Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2017
Small Craft Advisory 809, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Oct 25, 2017, 3:51 PM AKDT. It was in force for 3 days.
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- Issued
- Oct 25, 2017, 3:51 PM AKDT (23:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 29, 2017, 3:32 AM AKDT
- In force
- 3 days
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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148 FZAK52 PAFC 252351 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 351 PM AKDT Wed Oct 25 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. PKZ199-261245- 351 PM AKDT Wed Oct 25 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 mb low 90 nm southwest of Dutch Harbor weakens to 985 mb as it moves to Nunivak Island Thu afternoon then continues to weaken to 994 mb as it moves north of the Bering Strait Fri. A 990 mb low develops 330 nm west of Shemya Thu night and tracks to 270 nm south of Shemya at 998 mb Fri afternoon. $$ PKZ150-261245- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 351 PM AKDT Wed Oct 25 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ155-261245- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 351 PM AKDT Wed Oct 25 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain showers. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ160-261245- Bristol Bay- 351 PM AKDT Wed Oct 25 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming SW 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ165-261245- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 351 PM AKDT Wed Oct 25 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .THU...S wind 25 kt becoming W 20 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ170-261245- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 351 PM AKDT Wed Oct 25 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming W after midnight. Seas 14 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ171-261245- Unalaska Bay- 351 PM AKDT Wed Oct 25 2017 .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming W after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-261245- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 351 PM AKDT Wed Oct 25 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt becoming W 30 kt after midnight. Seas 30 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ173-261245- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 351 PM AKDT Wed Oct 25 2017 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ174-261245- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 351 PM AKDT Wed Oct 25 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 29 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt becoming W 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 22 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ175-261245- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 351 PM AKDT Wed Oct 25 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt becoming W 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ176-261245- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 351 PM AKDT Wed Oct 25 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 26 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt becoming W 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft subsiding to 14 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ177-261245- Adak to Kiska- 351 PM AKDT Wed Oct 25 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt decreasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 23 ft. .THU...W 15 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ178-261245- Kiska to Attu- 351 PM AKDT Wed Oct 25 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming SE after midnight. Seas 21 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...S wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ179-261245- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 351 PM AKDT Wed Oct 25 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ180-261245- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 351 PM AKDT Wed Oct 25 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Widespread rain showers. .THU...SE wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ181-261245- North and West of Nunivak Island- 351 PM AKDT Wed Oct 25 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ185-261245- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 351 PM AKDT Wed Oct 25 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt decreasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$
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530 FZAK52 PAFC 261140 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 340 AM AKDT Thu Oct 26 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. PKZ199-270045- 340 AM AKDT Thu Oct 26 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 979 mb low 45 nm northwest of False Pass Thu morning moves to 988 mb 20 nm north of Hooper Bay Fri morning then to 1002 mb 25 nm southeast of Nome Sat morning. A 985 mb low over the Kamchatka Peninsula Thu morning moves to 990 mb 110 nm northeast of Shemya Fri morning then to 1001 mb 195 nm northwest of Adak Sat Morning. $$ PKZ150-270045- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 340 AM AKDT Thu Oct 26 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ155-270045- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 340 AM AKDT Thu Oct 26 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt except W 20 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...S wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. .MON...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ160-270045- Bristol Bay- 340 AM AKDT Thu Oct 26 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ165-270045- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 340 AM AKDT Thu Oct 26 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt becoming S 30 kt in the afternoon. From Port Moller E, W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...W wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ170-270045- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 340 AM AKDT Thu Oct 26 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ171-270045- Unalaska Bay- 340 AM AKDT Thu Oct 26 2017 .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-270045- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 340 AM AKDT Thu Oct 26 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .MON...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ173-270045- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 340 AM AKDT Thu Oct 26 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ174-270045- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 340 AM AKDT Thu Oct 26 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ175-270045- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 340 AM AKDT Thu Oct 26 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt becoming W 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...N wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ176-270045- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 340 AM AKDT Thu Oct 26 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt becoming W 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft subsiding to 14 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ177-270045- Adak to Kiska- 340 AM AKDT Thu Oct 26 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...N wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ178-270045- Kiska to Attu- 340 AM AKDT Thu Oct 26 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...S wind 45 kt. Seas 24 ft. $$ PKZ179-270045- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 340 AM AKDT Thu Oct 26 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ180-270045- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 340 AM AKDT Thu Oct 26 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ181-270045- North and West of Nunivak Island- 340 AM AKDT Thu Oct 26 2017 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ185-270045- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 340 AM AKDT Thu Oct 26 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...E of Saint Matthew Island, NW wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. W of Saint Matthew Island, NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$
