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Gale Warning 461, NWS Anchorage, AK

September 30, 2017

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 30, 2017, 4:00 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 30, 2017, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired
Oct 1, 2017, 3:23 PM AKDT
In force
35 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted.

093 
FZAK52 PAFC 301200
CWFALU

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
400 AM AKDT Sat Sep 30 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.

PKZ199-010100-
400 AM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

High pressure pushes into the Eastern Bering through Sun
afternoon. A 995 mb low 400 nm south of Sand Point Sat night 
moves to 120 nm south of Sand Point at 990 mb by Sun night. 

$$

PKZ150-010100-
South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape-
400 AM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas
4 ft.
.SUN...E wind increasing to 40 kt by the afternoon. Seas 10 ft 
building to 17 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.

$$

PKZ155-010100-
South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef-
400 AM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...NE wind increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft building
to 14 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.

$$

PKZ160-010100-
Bristol Bay-
400 AM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...E wind 20 kt becoming NE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft.
Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ165-010100-
Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef-
400 AM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NE 20 kt in the afternoon.
From Port Moller E, NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ170-010100-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side-
400 AM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017

.TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.

$$

PKZ171-010100-
Unalaska Bay-
400 AM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017

.TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt in the morning. Seas 5 ft 
subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ172-010100-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side-
400 AM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...N wind increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft.

$$

PKZ173-010100-
Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side-
400 AM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017

.TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.

$$

PKZ174-010100-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side-
400 AM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017

.TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft.

$$

PKZ175-010100-
Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side-
400 AM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ176-010100-
Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side-
400 AM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft.

$$

PKZ177-010100-
Adak to Kiska-
400 AM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S wind 15 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 
ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.SUN...SW wind 25 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON THROUGH WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ178-010100-
Kiska to Attu-
400 AM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S wind 40 kt. From Shemya W...SW wind 40 kt becoming W 15 
kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ179-010100-
Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters-
400 AM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft.

$$

PKZ180-010100-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait-
400 AM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 15 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas
2 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. South of Cape Newenham...E wind 20 
kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ181-010100-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
400 AM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017

.TODAY...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Patchy fog.
.SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft.

$$

PKZ185-010100-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
400 AM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E of Saint Matthew Island...SW wind 20 kt. W of Saint 
Matthew Island...S wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 14 ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...S 40 kt W of
Saint Matthew Island. Seas 17 ft. Rain.
.SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft.

$$
5 follow-up statements
214 
FZAK52 PAFC 301946 AAA
CWFALU

Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
1146 AM AKDT Sat Sep 30 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.

PKZ199-010315-
1146 AM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

High pressure pushes into the Eastern Bering through Sun
afternoon. A 995 mb low 400 nm south of Sand Point Sat night 
moves to 120 nm south of Sand Point at 990 mb by Sun night. 

$$

PKZ150-010315-
South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape-
1146 AM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas
4 ft. 
.SUN...E wind increasing to 40 kt by the afternoon. Seas 10 ft 
building to 17 ft in the afternoon. Rain. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. 
.MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. 
.TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.

$$

PKZ155-010315-
South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef-
1146 AM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017

Corrected 

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.SUN...NE wind increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft 
building to 14 ft in the afternoon. Rain. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. 
.MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. 
.TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.

$$

PKZ160-010315-
Bristol Bay-
1146 AM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN...E wind 20 kt becoming NE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
5 ft. Rain. 
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ165-010315-
Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef-
1146 AM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NE 20 kt in the afternoon.
From Port Moller E, NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ170-010315-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side-
1146 AM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017

.TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. 
.WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.

$$

PKZ171-010315-
Unalaska Bay-
1146 AM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017

.TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt in the morning. Seas 5 ft 
subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. 
.WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ172-010315-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side-
1146 AM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.SUN...N wind increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft.

$$

PKZ173-010315-
Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side-
1146 AM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017

.TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. 
.WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.

$$

PKZ174-010315-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side-
1146 AM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017

.TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft.

$$

PKZ175-010315-
Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side-
1146 AM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. 
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. 
.WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ176-010315-
Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side-
1146 AM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. 
.WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft.

$$

PKZ177-010315-
Adak to Kiska-
1146 AM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S wind 15 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas
12  ft. Rain. 
.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. 
.SUN...SW wind 25 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
10 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ178-010315-
Kiska to Attu-
1146 AM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S wind 40 kt. From Shemya W...SW wind 40 kt becoming W
15  kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. Rain. 
.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. 
.SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.MON...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ179-010315-
Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters-
1146 AM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 3 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. 
.WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft.

$$

PKZ180-010315-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait-
1146 AM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 15 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas
2 ft. 
.SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. South of Cape Newenham...E wind
20  kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
.WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ181-010315-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
1146 AM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017

.TODAY...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Patchy fog. 
.SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. 
.MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. 
.TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft.

$$

PKZ185-010315-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
1146 AM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E of Saint Matthew Island...SW wind 20 kt. W of Saint 
Matthew Island...S wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the
afternoon.  Seas 14 ft. 
.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...S 40 kt W of
Saint Matthew Island. Seas 17 ft. Rain. 
.SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. 
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. 
.WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft.

$$
292 
FZAK52 PAFC 302319
CWFALU

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
319 PM AKDT Sat Sep 30 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.

PKZ199-011245-
319 PM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A gale force front over the central Bering will diminish by Sun
afternoon. A North Pacific low will move to 310 nm south of
Chignik at 991 mb Sun afternoon and then weaken to a 998 mb low 
near Cape Newenham Mon afternoon. A 992 mb low will move to 370 
nm northwest of Shemya Mon afternoon.

$$

PKZ150-011245-
South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape-
319 PM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight.
Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...E wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 11 ft building to 18 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight.
Seas 16 ft. Rain.
.MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.

$$

PKZ155-011245-
South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef-
319 PM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight.
Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 16 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.

$$

PKZ160-011245-
Bristol Bay-
319 PM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind increasing to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 35 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight.
Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ165-011245-
Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef-
319 PM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. From Port Moller E...NE wind 20 kt increasing
to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. From Port Moller E...NE wind 35 kt
becoming NW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.

$$

PKZ170-011245-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side-
319 PM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017

.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ171-011245-
Unalaska Bay-
319 PM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ172-011245-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side-
319 PM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...N wind 25 kt except 15 kt W of Dutch Harbor. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt except 15 kt W of Dutch Harbor.
Seas 10 ft.
.MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft.

$$

PKZ173-011245-
Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side-
319 PM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ174-011245-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side-
319 PM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ175-011245-
Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side-
319 PM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight.
Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming NW 25 kt after midnight. 
Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE THROUGH THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ176-011245-
Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side-
319 PM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt after midnight.
Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 10 ft.
Rain.
.MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.

$$

PKZ177-011245-
Adak to Kiska-
319 PM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.SUN...SW wind 25 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ178-011245-
Kiska to Attu-
319 PM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ179-011245-
Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters-
319 PM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.

$$

PKZ180-011245-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait-
319 PM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas
3 ft.
.SUN...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming NE 20 kt after midnight. Seas
10 ft. Rain.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ181-011245-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
319 PM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017

.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Patchy fog.
.SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ185-011245-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
319 PM AKDT Sat Sep 30 2017

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...S 40 kt W of
Saint Matthew Island. Seas 18 ft. Rain.
.SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming variable 10 kt after midnight. 
Seas 10 ft.
.MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$
113 
FZAK52 PAFC 011200
CWFALU

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
400 AM AKDT Sun Oct 1 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.

