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Gale Warning 718, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 9, 2017, 3:43 AM AKST. It was in force for 3 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Dec 9, 2017, 3:43 AM AKST (12:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 12, 2017, 3:47 AM AKST
- In force
- 3 days
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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111 FZAK52 PAFC 091243 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 343 AM AKST Sat Dec 9 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. PKZ199-100130- 343 AM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A front associated with a Kamchatka low approaches the southwest Bering and moves over the western Aleutians tonight. A 978 mb low forms tonight 230 nm southwest of Adak and moves into the Northern Pacific Sun night. A front associated with a 966 mb low over Sitkinak moves into the southeast Bering Sun night. $$ PKZ150-100130- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 343 AM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt becoming SE after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...S wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ155-100130- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 343 AM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ160-100130- Bristol Bay- 343 AM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy freezing fog. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ165-100130- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 343 AM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ170-100130- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 343 AM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ171-100130- Unalaska Bay- 343 AM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft subsiding to 7 ft in the afternoon. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-100130- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 343 AM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ173-100130- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 343 AM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt becoming E. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ174-100130- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 343 AM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ175-100130- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 343 AM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft subsiding to 10 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...E wind 15kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ176-100130- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 343 AM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt becoming N 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ177-100130- Adak to Kiska- 343 AM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt becoming SE 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft bering side...23 ft PAC side. Rain and snow. .SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft bering side...24 ft PAC side. Widespread rain showers and snow. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ178-100130- Kiska to Attu- 343 AM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 55 kt. Bering side, seas 11 ft building to 20 ft in the afternoon. PAC side, seas 17 ft building to 29 ft in the afternoon. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 50 kt diminishing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 30 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 27 ft. Widespread rain showers and snow. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ179-100130- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 343 AM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ180-100130- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 343 AM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ181-100130- North and West of Nunivak Island- 343 AM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ185-100130- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 343 AM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TUE...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$
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860 FZAK52 PAFC 100010 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 310 PM AKST Sat Dec 9 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. PKZ199-101300- 310 PM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A front associated with a Kamchatka low over the western Aleutians will dissipate Sun evening. A 959 mb low in the western Gulf will move over Bristol Bay at 965 mb Mon morning then weaken and move inland Mon evening. $$ PKZ150-101300- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 310 PM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt becoming SE after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. N of Sitkinak Island...NE wind 50 kt becoming 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ155-101300- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 310 PM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming NW 25 kt after midnight. From the Shumagin Islands E, N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ160-101300- Bristol Bay- 310 PM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt becoming N 40 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ165-101300- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 310 PM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ170-101300- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 310 PM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ171-101300- Unalaska Bay- 310 PM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-101300- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 310 PM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ173-101300- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 310 PM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ174-101300- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 310 PM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ175-101300- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 310 PM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ176-101300- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 310 PM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ177-101300- Adak to Kiska- 310 PM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft bering side...23 ft PAC side. Rain and snow. .SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft bering side...24 ft PAC side. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ178-101300- Kiska to Attu- 310 PM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 50 kt. Seas 30 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 27 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 25 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ179-101300- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 310 PM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ180-101300- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 310 PM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ181-101300- North and West of Nunivak Island- 310 PM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ185-101300- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 310 PM AKST Sat Dec 9 2017 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$
