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Gale Warning 741, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 18, 2017, 3:36 PM AKST. It was in force for 5 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Dec 18, 2017, 3:36 PM AKST (00:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 23, 2017, 3:09 PM AKST
- In force
- 5 days
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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462 FZAK52 PAFC 190036 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 336 PM AKST Mon Dec 18 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. PKZ199-191300- 336 PM AKST Mon Dec 18 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 946 mb low at 59N 172E sweeps into the Chukchi Sea for Wed morning. The associated front moves into Mainland Alaska Tue morning. A pair of North Pacific lows merge near 53N 179E at 984 mb Wed morning and shifts to 60N 176W at 969 mb Wed afternoon. Its associated front moves to the Central Aleutians by Wed afternoon. $$ PKZ150-191300- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 336 PM AKST Mon Dec 18 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...SW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...E wind 45 kt. Seas 29 ft. .FRI...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 29 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ155-191300- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 336 PM AKST Mon Dec 18 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. From the Shumagin Islands E, seas 13 ft building to 18 ft after midnight. Rain showers. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...E wind 45 kt. Seas 26 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 26 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ160-191300- Bristol Bay- 336 PM AKST Mon Dec 18 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...E wind 50 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...E wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ165-191300- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 336 PM AKST Mon Dec 18 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 20 ft subsiding to 15 ft after midnight. Rain showers. .TUE...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ170-191300- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 336 PM AKST Mon Dec 18 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED...S wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ171-191300- Unalaska Bay- 336 PM AKST Mon Dec 18 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-191300- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 336 PM AKST Mon Dec 18 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 45 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 27 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...S wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ173-191300- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 336 PM AKST Mon Dec 18 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .TUE...SW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 24 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt becoming S 40 kt after midnight. Seas 21 ft. .WED...S wind 50 kt. Seas 23 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ174-191300- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 336 PM AKST Mon Dec 18 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 25 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming S 35 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. .WED...S wind 45 kt. Seas 23 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ175-191300- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 336 PM AKST Mon Dec 18 2017 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 25 ft. .TUE...W wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 45 kt becoming S 55 kt after midnight. Seas 21 ft. .WED...SW wind 60 kt. Seas 24 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ176-191300- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 336 PM AKST Mon Dec 18 2017 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt becoming S 55 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft building to 23 ft after midnight. .WED...S wind 55 kt. Seas 30 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 26 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ177-191300- Adak to Kiska- 336 PM AKST Mon Dec 18 2017 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 28 ft. .TUE...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 25 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 50 kt increasing to 60 kt after midnight. Seas 29 ft. Rain showers. .WED...W wind 55 kt. Seas 28 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ178-191300- Kiska to Attu- 336 PM AKST Mon Dec 18 2017 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 31 ft. .TUE...SW wind 35 kt increasing to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 26 ft. and rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 50 kt becoming NW 30 kt after midnight. Seas 26 ft subsiding to 20 ft after midnight. Rain showers. .WED...W wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. .THU...W wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ179-191300- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 336 PM AKST Mon Dec 18 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 23 ft. .TUE...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt becoming S 45 kt after midnight. Seas 24 ft. .WED...S wind 55 kt. Seas 29 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 27 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ180-191300- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 336 PM AKST Mon Dec 18 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ181-191300- North and West of Nunivak Island- 336 PM AKST Mon Dec 18 2017 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt becoming S 45 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. .WED...S wind 50 kt. Seas 23 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 55 kt. Seas 24 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ185-191300- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 336 PM AKST Mon Dec 18 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...S 45 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 31 ft. .TUE...SW wind 40 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... SW 45 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 32 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 27 ft subsiding to 21 ft after midnight. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW wind 55 kt. Seas 27 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$
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463 FZAK52 PAFC 191252 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 352 AM AKST Tue Dec 19 2017 Coastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The Alaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ199-200200- 352 AM AKST Tue Dec 19 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 986 mb low will move to 180 nm west of Shemya this afternoon, then to 300 nm west of St. Paul at 979 mb Wed morning, then to 162 nm southwest of Gambell at 973 mb Wed afternoon. A 991 mb low moves to 125 nm west of Shemya at 991 mb Wed afternoon then to 140 nm east of Shemya at 994 mb Thu morning. $$ PKZ150-200200- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 352 AM AKST Tue Dec 19 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...E wind 50 kt. Seas 32 ft. .FRI...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 27 ft. .SAT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ155-200200- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 352 AM AKST Tue Dec 19 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft subsiding to 17 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt except SW 15 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...E wind 50 kt. Seas 29 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ160-200200- Bristol Bay- 352 AM AKST Tue Dec 19 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 50 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ165-200200- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 352 AM AKST Tue Dec 19 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...S wind 35 kt. From Port Moller E, S wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...E wind 50 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ170-200200- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 352 AM AKST Tue Dec 19 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED...S wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ171-200200- Unalaska Bay- 352 AM AKST Tue Dec 19 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-200200- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 352 AM AKST Tue Dec 19 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ173-200200- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 352 AM AKST Tue Dec 19 2017 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 24 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt becoming S 40 kt after midnight. Seas 21 ft. .WED...S wind 50 kt. Seas 23 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ174-200200- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 352 AM AKST Tue Dec 19 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming S 35 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. .WED...S wind 45 kt. Seas 23 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 25 ft. .FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. .SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ175-200200- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 352 AM AKST Tue Dec 19 2017 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 45 kt becoming S 55 kt after midnight. Seas 21 ft. .WED...S wind 60 kt becoming SW 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 25 ft subsiding to 18 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ176-200200- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 352 AM AKST Tue Dec 19 2017 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt becoming S 55 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft building to 23 ft after midnight. .WED...S wind 55 kt diminishing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 29 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 26 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ177-200200- Adak to Kiska- 352 AM AKST Tue Dec 19 2017 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 25 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 50 kt increasing to 60 kt after midnight. Seas 29 ft. Rain. .WED...SW wind 50 kt becoming W 30 kt in the morning. Seas 26 ft subsiding to 18 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ178-200200- Kiska to Attu- 352 AM AKST Tue Dec 19 2017 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 35 kt increasing to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 26 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 50 kt becoming NW 30 kt after midnight. Seas 26 ft subsiding to 20 ft after midnight. Rain. .WED...W wind 25 kt becoming SW 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. Snow showers. