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Gale Warning 723, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 16, 2016, 3:38 PM 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
- Nov 16, 2016, 3:38 PM AKST (00:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 18, 2016, 3:30 PM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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251 FZAK52 PAFC 170038 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 338 PM AKST WED NOV 16 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. PKZ199-171330- 338 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A FRONT EXTENDING ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS MOVES SLOWLY INTO THE CENTRAL BERING BY THU AFTERNOON...THEN TO THE EASTERN WATERS ON FRIDAY. A 1009 MB LOW DEVELOPS 90 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL EARLY FRI AND DRIFTS TO 170 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL AND MAINTAINS STRENGTH. $$ PKZ150-171330- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 338 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2016 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-171330- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 338 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2016 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-171330- BRISTOL BAY- 338 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-171330- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 338 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 20 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-171330- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 338 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-171330- UNALASKA BAY- 338 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-171330- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 338 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ173-171330- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 338 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ174-171330- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 338 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-171330- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 338 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-171330- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 338 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ177-171330- ADAK TO KISKA- 338 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ178-171330- KISKA TO ATTU- 338 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 34 FT. $$ PKZ179-171330- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 338 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-171330- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 338 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-171330- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 338 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-171330- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 338 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S 40 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
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984 FZAK52 PAFC 171246 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 346 AM AKST THU NOV 17 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. PKZ199-180145- 346 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A FRONT EXTENDING ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN BERING BY FRIDAY. A 1009 MB LOW DEVELOPS 170 NM NORTH OF CAPE SARICHEF EARLY FRI AND DRIFTS TO 260 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WHILE SLOWLY WEAKENING. A 1000 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW APPROACHES 115 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA PASS LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-180145- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 346 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2016 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-180145- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 346 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLAND E...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-180145- BRISTOL BAY- 346 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-180145- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 346 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. FROM COLD BAY W...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FROM COLD BAY W...S WIND 25 FT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-180145- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 346 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-180145- UNALASKA BAY- 346 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2016 .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-180145- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 346 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ173-180145- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 346 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ174-180145- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 346 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-180145- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 346 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-180145- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 346 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ177-180145- ADAK TO KISKA- 346 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ178-180145- KISKA TO ATTU- 346 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 34 FT. $$ PKZ179-180145- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 346 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-180145- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 346 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF CAPE NEWENHAM...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT S OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-180145- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 346 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-180145- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 346 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
774 FZAK52 PAFC 180032 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 332 PM AKST THU NOV 17 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. PKZ199-181345- 332 PM AKST THU NOV 17 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A FRONT EXTENDING ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN BERING BY FRIDAY. A 1007 MB NORTH PACIFIC MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SAT MORNING AT 993 MB. A 993 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW QUICKLY MOVES IN BEHIND THIS LOW 120 NM NORTHWEST OF ATKA AT 989 MB SAT AFTERNOON. A 1000 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW LATE FRI MOVES TO 110 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY AT 988 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-181345- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 332 PM AKST THU NOV 17 2016 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-181345- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 332 PM AKST THU NOV 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT W OF SAND POINT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. PERIODS OF RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-181345- BRISTOL BAY- 332 PM AKST THU NOV 17 2016 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-181345- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 332 PM AKST THU NOV 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PERIODS OF RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-181345- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 332 PM AKST THU NOV 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PERIODS OF RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-181345- UNALASKA BAY- 332 PM AKST THU NOV 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PERIODS OF RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-181345- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 332 PM AKST THU NOV 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PERIODS OF RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ173-181345- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 332 PM AKST THU NOV 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ174-181345- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 332 PM AKST THU NOV 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-181345- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 332 PM AKST THU NOV 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-181345- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 332 PM AKST THU NOV 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ177-181345- ADAK TO KISKA- 332 PM AKST THU NOV 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ178-181345- KISKA TO ATTU- 332 PM AKST THU NOV 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 30 FT. $$ PKZ179-181345- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 332 PM AKST THU NOV 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. PERIODS OF RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-181345- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 332 PM AKST THU NOV 17 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-181345- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 332 PM AKST THU NOV 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PERIODS OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-181345- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 332 PM AKST THU NOV 17 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. PERIODS OF RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
