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Gale Warning 449, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 19, 2017, 4:09 AM AKDT. It was in force for 35 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Sep 19, 2017, 4:09 AM AKDT (12:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 20, 2017, 3:08 PM AKDT
- In force
- 35 hr
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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101 FZAK52 PAFC 191209 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 409 AM AKDT Tue Sep 19 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. PKZ199-200130- 409 AM AKDT Tue Sep 19 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1006 mb low 60 nm South of Savoonga with its associated front moves into Southwest Alaska and dissipates Wed afternoon. A 1001 mb North Pacific low moves to 315 nm Southwest of Adak at 988 mb Wed afternoon...then moves to 190 nm South of Adak at 991 mb by Thu afternoon. The associated front extends into the Alaska Peninsula through Thu morning. $$ PKZ150-200130- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 409 AM AKDT Tue Sep 19 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ155-200130- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 409 AM AKDT Tue Sep 19 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt except variable 10 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt except S 15 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ160-200130- Bristol Bay- 409 AM AKDT Tue Sep 19 2017 .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ165-200130- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 409 AM AKDT Tue Sep 19 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 30 kt except E 20 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ170-200130- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 409 AM AKDT Tue Sep 19 2017 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ171-200130- Unalaska Bay- 409 AM AKDT Tue Sep 19 2017 .TODAY...SE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ172-200130- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 409 AM AKDT Tue Sep 19 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ173-200130- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 409 AM AKDT Tue Sep 19 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 35 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ174-200130- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 409 AM AKDT Tue Sep 19 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ175-200130- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 409 AM AKDT Tue Sep 19 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt becoming NE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 35 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ176-200130- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 409 AM AKDT Tue Sep 19 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ177-200130- Adak to Kiska- 409 AM AKDT Tue Sep 19 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ178-200130- Kiska to Attu- 409 AM AKDT Tue Sep 19 2017 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ179-200130- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 409 AM AKDT Tue Sep 19 2017 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ180-200130- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 409 AM AKDT Tue Sep 19 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ181-200130- North and West of Nunivak Island- 409 AM AKDT Tue Sep 19 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ185-200130- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 409 AM AKDT Tue Sep 19 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...NE 15 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$
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960 FZAK52 PAFC 192304 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 304 PM AKDT Tue Sep 19 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. PKZ199-201200- 304 PM AKDT Tue Sep 19 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 mb low 270 nm south of Adak moves to 260 nm southwest of Adak at 984 mb Wed morning. This low then moves to 300 nm southwest of Dutch Harbor and weakens to 994 mb Thu afternoon. $$ PKZ150-201200- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 304 PM AKDT Tue Sep 19 2017 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ155-201200- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 304 PM AKDT Tue Sep 19 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind increasing to 25 kt except S 15 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ160-201200- Bristol Bay- 304 PM AKDT Tue Sep 19 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming SW after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ165-201200- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 304 PM AKDT Tue Sep 19 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt except E 20 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ170-201200- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 304 PM AKDT Tue Sep 19 2017 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ171-201200- Unalaska Bay- 304 PM AKDT Tue Sep 19 2017 .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ172-201200- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 304 PM AKDT Tue Sep 19 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ173-201200- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 304 PM AKDT Tue Sep 19 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind increasing to 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 35 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ174-201200- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 304 PM AKDT Tue Sep 19 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ175-201200- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 304 PM AKDT Tue Sep 19 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind increasing to 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 35 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ176-201200- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 304 PM AKDT Tue Sep 19 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ177-201200- Adak to Kiska- 304 PM AKDT Tue Sep 19 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind increasing to 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ178-201200- Kiska to Attu- 304 PM AKDT Tue Sep 19 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ179-201200- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 304 PM AKDT Tue Sep 19 2017 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E wind increasing to 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ180-201200- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 304 PM AKDT Tue Sep 19 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt except 15 kt S of Cape Newenham. Seas 7 ft. .WED...Variable wind 15 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ181-201200- North and West of Nunivak Island- 304 PM AKDT Tue Sep 19 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ185-201200- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 304 PM AKDT Tue Sep 19 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...NE wind 15 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$
