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Gale Warning 323, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 6, 2017, 3:45 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- May 6, 2017, 3:45 PM AKDT (23:45 UTC)
- Expired
- May 7, 2017, 3:57 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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672 FZAK52 PAFC 062345 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 345 PM AKDT SAT MAY 6 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. PKZ199-071230- 345 PM AKDT SAT MAY 6 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 984 MB LOW 190 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR MERGES WITH A 986 MB LOW 215 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY THEN MOVES TO 95 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY BY MIDDAY SUNDAY. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT DECAYS OVER THE ALEUTIANS AND BERING THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. THE LOW MOVES TO 320 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK AT 999 MB BY MON AFTERNOON. A 997 MB LOW FORMS OVER ATTU WITH A FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. $$ PKZ150-071230- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 345 PM AKDT SAT MAY 6 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-071230- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 345 PM AKDT SAT MAY 6 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-071230- BRISTOL BAY- 345 PM AKDT SAT MAY 6 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ165-071230- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 345 PM AKDT SAT MAY 6 2017 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-071230- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 345 PM AKDT SAT MAY 6 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-071230- UNALASKA BAY- 345 PM AKDT SAT MAY 6 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-071230- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 345 PM AKDT SAT MAY 6 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ173-071230- NIKLOSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 345 PM AKDT SAT MAY 6 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ174-071230- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 345 PM AKDT SAT MAY 6 2017 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-071230- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 345 PM AKDT SAT MAY 6 2017 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-071230- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 345 PM AKDT SAT MAY 6 2017 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ177-071230- ADAK TO KISKA- 345 PM AKDT SAT MAY 6 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ178-071230- KISKA TO ATTU- 345 PM AKDT SAT MAY 6 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-071230- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 345 PM AKDT SAT MAY 6 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-071230- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 345 PM AKDT SAT MAY 6 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ181-071230- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 345 PM AKDT SAT MAY 6 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-071230- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 345 PM AKDT SAT MAY 6 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$
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733 FZAK52 PAFC 071146 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 346 AM AKDT SUN MAY 7 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. PKZ199-080115- 346 AM AKDT SUN MAY 7 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 984 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY MERGES WITH A 988 MB LOW 290 NM SOUTHWEST OF COLD BAY THEN MOVES TO 110 NM SOUTHWEST OF COLD BAY AT 991 MB BY SUNDAY EVENING. THE LOW THEN WEAKENS AS IT MOVES INTO THE GULF OF AK BY TUESDAY MORNING. A 996 MB LOW FORMS 165 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA PUSHING A FRONT INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MONDAY MORNING. THE LOW THEN FALLS APART OVER THE WESTERN BERING MONDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-080115- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 346 AM AKDT SUN MAY 7 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF SHELIKOF STRAIT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-080115- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 346 AM AKDT SUN MAY 7 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-080115- BRISTOL BAY- 346 AM AKDT SUN MAY 7 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-080115- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 346 AM AKDT SUN MAY 7 2017 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-080115- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 346 AM AKDT SUN MAY 7 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-080115- UNALASKA BAY- 346 AM AKDT SUN MAY 7 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-080115- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 346 AM AKDT SUN MAY 7 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ173-080115- NIKLOSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 346 AM AKDT SUN MAY 7 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ174-080115- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 346 AM AKDT SUN MAY 7 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-080115- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 346 AM AKDT SUN MAY 7 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-080115- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 346 AM AKDT SUN MAY 7 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ177-080115- ADAK TO KISKA- 346 AM AKDT SUN MAY 7 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ178-080115- KISKA TO ATTU- 346 AM AKDT SUN MAY 7 2017 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-080115- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 346 AM AKDT SUN MAY 7 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING E 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-080115- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 346 AM AKDT SUN MAY 7 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ181-080115- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 346 AM AKDT SUN MAY 7 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-080115- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 346 AM AKDT SUN MAY 7 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$
507 FZAK52 PAFC 072357 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 357 PM AKDT SUN MAY 7 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. PKZ199-081300- 357 PM AKDT SUN MAY 7 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 989 MB LOW 30 NM WEST OF COLD BAY LOOPS INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC AT 1005 MB FOR TUE AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT DECAYS OVER THE BERING BY TUE MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OVER THE ALEUTIANS TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA BY TUE AFTERNOON. A 995 MB LOW FORMS 90 NM WEST OF ATTU WITH A FRONT THAT MOVES TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BY TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-081300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 357 PM AKDT SUN MAY 7 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-081300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 357 PM AKDT SUN MAY 7 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-081300- BRISTOL BAY- 357 PM AKDT SUN MAY 7 2017 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT . SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-081300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 357 PM AKDT SUN MAY 7 2017 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-081300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 