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .THU...W wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ179-200200- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 352 AM AKST Tue Dec 19 2017 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt becoming S 45 kt after midnight. Seas 24 ft. .WED...S wind 50 kt. Seas 29 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 27 ft. .THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ180-200200- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 352 AM AKST Tue Dec 19 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. .WED...S wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE wind 55 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ181-200200- North and West of Nunivak Island- 352 AM AKST Tue Dec 19 2017 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt becoming S 45 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. .WED...S wind 50 kt. Seas 23 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 50 kt. Seas 25 ft. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ185-200200- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 352 AM AKST Tue Dec 19 2017 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 40 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... SW 45 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 32 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 27 ft subsiding to 21 ft after midnight. Snow. .WED...S wind 50 kt. Seas 22 ft building to 28 ft in the afternoon. Snow with rain. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 26 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$
120 FZAK52 PAFC 191435 AAA CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED National Weather Service Anchorage AK 535 AM AKST Tue Dec 19 2017 Coastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The Alaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ199-200415- 535 AM AKST Tue Dec 19 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 986 mb low will move to 180 nm west of Shemya this afternoon, then to 300 nm west of St. Paul at 979 mb Wed morning, then to 162 nm southwest of Gambell at 973 mb Wed afternoon. A 991 mb low moves to 125 nm west of Shemya at 991 mb Wed afternoon then to 140 nm east of Shemya at 994 mb Thu morning. $$ PKZ150-200415- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 535 AM AKST Tue Dec 19 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...E wind 50 kt. Seas 32 ft. .FRI...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 27 ft. .SAT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ155-200415- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 535 AM AKST Tue Dec 19 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft subsiding to 17 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt except SW 15 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...E wind 50 kt. Seas 29 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ160-200415- Bristol Bay- 535 AM AKST Tue Dec 19 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 50 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ165-200415- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 535 AM AKST Tue Dec 19 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...S wind 35 kt. From Port Moller E, S wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...E wind 50 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ170-200415- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 535 AM AKST Tue Dec 19 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED...S wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ171-200415- Unalaska Bay- 535 AM AKST Tue Dec 19 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-200415- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 535 AM AKST Tue Dec 19 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ173-200415- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 535 AM AKST Tue Dec 19 2017 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 24 ft. Rain and snow showers. Isolated Thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt becoming S 40 kt after midnight. Seas 21 ft. .WED...S wind 50 kt. Seas 23 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ174-200415- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 535 AM AKST Tue Dec 19 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming S 35 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. .WED...S wind 45 kt. Seas 23 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 25 ft. .FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. .SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ175-200415- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 535 AM AKST Tue Dec 19 2017 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. Rain and snow showers. Isolated Thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SW wind 45 kt becoming S 55 kt after midnight. Seas 21 ft. .WED...S wind 60 kt becoming SW 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 25 ft subsiding to 18 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ176-200415- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 535 AM AKST Tue Dec 19 2017 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt becoming S 55 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft building to 23 ft after midnight. .WED...S wind 55 kt diminishing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 29 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 26 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ177-200415- Adak to Kiska- 535 AM AKST Tue Dec 19 2017 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 25 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 50 kt increasing to 60 kt after midnight. Seas 29 ft. Rain. .WED...SW wind 50 kt becoming W 30 kt in the morning. Seas 26 ft subsiding to 18 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ178-200415- Kiska to Attu- 535 AM AKST Tue Dec 19 2017 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 35 kt increasing to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 26 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 50 kt becoming NW 30 kt after midnight. Seas 26 ft subsiding to 20 ft after midnight. Rain. .WED...W wind 25 kt becoming SW 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. Snow showers. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .THU...W wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ179-200415- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 535 AM AKST Tue Dec 19 2017 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt becoming S 45 kt after midnight. Seas 24 ft. .WED...S wind 50 kt. Seas 29 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 27 ft. .THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ180-200415- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 535 AM AKST Tue Dec 19 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. .WED...S wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE wind 55 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ181-200415- North and West of Nunivak Island- 535 AM AKST Tue Dec 19 2017 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt becoming S 45 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. .WED...S wind 50 kt. Seas 23 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 50 kt. Seas 25 ft. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ185-200415- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 535 AM AKST Tue Dec 19 2017 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 40 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... SW 45 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 32 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 27 ft subsiding to 21 ft after midnight. Snow. .WED...S wind 50 kt. Seas 22 ft building to 28 ft in the afternoon. Snow with rain. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 26 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$