355 FZAK52 PAFC 262356 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 356 PM AKDT Thu Oct 26 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. PKZ199-271300- 356 PM AKDT Thu Oct 26 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 mb low 45 nm west of Cape Newenham moves to over Norton Sound and weakens to 998 mb Friday afternoon. A 991 mb low near 130 nm northwest of Shemya moves to 120 nm northwest of Saint Paul at 1002 mb early Saturday morning. A developing low over the North Pacific moves to 45 nm northwest of Seguam Island at 990 mb Saturday afternoon. $$ PKZ150-271300- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 356 PM AKDT Thu Oct 26 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ155-271300- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 356 PM AKDT Thu Oct 26 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...S wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. .MON...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ160-271300- Bristol Bay- 356 PM AKDT Thu Oct 26 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming W 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ165-271300- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 356 PM AKDT Thu Oct 26 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt becoming S 30 kt in the afternoon. From Port Moller E, W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...W wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ170-271300- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 356 PM AKDT Thu Oct 26 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. W of Dutch Harbor... S wind 30 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ171-271300- Unalaska Bay- 356 PM AKDT Thu Oct 26 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt decreasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .FRI...S wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-271300- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 356 PM AKDT Thu Oct 26 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...S wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .MON...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ173-271300- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 356 PM AKDT Thu Oct 26 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt becoming S 30 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming E after midnight. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ174-271300- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 356 PM AKDT Thu Oct 26 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt becoming S 30 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 30 kt decreasing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ175-271300- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 356 PM AKDT Thu Oct 26 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt decreasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ176-271300- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 356 PM AKDT Thu Oct 26 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt decreasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ177-271300- Adak to Kiska- 356 PM AKDT Thu Oct 26 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...N wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ178-271300- Kiska to Attu- 356 PM AKDT Thu Oct 26 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...S wind 45 kt. Seas 24 ft. .TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. $$ PKZ179-271300- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 356 PM AKDT Thu Oct 26 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ180-271300- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 356 PM AKDT Thu Oct 26 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ181-271300- North and West of Nunivak Island- 356 PM AKDT Thu Oct 26 2017 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ185-271300- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 356 PM AKDT Thu Oct 26 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...E of Saint Matthew Island, NW wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. W of Saint Matthew Island, NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$
247 FZAK52 PAFC 271133 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 333 AM AKDT Fri Oct 27 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. PKZ199-280030- 333 AM AKDT Fri Oct 27 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 mb low 100 nm northwest of Shemya Fri morning moves to 150 nm north of Adak Sat morning and weakens to 1002 mb. A 992 mb low moves northward 430 nm southeast of Adak Sat morning. This low moves near 165 nm northeast of Adak at 989 mb Sun morning. $$ PKZ150-280030- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 333 AM AKDT Fri Oct 27 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ155-280030- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 333 AM AKDT Fri Oct 27 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...S wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ160-280030- Bristol Bay- 333 AM AKDT Fri Oct 27 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ165-280030- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 333 AM AKDT Fri Oct 27 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt except W 25 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...S wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ170-280030- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 333 AM AKDT Fri Oct 27 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ171-280030- Unalaska Bay- 333 AM AKDT Fri Oct 27 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-280030- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 333 AM AKDT Fri Oct 27 2017 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...S wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ173-280030- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 333 AM AKDT Fri Oct 27 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ174-280030- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 333 AM AKDT Fri Oct 27 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ175-280030- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 333 AM AKDT Fri Oct 27 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ176-280030- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 333 AM AKDT Fri Oct 27 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ177-280030- Adak to Kiska- 333 AM AKDT Fri Oct 27 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...N wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ178-280030- Kiska to Attu- 333 AM AKDT Fri Oct 27 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...S wind 50 kt. Seas 30 ft. .TUE...S wind 40 kt. Seas 30 ft. $$ PKZ179-280030- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 333 AM AKDT Fri Oct 27 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ180-280030- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 333 AM AKDT Fri Oct 27 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ181-280030- North and West of Nunivak Island- 333 AM AKDT Fri Oct 27 2017 .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ185-280030- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 333 AM AKDT Fri Oct 27 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E of Saint Matthew Island, NW wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. W of Saint Matthew Island, NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...NE 20 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$
