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Gale Warning 323, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 15, 2018, 3:30 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Apr 15, 2018, 3:30 PM AKDT (23:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 17, 2018, 3:51 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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923 FZAK52 PAFC 152330 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 330 PM AKDT Sun Apr 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. PKZ199-161200- 330 PM AKDT Sun Apr 15 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 mb low 365 nm North of Kiska lifts into the Gulf of Anadyr dissipating Mon evening. Its front pushes over Western Alaska through Mon afternoon. A 972 mb low 345 nm West of Attu Mon morning moves to 145 nm Northeast of Shemya at 968 mb Mon afternoon continuing to 70 nm South of St Paul Island at 972 mb with its front spreading to the northern and eastern waters by Tue afternoon. $$ PKZ150-161200- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 330 PM AKDT Sun Apr 15 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ155-161200- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 330 PM AKDT Sun Apr 15 2018 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt becoming S 45 kt after midnight. From the Shumagin Islands E, W wind 15 kt becoming S 25 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .TUE...S wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ160-161200- Bristol Bay- 330 PM AKDT Sun Apr 15 2018 .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming SE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ165-161200- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 330 PM AKDT Sun Apr 15 2018 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming W by midnight. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 35 kt becoming SE 45 kt after midnight. From Port Moller E, S wind 20 kt becoming SE 35 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ170-161200- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 330 PM AKDT Sun Apr 15 2018 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .TUE...S wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ171-161200- Unalaska Bay- 330 PM AKDT Sun Apr 15 2018 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-161200- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 330 PM AKDT Sun Apr 15 2018 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 50 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 25 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ173-161200- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 330 PM AKDT Sun Apr 15 2018 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt becoming S 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ174-161200- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 330 PM AKDT Sun Apr 15 2018 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt becoming S 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 29 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 26 ft. .WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ175-161200- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 330 PM AKDT Sun Apr 15 2018 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. Rain and snow. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...W wind 50 kt. Seas 22 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ176-161200- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 330 PM AKDT Sun Apr 15 2018 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...SW wind 35 kt becoming S 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft building to 22 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 45 kt increasing to 55 kt after midnight. Seas 24 ft building to 30 ft after midnight. Rain showers. .TUE...W wind 55 kt. Seas 31 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. .WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ177-161200- Adak to Kiska- 330 PM AKDT Sun Apr 15 2018 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Snow. .MON...S wind 45 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain and snow. .MON NIGHT...W wind 55 kt. Seas 20 ft Bering side...30 ft Pacific side. Rain showers. .TUE...W wind 50 kt. Seas 27 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ178-161200- Kiska to Attu- 330 PM AKDT Sun Apr 15 2018 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Snow and rain. .MON...S wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...W wind 50 kt. Seas 21 ft Bering side...25 ft Pacific side. .TUE...W wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ179-161200- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 330 PM AKDT Sun Apr 15 2018 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain with snow. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ180-161200- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 330 PM AKDT Sun Apr 15 2018 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ181-161200- North and West of Nunivak Island- 330 PM AKDT Sun Apr 15 2018 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. .TUE...E wind 45 kt. Seas in ice free waters 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ185-161200- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 330 PM AKDT Sun Apr 15 2018 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming E 40 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE...E wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$
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728 FZAK52 PAFC 161158 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 358 AM AKDT Mon Apr 16 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. PKZ199-170045- 358 AM AKDT Mon Apr 16 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 mb low 235 nm northwest of St. Paul will dissipate this afternoon in the northern Bering. A 970 mb low 300 nm west of Shemya will stall near 80 nm south of St. Paul at 974 mb Tue night through Wed. $$ PKZ150-170045- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 358 AM AKDT Mon Apr 16 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ155-170045- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 358 AM AKDT Mon Apr 16 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft early subsiding to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming S 40 kt after midnight, Seas 10 ft building to 16 ft after midnight. From the Shumagin Islands E, SW wind 15 kt becoming S 25 kt after midnight, Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ160-170045- Bristol Bay- 358 AM AKDT Mon Apr 16 2018 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...W wind increasing to 20 kt. Seas building to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming SE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ165-170045- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 358 AM AKDT Mon Apr 16 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt becoming SE 40 kt after midnight. From Port Moller E, S wind 15 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ170-170045- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 358 AM AKDT Mon Apr 16 