566 FZAK52 PAFC 200032 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 332 PM AKST Tue Dec 19 2017 Coastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The Alaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ199-201315- 332 PM AKST Tue Dec 19 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 986 mb low will move to 180 nm west of Shemya this afternoon, then it will move to 300 nm west of St. Paul at 979 mb Wed morning, then it will move to 162 nm southwest of Gambell at 973 mb Wed afternoon. A 991 mb low moves to 125 nm west of Shemya at 991 mb Wed afternoon then it will move to 140 nm east of Shemya at 994 mb Thu morning. $$ PKZ150-201315- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 332 PM AKST Tue Dec 19 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...E wind 55 kt. Seas 23 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 55 kt. Seas 30 ft. .FRI...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. .SAT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ155-201315- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 332 PM AKST Tue Dec 19 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt except SW 15 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 25 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ160-201315- Bristol Bay- 332 PM AKST Tue Dec 19 2017 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .THU...E wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 60 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...E wind 50 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ165-201315- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 332 PM AKST Tue Dec 19 2017 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. From Port Moller E, S wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...E wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 55 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ170-201315- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 332 PM AKST Tue Dec 19 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED...S wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ171-201315- Unalaska Bay- 332 PM AKST Tue Dec 19 2017 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-201315- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 332 PM AKST Tue Dec 19 2017 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...S wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...W wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ173-201315- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 332 PM AKST Tue Dec 19 2017 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt becoming S 40 kt after midnight. Seas 20 ft. .WED...S wind 50 kt. Seas 23 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .THU...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 29 ft. .FRI...W wind 40 kt. Seas 27 ft. .SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ174-201315- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 332 PM AKST Tue Dec 19 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming S 35 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. .WED...S wind 45 kt. Seas 24 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. .FRI...W wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. .SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ175-201315- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 332 PM AKST Tue Dec 19 2017 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 45 kt becoming S 55 kt after midnight. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 60 kt diminishing to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 24 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 27 ft. .FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ176-201315- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 332 PM AKST Tue Dec 19 2017 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt becoming S 55 kt after midnight. Seas 23 ft. .WED...S wind 55 kt diminishing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 29 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 26 ft. Rain. .THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ177-201315- Adak to Kiska- 332 PM AKST Tue Dec 19 2017 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 55 kt. Seas 27 ft. Rain. .WED...Bering side, W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon, Seas 20 ft subsiding to 15 ft in the afternoon. Pacific side, W wind 50 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon, Seas 28 ft subsiding to 20 ft in the afternoon. Snow. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft. .THU...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 23 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ178-201315- Kiska to Attu- 332 PM AKST Tue Dec 19 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 45 kt becoming NW 30 kt after midnight. Seas 23 ft. Rain. .WED...W wind 25 kt becoming SW 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. Snow. .WED NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft Bering side...23 ft Pacific side. Snow. .THU...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ179-201315- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 332 PM AKST Tue Dec 19 2017 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 23 ft. .WED...S wind 50 kt. Seas 29 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 27 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ180-201315- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 332 PM AKST Tue Dec 19 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...S wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 45 kt becoming SE 35 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. .THU...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 55 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI...SE wind 55 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ181-201315- North and West of Nunivak Island- 332 PM AKST Tue Dec 19 2017 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...S wind 50 kt. Seas 22 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 50 kt diminishing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 23 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ185-201315- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 332 PM AKST Tue Dec 19 2017 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 25 ft. Snow. .WED...S wind 50 kt. Seas 24 ft. Snow and rain. .WED NIGHT...E of Saint Matthew Island, S wind 50 kt becoming SE 35 kt after midnight. W of Saint Matthew Island, W wind 25 kt becoming variable 15 kt after midnight. Seas 22 ft subsiding to 16 ft after midnight. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$
544 FZAK52 PAFC 201253 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 353 AM AKST Wed Dec 20 2017 Coastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The Alaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ199-210200- 353 AM AKST Wed Dec 20 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 mb low 230 nm northeast of Shemya will move to the northern Bering tonight. A 994 mb low 290 nm southwest of Adak will move to 200 nm northeast of Adak at 980 mb Thu night, then dissipate Fri morning. A 982 mb low will move to the southwestern Gulf Thu afternoon then move to 110 nm north of Dutch Harbor at 976 mb Fri morning. $$ PKZ150-210200- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 353 AM AKST Wed Dec 20 2017 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...E wind 45 kt increasing to 55 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft building to 23 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 55 kt. Seas 31 ft. .FRI...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 25 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ155-210200- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 353 AM AKST Wed Dec 20 2017 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt except SW 15 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 40 kt increasing to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft building to 23 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 26 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ160-210200- Bristol Bay- 353 AM AKST Wed Dec 20 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. .THU...E wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 60 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...E wind 50 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ165-210200- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 353 AM AKST Wed Dec 20 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. From Port Moller E, S wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. From Port Moller E, E wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 55 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ170-210200- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 353 AM AKST Wed Dec 20 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas building to 19 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...SE wind 40 kt becoming E 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ171-210200- Unalaska Bay- 353 AM AKST Wed Dec 20 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-210200- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 353 AM AKST Wed Dec 20 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ173-210200- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 353 AM AKST Wed Dec 20 2017 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind increasing to 50 kt. Seas 23 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .THU...S wind 40 kt becoming W 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 28 ft. .FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 26 ft. .SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ174-210200- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 353 AM AKST Wed Dec 20 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S wind increasing to 45 kt. Seas 24 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain. .THU...SW wind 40 kt becoming W 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 27 ft. .FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 26 ft. .SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ175-210200- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 353 AM AKST Wed Dec 20 2017 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 55 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 26 ft. .FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ176-210200- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 353 AM AKST Wed Dec 20 2017 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 55 kt diminishing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 29 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 26 ft. Rain. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ177-210200- Adak to Kiska- 353 AM AKST Wed Dec 20 2017 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW wind 50 kt becoming NW 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 20 ft subsiding to 15 ft in the afternoon, except Seas 28 ft subsiding to 20 ft in the afternoon Pacific side. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft. Snow. .THU...W wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft Bering side...25 ft Pacific side. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ178-210200- Kiska to Attu- 353 AM AKST Wed Dec 20 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt becoming SW 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .THU...