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Gale Warning 361, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jun 24, 2017, 3:29 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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- Jun 24, 2017, 3:29 PM AKDT (23:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 25, 2017, 3:29 PM AKDT
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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529 FZAK52 PAFC 242329 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 329 PM AKDT Sat Jun 24 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. PKZ199-251215- 329 PM AKDT Sat Jun 24 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... Bogoslof Volcano 53 NM West of Dutch Harbor remains active. A 995 mb low 140 nm North of Kiska moves to 260 nm West of St Matthew Island at 990 mb by Mon afternoon. The associated front extends over the Alaska Peninsula while the trailing front stretches across the Central Aleutians through Mon afternoon. $$ PKZ150-251215- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 329 PM AKDT Sat Jun 24 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ155-251215- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 329 PM AKDT Sat Jun 24 2017 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt except SW 15 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Patchy fog. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ160-251215- Bristol Bay- 329 PM AKDT Sat Jun 24 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming variable 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN...SE wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ165-251215- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 329 PM AKDT Sat Jun 24 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt except SE 20 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 6 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Patchy fog. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ170-251215- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 329 PM AKDT Sat Jun 24 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind increasing to 35 kt. Seas building to 10 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 35 kt becoming S 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ171-251215- Unalaska Bay- 329 PM AKDT Sat Jun 24 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt becoming SW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Patchy fog. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-251215- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 329 PM AKDT Sat Jun 24 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind increasing to 35 kt. Seas building to 15 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .SUN...S wind 35 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ173-251215- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 329 PM AKDT Sat Jun 24 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ174-251215- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 329 PM AKDT Sat Jun 24 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ175-251215- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 329 PM AKDT Sat Jun 24 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ176-251215- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 329 PM AKDT Sat Jun 24 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ177-251215- Adak to Kiska- 329 PM AKDT Sat Jun 24 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ178-251215- Kiska to Attu- 329 PM AKDT Sat Jun 24 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Patchy fog. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ179-251215- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 329 PM AKDT Sat Jun 24 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ180-251215- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 329 PM AKDT Sat Jun 24 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt except S 15 kt near the coast. Seas 6 ft except 2 ft near the coast. Patchy fog. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft except 4 ft near the coast. Patchy fog. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ181-251215- North and West of Nunivak Island- 329 PM AKDT Sat Jun 24 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ185-251215- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 329 PM AKDT Sat Jun 24 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$
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090 FZAK52 PAFC 251123 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 323 AM AKDT Sun Jun 25 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. PKZ199-260000- 323 AM AKDT Sun Jun 25 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... Bogoslof Volcano 53 NM West of Dutch Harbor remains active. A 995 mb low 420 nm W of Saint Paul moves to 220 nm W of Saint Matthew Island at 990 mb by Mon afternoon, then remains nearly stationary through late Mon night. The associated front extends over the Alaska Peninsula while the trailing front stretches across the Central Aleutians through late Mon night. $$ PKZ150-260000- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 323 AM AKDT Sun Jun 25 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ155-260000- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 323 AM AKDT Sun Jun 25 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt except S 30 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 14 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ160-260000- Bristol Bay- 323 AM AKDT Sun Jun 25 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ165-260000- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 323 AM AKDT Sun Jun 25 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. From Port Moller E, SE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ170-260000- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 323 AM AKDT Sun Jun 25 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 6 ft in the afternoon. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ171-260000- Unalaska Bay- 323 AM AKDT Sun Jun 25 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt becoming SW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-260000- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 323 AM AKDT Sun Jun 25 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 35 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ173-260000- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 323 AM AKDT Sun Jun 25 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt becoming W 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ174-260000- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 323 AM AKDT Sun Jun 25 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt becoming W 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ175-260000- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 323 AM AKDT Sun Jun 25 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ176-260000- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 323 AM AKDT Sun Jun 25 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ177-260000- Adak to Kiska- 323 AM AKDT Sun Jun 25 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ178-260000- Kiska to Attu- 323 AM AKDT Sun Jun 25 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ179-260000- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 323 AM AKDT Sun Jun 25 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ180-260000- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 323 AM AKDT Sun Jun 25 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ181-260000- North and West of Nunivak Island- 323 AM AKDT Sun Jun 25 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ185-260000- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 323 AM AKDT Sun Jun 25 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Patchy fog. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
