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Gale Warning 551, NWS Anchorage, AK

October 28, 2017

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 28, 2017, 3:37 AM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued
Oct 28, 2017, 3:37 AM AKDT (11:37 UTC)
Expired
Oct 30, 2017, 3:32 AM AKDT
In force
48 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

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130 
FZAK52 PAFC 281137
CWFALU

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
337 AM AKDT Sat Oct 28 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.

PKZ199-290100-
337 AM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 999 mb low 190 nm northwest of Adak will move south and 
dissipate this evening. A 993 mb low 510 nm south of Adak will 
move to 200 nm southwest of Dutch Harbor by this evening and 
dissipate. A 976 mb low 400 nm south of Adak Sat night will move to 
110 nm north of Dutch Harbor at 983 mb by Sun night.

$$

PKZ150-290100-
South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape-
337 AM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain.
.SUN...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ155-290100-
South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef-
337 AM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, SE wind 25
kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. From
the Shumagin Islands E, SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 28 ft.
.MON...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 28 ft.
.TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ160-290100-
Bristol Bay-
337 AM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.SUN...E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ165-290100-
Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef-
337 AM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. 
Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.MON...S wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ170-290100-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side-
337 AM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. 
Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.MON...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ171-290100-
Unalaska Bay-
337 AM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ172-290100-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side-
337 AM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN...E wind 35 kt becoming SE 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft
building to 19 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 50 kt. Seas 32 ft.
.MON...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 32 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ173-290100-
Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side-
337 AM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers.
.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas
10 ft building to 15 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ174-290100-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side-
337 AM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ175-290100-
Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side-
337 AM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft building to 13 ft after
midnight.
.SUN...N wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas
17 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 24 ft.
.MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ176-290100-
Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side-
337 AM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ177-290100-
Adak to Kiska-
337 AM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN...N wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ178-290100-
Kiska to Attu-
337 AM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 40 kt. Seas 27 ft.
.WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ179-290100-
Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters-
337 AM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S wind 10 kt in the morning becoming E 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. 
Rain.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 30 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ180-290100-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait-
337 AM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ181-290100-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
337 AM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S wind 15 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas
6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ185-290100-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
337 AM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017

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

.TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$
5 follow-up statements
963 
FZAK52 PAFC 282257
CWFALU

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
257 PM AKDT Sat Oct 28 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.

PKZ199-291145-
257 PM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1000 mb low 175 nm northwest of Dutch Harbor moves to 100 nm
northwest of Saint Paul at 1002 mb Sat night and dissipates Sun
morning. A 983 mb low 500 nm south of Adak moves to 240 nm 
southwest of Dutch Harbor at 974 mb Sun afternoon and then moves 
to 90 nm northwest of Cape Newenham at 1001 mb Mon afternoon.

$$

PKZ150-291145-
South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape-
257 PM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017

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

.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain.
.SUN...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
9 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ155-291145-
South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef-
257 PM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.SUN...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 50 kt, Seas 18 ft building to 28 ft after
midnight. From the Shumagin Islands E, S wind 30 kt increasing to
40 kt after midnight, Seas 15 ft.
.MON...S wind 45 kt. Seas 28 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ160-291145-
Bristol Bay-
257 PM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017

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

.TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...S wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ165-291145-
Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef-
257 PM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017

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

.TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...E wind 35 kt. From Port Moller E, E wind 20 kt increasing
to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. From Port Moller E, SE wind 30 kt
becoming S 40 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft.
.MON...S wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ170-291145-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side-
257 PM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017

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

.TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.MON...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ171-291145-
Unalaska Bay-
257 PM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ172-291145-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side-
257 PM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SUN...E wind 30 kt becoming SE 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16
ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 50 kt. Seas 24 ft building to 31 ft after
midnight.
.MON...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 29 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ173-291145-
Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side-
257 PM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas
15 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ174-291145-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side-
257 PM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas
12 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 35 kt becoming E 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14
ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ175-291145-
Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side-
257 PM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 10 ft after
midnight.
.SUN...N wind 40 kt increasing to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15
ft building to 22 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 50 kt diminishing to 40 kt after midnight.
Seas 23 ft.
.MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ176-291145-
Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side-
257 PM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SUN...N wind 50 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt after midnight.
Seas 19 ft.
.MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ177-291145-
Adak to Kiska-
257 PM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SUN...N wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ178-291145-
Kiska to Attu-
257 PM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017