612 FZAK52 PAFC 272303 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 303 PM AKDT Fri Oct 27 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. PKZ199-281200- 303 PM AKDT Fri Oct 27 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 996 mb low 240 nm north of Adak remains nearly stationary and dissipates by Fri night. A 998 mb low 220 nm southeast of Adak moves to 65 nm northeast of Adak at 990 mb Sat evening. A 972 mb low 380 nm southwest of Dutch Harbor Sat night moves to 85 nm southwest of Dutch Harbor at 971 mb Sun afternoon. $$ PKZ150-281200- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 303 PM AKDT Fri Oct 27 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ155-281200- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 303 PM AKDT Fri Oct 27 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, SE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 27 ft. .MON...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 26 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ160-281200- Bristol Bay- 303 PM AKDT Fri Oct 27 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ165-281200- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 303 PM AKDT Fri Oct 27 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...S wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ170-281200- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 303 PM AKDT Fri Oct 27 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ171-281200- Unalaska Bay- 303 PM AKDT Fri Oct 27 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-281200- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 303 PM AKDT Fri Oct 27 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 26 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 50 kt. Seas 35 ft. .MON...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 30 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ173-281200- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 303 PM AKDT Fri Oct 27 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ174-281200- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 303 PM AKDT Fri Oct 27 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ175-281200- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 303 PM AKDT Fri Oct 27 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ176-281200- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 303 PM AKDT Fri Oct 27 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ177-281200- Adak to Kiska- 303 PM AKDT Fri Oct 27 2017 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft building to 19 ft after midnight. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ178-281200- Kiska to Attu- 303 PM AKDT Fri Oct 27 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ179-281200- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 303 PM AKDT Fri Oct 27 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ180-281200- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 303 PM AKDT Fri Oct 27 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ181-281200- North and West of Nunivak Island- 303 PM AKDT Fri Oct 27 2017 .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ185-281200- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 303 PM AKDT Fri Oct 27 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$
130 FZAK52 PAFC 281137 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 337 AM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017 Coastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The Alaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ199-290100- 337 AM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 999 mb low 190 nm northwest of Adak will move south and dissipate this evening. A 993 mb low 510 nm south of Adak will move to 200 nm southwest of Dutch Harbor by this evening and dissipate. A 976 mb low 400 nm south of Adak Sat night will move to 110 nm north of Dutch Harbor at 983 mb by Sun night. $$ PKZ150-290100- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 337 AM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ155-290100- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 337 AM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, SE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...SE wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. From the Shumagin Islands E, SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 28 ft. .MON...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 28 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ160-290100- Bristol Bay- 337 AM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ165-290100- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 337 AM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...S wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ170-290100- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 337 AM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ171-290100- Unalaska Bay- 337 AM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-290100- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 337 AM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...E wind 35 kt becoming SE 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft building to 19 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 50 kt. Seas 32 ft. .MON...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 32 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ173-290100- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 337 AM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft building to 15 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ174-290100- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 337 AM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ175-290100- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 337 AM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft building to 13 ft after midnight. .SUN...N wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 24 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ176-290100- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 337 AM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ177-290100- Adak to Kiska- 337 AM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...N wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ178-290100- Kiska to Attu- 337 AM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 40 kt. Seas 27 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ179-290100- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 337 AM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...S wind 10 kt in the morning becoming E 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ180-290100- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 337 AM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ181-290100- North and West of Nunivak Island- 337 AM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ185-290100- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 337 AM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$