980 FZAK52 PAFC 252329 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 329 PM AKDT Sun Jun 25 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. PKZ199-261245- 329 PM AKDT Sun Jun 25 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... Bogoslof Volcano 53 NM West of Dutch Harbor remains active. A 995 mb low 380 nm W of Saint Paul moves to 320 nm NW of Saint Matthew Island at 990 mb by Mon afternoon, then remains nearly stationary through late Mon night. The associated front extends over the Alaska Peninsula while the trailing front stretches across the Central Aleutians through Tue morning. $$ PKZ150-261245- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 329 PM AKDT Sun Jun 25 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ155-261245- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 329 PM AKDT Sun Jun 25 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ160-261245- Bristol Bay- 329 PM AKDT Sun Jun 25 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ165-261245- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 329 PM AKDT Sun Jun 25 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ170-261245- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 329 PM AKDT Sun Jun 25 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ171-261245- Unalaska Bay- 329 PM AKDT Sun Jun 25 2017 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the late afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-261245- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 329 PM AKDT Sun Jun 25 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ173-261245- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 329 PM AKDT Sun Jun 25 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ174-261245- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 329 PM AKDT Sun Jun 25 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ175-261245- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 329 PM AKDT Sun Jun 25 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ176-261245- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 329 PM AKDT Sun Jun 25 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ177-261245- Adak to Kiska- 329 PM AKDT Sun Jun 25 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ178-261245- Kiska to Attu- 329 PM AKDT Sun Jun 25 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Patchy fog. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ179-261245- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 329 PM AKDT Sun Jun 25 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ180-261245- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 329 PM AKDT Sun Jun 25 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas building to 9 ft except 5 ft along the coast. Rain. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ181-261245- North and West of Nunivak Island- 329 PM AKDT Sun Jun 25 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ185-261245- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 329 PM AKDT Sun Jun 25 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Patchy fog. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$
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 Jun 24, 4:24 AM AKDT, 11 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 24, 4:24 AM AKDT, 11 hours 5 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 424 AM AKDT Sat Jun 24 2017 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... The upper ridge of the last couple days has shifted over the Canadian Yukon with only an axis extending over the Alaska Range. The next feature of interest is an upper low center moving into the Gulf of Alaska. A previous shortwave trough, ahead of the upper low is moving inland near the northern Panhandle. Out west, a stronger stacked system is spinning over the western Bering Sea. South of this system is the only real jet action over the area, where a 100 kt jet streak over the northwest Pacific enters the Bering Sea low pressure. The mainland is left under generally weak flow aloft with no major features to key in on. The weak flow has led to the development of diurnal convection in areas of steep lapse rates, as well as persistent stratus in other areas. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... Guidance has come into much better agreement with the interaction between the shortwave near the Panhandle and the incoming Gulf system. The consensus now is a much more consolidated shortwave moving inland more over Canada, just grazing the Copper River Basin. Otherwise the synoptics are very well agreed upon, the Gulf system will move over the Panhandle, while the Bering system will propagate to the east and anchor the pattern for the short term. && .AVIATION... PANC...VFR conditions and light winds will persist. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... The low moving into the Gulf of Alaska has turned the flow to the northeast which has cut off the up-Inlet push causing the low stratus in the Cook Inlet Region the past few days. While surface winds will increase from the southwest again Sunday afternoon, the atmosphere should be dry enough by then and well-enough mixed to keep the stratus from developing the way it has been lately. Unstable air remains over the Talkeetna Mountains eastward into the Copper River Basin. The additional heating today will allow more showers and some thunderstorms to develop this afternoon through the evening in these areas. One question is whether any thunderstorms will make it into Palmer as the northerly steering flow could cause a thunderstorm over Hatcher Pass to drift that direction. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... Ridging has pushed in over southwest Alaska and will continue to track east through the weekend. Stratus and fog have formed underneath the ridging and flow has shifted to southwest helping to push the stratus and fog over areas near the coast. The fog and stratus will diminish late in the morning but come back tonight. Meanwhile, inland locations will see afternoon showers with thunderstorms possible along the mountains until Sunday afternoon when more widespread rain will push in over southwest Alaska as a front moves in. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 2)... The low over the western Bering is bringing rain to the Central and Eastern Aleutians that will last until its associated front moves off to the east tonight. There will be a brief period of gale-force winds in the marine areas around the Eastern Aleutians as the front moves through tonight. Then it will track across the Alaska Peninsula and eastern Bering on Sunday. Behind the front light showers will persist through much of the weekend. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7)... An amplifying longwave pattern looks to bring an end to the period of nice weather over much of southern Alaska early next week. By Tuesday, the broad upper level trough over the Bering Sea will dig southward and begin tapping into some moist subtropical air, while advecting that air northward into the Gulf of Alaska. This moist southwest flow regime looks to set up a rather wet period for much of southern Alaska late Monday through Friday of next week, as a series of systems move into the Gulf of Alaska and north toward the gulf coast. There remains pretty remarkable model agreement with this change in weather pattern so confidence continues to rise in the change itself and the likelihood of it persisting through the entire week. However, it is to be expected that there could be some breaks in the rain and clouds but overall, wet and cloudy will be the theme for much of next week and into next weekend. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...Gale 170 172. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...MTL SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...EZ SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...DK LONG TERM...TP
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 3:45 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jun 24, 3:47 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 72 hr | |
| Jun 24, 3:29 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jun 24, 3:35 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days |
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