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

.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt becoming NE 20 kt after midnight. Seas
10 ft.
.MON...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 26 ft.
.TUE...S wind 40 kt. Seas 26 ft.
.WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ179-291145-
Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters-
257 PM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 8
ft. Rain.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7
ft building to 11 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 50 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight.
Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ180-291145-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait-
257 PM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7
ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.MON...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ181-291145-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
257 PM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.SUN...E wind 15 kt becoming NE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ185-291145-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
257 PM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$
473 
FZAK52 PAFC 291132
CWFALU

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
332 AM AKDT Sun Oct 29 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.

PKZ199-300030-
332 AM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 973 mb low 390 nm south of Adak will move to 85 nm north of 
Dutch Harbor at 990 mb by Sun night and then to 40 nm south of
Kipnuk at 1002 mb by Mon afternoon.

$$

PKZ150-300030-
South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape-
332 AM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
9 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft building to 19 ft in the
afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ155-300030-
South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef-
332 AM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 50 kt, Seas 17 ft building to 25 ft after
midnight. From the Shumagin Islands E, S wind 30 kt increasing to
40 kt after midnight, Seas 14 ft.
.MON...S wind 45 kt except S 40 kt from the Shumagin Islands E.
Seas 29 ft except 23 ft from the Shumagin Islands E.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ160-300030-
Bristol Bay-
332 AM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.MON...S wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ165-300030-
Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef-
332 AM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 35 kt. From Port Moller E, E wind 20 kt increasing
to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. From Port Moller E, SE wind 30 kt
becoming S 40 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft.
.MON...S wind 45 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ170-300030-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side-
332 AM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON...SW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ171-300030-
Unalaska Bay-
332 AM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.MON...SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas
4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ172-300030-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side-
332 AM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E wind 30 kt becoming SE 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas
15 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 50 kt. Seas 22 ft building to 29 ft after
midnight.
.MON...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 27 ft subsiding to 20 ft in the
afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ173-300030-
Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side-
332 AM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas
16 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ174-300030-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side-
332 AM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 35 kt becoming E 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas
14 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ175-300030-
Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side-
332 AM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N wind 40 kt increasing to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas
15 ft building to 21 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.TONIGHT...N wind 50 kt diminishing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas
23 ft.
.MON...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas
17 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ176-300030-
Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side-
332 AM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N wind 50 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain showers.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas
19 ft.
.MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ177-300030-
Adak to Kiska-
332 AM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.MON...NW wind 25 kt becoming W 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14
ft.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ178-300030-
Kiska to Attu-
332 AM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt becoming NE 20 kt after midnight. Seas
10 ft.
.MON...SE wind 15 kt becoming S 30 kt in the afternoon. From
Shemya W, SE wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8
ft building to 13 ft in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 27 ft.
.TUE...S wind 40 kt. Seas 26 ft.
.WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ179-300030-
Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters-
332 AM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas
7 ft building to 11 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 50 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas
12 ft. Rain.
.MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ180-300030-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait-
332 AM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
7 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain.
.MON...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ181-300030-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
332 AM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E wind 15 kt becoming NE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6
ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain.
.MON...NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas
9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ185-300030-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
332 AM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$
731 
FZAK52 PAFC 291512 AAA
CWFALU

Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
712 AM AKDT Sun Oct 29 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.

PKZ199-300415-
712 AM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 973 mb low 390 nm south of Adak will move to 85 nm north of 
Dutch Harbor at 990 mb by Sun night and then to 40 nm south of
Kipnuk at 1002 mb by Mon afternoon.