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ179-210200- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 353 AM AKST Wed Dec 20 2017 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 40 kt increasing to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 29 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 27 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ180-210200- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 353 AM AKST Wed Dec 20 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 45 kt becoming SE 35 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. .THU...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...E wind 60 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI...SE wind 55 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ181-210200- North and West of Nunivak Island- 353 AM AKST Wed Dec 20 2017 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 50 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 50 kt diminishing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 23 ft. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Snow and rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ185-210200- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 353 AM AKST Wed Dec 20 2017 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 24 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...E of Saint Matthew Island, S wind 50 kt becoming SE 35 kt after midnight. W of Saint Matthew Island, W wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. Seas 22 ft. .THU...SE wind 35 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... N 30 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 18 ft. Snow and rain. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$
957 FZAK52 PAFC 210000 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 300 PM AKST Wed Dec 20 2017 Coastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The Alaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ199-211300- 300 PM AKST Wed Dec 20 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A storm force front will move across the Aleutians and Bering by Fri afternoon. A new 1002 mb low forms 180 nm northwest of Shemya Thu night and moves to 20 nm north of Shemya at 998 mb by Fri afternoon. $$ PKZ150-211300- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 300 PM AKST Wed Dec 20 2017 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...E wind 45 kt increasing to 55 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft building to 23 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 55 kt. Seas 32 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 28 ft. .SAT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ155-211300- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 300 PM AKST Wed Dec 20 2017 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 40 kt increasing to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft building to 22 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 50 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 22 ft except 29 ft from the Shumagin Islands E. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ160-211300- Bristol Bay- 300 PM AKST Wed Dec 20 2017 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .THU...E wind 45 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 60 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI...E wind 50 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ165-211300- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 300 PM AKST Wed Dec 20 2017 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. From Port Moller E, E wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Stronger gusts in bays and passes. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 40 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. From Port Moller E, E wind 55 kt becoming SE 45 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ170-211300- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 300 PM AKST Wed Dec 20 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...SE wind 40 kt becoming E 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt becoming W 15 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...W wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .SAT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ171-211300- Unalaska Bay- 300 PM AKST Wed Dec 20 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt with gusts to 55 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-211300- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 300 PM AKST Wed Dec 20 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ173-211300- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 300 PM AKST Wed Dec 20 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .THU...S wind 40 kt becoming W 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. Rain with snow. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft building to 26 ft after midnight. Snow showers. .FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ174-211300- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 300 PM AKST Wed Dec 20 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain. .THU...SW wind 40 kt becoming W 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft building to 26 ft after midnight. .FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 26 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ175-211300- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 300 PM AKST Wed Dec 20 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 23 ft. .FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ176-211300- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 300 PM AKST Wed Dec 20 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 26 ft. Rain. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ177-211300- Adak to Kiska- 300 PM AKST Wed Dec 20 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft. Snow. .THU...W wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft Bering side...23 ft Pacific side. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ178-211300- Kiska to Attu- 300 PM AKST Wed Dec 20 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .THU...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft subsiding to 16 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ179-211300- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 300 PM AKST Wed Dec 20 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 25 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ180-211300- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 300 PM AKST Wed Dec 20 2017 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 45 kt becoming SE 35 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft. .THU...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...E wind 60 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI...SE wind 55 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ181-211300- North and West of Nunivak Island- 300 PM AKST Wed Dec 20 2017 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 50 kt diminishing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 21 ft. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Snow and rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Snow and rain. .FRI...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ185-211300- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 300 PM AKST Wed Dec 20 2017 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E of Saint Matthew Island, S wind 50 kt becoming SE 40 kt after midnight. W of Saint Matthew Island, W wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. Seas 21 ft. .THU...SE wind 40 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... N 30 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 19 ft. Snow and rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow and rain. .FRI...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$
845 FZAK52 PAFC 211258 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 358 AM AKST Thu Dec 21 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. PKZ199-220200- 358 AM AKST Thu Dec 21 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 mb low will move to 380 nm southeast of Dutch Harbor this afternoon, then it will move to 50 nm east of St. George at 975 mb Fri morning, then it will move into the northern Bering Fri afternoon. A second low will move to 225 nm southeast of Sand Point at 977 mb Fri night then it will move near 80 nm southeast of Sand Point at 976 mb Sat morning. $$ PKZ150-220200- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 358 AM AKST Thu Dec 21 2017 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt increasing to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft building to 24 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 55 kt. Seas 33 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 27 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ155-220200- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 358 AM AKST Thu Dec 21 2017 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt increasing to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft building to 24 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. From the Shumagin Islands E, E wind 50 kt. Seas 24 ft except 31 ft from the Shumagin Islands E. Rain. .FRI...S wind 25 kt except E 35 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 23 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ160-220200- Bristol Bay- 358 AM AKST Thu Dec 21 2017 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas building to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 55 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...E wind 50 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ165-220200- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 358 AM AKST Thu Dec 21 2017 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt except increasing to E 45 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 12 ft. Rain with snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt except E 50 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ170-220200- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 358 AM AKST Thu Dec 21 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt becoming SW after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow showers. .FRI...W wind 35 kt except SW 15 kt from Unalaska E. Seas 14 ft building to 19 ft in the afternoon. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ171-220200- Unalaska Bay- 358 AM AKST Thu Dec 21 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 45 kt in the morning. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-220200- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 358 AM AKST Thu Dec 21 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .FRI...W wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ173-220200- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 358 AM AKST Thu Dec 21 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 40 kt becoming W 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt increasing to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft building to 22 ft after midnight. Snow showers and rain showers. .FRI...W wind 45 kt. Seas 26 ft. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ174-220200- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 358 AM AKST Thu Dec 21 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S wind 40 kt becoming W 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 23 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 21 ft. Snow and rain showers. .FRI...W wind 45 kt. Seas 25 ft. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ175-220200- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 358 AM AKST Thu Dec 21 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft building to 24 ft after midnight. .FRI...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 25 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ176-220200- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 358 AM AKST Thu Dec 21 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 40 kt becoming W 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 20 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 20 ft. Snow showers. .FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ177-220200- Adak to Kiska- 358 AM AKST Thu Dec 21 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 35 kt...except 25 kt Bering Side. Bering side, seas 10 ft building to 15 ft in the afternoon. Pacific side, seas 23 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft bering side...22 ft Pacific side. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ178-220200- Kiska to Attu- 358 AM AKST Thu Dec 21 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt becoming W 15 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ179-220200- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 358 AM AKST Thu Dec 21 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ180-220200- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 358 AM AKST Thu Dec 21 2017 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 55 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI...SE wind 55 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ181-220200- North and West of Nunivak Island- 358 AM AKST Thu Dec 21 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow and rain. .FRI...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ185-220200- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 358 AM AKST Thu Dec 21 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .FRI...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Widespread snow showers and rain. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$
948 FZAK52 PAFC 211421 CCA CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast...CORRECTED National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 521 AM AKST Thu Dec 21 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. PKZ199-220200- 521 AM AKST Thu Dec 21 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 mb low will move to 380 nm southeast of Dutch Harbor this afternoon, then it will move to 50 nm east of St. George at 975 mb Fri morning, then it will move into the northern Bering Fri afternoon. A second low will move to 225 nm southeast of Sand Point at 977 mb Fri night then it will move near 80 nm southeast of Sand Point at 976 mb Sat morning. $$ PKZ150-220200- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 521 AM AKST Thu Dec 21 2017 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt increasing to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft building to 24 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 55 kt. Seas 33 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 27 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ155-220200- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 521 AM AKST Thu Dec 21 2017 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt increasing to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft building to 24 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. From the Shumagin Islands E, E wind 50 kt. Seas 24 ft except 31 ft from the Shumagin Islands E. Rain. .FRI...S wind 25 kt except E 35 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 23 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ160-220200- Bristol Bay- 521 AM AKST Thu Dec 21 2017 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas building to 11 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 55 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...E wind 50 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ165-220200- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 521 AM AKST Thu Dec 21 2017 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt except increasing to E 45 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 12 ft. Rain with snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt except E 50 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ170-220200- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 521 AM AKST Thu Dec 21 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt becoming SW after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow showers. .FRI...W wind 35 kt except SW 15 kt from Unalaska E. Seas 14 ft building to 19 ft in the afternoon. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ171-220200- Unalaska Bay- 521 AM AKST Thu Dec 21 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 45 kt in the morning. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-220200- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 521 AM AKST Thu Dec 21 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .FRI...W wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ173-220200- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 521 AM AKST Thu Dec 21 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 40 kt becoming W 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt increasing to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft building to 22 ft after midnight. Snow showers and rain showers. .FRI...W wind 45 kt. Seas 26 ft. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ174-220200- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 521 AM AKST Thu Dec 21 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S wind 40 kt becoming W 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 23 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 21 ft. Snow and rain showers. .FRI...W wind 45 kt. Seas 25 ft. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ175-220200- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 521 AM AKST Thu Dec 21 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft building to 24 ft after midnight. .FRI...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 25 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ176-220200- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 521 AM AKST Thu Dec 21 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 40 kt becoming W 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 20 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 20 ft. Snow showers. .FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ177-220200- Adak to Kiska- 521 AM AKST Thu Dec 21 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 35 kt...except 25 kt Bering Side. Bering side, seas 10 ft building to 15 ft in the afternoon. Pacific side, seas 23 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft bering side...22 ft Pacific side. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ178-220200- Kiska to Attu- 521 AM AKST Thu Dec 21 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt becoming W 15 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ179-220200- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 521 AM AKST Thu Dec 21 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ180-220200- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 521 AM AKST Thu Dec 21 2017 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 55 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI...SE wind 55 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ181-220200- North and West of Nunivak Island- 521 AM AKST Thu Dec 21 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow and rain. .FRI...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ185-220200- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 521 AM AKST Thu Dec 21 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .FRI...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Widespread snow showers and rain. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$