158 FZAK52 PAFC 181255 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 355 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 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. PKZ199-190145- 355 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1000 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF KISKA THIS AFTERNOON, THEN TO 130 NM NORTHEAST OF KISKA SAT MORNING. ANOTHER 996 MB LOW QUICKLY MOVES IN BEHIND AND REPLACES THIS LOW AT 989 MB SAT AFTERNOON. A 1000 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW LATE FRI MOVES TO 170 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SARICHEF AT 986 MB SAT AFTERNOON. THE PREVIOUS LOW WILL MERGE WITH THE NEW LOW 70 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT SAT EVENING. $$ PKZ150-190145- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 355 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 2016 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-190145- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 355 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E... NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-190145- BRISTOL BAY- 355 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 2016 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-190145- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 355 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-190145- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 355 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-190145- UNALASKA BAY- 355 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 2016 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-190145- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 355 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ173-190145- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 355 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ174-190145- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 355 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-190145- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 355 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-190145- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 355 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ177-190145- ADAK TO KISKA- 355 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ178-190145- KISKA TO ATTU- 355 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 30 FT. $$ PKZ179-190145- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 355 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-190145- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 355 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-190145- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 355 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FREEZING FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-190145- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 355 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
518 FZAK52 PAFC 181833 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 933 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 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. PKZ199-190415- 933 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1000 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF KISKA THIS AFTERNOON, THEN TO 130 NM NORTHEAST OF KISKA SAT MORNING. ANOTHER 996 MB LOW QUICKLY MOVES IN BEHIND AND REPLACES THIS LOW AT 989 MB SAT AFTERNOON. A 1000 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW LATE FRI MOVES TO 170 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SARICHEF AT 986 MB SAT AFTERNOON. THE PREVIOUS LOW WILL MERGE WITH THE NEW LOW 70 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT SAT EVENING. $$ PKZ150-190415- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 933 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 2016 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-190415- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 933 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E... NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-190415- BRISTOL BAY- 933 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 2016 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-190415- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 933 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-190415- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 933 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-190415- UNALASKA BAY- 933 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 2016 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-190415- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 933 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ173-190415- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 933 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ174-190415- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 933 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-190415- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 933 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-190415- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 933 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ177-190415- ADAK TO KISKA- 933 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ178-190415- KISKA TO ATTU- 933 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 30 FT. $$ PKZ179-190415- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 933 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-190415- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 933 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-190415- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 933 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FREEZING FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-190415- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 933 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
645 FZAK52 PAFC 190030 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 330 PM AKST FRI NOV 18 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. PKZ199-191315- 330 PM AKST FRI NOV 18 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1001 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA SAT MORNING AT 992 MB. ANOTHER 996 MB LOW QUICKLY MOVES IN BEHIND THIS LOW 130 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK AT 986 MB SAT AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 230 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 995 MB SAT MORNING...THEN MERGES WITH THE BERING LOW TO FORM A NEW LOW CENTER 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT AT 978 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-191315- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 330 PM AKST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-191315- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 330 PM AKST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-191315- BRISTOL BAY- 330 PM AKST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-191315- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 330 PM AKST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ170-191315- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 330 PM AKST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-191315- UNALASKA BAY- 330 PM AKST FRI NOV 18 2016 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-191315- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 330 PM AKST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ173-191315- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 330 PM AKST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ174-191315- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 330 PM AKST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-191315- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 330 PM AKST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-191315- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 330 PM AKST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ177-191315- ADAK TO KISKA- 330 PM AKST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ178-191315- KISKA TO ATTU- 330 PM AKST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ179-191315- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 330 PM AKST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-191315- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 330 PM AKST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FREEZING FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ181-191315- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 330 PM AKST FRI NOV 18 2016 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-191315- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 330 PM AKST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
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 Nov 16, 4:33 AM AKST, 11 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 16, 4:33 AM AKST, 11 hours 5 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
433 AM AKST Wed Nov 16 2016
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
There is a closed upper level low positioned over the Upper
Kuskokwim Valley with an associated trough extending southward
through the Alaska and the Aleutian ranges this morning. This
synoptic feature was producing scattered snow showers at
Sparrevohn during the overnight hours last night. While the Copper
River Basin has a ridge of high pressure extending northward into
the North Slope. This feature was aiding in development of fog
during the early morning hours today at Glennallen. Meanwhile, the
western Bering is influenced by an amplified ridge, but an
upstream weather front is approaching the area. The Scatterometer
wind imagery early this morning was showing gale force southerly
winds accompanied by a large swath of moisture streaming through
the Western ALeutians towards the Kamchatka Peninsula. Meanwhile,
the northern Bering has a minor shortwave over the Saint Matthew
Island region extending through the Pribilof Islands. The water
vapor imagery is depicting this feature with drier conditions
behind the shortwave, with a plume of moisture from the
Central/Eastern Aleutians northward into the northern Bering.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
The models remain in good agreement. The preferred models were the
GFS and the NAM. The models are showing a low developing in the
northern Gulf as it moves westward before being located just south
of Seward by Friday. This coincides with an upper level closed low
that drops down from the north through the Anchorage Bowl before
being positioned over the Kenai. This synoptic feature will remain
under close scrutiny with the potential for snowfall developing
in the Prince William Sound before possibly spilling over into the
Anchorage Bowl by late Friday evening. The forecast confidence
remains average as we head toward the weekend.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)...