$$

PKZ150-300415-
South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape-
712 AM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft building to 19 ft in the
afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ155-300415-
South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef-
712 AM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 50 kt. Seas 17 ft building to 25 ft after 
midnight. From the Shumagin Islands E, S wind 30 kt increasing 
to 40 kt after midnight, Seas 14 ft.
.MON...S wind 45 kt except S 40 kt from the Shumagin Islands E.
Seas
29 ft except 23 ft from the Shumagin Islands E.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ160-300415-
Bristol Bay-
712 AM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...E wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.MON...S wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ165-300415-
Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef-
712 AM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 40 kt. From Port Moller E, E wind 25 kt increasing
to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 45 kt with gusts to 60 kt out of bays and passes. 
From Port Moller E, SE wind 30 kt becoming S 40 kt after midnight. 
Seas 11 ft.
.MON...S wind 45 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ170-300415-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side-
712 AM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON...SW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ171-300415-
Unalaska Bay-
712 AM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.MON...SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ172-300415-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side-
712 AM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 50 kt. Seas 22 ft building to 29 ft after
midnight.
.MON...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 27 ft subsiding to 20 ft in the
afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ173-300415-
Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side-
712 AM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ174-300415-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side-
712 AM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 50 kt becoming E 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
17 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ175-300415-
Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side-
712 AM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N wind 50 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 23 ft.
.MON...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas
17 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ176-300415-
Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side-
712 AM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N wind 50 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain showers.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas
18 ft.
.MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ177-300415-
Adak to Kiska-
712 AM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.MON...NW wind 25 kt becoming W 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14
ft.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ178-300415-
Kiska to Attu-
712 AM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON...SE wind 15 kt becoming S 30 kt in the afternoon. From
Shemya
W, SE wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft
building to 13 ft in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 27 ft.
.TUE...S wind 40 kt. Seas 26 ft.
.WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ179-300415-
Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters-
712 AM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E wind 25 kt becoming NE 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7
ft
building to 12 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas
13 ft. Rain.
.MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ180-300415-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait-
712 AM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...E wind increasing to 35 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.MON...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ181-300415-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
712 AM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain.
.MON...NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas
9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ185-300415-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
712 AM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 30 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...N 35 kt W of
Saint Matthew Island. Seas 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$
603 
FZAK52 PAFC 292301
CWFALU

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
301 PM AKDT Sun Oct 29 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.

PKZ199-301145-
301 PM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 975 mb low 200 nm southwest of Dutch Harbor moves to 65 nm 
north of Cape Newenham at 1002 mb Mon afternoon and then moves 
inland and dissipates by Tue afternoon. A front enters the western
Bering Tue afternoon.

$$

PKZ150-301145-
South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape-
301 PM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.MON...S wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ155-301145-
South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef-
301 PM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...S wind 45 kt, Seas 20 ft building to 28 ft after 
midnight. From the Shumagin Islands E, S wind 30 kt increasing to 40 
kt after midnight, Seas 17 ft.
.MON...S wind 45 kt. Seas 27 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft subsiding to 13 ft after
midnight.
.TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ160-301145-
Bristol Bay-
301 PM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ165-301145-
Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef-
301 PM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...S wind 45 kt. From Port Moller E, SE wind 30 kt
becoming S 40 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft.
.MON...S wind 40 kt becoming SW 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11
ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight.
Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ170-301145-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side-
301 PM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt except SE 45 kt from Unalaska E. Seas
11 ft. Rain.
.MON...SW wind 35 kt becoming W 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED THROUGH FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ171-301145-
Unalaska Bay-
301 PM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers.
.MON...SW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
5 ft subsiding to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ172-301145-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side-
301 PM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 28 ft.
.MON...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft subsiding to 18 ft in the
afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight.
Seas 13 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ173-301145-
Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side-
301 PM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017

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

.TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ174-301145-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side-
301 PM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017

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

.TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.MON...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas
15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED THROUGH FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ175-301145-
Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side-
301 PM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt becoming NW 35 kt after midnight. Seas
22 ft.
.MON...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas
17 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight.
Seas 10 ft.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ176-301145-
Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side-
301 PM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas
18 ft.
.MON...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ177-301145-
Adak to Kiska-
301 PM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas
18 ft.
.MON...NW wind 25 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13
ft.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ178-301145-
Kiska to Attu-
301 PM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017

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

.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON...SE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas
12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft building to 27 ft after
midnight. Rain.
.TUE...S wind 40 kt. Seas 26 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ179-301145-
Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters-
301 PM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas
13 ft. Rain.
.MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ180-301145-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait-
301 PM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ181-301145-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
301 PM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.MON...NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas
9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED THROUGH FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ185-301145-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
301 PM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.MON...E of Saint Matthew Island, N wind 40 kt diminishing to 30
kt in the afternoon. W of Saint Matthew Island, N wind 30 kt. Seas 
12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas
9 ft.
.TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$
368 
FZAK52 PAFC 301132
CWFALU

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
332 AM AKDT Mon Oct 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.