621 FZAK52 PAFC 220028 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 328 PM AKST Thu Dec 21 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. PKZ199-221315- 328 PM AKST Thu Dec 21 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 976 mb low crosses over the AKPEN and into the Bering this afternoon and moves 250 nm southwest of Hooper Bay at 975 mb Fri morning. The low then moves north over Kamchatka. A front associated with a low in the western Gulf extends across the eastern Bering Fri morning through Sat afternoon. $$ PKZ150-221315- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 328 PM AKST Thu Dec 21 2017 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 55 kt. Seas 33 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 27 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ155-221315- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 328 PM AKST Thu Dec 21 2017 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. From the Shumagin Islands E, E wind 50 kt. Seas 25 ft except 32 ft from the Shumagin Islands E. Rain. .FRI...S wind 30 kt except E 35 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 23 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt becoming N 40 kt after midnight. From the Shumagin Islands E, E wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 19 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .SAT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ160-221315- Bristol Bay- 328 PM AKST Thu Dec 21 2017 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 55 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...E wind 50 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ165-221315- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 328 PM AKST Thu Dec 21 2017 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt except E 50 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ170-221315- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 328 PM AKST Thu Dec 21 2017 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt becoming SW after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Rain with snow showers. .FRI...W wind 40 kt except SW 15 kt from Unalaska E. Seas 17 ft. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ171-221315- Unalaska Bay- 328 PM AKST Thu Dec 21 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers with snow showers. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 13 ft after midnight. Snow showers. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-221315- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 328 PM AKST Thu Dec 21 2017 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .FRI...W wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Snow and rain showers. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ173-221315- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 328 PM AKST Thu Dec 21 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt increasing to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .FRI...W wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ174-221315- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 328 PM AKST Thu Dec 21 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 20 ft. Snow and rain showers. .FRI...W wind 45 kt. Seas 23 ft. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ175-221315- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 328 PM AKST Thu Dec 21 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ176-221315- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 328 PM AKST Thu Dec 21 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 20 ft. Snow showers. .FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft subsiding to 13 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ177-221315- Adak to Kiska- 328 PM AKST Thu Dec 21 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft Bering side... 21 ft Pacific side. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ178-221315- Kiska to Attu- 328 PM AKST Thu Dec 21 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt becoming W 15 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 25 ft. $$ PKZ179-221315- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 328 PM AKST Thu Dec 21 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Snow showers. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ180-221315- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 328 PM AKST Thu Dec 21 2017 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 55 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI...SE wind 55 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ181-221315- North and West of Nunivak Island- 328 PM AKST Thu Dec 21 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow and rain. .FRI...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow and rain. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ185-221315- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 328 PM AKST Thu Dec 21 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .FRI...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Snow and rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$
185 FZAK52 PAFC 221258 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 358 AM AKST Fri Dec 22 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. PKZ199-230145- 358 AM AKST Fri Dec 22 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 mb low 180 nm North of Dutch Harbor moves into the Gulf of Anadyr at 985 mb Sat morning. The associated front wraps over the Eastern Bering through Sat morning. A 975 mb low 535 nm South of Sand Point Fri afternoon moves along the front to 185 nm Southeast of Chignik at 990 mb for Sun morning. Three 995 mb lows slip across the Western Bering by Sun morning. $$ PKZ150-230145- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 358 AM AKST Fri Dec 22 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 30 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ155-230145- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 358 AM AKST Fri Dec 22 2017 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain and snow showers. .SAT...NW wind 50 kt except E 30 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 20 ft. Rain and snow showers. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SUN...W wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ160-230145- Bristol Bay- 358 AM AKST Fri Dec 22 2017 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 50 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ165-230145- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 358 AM AKST Fri Dec 22 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. From Port Moller E, SE wind 40 kt becoming E 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow showers. .SAT...N wind 45 kt except E 30 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 22 ft except 12 ft from Port Moller E. Widespread snow showers. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SUN...W wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ170-230145- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 358 AM AKST Fri Dec 22 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft building to 17 ft in the afternoon. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 19 ft. Snow showers. .SAT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ171-230145- Unalaska Bay- 358 AM AKST Fri Dec 22 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the morning. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft. Snow showers. .SAT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Snow showers. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-230145- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 358 AM AKST Fri Dec 22 2017 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. Snow and rain showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ173-230145- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 358 AM AKST Fri Dec 22 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt becoming W 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ174-230145- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 358 AM AKST Fri Dec 22 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ175-230145- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 358 AM AKST Fri Dec 22 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 21 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ176-230145- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 358 AM AKST Fri Dec 22 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ177-230145- Adak to Kiska- 358 AM AKST Fri Dec 22 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain and snow showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ178-230145- Kiska to Attu- 358 AM AKST Fri Dec 22 2017 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...W wind 30 kt becoming SW 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. $$ PKZ179-230145- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 358 AM AKST Fri Dec 22 2017 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ180-230145- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 358 AM AKST Fri Dec 22 2017 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 55 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ181-230145- North and West of Nunivak Island- 358 AM AKST Fri Dec 22 2017 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow and rain. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Widespread snow showers and rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ185-230145- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 358 AM AKST Fri Dec 22 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .SAT...NW wind 35 kt...except 25 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$
