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Gale Warning 291, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 20, 2017, 3:36 PM 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
- Apr 20, 2017, 3:36 PM AKDT (23:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 22, 2017, 4:02 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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470 FZAK52 PAFC 202336 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 336 PM AKDT THU APR 20 2017 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. PKZ199-211230- 336 PM AKDT THU APR 20 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A FRONT OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN PUSH NORTH INTO THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A 994 MB LOW MOVES FROM 285 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT SAT MORNING TO 75 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-211230- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 336 PM AKDT THU APR 20 2017 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-211230- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 336 PM AKDT THU APR 20 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 KT W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 11 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-211230- BRISTOL BAY- 336 PM AKDT THU APR 20 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-211230- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 336 PM AKDT THU APR 20 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT W OF PORT MOLLER. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ170-211230- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 336 PM AKDT THU APR 20 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ171-211230- UNALASKA BAY- 336 PM AKDT THU APR 20 2017 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ172-211230- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 336 PM AKDT THU APR 20 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ173-211230- NIKLOSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 336 PM AKDT THU APR 20 2017 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ174-211230- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 336 PM AKDT THU APR 20 2017 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-211230- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 336 PM AKDT THU APR 20 2017 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-211230- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 336 PM AKDT THU APR 20 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ177-211230- ADAK TO KISKA- 336 PM AKDT THU APR 20 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ178-211230- KISKA TO ATTU- 336 PM AKDT THU APR 20 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-211230- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 336 PM AKDT THU APR 20 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-211230- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 336 PM AKDT THU APR 20 2017 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ181-211230- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 336 PM AKDT THU APR 20 2017 .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FREEZING FOG. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ185-211230- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 336 PM AKDT THU APR 20 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$
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210 FZAK52 PAFC 211200 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 21 2017 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. PKZ199-220045- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 21 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 MB LOW 220 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL REMAIN IN PLACE TONIGHT...THEN SHIFT TO 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA AT 984 MB BY SAT NIGHT. A FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF THIS MORNING WILL CROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT AND MOVE TO THE EASTERN BERING SAT AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 170 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT AT 999 MB SAT MORNING...THEN DISSIPATE NEAR DUTCH HARBOR SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-220045- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 21 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-220045- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 21 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-220045- BRISTOL BAY- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 21 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-220045- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 21 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E, E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-220045- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 21 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-220045- UNALASKA BAY- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 21 2017 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND TO 10 KT EARLY BECOMING SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-220045- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 21 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ173-220045- NIKLOSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 21 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ174-220045- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 21 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-220045- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 21 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-220045- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 21 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ177-220045- ADAK TO KISKA- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 21 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ178-220045- KISKA TO ATTU- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 21 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-220045- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 21 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG AND FREEZING FOG. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-220045- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 21 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ181-220045- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 21 2017 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FREEZING FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ185-220045- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 21 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FREEZING FOG. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$
746 FZAK52 PAFC 212310 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 21 2017 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. PKZ199-221215- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 21 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTH OF KISKA FRI AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF ATKA AND WEAKEN SUN AFTERNOON. A FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL CROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA SAT NIGHT AND MOVE TO THE EASTERN BERING THROUGH SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-221215- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 21 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-221215- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 21 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SE 20 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-221215- BRISTOL BAY- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 21 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ165-221215- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 21 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-221215- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 21 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-221215- UNALASKA BAY- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 21 2017 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ172-221215- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 21 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ173-221215- NIKLOSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 21 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ174-221215- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 21 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-221215- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 21 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-221215- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 21 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ177-221215- ADAK TO KISKA- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 21 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ178-221215- KISKA TO ATTU- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 21 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SHEMYA...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 18 FT DIMINISHING TO 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-221215- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 21 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-221215- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 21 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ181-221215- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 21 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FREEZING FOG. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ185-221215- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 21 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FREEZING FOG. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