963 FZAK52 PAFC 282257 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 257 PM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017 Coastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The Alaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ199-291145- 257 PM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1000 mb low 175 nm northwest of Dutch Harbor moves to 100 nm northwest of Saint Paul at 1002 mb Sat night and dissipates Sun morning. A 983 mb low 500 nm south of Adak moves to 240 nm southwest of Dutch Harbor at 974 mb Sun afternoon and then moves to 90 nm northwest of Cape Newenham at 1001 mb Mon afternoon. $$ PKZ150-291145- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 257 PM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ155-291145- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 257 PM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 50 kt, Seas 18 ft building to 28 ft after midnight. From the Shumagin Islands E, S wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight, Seas 15 ft. .MON...S wind 45 kt. Seas 28 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ160-291145- Bristol Bay- 257 PM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...S wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ165-291145- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 257 PM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 35 kt. From Port Moller E, E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. From Port Moller E, SE wind 30 kt becoming S 40 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. .MON...S wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ170-291145- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 257 PM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ171-291145- Unalaska Bay- 257 PM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-291145- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 257 PM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt becoming SE 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 50 kt. Seas 24 ft building to 31 ft after midnight. .MON...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 29 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ173-291145- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 257 PM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ174-291145- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 257 PM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt becoming E 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ175-291145- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 257 PM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 10 ft after midnight. .SUN...N wind 40 kt increasing to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft building to 22 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 50 kt diminishing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 23 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ176-291145- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 257 PM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...N wind 50 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 19 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ177-291145- Adak to Kiska- 257 PM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...N wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ178-291145- Kiska to Attu- 257 PM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt becoming NE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 26 ft. .TUE...S wind 40 kt. Seas 26 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ179-291145- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 257 PM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft building to 11 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 50 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ180-291145- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 257 PM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .MON...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ181-291145- North and West of Nunivak Island- 257 PM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SUN...E wind 15 kt becoming NE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ185-291145- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 257 PM AKDT Sat Oct 28 2017 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$
473 FZAK52 PAFC 291132 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 332 AM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017 Coastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The Alaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ199-300030- 332 AM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 973 mb low 390 nm south of Adak will move to 85 nm north of Dutch Harbor at 990 mb by Sun night and then to 40 nm south of Kipnuk at 1002 mb by Mon afternoon. $$ PKZ150-300030- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 332 AM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft building to 19 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ155-300030- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 332 AM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 50 kt, Seas 17 ft building to 25 ft after midnight. From the Shumagin Islands E, S wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight, Seas 14 ft. .MON...S wind 45 kt except S 40 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 29 ft except 23 ft from the Shumagin Islands E. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ160-300030- Bristol Bay- 332 AM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ165-300030- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 332 AM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt. From Port Moller E, E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. From Port Moller E, SE wind 30 kt becoming S 40 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. .MON...S wind 45 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ170-300030- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 332 AM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ171-300030- Unalaska Bay- 332 AM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-300030- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 332 AM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt becoming SE 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 50 kt. Seas 22 ft building to 29 ft after midnight. .MON...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 27 ft subsiding to 20 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ173-300030- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 332 AM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ174-300030- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 332 AM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt becoming E 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ175-300030- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 332 AM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt increasing to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft building to 21 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 50 kt diminishing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 23 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ176-300030- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 332 AM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 50 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 19 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ177-300030- Adak to Kiska- 332 AM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt becoming W 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ178-300030- Kiska to Attu- 332 AM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt becoming NE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt becoming S 30 kt in the afternoon. From Shemya W, SE wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft building to 13 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 27 ft. .TUE...S wind 40 kt. Seas 26 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ179-300030- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 332 AM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft building to 11 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 50 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ180-300030- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 332 AM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .MON...