WILL BE WELL ABOVE NORMAL WITH A LOT OF
LOCATIONS SEEING NEAR OR ABOVE FREEING TEMPERATURES WHILE SOUTHWEST
ALASKA WILL SEE TEMPERATURES ANYWHERE FROM 5 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE
NORMAL THROUGH THE EXTENDED.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 119 120 127 130 131 136 138 139 155 170-174 176.
STORM 132 150.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 185.
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...JW
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...JR
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...PD
LONG TERM...MCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 8, 3:23 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 8, 3:23 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 61 hr | |
| Feb 8, 3:23 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Feb 8, 3:23 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 61 hr | |
| Feb 8, 3:39 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 8, 3:45 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 72 hr | |
| Feb 8, 3:45 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 8, 3:45 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 9, 3:23 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 9, 3:23 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 9, 3:53 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 9, 3:53 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr |
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