697 FZAK52 PAFC 221202 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 402 AM AKDT SAT APR 22 2017 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. PKZ199-230045- 402 AM AKDT SAT APR 22 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 977 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 170 NM SOUTH OF ADAK AT 982 MB TONIGHT...THEN SHIFT TO 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK AT 978 MB SUN NIGHT. A FRONT APPROACHING BRISTOL BAY FROM THE GULF WILL MOVE TO THE CENTRAL BERING TONIGHT AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-230045- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 402 AM AKDT SAT APR 22 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR SHELIKOF STRAIT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-230045- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 402 AM AKDT SAT APR 22 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-230045- BRISTOL BAY- 402 AM AKDT SAT APR 22 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ165-230045- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 402 AM AKDT SAT APR 22 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E, E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ170-230045- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 402 AM AKDT SAT APR 22 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ171-230045- UNALASKA BAY- 402 AM AKDT SAT APR 22 2017 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-230045- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 402 AM AKDT SAT APR 22 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ173-230045- NIKLOSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 402 AM AKDT SAT APR 22 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ174-230045- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 402 AM AKDT SAT APR 22 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-230045- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 402 AM AKDT SAT APR 22 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-230045- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 402 AM AKDT SAT APR 22 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ177-230045- ADAK TO KISKA- 402 AM AKDT SAT APR 22 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ178-230045- KISKA TO ATTU- 402 AM AKDT SAT APR 22 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-230045- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 402 AM AKDT SAT APR 22 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-230045- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 402 AM AKDT SAT APR 22 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ181-230045- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 402 AM AKDT SAT APR 22 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ185-230045- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 402 AM AKDT SAT APR 22 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
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 Apr 20, 4:56 AM AKDT, 10 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 20, 4:56 AM AKDT, 10 hours 40 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion...CORRECTED National Weather Service Anchorage AK 456 AM AKDT Thu Apr 20 2017 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... The synoptic pattern features the Arctic high with a central pressure of 1035 mb north of Barrow and a closed low over the Bering Sea. The Alaska Range is helping to block incoming cold from the Arctic and limit the strongest winds to the Interior. Taking a glimpse south...there is a mature low well south of the Gulf of Alaska. In the near term...the Anchorage metro area can expect another full day of mild and pleasant weather. The system near the Pribilofs is progged to retrograde while a secondary perturbation gets steered into the western Aleutians. All the while...the next storm pushes north from the Gulf of Alaska which will result in a moisture surge over Kodiak Island and AK Peninsula complete with upslope enhancement. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... This forecast package incorporated the latest run of the GFS with storms trending north over the Western Aleutian. For the east domain the enhanced pops/QPF shifted to the west. && .AVIATION... PANC...VFR conditions are anticipated for the ensuing 24 hr period. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... High pressure will remain over the Southcentral mainland through Friday night. This will keep conditions dry and skies fairly clear. A low pressure system will work its way into the southern Gulf of Alaska on Friday and Friday night. This will bring rain into Kodiak Island. Some rain could also make it as far north as the Kenai Peninsula, but most of the moisture and dynamics will stay to the south. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 and 2...Thu and Fri)... The broad area of low pressure that remains offshore between the Pribilof Islands and Southwest AK continues to meander about. It has pushed a wide swath of marine layer stratus onshore through the overnight hours. As inversions have set-up inland this morning, some of this low-level moisture has gotten trapped at the surface as fog. The low will take its time making any movement through the day today. So while the fog should dissipate as the sun provides some mixing, the stratus will be quite slow to pull offshore. A pocket of colder air aloft associated with the low could help to trigger some instability showers this afternoon. These will mostly be located over the western parts of Bristol Bay and the YK-Delta. For Friday, some weak induced ridging will move through as the afore mentioned low moving into the Bering and a stronger low moves into the Gulf of AK. This should make for a dry day for almost all locations and possibly even a few breaks in the clouds. As the front over the Gulf of AK moves closer and closer on Fri, expect increasing northeasterly winds, especially over Bristol Bay. These winds will continue to increase into early Sat reaching sustained speeds of 20-30 mph with gusts to near 40 mph. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 2...Thu and Fri)... Several lows will impact the weather for the next couple of days. The first low was already discussed over the Eastern Bering. It will bring plenty of marine stratus and some isolated rain/snow showers with it as it slowly drifts towards the Pribilof Islands today. Another low will remain southwest of Attu today, but it will push a gale-force front into the Western Aleutians. We trended the forecast slightly stronger and further north with this feature. Some storm-force gusts are likely near Shemya by this afternoon. It will also bring a wide swath of moderate rain with it. This boundary will stall over the Western Aleutians until a new low develops on it near Adak on Fri. This low will then become the dominant feature as it pushes north into the Bering to start the weekend. Finally, the previously mentioned low over the Gulf of AK will move toward the Alaska Peninsula by late Fri. It will bring increasing northeast winds to the area and eventually some rain and warmer air as we move into the weekend. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7)... Fri night through Sat a front will swing through the Gulf and another through the central Aleutians. Both will bring small craft and gale force winds to the their areas, with rain limited to coastal locations. Afterwards, several low pressure centers and associated fronts will migrate east along the Aleutian chain, headed ultimately for the Alaska Peninsula and the north Gulf coast. These systems will bring rain to the Aleutians, and abundant rain to the Gulf coast. As the systems consolidate near the Alaska Peninsula over the weekend and into early next week, rain over the valleys with some higher elevation snow will become more common over mountain ranges of Southcentral south of the Alaska range. The forecast relies on a conglomeration of operational and ensemble forecasts in an attempt to depict movement and placement of lows along the chain. This lowers forecast confidence since the models themselves currently have divergent solutions. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...None. MARINE...Gale 131 138 173 174 175 176 177 178. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...PS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...BL SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...MSO LONG TERM...DS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 3:32 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 20, 3:32 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Apr 20, 3:58 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 59 hr | |
| Apr 20, 4:01 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 20, 4:01 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Apr 20, 3:15 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Apr 20, 3:21 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 20, 3:24 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 61 hr | |
| Apr 20, 3:36 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.