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ181-300030- North and West of Nunivak Island- 332 AM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt becoming NE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .MON...NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ185-300030- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 332 AM AKDT Sun Oct 29 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Oct 25, 5:21 AM AKDT, 10 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 25, 5:21 AM AKDT, 10 hours 30 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 521 AM AKDT Wed Oct 25 2017 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... So far the week has been comprised of many smaller features creating weather over mainland AK and a much bigger storm impacting the Bering Sea. Now, the Bering Sea storm is dominating the whole scene. Winds hit warning levels from the south-southeast direction across the Aleutian chain the past 24 hrs. While all warnings have expired, very gusty southeast winds continue over southwest AK as the front blasts inland. On the backside of this system, cold air is bringing gusty northwest winds to the surface now. This cold air is also helping to create some of the most impressive lightning over the Aleutians that we have seen in years. As the warm occlusion associated with this moved into SW AK overnight, it brought abundant warm air. So while precipitation started as snow in most places, it has quickly turned to rain everywhere except the extreme NW coast of the Delta and inland location over the Lower Kuskowim Valley. This front is being ferried quickly into Southcentral by a 165 kt amplified jet. Winds and precipitation are overspreading the Kenai Peninsula at this hour and will continue up the Cook Inlet. The Susitna Valley is holding onto some snow showers from the previous weather maker and there will be very barely any perceivable "break" before snow intensity increases again. The winter weather advisory has been extended to account for this. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... Models are in rather impressive agreement for this active pattern. This is lending to moderate to high forecast confidence. The GFS was preferred overall again tonight for its consistency. As usual, some of the finer details remain to be sorted out. The biggest question is exactly how strong winds will be today and tomorrow through Turnagain Arm and along the Anchorage Hillside. The NAM has been the most bullish, but other models are trending in that direction now. && .AVIATION... PANC...Winds will be erratic very early this morning before the stronger southeasterly flow moves into the terminal. This could allow for a very brief period of some wind shear. Once the southeast winds start, they should increase through the day. There remains some uncertainty as to exactly how strong the gusts go later this morning, but have erred on the conservative side for now. VFR conditions will persist as downsloping conditions allow only for passing showers. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... Deep southerly flow aloft is pushing into the area this morning associated with a deep upper low over the Aleutians combined with a strong ridge over the panhandle. The transition from snow to rain will rapidly move in today as a very warm and rather moist air mass surges northward. There is also a very strong pressure gradient developing, which will bring gusty winds to many areas. For the Anchorage area, expect windy conditions for the next couple of days, especially along Turnagain Arm and the hillside. This will also provide down-sloping, helping to keep precipitation amounts limited. On Thursday a strong front will bring storm force winds to the northern Gulf coast and Prince William Sound. There will also be a strong surge of winds through Turnagain Arm, with decent dynamic support for the possibility of high winds for the Arm and the upper hillside. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... Warm moist air will continue to work its way into southwest Alaska. The model 1000mb-850mb thickness values will continue to increase as this storm pushes eastward signaling a transition from snow to rain today. The forecast challenge for today will be the interaction of the warm front with the complex terrain of the Kilbuck and Kuskokwim mountains. Unsettled weather will continue on Thursday as the upper level low becomes an open wave and moves ashore bringing difluent flow and a pool of cold air aloft inland. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 2)... A deep low with a surface pressure of 958 mb is currently near near Adak. The latest scatterometer data from the satellite imagery has a widespread area of gale force winds on the back side of the low. The low is on track to continue to push eastward and slowly weaken. Moist and relatively warm air has moved into the Aleutians with morning temperatures in the 40s from Adak to Cold Bay. The occlusion on the storm bisects the Bering Sea and measures over 1000 nautical miles in length. Gusty winds are again anticipated today as the tight pressure gradient emanating from the surface low remains intact. The next system approaches the Western Aleutians Thursday bringing another round of unsettled weather. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Saturday through Wednesday)... The weekend forecast begins with a continuation of the very active and progressive pattern, bringing more wet and unseasonably mild conditions to most of southern Alaska. There remains considerable model spread on timing, intensity, and placement of significant weather systems, but sometime in the Sunday or Monday timeframe a final storm will come in from the southwest and bring another round of rain to the area. By the middle of next week, there is surprisingly good model agreement in the development of a large upper level high pressure system developing somewhere over the western half of interior Alaska. This should definitely dry things out across most of the area, but it remains to be seen whether this weather pattern will allow a plunge of cold air down into southcentral and the Copper River Basin along with strong offshore winds (GFS and Canadian models showing this) or much lighter winds and warmer conditions and potential for widespread fog across the area (ECMWF solution). A middle-ground solution is the most prudent at this point, which shows a cool down to seasonal norms but not a plunge of cold air hinted at by some models. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...High Wind Watch 101 (Turnagain Arm and Higher elevs) Winter Wx Advisory 145 (snow) MARINE...Storm Warning 119 125. Gale Warning 120 129 130>132 139 150 155 170 172>178 185. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...MSO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...BL SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...PJS LONG TERM...AMD
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Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 3:56 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 25, 3:56 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 25, 3:56 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 25, 3:58 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 25, 4:05 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 25, 4:05 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Oct 25, 4:21 AM AKDT | High Wind Watch | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 25, 3:46 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 25, 3:46 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days |
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