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Gale Warning 252, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 14, 2018, 7:47 AM AKDT. It was in force for 20 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Mar 14, 2018, 7:47 AM AKDT (15:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 15, 2018, 3:57 AM AKDT
- In force
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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596 FZAK52 PAFC 141547 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 747 AM AKDT Wed Mar 14 2018 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. PKZ199-150515- 747 AM AKDT Wed Mar 14 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 mb North Pacific low moves 190 nm southwest of Dutch Harbor at 987 mb tonight. The low then moves 80 nm north of Port Heiden at 996 mb Thu night. A front approaches the western Aleutians Thu night. $$ PKZ150-150515- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 747 AM AKDT Wed Mar 14 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming S 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ155-150515- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 747 AM AKDT Wed Mar 14 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. From the Shumagin Islands E, variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ160-150515- Bristol Bay- 747 AM AKDT Wed Mar 14 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Freezing spray. Snow with rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SAT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. $$ PKZ165-150515- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 747 AM AKDT Wed Mar 14 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 10 kt becoming NE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. From Port Moller E, NE wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. Snow and rain. .THU...E wind 30 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ170-150515- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 747 AM AKDT Wed Mar 14 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ171-150515- Unalaska Bay- 747 AM AKDT Wed Mar 14 2018 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming E after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...SE wind 10 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-150515- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 747 AM AKDT Wed Mar 14 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .THU...S wind 25 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ173-150515- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 747 AM AKDT Wed Mar 14 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...N wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...S wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ174-150515- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 747 AM AKDT Wed Mar 14 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain with snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ175-150515- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 747 AM AKDT Wed Mar 14 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...S wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ176-150515- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 747 AM AKDT Wed Mar 14 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ177-150515- Adak to Kiska- 747 AM AKDT Wed Mar 14 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ178-150515- Kiska to Attu- 747 AM AKDT Wed Mar 14 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. Widespread snow and rain showers. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .THU NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ179-150515- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 747 AM AKDT Wed Mar 14 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ180-150515- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 747 AM AKDT Wed Mar 14 2018 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow and rain. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. $$ PKZ181-150515- North and West of Nunivak Island- 747 AM AKDT Wed Mar 14 2018 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. $$ PKZ185-150515- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 747 AM AKDT Wed Mar 14 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... NE 15 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...E wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$
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664 FZAK52 PAFC 142333 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 333 PM AKDT Wed Mar 14 2018 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. PKZ199-151300- 333 PM AKDT Wed Mar 14 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 990 mb low 440 nm South of Atka moves to 20 nm Southeast of Togiak at 1002 mb Fri afternoon. Its front moves into Southwest Alaska Thu afternoon with the trailing front over the Alaska Peninsula through Fri afternoon. A front slips across the Western Aleutians with a 990 mb North Pacific low Fri morning moving to 185 nm Northwest of Attu at 997 mb Fri afternoon. $$ PKZ150-151300- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 333 PM AKDT Wed Mar 14 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ155-151300- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 333 PM AKDT Wed Mar 14 2018 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ160-151300- Bristol Bay- 333 PM AKDT Wed Mar 14 2018 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. $$ PKZ165-151300- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 333 PM AKDT Wed Mar 14 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow and rain. .THU...E wind 30 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ170-151300- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 333 PM AKDT Wed Mar 14 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain with snow. .THU...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ171-151300- Unalaska Bay- 333 PM AKDT Wed Mar 14 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming E after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. .THU...SE wind 10 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt becoming W 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-151300- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 333 PM AKDT Wed Mar 14 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ173-151300- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 333 PM AKDT Wed Mar 14 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .THU...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ174-151300- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 333 PM AKDT Wed Mar 14 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 11 ft subsiding to 7 ft after midnight. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ175-151300- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 333 PM AKDT Wed Mar 14 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ176-151300- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 333 PM AKDT Wed Mar 14 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ177-151300- Adak to Kiska- 333 PM AKDT Wed Mar 14 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow showers. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft building to 14 ft after midnight. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ178-151300- Kiska to Attu- 333 PM AKDT Wed Mar 14 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Widespread snow showers. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow showers. .THU NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .SUN...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ179-151300- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 333 PM AKDT Wed Mar 14 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ180-151300- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 333 PM AKDT Wed Mar 14 2018 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow and rain. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Rain. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. $$ PKZ181-151300- North and West of Nunivak Island- 333 PM AKDT Wed Mar 14 2018 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. .THU...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ185-151300- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 333 PM AKDT Wed Mar 14 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... NE 25 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 151157 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 357 AM AKDT Thu Mar 15 2018 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. PKZ199-160100- 357 AM AKDT Thu Mar 15 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 mb low 270 nm southwest of Dutch Harbor moves 40 nm south of Cape Newenham at 993 mb tonight and then moves inland Fri night. A front over the western Aleutians moves over the central Bering Fri night. The associated 993 mb low 300 nm southwest of Shemya tonight moves 350 nm northwest of Shemya at 966 mb Fri night. $$ PKZ150-160100- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 357 AM AKDT Thu Mar 15 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ155-160100- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 357 AM AKDT Thu Mar 15 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind increasing to 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ160-160100- Bristol Bay- 357 AM AKDT Thu Mar 15 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind increasing to 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the coast. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. $$ PKZ165-160100- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 357 AM AKDT Thu Mar 15 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E wind increasing to 30 kt then becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ170-160100- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 357 AM AKDT Thu Mar 15 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ171-160100- Unalaska Bay- 357 AM AKDT Thu Mar 15 2018 .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-160100- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 357 AM AKDT Thu Mar 15 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ173-160100- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 357 AM AKDT Thu Mar 15 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ174-160100- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 357 AM AKDT Thu Mar 15 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ175-160100- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 357 AM AKDT Thu Mar 15 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ176-160100- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 357 AM AKDT Thu Mar 15 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ177-160100- Adak to Kiska- 357 AM AKDT Thu Mar 15 2018 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt becoming SW after midnight. Seas 7 ft building to 13 ft after midnight. .FRI...S wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ178-160100- Kiska to Attu- 357 AM AKDT Thu Mar 15 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...S wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SUN...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .MON...S wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ179-160100- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 357 AM AKDT Thu Mar 15 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ180-160100- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 357 AM AKDT Thu Mar 15 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind increasing to 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters building to 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow and rain. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. $$ PKZ181-160100- North and West of Nunivak Island- 357 AM AKDT Thu Mar 15 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt becoming NE 30 kt in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ185-160100- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 357 AM AKDT Thu Mar 15 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 3:18 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 14, 3:48 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 59 hr | |
| Mar 14, 7:47 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 20 hr | |
| Mar 14, 7:47 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 56 hr | |
| Mar 14, 3:33 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 14, 3:33 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 14, 3:52 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 14, 3:52 PM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 42 hr |
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