357 PM AKDT SUN MAY 7 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-081300- UNALASKA BAY- 357 PM AKDT SUN MAY 7 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-081300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 357 PM AKDT SUN MAY 7 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ173-081300- NIKLOSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 357 PM AKDT SUN MAY 7 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ174-081300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 357 PM AKDT SUN MAY 7 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-081300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 357 PM AKDT SUN MAY 7 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-081300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 357 PM AKDT SUN MAY 7 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ177-081300- ADAK TO KISKA- 357 PM AKDT SUN MAY 7 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ178-081300- KISKA TO ATTU- 357 PM AKDT SUN MAY 7 2017 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-081300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 357 PM AKDT SUN MAY 7 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-081300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 357 PM AKDT SUN MAY 7 2017 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ181-081300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 357 PM AKDT SUN MAY 7 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-081300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 357 PM AKDT SUN MAY 7 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
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 May 6, 4:31 AM AKDT, 11 hours 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 6, 4:31 AM AKDT, 11 hours 14 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 431 AM AKDT Sat May 6 2017 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... Our attention turns to the large, complex, bulbous longwave trough over the Bering/Aleutians/northern Pacific. The trough is the weather over The Great Land for the short-term. It stretches from the western Aleutians to Southcentral, and is a mature marine occlusion. The original front, mostly washed out, stretches from Adak to north of the Pribilof Islands and southeastward over Kodiak Island. It is a complex low with multiple centers and disturbances rotating around the center. However, it is not where the action is, meteorologically speaking. The jet stream is amplified, well south of the Aleutians, where a shortwave trough/jet streak combo is rounding the trough. Well away from the parent low the shortwave is riding the front and looks to develop into another potent surface low. Sensible weather-wise, high clouds are rolling into Southcentral Alaska and temperatures remain in the 30's in most places. The front is currently stalled from the southwest mainland into the Gulf, but will be re-energized from the incoming system. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... Some differences still remain with the track of the developing frontal wave, however, there has been more consensus of wrapping it back further to the west toward the Alaska Peninsula. Otherwise good agreement among guidance remains for the short-term. && .AVIATION... PANC...Once again Turnagain Arm winds will remain the most uncertain portion of the TAF. A similar scenario as the last low pressure system exists with a strengthening gradient along the Arm meaning the wind will be out there. The question is how much will bend in to south/west Anchorage today. The down-Inlet gradient will really be strengthening as the new system deepens in the Gulf, but Susitna Valley heating should draw some of that wind northward again. The only caveat to that is the mid-high level clouds could hamper the magnitude of the heating. At this time it still looks like a good slug of wind will come in before turning back to the south toward evening. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... For the second time in the past week a significant storm will impact the Gulf waters bringing gale to storm force winds and heavy rain. The worst conditions for this storm will be over the western Gulf and on up into Cook Inlet as a front lifts northward across the Gulf and a low tracks westward across Kodiak Island later today. Most of Southcentral will remain dry out ahead of the front today, with hazy sunshine as high clouds overspread the area. Tightening pressure gradients will also lead to strengthening winds through the usual gaps (Turnagain Arm/Knik River Valley/Copper River). The front will lift northward and weaken tonight through Sunday, with rain spreading to Prince William Sound. Strong low level flow will produce downslope drying in the lee of the Kenai and Chugach Mountains, though a few showers could make it inland as the flow weakens Sunday through Sunday night. In any case, the proximity of the front will lead to a cloudier and cooler day on Sunday. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... A band of rainfall will push across Southwest Alaska from south to north this morning as a stacked low pressure system near Nikolski shifts eastward. By this afternoon, a triple point low is expected to develop in the North Pacific south of Chignik. This newly formed and strengthening low pressure system will move across the Alaska Peninsula late tonight and bring rainfall to a large portion of Southwest Alaska with the Bristol Bay area receiving the brunt of the rainfall. Rainfall will largely come to an end Sunday afternoon as the low pressure system continues to track westward into the Bering Sea. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 2)... An area of low pressure near Nikolski will slide eastward throughout the day. A triple point low will develop south of the Alaska Peninsula this afternoon which will result in gusty winds through Shelikof Strait and across portions of the Alaska Peninsula. These two low pressure systems will merge Sunday afternoon and gradually weaken as the low begins to slowly move toward the Gulf of Alaska. In the meantime, the next frontal system will enter in the western Bering Sea Sunday night as a low pressure system pushes off the coast of Kamchatka. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7)... Next week will be characterized by high pressure that will build in over the Bering and try to stretch into mainland Alaska. This ridging will help push the low over the southwestern Gulf of Alaska further southward into the North Pacific. However, it will not be strong enough to fully inhibit afternoon convection for much of the southern mainland. By the middle of next week, another low will track eastward over the western portion of the Aleutian chain, shifting the ridging over the Bering eastward into the Southwestern coast and mainland by the end of the week. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...Storm Warning 130 131 Gale Warning 119 120 125 132 138 139 177. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...MTL SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...SEB SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...MC LONG TERM...DK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 4:04 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 47 hr | |
| May 5, 4:04 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 47 hr | |
| May 5, 4:04 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 47 hr | |
| May 6, 3:41 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 6, 3:41 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| May 6, 3:51 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| May 6, 3:45 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 6, 3:51 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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