371 FZAK52 PAFC 230029 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 329 PM AKST Fri Dec 22 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. PKZ199-231345- 329 PM AKST Fri Dec 22 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 mb low 220 nm southwest of Gambell moves to the Gulf of Anadyr tonight. A second low enters the southeastern Bering tonight at 988 mb 180 nm east of Saint George and moves 80 nm east of Gambell Sun afternoon at 1001 mb. A front remains nearly stationary along the eastern Bering through the forecast period. Another low approaches the western Aleutians Sun afternoon at 1007 mb. $$ PKZ150-231345- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 329 PM AKST Fri Dec 22 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN...S wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ155-231345- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 329 PM AKST Fri Dec 22 2017 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain and snow showers. .SAT...NW wind 50 kt except E 30 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 19 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, SE wind 25 kt becoming NW 35 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .SUN...W wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ160-231345- Bristol Bay- 329 PM AKST Fri Dec 22 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ165-231345- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 329 PM AKST Fri Dec 22 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow showers. .SAT...N wind 45 kt except E 30 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 19 ft except 12 ft from Port Moller E. Snow showers. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. From Port Moller E, E wind 30 kt becoming W after midnight. Seas 19 ft except 16 ft from Port Moller E. Snow showers. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ170-231345- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 329 PM AKST Fri Dec 22 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. Snow showers. .SAT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ171-231345- Unalaska Bay- 329 PM AKST Fri Dec 22 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Snow showers. .SAT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow showers. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt becoming W 25 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-231345- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 329 PM AKST Fri Dec 22 2017 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 45 kt becoming W 35 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ173-231345- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 329 PM AKST Fri Dec 22 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt becoming W 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ174-231345- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 329 PM AKST Fri Dec 22 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ175-231345- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 329 PM AKST Fri Dec 22 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...W wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ176-231345- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 329 PM AKST Fri Dec 22 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...N wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ177-231345- Adak to Kiska- 329 PM AKST Fri Dec 22 2017 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ178-231345- Kiska to Attu- 329 PM AKST Fri Dec 22 2017 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...W wind 30 kt becoming SW 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 26 ft. $$ PKZ179-231345- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 329 PM AKST Fri Dec 22 2017 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ180-231345- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 329 PM AKST Fri Dec 22 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow showers. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ181-231345- North and West of Nunivak Island- 329 PM AKST Fri Dec 22 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow and rain. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow showers and rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ185-231345- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 329 PM AKST Fri Dec 22 2017 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .SAT...NW wind 35 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...W 30 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$
201 FZAK52 PAFC 231255 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 355 AM AKST Sat Dec 23 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. PKZ199-240200- 355 AM AKST Sat Dec 23 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 981 mb low 355 nm South of Chignik loops a front into Southwest Alaska and moves across the Gulf of Alaska by Mon morning. A 989 mb low 90 nm North of Port Heiden moves to the Chukchi Sea at 1007 mb Mon morning. Two Western Bering 995 mb lows merge 90 nm West of St Matthew Island at 1014 mb Mon morning. A 1003 mb low moves to 95 nm Southeast of Adak at 1011 mb Mon morning. $$ PKZ150-240200- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 355 AM AKST Sat Dec 23 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E wind 40 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 23 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ155-240200- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 355 AM AKST Sat Dec 23 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt except E 30 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 19 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, NE wind 30 kt becoming NW 45 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. Rain and snow showers. .SUN...W wind 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ160-240200- Bristol Bay- 355 AM AKST Sat Dec 23 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ165-240200- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 355 AM AKST Sat Dec 23 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt except E 25 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 18 ft except 11 ft from Port Moller E. Snow. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. From Port Moller E, N wind 25 kt becoming NW 40 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. and rain. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt except NW 35 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ170-240200- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 355 AM AKST Sat Dec 23 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ171-240200- Unalaska Bay- 355 AM AKST Sat Dec 23 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt becoming W 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ172-240200- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 355 AM AKST Sat Dec 23 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ173-240200- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 355 AM AKST Sat Dec 23 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt becoming W 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ174-240200- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 355 AM AKST Sat Dec 23 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt becoming W 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ175-240200- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 355 AM AKST Sat Dec 23 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt becoming W 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ176-240200- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 355 AM AKST Sat Dec 23 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ177-240200- Adak to Kiska- 355 AM AKST Sat Dec 23 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ178-240200- Kiska to Attu- 355 AM AKST Sat Dec 23 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. Snow. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. $$ PKZ179-240200- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 355 AM AKST Sat Dec 23 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ180-240200- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 355 AM AKST Sat Dec 23 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming NW in the evening. Seas 12 ft. Snow and rain. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ181-240200- North and West of Nunivak Island- 355 AM AKST Sat Dec 23 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt, becoming NW 30 kt W of Nunivak Island in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt...except E 30 kt E of Nunivak Island in the evening. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ185-240200- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 355 AM AKST Sat Dec 23 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$
632 FZAK52 PAFC 240009 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 309 PM AKST Sat Dec 23 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. PKZ199-241315- 309 PM AKST Sat Dec 23 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 mb low 80 nm southeast of Sand Point weakens and moves inland by Sun afternoon. A 1010 mb low 90 nm west of Shemya moves to 160 nm southeast of Shemya at 1008 mb by Sun afternoon and then to 70 nm south of Adak at 1014 mb by Mon afternoon. $$ PKZ150-241315- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 309 PM AKST Sat Dec 23 2017 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft subsiding to 10 ft after midnight. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ155-241315- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 309 PM AKST Sat Dec 23 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, NE wind 30 kt becoming NW 45 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. and rain showers. .SUN...W wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. From the Shumagin Islands E, W wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, W wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ160-241315- Bristol Bay- 309 PM AKST Sat Dec 23 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ165-241315- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 309 PM AKST Sat Dec 23 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. From Port Moller E, N wind 25 kt becoming NW 40 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. and rain showers. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt except NW 35 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt except W 25 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 10 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ170-241315- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 309 PM AKST Sat Dec 23 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ171-241315- Unalaska Bay- 309 PM AKST Sat Dec 23 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt becoming W 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ172-241315- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 309 PM AKST Sat Dec 23 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ173-241315- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 309 PM AKST Sat Dec 23 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ174-241315- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 309 PM AKST Sat Dec 23 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming S 30 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ175-241315- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 309 PM AKST Sat Dec 23 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ176-241315- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 309 PM AKST Sat Dec 23 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ177-241315- Adak to Kiska- 309 PM AKST Sat Dec 23 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. $$ PKZ178-241315- Kiska to Attu- 309 PM AKST Sat Dec 23 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. .THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 25 ft. $$ PKZ179-241315- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 309 PM AKST Sat Dec 23 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ180-241315- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 309 PM AKST Sat Dec 23 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming NW after midnight. Seas 12 ft. Snow and rain. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ181-241315- North and West of Nunivak Island- 309 PM AKST Sat Dec 23 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 11 ft. Snow. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ185-241315- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 309 PM AKST Sat Dec 23 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt becoming SW after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$