096 FZAK52 PAFC 101243 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 343 AM AKST Sun Dec 10 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. PKZ199-110115- 343 AM AKST Sun Dec 10 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A front over the western Aleutians moves south and dissipates tonight. A 964 mb low in the western Gulf moves over Bristol Bay Mon morning at 976 mb then dissipates Mon afternoon. Another front remains nearly stationary in the central Bering this afternoon through Mon night. $$ PKZ150-110115- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 343 AM AKST Sun Dec 10 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt becoming SW after midnight. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 30 kt becoming E. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ155-110115- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 343 AM AKST Sun Dec 10 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt becoming W. Seas 7 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, SW wind 20 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ160-110115- Bristol Bay- 343 AM AKST Sun Dec 10 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...NW wind 15 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ165-110115- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 343 AM AKST Sun Dec 10 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ170-110115- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 343 AM AKST Sun Dec 10 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain and snow showers. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ171-110115- Unalaska Bay- 343 AM AKST Sun Dec 10 2017 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-110115- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 343 AM AKST Sun Dec 10 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ173-110115- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 343 AM AKST Sun Dec 10 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Snow and rain showers. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ174-110115- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 343 AM AKST Sun Dec 10 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft building to 17 ft after midnight. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ175-110115- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 343 AM AKST Sun Dec 10 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ176-110115- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 343 AM AKST Sun Dec 10 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. $$ PKZ177-110115- Adak to Kiska- 343 AM AKST Sun Dec 10 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft bering side...24 ft PAC side. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ178-110115- Kiska to Attu- 343 AM AKST Sun Dec 10 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 26 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ179-110115- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 343 AM AKST Sun Dec 10 2017 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Snow. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Snow. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ180-110115- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 343 AM AKST Sun Dec 10 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ181-110115- North and West of Nunivak Island- 343 AM AKST Sun Dec 10 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ185-110115- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 343 AM AKST Sun Dec 10 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$
893 FZAK52 PAFC 110010 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 310 PM AKST Sun Dec 10 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. PKZ199-111315- 310 PM AKST Sun Dec 10 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 964 mb low in the western Gulf will move to 80 nm west of Kodiak City at 967 mb by Mon morning then it will move inland over the Bristol Bay and dissipate through Mon. A 976 mb North Pacific low will move to 175 nm southeast of Sand Point by Tue morning then it will move to 60 nm west of Port Heiden at 984 mb by Tue afternoon. $$ PKZ150-111315- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 310 PM AKST Sun Dec 10 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt becoming SW after midnight. Out of Shelikof Strait...NE 40 kt becoming SW 20 kt after midnight. Seas Seas 14 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 23 ft. $$ PKZ155-111315- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 310 PM AKST Sun Dec 10 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, N wind 15 kt becoming W after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NE 25 kt in the afternoon. From the Shumagin Islands E, S wind 20 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ160-111315- Bristol Bay- 310 PM AKST Sun Dec 10 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain with snow. .MON...W wind 20 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ165-111315- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 310 PM AKST Sun Dec 10 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow showers. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ170-111315- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 310 PM AKST Sun Dec 10 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow showers. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain and snow showers. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain and snow showers. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ171-111315- Unalaska Bay- 310 PM AKST Sun Dec 10 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain and snow showers. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain and snow showers. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow showers. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-111315- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 310 PM AKST Sun Dec 10 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ173-111315- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 310 PM AKST Sun Dec 10 2017 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .MON NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. Snow showers. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ174-111315- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 310 PM AKST Sun Dec 10 2017 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft building to 17 ft after midnight. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ175-111315- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 310 PM AKST Sun Dec 10 2017 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. Snow showers. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ176-111315- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 310 PM AKST Sun Dec 10 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. and rain showers. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. $$ PKZ177-111315- Adak to Kiska- 310 PM AKST Sun Dec 10 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ178-111315- Kiska to Attu- 310 PM AKST Sun Dec 10 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...E wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ179-111315- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 310 PM AKST Sun Dec 10 2017 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Snow showers. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Snow showers. .MON NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ180-111315- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 310 PM AKST Sun Dec 10 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ181-111315- North and West of Nunivak Island- 310 PM AKST Sun Dec 10 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ185-111315- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 310 PM AKST Sun Dec 10 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... N 35 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 17 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$
684 FZAK52 PAFC 111251 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 351 AM AKST Mon Dec 11 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. PKZ199-120215- 351 AM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 964 mb low in the western Gulf will move to 105 nm south of Chignik at 977 mb by Tue morning then moves inland over the Bristol Bay by Tue night. A 992 mb low Tue night 430 nm southeast of Chignik will move to 120 nm south of Akhiok by Wed morning at 988 mb. A front approaches the western Aleutians Tue afternoon, then moves into the western Bering by Wed morning. $$ PKZ150-120215- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 351 AM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ155-120215- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 351 AM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NE 25 kt in the afternoon. From the Shumagin Islands E, S wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt becoming W. Seas 16 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ160-120215- Bristol Bay- 351 AM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 10 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ165-120215- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 351 AM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt. From Port Moller E, NE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft except 7 ft from Port Moller E. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ170-120215- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 351 AM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain and snow showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain and snow showers. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Snow and rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ171-120215- Unalaska Bay- 351 AM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 7 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-120215- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 351 AM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ173-120215- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 351 AM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ174-120215- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 351 AM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 25 ft. $$ PKZ175-120215- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 351 AM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 21 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ176-120215- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 351 AM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 25 ft. $$ PKZ177-120215- Adak to Kiska- 351 AM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ178-120215- Kiska to Attu- 351 AM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ179-120215- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 351 AM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Snow showers. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ180-120215- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 351 AM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ181-120215- North and West of Nunivak Island- 351 AM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ185-120215- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 351 AM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$
716 FZAK52 PAFC 120009 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 11 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. PKZ199-121315- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 969 mb low in the western Gulf will move to 60 nm southeast of Sand Point at 980 mb Tue morning then dissipate as it moves inland over Bristol Bay Tue night. A 985 mb North Pacific low will move to 170 nm south of Kodiak City Wed morning then move inland over Bristol Bay at 982 mb Wed evening. A front will move over the western Bering Tue night then move into the central Bering Wed night. $$ PKZ150-121315- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ155-121315- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt except S 15 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 12 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ160-121315- Bristol Bay- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ165-121315- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. From Port Moller E, NE wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 13 ft except 6 ft from Port Moller E. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt except NW 15 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 12 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ170-121315- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ171-121315- Unalaska Bay- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-121315- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ173-121315- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. Snow showers. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ174-121315- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. $$ PKZ175-121315- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming SE after midnight. Seas 12 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ176-121315- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming SE after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Snow showers. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 25 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ177-121315- Adak to Kiska- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow showers. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ178-121315- Kiska to Attu- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow showers. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ179-121315- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Snow showers. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ180-121315- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray north of Cape Newenham. Snow showers. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray north of Cape Newenham. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray north of Cape Newenham. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ181-121315- North and West of Nunivak Island- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ185-121315- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 11 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$
549 FZAK52 PAFC 121247 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 347 AM AKST Tue Dec 12 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. PKZ199-130130- 347 AM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 mb low 100 nm south of Chignik will move inland over Bristol Bay and dissipate by Tue night. A 988 mb North Pacific low will move over Port Heiden at 989 mb by Wed morning then will move inland and dissipate by Wed evening. A front in the western Bering will move into the central Bering by Thu morning. $$ PKZ150-130130- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 347 AM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 21 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...S wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ155-130130- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 347 AM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt except S 20 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt except SE 15 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 12 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...S wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ160-130130- Bristol Bay- 347 AM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt becoming SW. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ165-130130- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 347 AM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. From Port Moller E, NE wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 13 ft except 6 ft from Port Moller E. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt except NW 15 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 13 ft except 7 ft from Port Moller E. .WED...NW wind 20 kt except W 15 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ170-130130- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 347 AM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft subsiding to 11 ft after midnight. .WED...NW wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft subsiding to 7 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...W wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ171-130130- Unalaska Bay- 347 AM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt becoming variable less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ172-130130- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 347 AM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...S wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI...W wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ173-130130- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 347 AM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft subsiding to 9 ft after midnight. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...W wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ174-130130- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 347 AM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft subsiding to 8 ft after midnight.. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ175-130130- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 347 AM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft subsiding to 13 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming SE after midnight. Seas 12 ft subsiding to 9 ft after midnight. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow showers. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ176-130130- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 347 AM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft subsiding to 10 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming SE after midnight. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 7 ft after midnight. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain and snow showers. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...W wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ177-130130- Adak to Kiska- 347 AM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt becoming SE. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain and snow showers. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ178-130130- Kiska to Attu- 347 AM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind increasing to 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Widespread snow showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft diminishing to 10 ft. Snow and rain showers. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ179-130130- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 347 AM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft diminishing to 8 ft after midnight. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ180-130130- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 347 AM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ181-130130- North and West of Nunivak Island- 347 AM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ185-130130- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 347 AM AKST Tue Dec 12 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$