A few showers remain just south of Middleton Island, but are
continuing to weaken and drift south, as the associated Gulf low
continues to drift to the southeast this morning. Meanwhile high
pressure is building into the Southwest Alaska mainland, which is
supporting gusty northwesterly and northerly flow across western
portions of Southcentral. Winds have increased overnight as the
pressure gradient has increased, which has also helped to mix out
local fog along the Kenai Peninsula and Copper River basin. A vort
max stretched along between these two features is currently
pushing into Southcentral. Although it is a well-defined vort max,
the airmass remains relatively dry, and currently it is expected
only to touch off a few flurries as it drifts across the Talkeetna
and Chugach mountains today. Relatively dry conditions will remain
in place across Southcentral into Thursday as high pressure builds
into the mainland.
&&
.AVIATION...
PANC...VFR conditions and light winds will persist.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)...
High pressure will sit over the mainland for another day leading
to some of the coldest temperatures of the year, and another
couple days of dry conditions. Morning fog will linger in river
valleys this morning, and should mix out by this afternoon. A
weakening disturbance will spread some middle and high clouds over
the mainland from west to east today before moving out of the area
tonight. Winds will remain relatively light except for some
northerly winds over the eastern Bristol Bay area. Light winds and
clearing sky tonight along with the surface high pressure will
promote another night of fog development, mainly along the
Kuskokwim River. A weakening front approaches the western coast
late Thursday night, bringing a slight chance of rain/snow.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 2)...
A storm-force front entering the Western Aleutians/Bering this
morning will progress from west to east as it weakens through late
Thursday night. Rain should be the predominant type along the
front, while cold air filtering into the back side of the system
will promote both rain and snow showers.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7)...
It is clear that the Bering ridge,responsible for separating the
two domains into separate weather scenarios, is breaking down.
This will usher in a period of rapidly progressive systems at
least through the middle of next week.
There remains good model agreement Thu night through Fri as the
mainland AK ridge begins to retreat and the Bering front
dissipates over southwest AK and the Akpen. A weak low will also
remain over the extreme northern Gulf. By Fri night the latter low
dissipates, and a succession of lows and waves make their way
across the North Pacific to the Aleutians. This is where the
models have difficulty resolving and moving the lows. Some models
have a series of lows moving east while others consolidate the
features into one large central Aleutian low.
The forecast through Fri night utilized the Nam, but then the
ensemble approach of WPC was used to describe the next low as it
moves, from near Attu on Fri to the central Aleutians on Sat, and
then to the central Gulf on Mon. This low leaves the area on Tue,
while the next low leaves Kamchatka on Mon, reaches the central
Bering Tue, and then continues to the Gulf.
As the lows move east they will spread some rain and snow showers
across the Aleutians and southwest AK. Scattered rain and snow
showers are also expected mainly along the north Gulf coast
through Sat. There should be a break in precipitation beginning Sat
night until it returns with the second low early next week.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...None.
MARINE...Gale 129 173 175-177 185 412-414.
Storm 178 411
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...PLD
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...ELN
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...MTL
LONG TERM...DSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 3:26 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 16, 3:26 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 16, 3:31 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 16, 3:38 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 72 hr | |
| Nov 17, 3:46 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 17, 3:49 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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