PKZ199-310100-
332 AM AKDT Mon Oct 30 2017
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 989 mb low 75 nm east of St. George Island moves to 70 nm
southwest of Kipnuk at 997 mb this afternoon and then moves 
inland and dissipates by Tue afternoon. A front enters the western
Bering Tue afternoon.

$$

PKZ150-310100-
South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape-
332 AM AKDT Mon Oct 30 2017

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ155-310100-
South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef-
332 AM AKDT Mon Oct 30 2017

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 28 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft subsiding to 13 ft after
midnight.
.TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ160-310100-
Bristol Bay-
332 AM AKDT Mon Oct 30 2017

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. 
Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...W wind 15 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ165-310100-
Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef-
332 AM AKDT Mon Oct 30 2017

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED THROUGH FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ170-310100-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side-
332 AM AKDT Mon Oct 30 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ171-310100-
Unalaska Bay-
332 AM AKDT Mon Oct 30 2017

.TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. 
Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ172-310100-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side-
332 AM AKDT Mon Oct 30 2017

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 24 ft subsiding to 18 ft in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. 
Seas 13 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ173-310100-
Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side-
332 AM AKDT Mon Oct 30 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 17 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED THROUGH FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ174-310100-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side-
332 AM AKDT Mon Oct 30 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 15 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED THROUGH FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ175-310100-
Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side-
332 AM AKDT Mon Oct 30 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 17 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt after midnight.
Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ176-310100-
Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side-
332 AM AKDT Mon Oct 30 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ177-310100-
Adak to Kiska-
332 AM AKDT Mon Oct 30 2017

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 20 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ178-310100-
Kiska to Attu-
332 AM AKDT Mon Oct 30 2017

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft building to 28 ft after
midnight. Rain.
.TUE...S wind 45 kt. Seas 27 ft. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft.
.WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ179-310100-
Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters-
332 AM AKDT Mon Oct 30 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. 
Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ180-310100-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait-
332 AM AKDT Mon Oct 30 2017

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE wind 35 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. 
Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...N wind 15 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft.
Patchy fog.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ181-310100-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
332 AM AKDT Mon Oct 30 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. 
Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Patchy fog.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ185-310100-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
332 AM AKDT Mon Oct 30 2017

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. 
Seas 9 ft. Patchy fog.
.TUE...NE wind 15 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...SE 25 kt W of Saint
Matthew Island. Seas 6 ft. Patchy fog.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 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 Oct 27, 4:31 PM AKDT, 11 hours 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 27, 4:31 PM AKDT, 11 hours 6 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
431 PM AKDT Fri Oct 27 2017

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A long-wave trough is centered over the Bering Sea, but extends
northeastward across all of Alaska. A short-wave is digging down
the back side of this trough across the northwest Pacific, causing
the upper jet to lift northward toward mainland Alaska. A series
of weak surface lows are embedded within the trough, with a triple
point and trailing cold front tracking eastward across the south-
central Bering and central Aleutians. A couple short-waves
downstream of this are tracking across Southwest and Southcentral
Alaska today bringing some light precip to the region. Most areas
have warmed enough to produce rain. However, the northern reaches
of the Susitna Valley and northeastern Copper River Basin remain
just cold enough to produce snow or mixed precip.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
Model spread continues to be fairly large with the two lows forming
over the north-central Pacific and moving up to the Bering Sea
this weekend. They do all come together with a single deep low
centered along the central Aleutians Sunday afternoon. Thus,
differences are focused right near the low center with good
agreement over the rest of the forecast area. With increasing
confidence in the depth of the low, we have trended stronger with
the winds.