906 FZAK52 PAFC 201149 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 349 AM AKDT Wed Sep 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. PKZ199-210115- 349 AM AKDT Wed Sep 20 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 989 mb low 325 nm South of Adak moves to 70 nm South of Dutch Harbor at 995 mb for Fri morning. The associated front moves over the Eastern Aleutians and the Alaska Peninsula into the Gulf of Alaska through Fri morning. High Pressure moves over the Northern and Western Bering into Fri morning. $$ PKZ150-210115- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 349 AM AKDT Wed Sep 20 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ155-210115- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 349 AM AKDT Wed Sep 20 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ160-210115- Bristol Bay- 349 AM AKDT Wed Sep 20 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 10 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ165-210115- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 349 AM AKDT Wed Sep 20 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. From Port Moller E, SE wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ170-210115- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 349 AM AKDT Wed Sep 20 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ171-210115- Unalaska Bay- 349 AM AKDT Wed Sep 20 2017 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-210115- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 349 AM AKDT Wed Sep 20 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ173-210115- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 349 AM AKDT Wed Sep 20 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ174-210115- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 349 AM AKDT Wed Sep 20 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ175-210115- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 349 AM AKDT Wed Sep 20 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt becoming NE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ176-210115- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 349 AM AKDT Wed Sep 20 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ177-210115- Adak to Kiska- 349 AM AKDT Wed Sep 20 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ178-210115- Kiska to Attu- 349 AM AKDT Wed Sep 20 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ179-210115- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 349 AM AKDT Wed Sep 20 2017 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .THU...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ180-210115- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 349 AM AKDT Wed Sep 20 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ181-210115- North and West of Nunivak Island- 349 AM AKDT Wed Sep 20 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ185-210115- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 349 AM AKDT Wed Sep 20 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$
044 FZAK52 PAFC 201343 AAA CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 543 AM AKDT Wed Sep 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. PKZ199-210215- 543 AM AKDT Wed Sep 20 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 989 mb low 325 nm South of Adak moves to 70 nm South of Dutch Harbor at 995 mb for Fri morning. The associated front moves over the Eastern Aleutians and the Alaska Peninsula into the Gulf of Alaska through Fri morning. High Pressure moves over the Northern and Western Bering into Fri morning. $$ PKZ150-210215- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 543 AM AKDT Wed Sep 20 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ155-210215- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 543 AM AKDT Wed Sep 20 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ160-210215- Bristol Bay- 543 AM AKDT Wed Sep 20 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ165-210215- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 543 AM AKDT Wed Sep 20 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming S 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ170-210215- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 543 AM AKDT Wed Sep 20 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 40 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ171-210215- Unalaska Bay- 543 AM AKDT Wed Sep 20 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming SE 10 after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-210215- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 543 AM AKDT Wed Sep 20 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ173-210215- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 543 AM AKDT Wed Sep 20 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 40 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ174-210215- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 543 AM AKDT Wed Sep 20 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ175-210215- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 543 AM AKDT Wed Sep 20 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt becoming NE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ176-210215- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 543 AM AKDT Wed Sep 20 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ177-210215- Adak to Kiska- 543 AM AKDT Wed Sep 20 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ178-210215- Kiska to Attu- 543 AM AKDT Wed Sep 20 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ179-210215- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 543 AM AKDT Wed Sep 20 2017 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .THU...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ180-210215- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 543 AM AKDT Wed Sep 20 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ181-210215- North and West of Nunivak Island- 543 AM AKDT Wed Sep 20 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ185-210215- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 543 AM AKDT Wed Sep 20 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$
191 FZAK52 PAFC 202308 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 308 PM AKDT Wed Sep 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. PKZ199-211145- 308 PM AKDT Wed Sep 20 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 986 mb low 240 nm south of Adak moves to 210 nm southwest of Dutch Harbor at 998 mb Thu evening moving eastward becoming complex through Fri. The associated front moves over the Eastern Aleutians and the Alaska Peninsula Thu evening then will move into the western Gulf Fri afternoon. $$ PKZ150-211145- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 308 PM AKDT Wed Sep 20 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ155-211145- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 308 PM AKDT Wed Sep 20 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ160-211145- Bristol Bay- 308 PM AKDT Wed Sep 20 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 20 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ165-211145- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 308 PM AKDT Wed Sep 20 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ170-211145- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 308 PM AKDT Wed Sep 20 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt becoming N 30 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft building to 9 ft. Rain. