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Gale Warning 632, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 24, 2016, 3:30 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Oct 24, 2016, 3:30 AM AKDT (11:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 25, 2016, 3:52 PM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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133 FZAK52 PAFC 241130 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 330 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 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. PKZ199-250015- 330 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 968 MB LOW 180 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE INLAND OVER EASTERN RUSSIA AT 949 MB THIS EVENING. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL ENTER THE CENTRAL BERING TODAY AND MOVE TO THE EASTERN BERING BY TONIGHT. A 991 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 175 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-250015- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 330 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2016 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-250015- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 330 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-250015- BRISTOL BAY- 330 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-250015- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 330 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM PORT MOLLER E...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ170-250015- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 330 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2016 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-250015- UNALASKA BAY- 330 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-250015- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 330 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ173-250015- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 330 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2016 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ174-250015- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 330 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2016 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ175-250015- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 330 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2016 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 50 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 60 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-250015- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 330 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2016 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 60 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 27 FT SUBSIDING TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ177-250015- ADAK TO KISKA- 330 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2016 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ178-250015- KISKA TO ATTU- 330 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2016 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-250015- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 330 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2016 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO BY MIDNIGHT 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ180-250015- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 330 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ181-250015- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 330 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2016 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-250015- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 330 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2016 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
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009 FZAK52 PAFC 242346 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 346 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 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. PKZ199-251230- 346 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 955 MB 355 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE INLAND OVER EASTERN RUSSIA AT 948 MB THIS EVENING. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN BERING BY TONIGHT. A 976 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 150 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-251230- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 346 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2016 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-251230- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 346 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT EXCEPT S 25 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-251230- BRISTOL BAY- 346 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-251230- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 346 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM PORT MOLLER E...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ170-251230- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 346 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-251230- UNALASKA BAY- 346 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-251230- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 346 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ173-251230- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 346 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2016 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ174-251230- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 346 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2016 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-251230- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 346 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2016 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 55 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-251230- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 346 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2016 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 55 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ177-251230- ADAK TO KISKA- 346 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ178-251230- KISKA TO ATTU- 346 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-251230- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 346 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2016 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ180-251230- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 346 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ181-251230- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 346 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2016 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-251230- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 346 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2016 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
203 FZAK52 PAFC 250048 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 448 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 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. PKZ199-251300- 448 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 955 MB LOW 355 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE INLAND OVER EASTERN RUSSIA AT 948 MB THIS EVENING. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN BERING BY TONIGHT. A 976 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 150 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-251300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 448 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2016 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-251300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 448 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT EXCEPT S 25 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-251300- BRISTOL BAY- 448 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-251300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 448 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM PORT MOLLER E...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ170-251300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 448 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-251300- UNALASKA BAY- 448 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-251300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 448 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ173-251300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 448 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2016 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ174-251300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 448 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2016 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-251300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 448 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2016 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 55 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-251300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 448 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2016 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 55 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ177-251300- ADAK TO KISKA- 448 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ178-251300- KISKA TO ATTU- 448 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-251300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 448 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2016 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ180-251300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 448 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ181-251300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 448 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2016 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-251300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 448 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2016 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
362 FZAK52 PAFC 251140 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 340 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 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. PKZ199-260045- 340 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 952 MB LOW OVER EASTERN SIBERIA WILL WEAKEN THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL MOVE INLAND ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND WEAKEN THIS EVENING. A 980 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 130 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA WEDNESDAY EVENING AT 985 MB. A 990 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 170 NM SOUTH OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND WEDNESDAY EVENING AT 979 MB THEN STALL. $$ PKZ150-260045- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 340 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-260045- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 340 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2016 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-260045- BRISTOL BAY- 340 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-260045- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 340 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM PORT MOLLER E...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ170-260045- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 340 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 20 KT LATE MORNING. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-260045- UNALASKA BAY- 340 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-260045- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 340 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ173-260045- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 340 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ174-260045- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 340 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-260045- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 340 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-260045- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 340 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ177-260045- ADAK TO KISKA- 340 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ178-260045- KISKA TO ATTU- 340 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ179-260045- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 340 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT LATE MORNING. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-260045- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 340 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ181-260045- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 340 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-260045- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 340 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$