PKZ199-020030-
400 AM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A gale-force front over the central Bering will diminish by Sun 
night. A 995 mb low 310 nm south of Sand Point will weaken to a 988 
mb low 30 nm northwest of Pilot Point. A 1005 mb low will form along 
the Western Aleutians and weaken to 982 mb 290 southeast of Adak.

$$

PKZ150-020030-
South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape-
400 AM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E wind 25 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 
ft building to 17 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ155-020030-
South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef-
400 AM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8
ft building to 14 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.MON...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. From
the
Shumagin Islands E, W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ160-020030-
Bristol Bay-
400 AM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 
ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft.
Rain.
.MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ165-020030-
Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef-
400 AM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. From
Port Moller E, E wind 25 kt becoming NE 35 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 4 ft building to 8 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt becoming NW 20 kt after midnight. Seas
10 ft.
.MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.THU...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.

$$

PKZ170-020030-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side-
400 AM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017

.TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ171-020030-
Unalaska Bay-
400 AM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NW 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas
3 ft.
.MON...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ172-020030-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side-
400 AM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017

.TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ173-020030-
Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side-
400 AM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NW 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas
5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ174-020030-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side-
400 AM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight.
Seas
7 ft. Rain.
.MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft.

$$

PKZ175-020030-
Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side-
400 AM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming N 30 kt after midnight. Seas 6
ft.
Rain.
.MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ176-020030-
Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side-
400 AM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming N 35 kt after midnight. Seas
10 ft. Rain.
.MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ177-020030-
Adak to Kiska-
400 AM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 25 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft.
Rain.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.

$$

PKZ178-020030-
Kiska to Attu-
400 AM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft building to 15 ft in the
afternoon. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.

$$

PKZ179-020030-
Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters-
400 AM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...W wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft.

$$

PKZ180-020030-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait-
400 AM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. North of Cape Newenham... E wind
15 kt.  Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas
9 ft. Rain.
.MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...S wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.THU...W wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft.

$$

PKZ181-020030-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
400 AM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017

.TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...S wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.

$$

PKZ185-020030-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
400 AM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.

$$
684 
FZAK52 PAFC 011204 CCA
CWFALU

Coastal Waters Forecast...CORRECTED
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
404 AM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017

Corrected Synopsis

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.

PKZ199-020030-
404 AM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A gale-force front over the central Bering will diminish by Sun 
night. A 995 mb low 310 nm south of Sand Point will strengthen to
a 988 mb low 30 nm northwest of Pilot Point. A 1005 mb low will 
form along the Western Aleutians and deepen to 982 mb 290 
southeast of Adak.

$$

PKZ150-020030-
South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape-
404 AM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E wind 25 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 
ft building to 17 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ155-020030-
South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef-
404 AM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8
ft building to 14 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.MON...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. From
the
Shumagin Islands E, W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ160-020030-
Bristol Bay-
404 AM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 
ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft.
Rain.
.MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ165-020030-
Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef-
404 AM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. From
Port Moller E, E wind 25 kt becoming NE 35 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 4 ft building to 8 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt becoming NW 20 kt after midnight. Seas
10 ft.
.MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.THU...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.

$$

PKZ170-020030-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side-
404 AM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017

.TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ171-020030-
Unalaska Bay-
404 AM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NW 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas
3 ft.
.MON...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ172-020030-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side-
404 AM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017

.TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ173-020030-
Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side-
404 AM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NW 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas
5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ174-020030-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side-
404 AM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight.
Seas
7 ft. Rain.
.MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft.

$$

PKZ175-020030-
Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side-
404 AM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming N 30 kt after midnight. Seas 6
ft.
Rain.
.MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ176-020030-
Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side-
404 AM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming N 35 kt after midnight. Seas
10 ft. Rain.
.MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ177-020030-
Adak to Kiska-
404 AM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 25 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft.
Rain.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.

$$

PKZ178-020030-
Kiska to Attu-
404 AM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft building to 15 ft in the
afternoon. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.

$$

PKZ179-020030-
Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters-
404 AM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...W wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft.

$$

PKZ180-020030-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait-
404 AM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. North of Cape Newenham... E wind
15 kt.  Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas
9 ft. Rain.
.MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...S wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.THU...W wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft.

$$

PKZ181-020030-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
404 AM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017

.TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...S wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.

$$

PKZ185-020030-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
404 AM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.

$$
255 
FZAK52 PAFC 012323
CWFALU

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
323 PM AKDT Sun Oct 1 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.