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 18, 5:39 AM AKST, 9 hours 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 18, 5:39 AM AKST, 9 hours 57 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 539 AM AKST Mon Dec 18 2017 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... Generally quiet weather conditions prevail across the bulk of the southern mainland this morning as a trough over the Gulf pulls off to the east and upper level ridging builds in from the west. Very localized areas of stratus or patchy fog are present across portions of Southcentral and Bristol Bay, but for the most part clear to partly skies prevail across the region. Father west, a powerful storm force front is moving eastward through the Bering accompanied by a wide swath of strong southerly winds. This front is just beginning to impact coastal portions of the Kuskokwim Delta with snow which should gradually change over to rain as the front pushes inland today. Temperatures across the Bering are generally warm enough to support all rain, with precipitation currently clearing the Central Aleutians and spreading east into the Pribilof Islands and the eastern part of the chain. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... Models remain in lockstep for the short term as the strong front moves across Southwest AK today and then into Southcentral on Tuesday. The biggest questions continue to revolve around small scale details such as the Turnagain Arm wind and the role downsloping will play in this event, which will have large implications on the timing, amount, and type of precipitation for the Anchorage area. There is greater forecast confidence heading north into the Mat-Su region where precipitation should safely fall as all snow. Changes were mostly minor for the morning package, predominantly utilizing higher resolution NAM guidance given the strong agreement. && .AVIATION... PANC...Fog has largely failed to materialize in the Upper Cook Inlet region this morning. As a result, VFR conditions are expected to prevail through Monday night though some patchy fog still may linger in the vicinity of the terminal through this morning. Gusty southeast winds will move out of Turnagain Arm into the terminal by Tuesday morning as precipitation spreads into the region with the arrival of a front. Anchorage should initially stay downsloped at onset of precip, however ceilings should lower below 5000 ft with possible MVFR cigs by the end of the TAF period. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... Other than a weak short wave bringing a few snow showers to the Copper River Basin this morning, most of Southcentral Alaska should have mostly clear skies today. Would call it mostly sunny but sunshine is limited as we enter the shortest week of the year. The front moving into the area Tuesday is the real item of interest. There will be some significant snowfall in the Susitna Valley with total snow amounts in the 6 to 10 inch range with a some higher totals over a foot in the Alaska Range. The Winter Storm Watch for this snowfall has been adjusted to a Winter Weather Advisory for snow (Snow Advisory) tomorrow into tomorrow evening. This was changed as confidence in snow amounts has increased. Any areas that get over a foot of snow warranting a Warning should take over 12 hours to reach that amount and therefore a Snow Advisory looks to be a more appropriate product as confidence is high in the snowfall and the amounts. Anchorage and the Matanuska Valley are a bit more difficult to get a good handle on for tomorrow. This issue is that models have been consistent in bringing in snowfall with gusty Southeast winds. This issue is that gusty Southeast winds almost always either downslope the area into no precipitation or warm up the temperatures enough that the precipitation is rain. The mid and upper level flow is from the southwest which is favorable for snow, but the issue is the lowest levels where a strong Turnagain Arm wind and Knik River wind are expected to blow most of the day tomorrow. Therefore, since I have high confidence in the wind occurring, temperatures have bee adjusted warmer along with lower chance of precipitation and the precipitation type being a rain snow mix for most of the day. The best chance for snow is right as the winds diminish and switch to the south-southwest in the late afternoon to early evening. However, due to the short duration when winds and dynamics are favorable for snow, accumulations will likely be just an inch or two at most. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... A front moves slowly eastward across the southwest coast today then picks up momentum this evening bringing widespread precipitation across the region through Tuesday. Precipitation across the Kuskokwim Delta and most of Bristol Bay is expected to change over to rain as strong deep southerly flow ushers warm air northward. Southerly flow remains gusty along coastal areas through Wednesday as a second surface low races from the North Pacific, although speeds slacken late tonight. Gusty winds are slower to increase across inland as the frontal boundary remains along the coast until this evening and then peak late tonight before tapering off Tuesday afternoon. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 2)... An active pattern continues through mid week as the current low across the western Bering is followed by another strong North Pacific system on Tuesday. Strong southerly flow across the frontal boundary today shifts to the west behind the front. Numerous snow showers behind the front develop along short waves rotating around the parent low which slowly tracks to the Bering Strait late Tuesday. A mix of rain and snow is expected along the next front moving to the western and central Aleutians late Tuesday night into Wednesday. This system will have a cooler core as it taps a cooler air mass from the Kamchatka Peninsula on its northward track. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days Tuesday through Saturday)... After Tuesday, most of the state will experience a quick shot of cold air (a.k.a. return to seasonable temperatures) before the North Pacific ridge builds back in, starting Thursday. The orientation of the ridge makes a big difference in the forecast, but models keep trending towards a more negatively tilted ridge, pushing low pressure systems further westward. Friday and Saturday a new, strong system moves up from the Gulf of Alaska and has the potential to bring an atmospheric river for the Southcentral region. Currently, Kodiak appears to be in the crosshairs, but if the solutions wobble again, the southern Kenai may see the brunt of the system. Unfortunately a combination of warm southerly flow and downsloping across the Southcentral area are currently indicating more of a wind and rain storm, instead of an early snow for Christmas. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...Winter Weather Advisory 145. MARINE...Storm Warning 170 173 174 176 413 414 Gale Warning 150 155 160 165 171 172 175 177 178 179 180 181 185 411 412 && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...CB AVIATION...CB SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...EZ SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...KH LONG TERM...LF
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Dec 18, 3:11 PM AKST, 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT National Weather Service ANCHORAGE AK 311 PM AKST Mon Dec 18 2017 AKZ155-191300- Kuskokwim Delta- Including the cities of Bethel, Hooper Bay, and Nunivak Island 311 PM AKST Mon Dec 18 2017 ...Possible High Surf Monday afternoon and evening for Kuskokwim Bay... Water levels could rise 2 to 4 feet above high astronomical tide (grass line) in isolated locations around Kuskokwim Bay. Increasing winds and waves will work in tandem to create some rough surf along the coast beginning this afternoon as south to southwesterly winds gust between 30 and 45 mph. Boaters should exercise caution in the surf zone. Strong winds taper down late tonight with waves subsiding in response. Please check your latest forecast at www.weather.gov/anchorage.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 3:36 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 18, 3:36 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Dec 18, 3:36 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Dec 18, 3:45 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 18, 3:47 PM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFC | 29 hr | |
| Dec 19, 3:29 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 19, 3:52 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 19, 3:52 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 19, 10:37 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 hr |
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