501 FZAK52 PAFC 252352 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 352 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 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. PKZ199-261230- 352 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 952 MB LOW OVER SIBERIA WILL WEAKEN THROUGH WED NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 270 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WED MORNING AT 985 MB...THEN TO 150 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA AT 992 MB WED EVENING AND DISSIPATES. A 992 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 290 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA THU AFTERNOON AT 961 MB. A 1003 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR EXITS INTO THE GULF WED AFTERNOON AT 978 MB. $$ PKZ150-261230- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 352 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2016 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-261230- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 352 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2016 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E... E WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ160-261230- BRISTOL BAY- 352 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-261230- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 352 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ170-261230- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 352 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-261230- UNALASKA BAY- 352 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-261230- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 352 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 30 FT. $$ PKZ173-261230- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 352 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ174-261230- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 352 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 32 FT. $$ PKZ175-261230- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 352 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-261230- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 352 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2016 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. $$ PKZ177-261230- ADAK TO KISKA- 352 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ178-261230- KISKA TO ATTU- 352 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ179-261230- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 352 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ180-261230- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 352 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ181-261230- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 352 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-261230- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 352 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
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 Oct 23, 4:55 PM AKDT, 10 hours 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 23, 4:55 PM AKDT, 10 hours 35 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 455 PM AKDT SUN OCT 23 2016 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... Upper levels: A ridge remains the dominant upper level feature for much of mainland Alaska this afternoon. It is centered across Southwest Alaska, oriented meridionally. From the ridge axis east, skies are nearly completely clear. This includes all of Southcentral. Further west, a vertically stacked low is tracking along the Bering coast of eastern Russia. Between these two features, warm advection is keeping the ridging in place across mainland Alaska. Southcentral: Surface high pressure is slowly sliding eastward ahead of the aforementioned upper level ridge. The relative low pressure center over the Gulf has been moving southeast down the Panhandle and away from our area. As a result, the winds of yesterday are notably lighter today, though still somewhat gusty through the Valdez Narrows and the Copper River Delta. The temperatures are the primary weather story over Southcentral, as a fresh snow pack, completely clear skies, and calm winds made for nearly ideal radiational cooling conditions. The result was many areas seeing by far their coldest temperatures of the fall so far. The Susitna Valley, east Anchorage, and interior Kenai Peninsula saw lows falling into the single digits. Anchorage International fell to 17, a full 9 degrees colder than its previous coldest night. The most impressive cooling was in the Copper River Basin, as Gulkana hit a low of 10 below, 11 degrees colder than its previous coldest night. Southwest Alaska: High pressure moving east and an approaching front have allowed for more extensive cloud cover over Southwest Alaska from Bristol Bay eastward. However, the soundings from King Salmon and Bethel both show that all of this cloud cover is high in the atmosphere, as an extensive layer of dry air persists from the mid levels down to the ground. The cloud cover prevented most areas of Southwest from getting as cold last night as some previous nights. The notable exception was King Salmon, which fell into the single digits for the first time this fall last night. Bering: A deep low pressure system that's influencing nearly all of the weather in the Bering is centered near the coast of Russia this afternoon. The associated front near the west coast has weakened considerably. However, a several hour deluge of rain occurred this morning in Dutch Harbor, which recorded 1.28" of rain in 6 hours, so the front does have some bite still left in it. High Wind Warnings are in effect for the central and western Aleutians, and a Coastal Flood Watch is in effect for the Kuskokwim Delta area in association with the next storm moving towards the Aleutians for tomorrow and Tuesday. More on that below. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... The models are in good agreement with the track of the lows expected to traverse the Bering over the next two days. The low currently near the coast of Siberia will be pulling the next stronger low moving near Attu tonight further west due to the Fujiwara effect. The outlier model is the Canadian, which keeps a consolidated low pressure center intact as such through its entire track across the western Bering. All of the other models keep a deeper low centered near the coast of Russia Monday afternoon with the trailing front being responsible for the high winds and seas. The primary forecast challenge will be the resultant impacts regarding timing the strongest winds with local high tides. A change in the strongest winds and highest seas of only a few hours makes the difference between the seas simply being higher than normal, and a coastal flood situation with seas well above highest high tides. Confidence is high regarding the track of the low and the resultant high winds, but much lower timing the possibility of coastal flooding. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... An upper level ridge continues to build in from the west as it settles into the Southcentral region. Therefore, look for sunny skies during the daytime with clear skies through the overnight hours through Tuesday. While, the coldest temperatures will occur in the Copper River Basin as the cooler air filters into the area from the north. Meanwhile, the pressure gradients continue to weaken resulting in diminishing gap winds with continued offshore flow. By Tuesday evening, the upper level ridge moves farther eastward allowing the upstream warmer air to advect into the Southcentral region bringing warmer temperatures as we head into the midweek time-frame. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... Except for some lower clouds along the coast tonight, the southwest will be cool and dry with high clouds through Mon. On Mon night a front brings clouds as it approaches the coast, with rainy conditions arriving on Tue. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 2)... A strong Pacific low will bring rain and dangerous winds to the western and central Aleutians tonight through Mon evening as it moves northeast. This will also result in Hurricane Force winds over the central Bering as well as the marine areas surrounding the western half of the Aleutians through Mon night. On Tuesday the storm will weaken as it moves east, with diminishing winds and showers in the west. Over the eastern Aleutians and Akpen a front will bring rain and strong wind through channeled terrain tonight. Conditions will improve in this area on Mon, but the weakening storm from the west will bring rain and strong wind to this part of the Bering and Aleutians through Tue. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7)... An persistent and amplified trough over the Bering will continue into late in the work week. This pattern will bring a series of gale-storm force low's throughout the Bering and southwest Mainland, bringing widespread rain and gusty southerly winds. Depending on the exact track and strength of these low's and associated fronts, there will also be the potential for coastal erosion/high surf issues to south exposures of the Southwest coast (such as Kuskokwim Bay). This will need to be monitored over the coming days for more details regarding timing and strength, but it certainly looks like an active week ahead for the Bering Sea region. To the east of the Alaska Range, a blocking ridge will prevent the active weather over the Bering from moving into Southcentral or the northern Gulf. This will keep generally sunny and benign weather over the region with daytime highs slightly above normal. By late next week there is good agreement that this blocking ridge will shift eastward, allowing for more active weather to move into the Gulf and south Mainland. This trend will then continue into early next week with no sign of a return to the ridging and sunny weather that the south Mainland is currently enjoying. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...Coastal Flood Watch zone 155. High wind warnings 187 191 MARINE...Hurricane Force 173 175 176 177 412 413. Storm 170 172 179 185 411 414. Gales 155 165 171 180. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...EZ SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...PD SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...DS LONG TERM...DEK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 3:02 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 25 hr | |
| Oct 24, 3:02 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 25 hr | |
| Oct 24, 3:24 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 24, 3:30 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Oct 24, 3:30 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 24, 3:30 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 24, 3:38 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Oct 24, 3:46 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days |
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