PKZ199-021245-
323 PM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 990 mb low 120 nm Southeast of Sand Point moves over Togiak at 
988 mb Midday Mon. The associated front pushes over the Gulf Coast
for Mon evening. A 994 mb 250 nm South of Adak sweeps 735 nm South
of Kodiak at 993 mb Tue afternoon. A 988 mb Kamchatka low slips 
to 350 nm North of Attu at 992 mb with its associated front moving
to the Central Bering by Tue afternoon.

$$

PKZ150-021245-
South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape-
323 PM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt.
Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ155-021245-
South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef-
323 PM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.MON...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. From
the Shumagin Islands E, W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ160-021245-
Bristol Bay-
323 PM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ165-021245-
Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef-
323 PM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt becoming NW 20 kt after midnight. 
Seas 10 ft.
.MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...S wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.THU...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ170-021245-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side-
323 PM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ171-021245-
Unalaska Bay-
323 PM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. 
Seas 3 ft.
.MON...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ172-021245-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side-
323 PM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ173-021245-
Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side-
323 PM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NW 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ174-021245-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side-
323 PM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight.
Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ175-021245-
Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side-
323 PM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming N 30 kt after midnight. Seas 5
ft. Rain.
.MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.WED...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ176-021245-
Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side-
323 PM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming N 35 kt after midnight. Seas 9
ft. Rain.
.MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.WED...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ177-021245-
Adak to Kiska-
323 PM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ178-021245-
Kiska to Attu-
323 PM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017

...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft building to 15 ft in the
afternoon. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ179-021245-
Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters-
323 PM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...W wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ180-021245-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait-
323 PM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas
8 ft. Rain.
.MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...S wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.THU...W wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ181-021245-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
323 PM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017

.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...S wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ185-021245-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
323 PM AKDT Sun Oct 1 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 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 29, 4:37 PM AKDT, 11 hours 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 29, 4:37 PM AKDT, 11 hours 23 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
437 PM AKDT Fri Sep 29 2017

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...

A weakening 1005 mb low sits off the east coast of Kodiak Island
this morning spreading showers across virtually all of
Southcentral Alaska. A distinct line of clouds on satellite
imagery separates the showery conditions over Southcentral from
mostly clear (and cool) conditions over Southwest Alaska. This
line represents the leading edge of the strong shortwave ridging
that is in place over the Bering Sea. Clearing skies will be
moving slowly eastward through the afternoon and evening
hours...ending the showers around Southcentral and ushering in
cooler temperatures for tonight and likely the first near-
freezing temperatures of the season at many places.

West of the Alaska Range...skies are already most clear and gusty
north winds are accompanying the seasonably cool airmass that is
moving into the area. The airmass under the large high pressure
over the Bering is still warm enough to result in stable air and
significant areas of fog and stratus across much of the area. In
the furthest west portions of the Aleutians, a gale-force front is
trying to make slow progress eastward, but has not even made it to
Shemya yet.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...

The models remain in pretty decent agreement, with the most
significant area of uncertainty pertaining to the north Pacific
low that moves up into the AKPEN and into Southwest Alaska in the
Sunday/Monday time period. Models are converging on a position,
but intensity is still a bit of a question mark, with the GFS much
stronger/deeper than the NAM/ECMWF solutions. A blended solution
that slowly trends winds up toward 40 knots around Kodiak Island
was the chosen path today. It's worth noting that the Canadian
Global (GEM) solution is still significantly different than the
other models with this feature, and was not considered during
forecast prep today.