&&

.AVIATION...
PANC...Conditions appear favorable for localized fog formation
tonight, with low level moisture left from this morning's rain,
mostly clear skies, and upper level high pressure building
overhead. However, a weak Turnagain wind will persist over the
northern Inlet. Thus, if fog does form it may stay away from the
terminal which is why the TAF is showing the VCFG in it.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)...
Weak high pressure moving into the area from the south will
provide for a break in the active weather that has moved through
the area over the past few days. This high pressure will bring
diminishing winds and clearing skies from west-east over the
course of this evening, leaving only the potential for patchy
fog/stratus to the Cook Inlet region as the primary forecast
concern in its wake. Saturday should be a fairly quiet and
pleasant day in most areas with partly sunny skies and slightly
above normal temperatures. However, this break in the weather is
not expected to persist much longer. Beginning Saturday evening,
gale force winds and rain is expected to move into Kodiak Island,
which will then spread into the North Gulf Coast on Sunday. This
will also bring strong cross barrier flow and gap winds along
Turnagain Arm, which should provide for enough downsloping over
Southcentral to prevent much of the rain from reaching the ground.
An active pattern with persistent southwest flow aloft will then
bring another weak low into the Western Gulf quickly behind the
first. This low is not only expected to bring another round of
rain throughout the Gulf Coast region, but with weaker cross-
barrier flow rainfall is expected to spread throughout most of
Southcentral to end the weekend.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)...
Showery conditions have tapered off briefly over the southern
Mainland as a shortwave ridge builds in behind the departing low.
However, precipitation is expected to pick back up early this
evening and persist through Saturday, with persistent widespread
southerly flow over the area and an upper level wave tracking
inland from the eastern Bering tonight. Unsettled weather will
continue through the weekend as a series of lows over the Bering
and North Pacific push north into the region bringing more
precipitation and above normal temperatures.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 2)...
The longwave pattern features an upper level trough stretching
over much of the Bering and western/central Aleutians, with a
frontal boundary at the surface tracking through the eastern
Aleutians/Bering and Alaska Peninsula tonight. A thermal ridge
will build over the eastern Aleutians/Bering this evening
resulting in temperatures warming above normal for late October. A
second system will enter the domain from the north Pacific
Saturday, not only keeping the warming trend alive and bringing
more rain to the area, but also bringing gusty winds to much of
the Aleutians Chain and Southern Bering through Saturday night.

Our focus then shifts to a much stronger north Pacific system,
deepening as it tracks northward into the central/eastern
Aleutians by Sunday afternoon. Model guidance is beginning to lock
in on a solution regarding this system, with a few differences
that effect the timing and strength of the impactful winds and
increased precipitation. Currently, the strongest core of winds
are expected to push into the coastal waters just south of Dutch
Harbor, and over the eastern/central Bering and Pribilof Islands
starting Sunday afternoon.

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7)...
The warmer pattern will continue through the weekend as broad
southwest flow remains focused over the southern mainland between
the Bering Sea trough and a stout northeast Pacific ridge. Friday
night into Saturday will also bring a break in precipitation for
Southcentral Alaska as high pressure briefly builds into the
central Gulf behind the departing system. Widespread rain will
then return to the area on Sunday as the next North Pacific low
moves into the eastern Bering accompanied by a front over the
Gulf. This will provide a reinforcing shot of warm air, with the
heaviest rain focused along the north Gulf coast through Monday
morning before that system also departs to the north.

There is lower confidence in how the pattern unfolds going into
the middle of the week as models continue to struggle with the
evolution of high pressure building into the Bering and western
Alaska behind the departing trough. The GFS/GEM both eventually
develop a closed high that drifts well to the north into the
Chukchi Sea. This would allow another trough to undercut the
ridge and move back into southern Alaska, keeping a chance of rain
in the forecast through the middle of the week. Meanwhile,
European guidance depicts a much more coherent blocking ridge
over the western mainland, which would keep most of the area dry
through much of the week in a weak offshore flow regime. Given
the uncertainty, the current forecast attempts to split the
difference in keeping a chance of rain over the southern mainland
into the middle of next week while gradually trending temperatures
down closer to seasonal normal values.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...None.
MARINE...Gale 131 177.

&&

SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...SEB
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...DEK
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...TP
LONG TERM...JOE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 28, 3:36 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Oct 28, 3:37 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC11 hr
Oct 28, 3:41 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Oct 28, 2:57 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Oct 28, 2:57 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC13 hr
Oct 28, 2:57 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC24 hr
Oct 28, 2:57 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC24 hr
Oct 28, 3:36 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 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.