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 Dec 8, 4:56 PM AKST, 10 hours 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 8, 4:56 PM AKST, 10 hours 47 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion...CORRECTED National Weather Service Anchorage AK 456 PM AKST Fri Dec 8 2017 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... The flow aloft continues to be highly amplified. There is a large upper level ridge along the west coast of Canada, a sharp trough stretching from the eastern Bering south into the Northern Pacific, and a ridge over the western Bering and western Aleutians. The upper level flow over the southern Alaska mainland is from the south. Within the Bering trough there is an upper level low over the central Bering Sea and another south of the Alaska Peninsula. Currently southern Alaska is between weather systems, with an exiting front over the Wrangell Mountains. Weak ridging is over most of southern Alaska. There is a weak front stretching south from the Alaska Peninsula, and the main storm track is pushing into the Panhandle. To the west, there is an approaching front near the Kamchatka Peninsula. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... The numerical models are in fairly good agreement through Sunday afternoon. There are still some differences in timing and strength of a low moving into the Gulf Sunday, but the models seem to be coming into better agreement. Precipitation type will continue to be a challenge to forecast. Forecast confidence is thus near normal. && .AVIATION... PANC...Fog and stratus are expected to be in the area through Saturday morning reducing conditions to LIFR at times. Conditions are expected to improve to VFR around noon Saturday with the arrival of high clouds and a northerly surface gradient as a low approaches from the south. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... Benign conditions will prevail across much of Southcentral AK through Saturday afternoon in a brief break between systems. These systems continue to be focused along the Gulf coast in this active southerly flow pattern. Locally dense fog has formed in the Cook Inlet region as winds subsided and low level moisture lingers in the wake of the recent precipitation. This fog is expected to persist over portions of the Anchorage Bowl and Kenai Peninsula through late Saturday morning in the absence of any discernible features to scour it out. Therefore, dense fog advisories have been issued for those locations through noon Saturday. The next system to impact the area will arrive Saturday night as another front moves to the Gulf coast. This front is expected to be weaker than the last system, with precipitation mainly confined to coastal areas as inland locations stay largely downsloped. Precipitation type should safely be rain at sea level, with snow levels hovering around 2000 ft or greater as warm air remains over the region in deep southerly flow. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... Rain and snow showers have tapered off across much of the southwest Mainland this afternoon as the shortwave tracks further north and into the interior. With residual moisture trapped in the lower levels and upper level ridging beginning to nose into the area this evening, fog has started to develop over parts of the Kuskokwim Delta and Bristol Bay area. Showery conditions are expected to pick back up over parts of the Bristol Bay area and Alaska Peninsula this evening as well, as another trough rotates across the Alaska Peninsula and an associated front swings across western parts of the Bristol Bay area and Alaska Peninsula. Meanwhile, an east-to-west running upper level ridge will amplify over the lower Kuskokwim Valley and Kuskokwim Delta tonight while an upper low persists south of the Alaska Peninsula. The next easterly wave will cross from the western Gulf into Southwest Alaska Saturday night through Sunday morning with a significantly stronger frontal system tracking up from the southeast Sunday afternoon and evening. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 2)... Showery precipitation and gusty northwesterly winds along the east side of an upper level ridge building over the western Aleutians and Bering, will shift east over the central Aleutians tonight as the upper level ridge amplifies and slides east. A strong frontal system bringing storm force southeasterly winds and mixed precipitation will approach the western Aleutians Saturday. The front will stall stretched across the western and central Aleutians Saturday night, and then weaken quickly as it shears apart and drops back down to the south. A significantly stronger frontal system will track up from the north Pacific and into the Alaska Peninsula Sunday evening. This system will tighten the gradient between a ridge over the Bering, creating some gusty northerly flow and showery conditions over the central and eastern Bering/Aleutians Monday. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7)... The barrage of low pressure systems will continue for the next week. This means warm air, multiple rounds of heavy precipitation along the Gulf Coast, and occasional high wind events will remain the threat across much of southern Alaska during the extended forecast period. The good news is that there are increasing signs that the big ridge over western North America that has created this persistent weather pattern will be breaking down by next weekend. Thus, while there will be at least 3 significant storms that affect southern Alaska over the next 7 days, the direction of movement of these storms will be slowly changing. The first storm, on Monday, will come in from the southeast and hammer the north Gulf Coast again and also potentially create strong chinook winds in inland areas like Anchorage. This bears watching over the next day or two to begin to fine-tune the details. The second storm comes through around the middle of next week from a more southern direction (rather than southeast). By Friday, a 3rd storm moves into the area, but this time it will be from the southwest (tracking first through the Bering Sea and then impacting Southwest and Southcentral Alaska with rain and wind). Although all of these storms will continue to resupply the warm air in place around the region, they will be slowly but surely paving the way for a return to cooler weather by next weekend. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...Dense Fog Advisory 101 121. MARINE...Gale 119 130 131 138 139 172-177. Storm 178. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...BL SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CB SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...TP LONG TERM...AMD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 3:47 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 8, 3:47 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 8, 3:58 PM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 20 hr | |
| Dec 9, 3:33 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 9, 3:43 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 9, 3:50 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 9, 3:50 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 9, 3:59 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 9, 3:59 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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