&&

.AVIATION...
PANC...VFR conditions will continue to improve throughout the day,
with skies clearing by late this evening through Saturday. North
winds will continue throughout the period, but are not expected to
exceed 15 knots.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)...

A weak front is slowly working its way southeastward across the
Susitna Valley this afternoon. As the front passes this evening, a
brief isolated sprinkle or shower will be possible. Beyond that,
the skies will slowly clear overnight, though clouds may linger,
especially along the Chugach mountains. The weak winds associated
with it will have a very restricted ability to clear any of the
low-level moisture out. As such, patchy fog will be possible
along the coast of Cook Inlet and Knik Arm tonight, especially if
meaningful clearing of the upper levels results in clear skies
and temperatures fall to their dewpoints. The possible cloud
cover banked against the mountains may preclude too many 20s being
seen around the Anchorage Bowl, but widespread 30s, including the
airport's first sub-40 degree night of the fall season is still
expected. Much of the Susitna Valley and Copper River Basin will
drop into the 20s tonight.

A gorgeous weekend is on tap for all of Southcentral Alaska, as
seasonably cool autumnal high pressure building in from the west
and resultant offshore wind flow dries the area out. Despite some
modest cooling of the mid-levels with the advance of a cooler air
mass, much of Southcentral will easily get into the 50s for highs
on both Saturday and Sunday. Nearly all of Southcentral is
expected to have its coldest night of the fall on Saturday night
under mainly clear skies and light winds. Another beautiful sunny
day is expected on Sunday. However, by Sunday afternoon, a strong
front and associated rainfall will be encroaching on the area,
starting with Kodiak, where increasing rain and winds are expected
to close out the day. Increasing southeasterly winds out ahead of
the front will be quite gusty along the Hillside and Turnagain
Arm from Sunday evening on.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)...
High pressure will dominate southwest Alaska into Sunday. Saturday
night as the ridge axis moves over the area and winds calm, there
will be a chance for fog formation over the Kuskokwim Delta. On
Sunday as the ridge pushes off to the east a new system will
approach the area from the south bringing stronger winds and rain
to areas around Bristol Bay by Sunday afternoon. Rain will then
spread across the rest of Southwest Alaska in the evening.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 2)...
Ridging over the central Bering will keep tracking east into
Saturday before moving over Southwest Alaska. Behind the ridging
a front is moving through the western Bering that will weaken
Saturday as it moves over the central Bering. Then on Sunday a
North Pacific low will bring rain and winds to the Alaska
Peninsula with its front moving into the eastern Bering Sunday
afternoon.

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7)...

The long range forecast period is going to be in the transitory
stages between troughs and ridges to that of zonal flow. By Sunday
evening there will be three individual storm systems that will
impact the domain. The first is an area of low pressure which will
have already moved onshore across Southwest AK, bringing a front
and rainfall to the Southcentral coast. There may be some chances
for light rain across the Anchorage area but downsloping should
reign supreme. The second of storm systems will be south of Adak
and travel towards the Pacific Northwest Coast of CONUS and
shouldn't be any threat. The last system will be from an upper
level disturbance that is dropping out of the Kamchatka region.
This low will weaken but send a weather front towards Western
Alaska by mid week. It is at that time that the upper levels
flatten out and much of the region will be in a weak flow, but wet
pattern.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...None.
MARINE...Gale 177 178 185 411 412 413.

&&

SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...AD
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...JW
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...DK
LONG TERM...SS

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 30, 3:34 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Sep 30, 3:50 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Sep 30, 3:50 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Sep 30, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC35 hr
Sep 30, 3:19 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC37 hr
Sep 30, 3:19 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC61 hr
Sep 30, 3:40 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC47 hr
Sep 30, 3:44 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Sep 30, 3:44 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Sep 30, 3:44 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC36 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.