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ171-211145- Unalaska Bay- 308 PM AKDT Wed Sep 20 2017 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-211145- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 308 PM AKDT Wed Sep 20 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ173-211145- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 308 PM AKDT Wed Sep 20 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ174-211145- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 308 PM AKDT Wed Sep 20 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ175-211145- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 308 PM AKDT Wed Sep 20 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ176-211145- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 308 PM AKDT Wed Sep 20 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ177-211145- Adak to Kiska- 308 PM AKDT Wed Sep 20 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ178-211145- Kiska to Attu- 308 PM AKDT Wed Sep 20 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ179-211145- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 308 PM AKDT Wed Sep 20 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ180-211145- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 308 PM AKDT Wed Sep 20 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .THU...NE wind 25 kt except variable 10 kt S of Cape Newenham. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt except S 15 kt S of Cape Newenham. Seas 6 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ181-211145- North and West of Nunivak Island- 308 PM AKDT Wed Sep 20 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ185-211145- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 308 PM AKDT Wed Sep 20 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$
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 Sep 18, 4:36 PM AKDT, 11 hours 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 18, 4:36 PM AKDT, 11 hours 33 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 436 PM AKDT Mon Sep 18 2017 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A long wave upper trough stretches southeast from the Chukchi Sea, across Southwest Alaska, to over the western Gulf of Alaska. This feature is producing widespread cloud cover across much of Southwest Alaska and Southcentral. Radar and surface observations show areas of rain across Southwest Alaska, western/northern Gulf, and inland areas of Southcentral west of the Copper River Basin. Brisk and gusty west to northwest winds, associated with weak cold advection on the backside of a southeast moving cold front, were evident across coastal Southwest Alaska/Bristol Bay to over the Barren Islands/western Gulf. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... Models overall are in good agreement of features affecting the Mainland and Gulf of Alaska. The GFS/ECMWF have a better handle on a developing low heading north toward the Aleutians Tuesday and Wednesday. && .AVIATION... PANC...Light winds should prevail through tonight. Abundant low level moisture will give rise to low VFR to high MVFR ceilings this afternoon into Tuesday morning. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... An upper level low currently centered over Kodiak will slowly move SE across the Gulf tonight. A weak deformation zone near the top of low will continue to support areas of precipitation across southcentral through the rest of the evening. Rain will taper off west to east across the area tonight as an upper level ridge builds in quickly behind it. The building ridge from the west will tighten the pressure gradient across the AKPEN leading to gusty NW winds tonight and tomorrow, especially through channeled terrain including Kamishak Bay and along the Southern Kodiak Coast. Generally pleasant weather can be expected across Southcentral tomorrow and into Wednesday as high pressure dominates the region. A weak system moving across Western AK will clip the northern portions of the area on Wednesday, with light rain expected as far south as the Mat-Su, though downsloping off the leeward side of the AK Range should limit the amount of precipitation. On Wednesday night, skies should temporarily clear enough to produce the coldest temperatures of the season. Temperatures are expected to cool down into the upper 30's to low 40's across Anchorage and the Mat-Su, while low 30's to possible sub-freezing temps are expected in the Copper River Valley as well as Talkeetna. The next system looks to move into the area on Thursday spreading steady rain from south to north across most of the region. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... Precipitation will be on a downward trend across the southwest mainland this evening as the upper level trough over western Alaska is replaced by weak transient ridging. This will bring a period of drier conditions to the greater Bristol Bay region through Wednesday, however the break in precipitation will be more short lived across the northern part of the area as a fast moving system tracks from the northern Bering into the Yukon Delta tonight. This will bring a trailing front across the Kuskokwim Delta and the lower Kuskokwim Valley beginning early Tuesday morning, with showers continuing into Wednesday. More robust precipitation will return to the Bristol Bay region by late Wednesday as a front extending from a North Pacific low begins to push inland. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 2)... Benign cloudy conditions will prevail across most of the Bering in the presence of surface high pressure and dry northeast flow through Tuesday afternoon before the front arrives over the Central and Eastern Aleutians. This will be accompanied by rain and gale force winds, with these conditions spreading east to the Alaska Peninsula Tuesday night and then north to the Pribilof Islands on Wednesday. The parent North Pacific low will keep rainy conditions over the central part of the chain through midweek as it lingers south of Adak. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7)... Beginning the extended period forecast Wednesday night, there will be an elongated arctic trough over the northern part of Alaska with a secondary North Pacific trough centered over the Eastern Aleutians. A very strong Northeast Pacific subtropical ridge will be south of the Gulf of Alaska. This will set in motion a broad region of southwesterly flow aloft over Southern Alaska with rain impacting the entire region. This pattern will continue through Saturday with wet and cloudy weather, although no significant heavy rainfall. By Saturday evening, the pattern becomes a bit more complicated as the most recent simulations of the GFS and ECMWF deterministic models have trended toward a strong secondary subtropical warm front merging with the arctic trough. The associated low would track into the Gulf of Alaska and toward Southcentral sometime Saturday evening into Sunday, bringing a swatch of possibly gale force winds to the coast and another batch of rain, locally heavy along the coast. Either way, even with that uncertainty, there is high confidence that the overall pattern will keep a trough aloft and moist flow directed at Southern Alaska. This will keep wetter conditions in place into the next week. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...Gale Warning 130 174 175 176 177. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...RC SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...KVP SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...CB LONG TERM...JA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 3:37 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Sep 19, 3:37 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Sep 19, 4:06 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 59 hr | |
| Sep 19, 3:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Sep 19, 3:04 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 37 hr |
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