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Gale Warning 554, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 29, 2017, 3:32 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 29, 2017, 3:32 AM AKDT (11:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 31, 2017, 3:45 AM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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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. $$ PKZ185-300030- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 332 AM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$
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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. $$ PKZ185-310100- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 332 AM AKDT Mon Oct 30 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Patchy fog. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...SE 25 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 6 ft. Patchy fog. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$
095 FZAK52 PAFC 301459 AAA CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED National Weather Service Anchorage AK 659 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. PKZ199-310315- 659 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. $$ PKZ150-310315- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 659 AM AKDT Mon Oct 30 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ155-310315- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 659 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. $$ PKZ160-310315- Bristol Bay- 659 AM AKDT Mon Oct 30 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ165-310315- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 659 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. $$ PKZ170-310315- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 659 AM AKDT Mon Oct 30 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ171-310315- Unalaska Bay- 659 AM AKDT Mon Oct 30 2017 .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt in the morning. 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. $$ PKZ172-310315- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 659 AM AKDT Mon Oct 30 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 24 ft subsiding to 18 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ173-310315- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 659 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. $$ PKZ174-310315- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 659 AM AKDT Mon Oct 30 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ175-310315- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 659 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. $$ PKZ176-310315- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 659 AM AKDT Mon Oct 30 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ177-310315- Adak to Kiska- 659 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. $$ PKZ178-310315- Kiska to Attu- 659 AM AKDT Mon Oct 30 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft building to 28 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...S wind 45 kt. Seas 27 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ179-310315- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 659 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. $$ PKZ180-310315- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 659 AM AKDT Mon Oct 30 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ181-310315- North and West of Nunivak Island- 659 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. $$ PKZ185-310315- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 659 AM AKDT Mon Oct 30 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Patchy fog. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...SE 25 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 6 ft. Patchy fog. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$
265 FZAK52 PAFC 302236 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 236 PM 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. PKZ199-311145- 236 PM AKDT Mon Oct 30 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1005 mb low in Kuskokwim Bay moves inland Mon afternoon. The associated front pushes across the Northern Gulf of Alaska through Wed afternoon. A 986 mb Kamchatka low forms Tue afternoon then moves across the Russian Far East Wed afternoon. Its associated front slides across the Western Aleutians for Wed afternoon. $$ PKZ150-311145- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 236 PM AKDT Mon Oct 30 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 19 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ155-311145- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 236 PM AKDT Mon Oct 30 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .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 AND WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ160-311145- Bristol Bay- 236 PM AKDT Mon Oct 30 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of fog. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ165-311145- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 236 PM AKDT Mon Oct 30 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .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. Patchy fog. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ170-311145- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 236 PM AKDT Mon Oct 30 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Patchy fog. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ171-311145- Unalaska Bay- 236 PM AKDT Mon Oct 30 2017 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Gusts to 25 kt in the evening. 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...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-311145- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 236 PM AKDT Mon Oct 30 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ173-311145- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 236 PM AKDT Mon Oct 30 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .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 AND WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ174-311145- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 236 PM AKDT Mon Oct 30 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ175-311145- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 236 PM AKDT Mon Oct 30 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .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. .WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ176-311145- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 236 PM AKDT Mon Oct 30 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ177-311145- Adak to Kiska- 236 PM AKDT Mon Oct 30 2017 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ178-311145- Kiska to Attu- 236 PM AKDT Mon Oct 30 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft building to 28 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...S wind 45 kt. Seas 27 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ179-311145- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 236 PM AKDT Mon Oct 30 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .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. Patchy fog. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ180-311145- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 236 PM AKDT Mon Oct 30 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. S of Cape Newenham, SW wind 25 kt becoming NW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Areas of fog. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ181-311145- North and West of Nunivak Island- 236 PM AKDT Mon Oct 30 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .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. Patchy fog. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ185-311145- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 236 PM AKDT Mon Oct 30 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Patchy fog. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...SE 25 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 8 ft. Patchy fog. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...SE 30 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 14 ft. Patchy fog. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Oct 28, 4:44 PM AKDT, 10 hours 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 28, 4:44 PM AKDT, 10 hours 48 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 444 PM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A high amplitude trough is digging across the north-central Pacific leading to a building ridge downstream over southern mainland Alaska. A gale force low has formed out ahead of the trough and is lifting northward toward the eastern Aleutians and southern Alaska Peninsula with widespread rain overspreading these areas. A second low has formed out ahead of a short-wave rounding the base of the trough. This low will continue to deepen and become the focus of the forecast for the Bering and Aleutians for the next couple days. Meanwhile, an old cold front lying from southwest to northeast across the eastern Bering and Kuskokwim Delta is now lifting back northward as a warm front. Cold advection on the back side of the trough is leading to gusty northerlies across the western Bering and Aleutians. Quiet weather dominates Southcentral Alaska underneath the building ridge, with just some high clouds for most of the region. There are some localized lower clouds and a few showers, primarily over the northern Susitna Valley where southerly upslope flow persists. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... Models have come into pretty good agreement with handling of system moving out of the North Pacific so confidence is initially high. They do differ with speed of the low toward Southwest Alaska on Monday as it begins to rapidly weaken. For now, will stick with the slower GFS/NAM which is closest to the inherited forecast. There are also some minor timing differences with track of upper waves and surface fronts across the southern Mainland the next couple days. Will discount the Canadian solution which is by far the fastest and go with a middle ground of the remaining models, which are within about 3 hours of each other. && .AVIATION... PANC...Rain associated with an upper level wave and approaching surface front will arrive early Sunday morning, leading to rapidly lowering ceilings. Flow through much of the atmosphere will be southerly, which usually means good potential for sub-VFR ceilings. However, it appears there will be enough southeast flow in the lowest 4000 feet to maintain VFR ceilings at the terminal. Lower ceilings and visibility will be in the vicinity for most of the day. There is also some chance ceilings could lower to MVFR on the back side of the system as southeast flow weakens late Sunday afternoon. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... Cloudy but generally dry conditions will begin to break down from south-to-north this evening as the first in a series of lows quickly moves through the western Gulf with deep southwesterly flow. The first low will bring rain and near gale force winds to Kodiak Island before spreading northward into the North Gulf and Southcentral early on Sunday. This will bring gusty winds mostly through Turnagain Arm and the Knik River Valley on Sunday, with an outside chance that this wind could also briefly move into West Anchorage Sunday afternoon as down-Inlet flow begins to weaken. Precipitation from this should generally start out as rain for the Gulf coast and lower elevations of the Anchorage Bowl, but with snow levels around 2000 ft, a quick dusting of wet snow is possible along the higher elevations before switching over to rain in the afternoon. Further north over the Susitna Valley and Copper River Basin, there should be enough cold air from this system to keep the precipitation as mostly snow, especially along the higher elevation passes of the Parks, Glenn, and Richardson Highways where up to 4 inches of snow is possible on Sunday. Lighter accumulations are expected in the lower elevations of the Susitna Valley, as warm air advection should be sufficient to change snow to rain by the afternoon. A very active pattern then persist as yet another low moves through the Gulf late Sunday-Monday. This system should provide enough warm air for most areas to receive just rain, however areas such as the higher elevations of the Parks and Richardson highways, as well as Hatcher Pass should see another round of accumulating snow on Monday. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... The southwest Mainland will remain under a progressive pattern, with multiple systems tracking into the area from the North Pacific and Bering Sea throughout the period. The current system bringing rain to the Kuskokwim Delta and Valley will slowly push off to the north, as the upper level shortwave tracks northward this evening. The second system, which is right on the heels of the above mentioned system, will bring the next round of rain and gusty southeasterly winds to the area overnight tonight through Sunday morning. After a brief break from the rainy and windy weather on Sunday afternoon, these conditions will pick back up Sunday evening through Monday as a strong frontal system tracks into the southwest Mainland. This system will bring stronger gusts and higher rainfall amounts to the southwest Mainland than the previously mentioned systems above, as well as reinforcing the above normal temperatures over the area. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 2)... An upper level disturbance over the north Pacific will track over the eastern Aleutians/Bering and Alaska Peninsula tonight. This will bring some rain to the area, and prolong the gale force southeasterly gusts through the northern gaps of the Alaska Peninsula tonight. The focus then shifts to a second system entering the domain from the North Pacific overnight tonight, tracking northward across the eastern Aleutians Sunday night and into the eastern Bering by Monday morning. This system will bring wet and windy conditions to much of the Aleutian chain and Bering Sea as it progresses northward through Monday. The strongest winds are initially expected over the central Aleutians/Bering Sunday afternoon, then along the Pacific side of the Alaska Peninsula and through the typical AKPen gaps Sunday night into Monday morning. Further West, another frontal system will track into the western Aleutians/Bering on Monday and slowly progress eastward, bringing another round of precipitation and gusty winds to the area for the start of next week. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7: Tuesday through Saturday)... The quick succession of waves of precipitation continues into Tuesday morning as the low that moves into Southwest Alaska on Monday continues to impact the area. There is wide model disagreement on where the low goes, but the most consistent solution takes the upper low south across the Alaska Peninsula into the North Pacific. Regardless, its presence near southern Alaska should mean scattered showers for much of Southcentral early in the day, then clearing out as strong ridging associated with an anomalously strong upper level high moves over Southwest Alaska by Wednesday morning. This will begin a prolonged period of dry weather for nearly all of Southern Alaska. The upper level high and associated warm air will keep winter on hiatus through at least Thursday. The caveat with all the warm air around is that it will effectively cap any low level moisture in place which will make for widespread fog concerns. By the end of next week the upper level ridging looks to flatten out, allowing a somewhat more seasonable air mass to return to Southcentral, especially towards the Copper River Basin. Meanwhile, the ridge and very warm air associated with it will persist through Saturday and beyond over Southwest Alaska and the eastern Bering. Thus, a continuation of warm daytime highs with morning fog is expected. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...None. MARINE...Gale 130 131 165 170 171 173 174 177 180-185. Storm 155 172 175 176 179. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...SEB SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...DEK SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...TP LONG TERM...JW
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 7:12 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 20 hr | |
| Oct 29, 7:12 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Oct 29, 3:01 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 61 hr | |
| Oct 29, 3:01 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 29, 3:01 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Oct 29, 3:18 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days |
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