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ171-170045- Unalaska Bay- 358 AM AKDT Mon Apr 16 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-170045- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 358 AM AKDT Mon Apr 16 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 26 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ173-170045- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 358 AM AKDT Mon Apr 16 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt becoming S 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ174-170045- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 358 AM AKDT Mon Apr 16 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt becoming S 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 30 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 27 ft. .WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ175-170045- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 358 AM AKDT Mon Apr 16 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE...W wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ176-170045- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 358 AM AKDT Mon Apr 16 2018 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 35 kt becoming S 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft building to 21 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 29 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE...W wind 50 kt. Seas 31 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 25 ft. .WED...W wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ177-170045- Adak to Kiska- 358 AM AKDT Mon Apr 16 2018 ...STORM WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 35 kt becoming S wind 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 50 kt. Seas 19 ft Bering side...30 ft Pacific side. Widespread rain showers. .TUE...W wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft Bering side...29 ft Pacific side. Rain showers and snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ178-170045- Kiska to Attu- 358 AM AKDT Mon Apr 16 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft Bering side...26 ft Pacific side. Rain showers. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ179-170045- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 358 AM AKDT Mon Apr 16 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ180-170045- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 358 AM AKDT Mon Apr 16 2018 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ181-170045- North and West of Nunivak Island- 358 AM AKDT Mon Apr 16 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...E wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ185-170045- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 358 AM AKDT Mon Apr 16 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Snow and rain. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$
140 FZAK52 PAFC 162326 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 326 PM AKDT Mon Apr 16 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. PKZ199-171200- 326 PM AKDT Mon Apr 16 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 971 mb low 175 nm North of Kiska moves to 90 nm Southeast of St Paul Island at 977 mb for Wed afternoon. Its front moves across the Alaska Peninsula and curves South of the Aleutians through Wed afternoon. $$ PKZ150-171200- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 326 PM AKDT Mon Apr 16 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ155-171200- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 326 PM AKDT Mon Apr 16 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt becoming S 40 kt after midnight, Seas 11 ft building to 16 ft after midnight. From the Shumagin Islands E, SW wind 15 kt becoming S 25 kt after midnight, Seas 9 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain showers. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ160-171200- Bristol Bay- 326 PM AKDT Mon Apr 16 2018 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming SE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ165-171200- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 326 PM AKDT Mon Apr 16 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. From Port Moller E, S wind 15 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ170-171200- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 326 PM AKDT Mon Apr 16 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ171-171200- Unalaska Bay- 326 PM AKDT Mon Apr 16 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ172-171200- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 326 PM AKDT Mon Apr 16 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 26 ft. Rain showers. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ173-171200- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 326 PM AKDT Mon Apr 16 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 45 kt becoming SW 35 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...W wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 19 ft. Rain showers. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ174-171200- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 326 PM AKDT Mon Apr 16 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 30 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 27 ft. Rain showers. .WED...W wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ175-171200- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 326 PM AKDT Mon Apr 16 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...W wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain showers. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ176-171200- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 326 PM AKDT Mon Apr 16 2018 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 29 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...W wind 50 kt diminishing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 31 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. Rain showers. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ177-171200- Adak to Kiska- 326 PM AKDT Mon Apr 16 2018 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 50 kt. Seas 19 ft Bering side...30 ft Pacific side. Rain showers. .TUE...W wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 20 ft Bering side...28 ft Pacific side. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ178-171200- Kiska to Attu- 326 PM AKDT Mon Apr 16 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft Bering side...26 ft Pacific side. Rain showers. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ179-171200- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 326 PM AKDT Mon Apr 16 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ180-171200- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 326 PM AKDT Mon Apr 16 2018 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ181-171200- North and West of Nunivak Island- 326 PM AKDT Mon Apr 16 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ185-171200- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 326 PM AKDT Mon Apr 16 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$
375 FZAK52 PAFC 171151 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 351 AM AKDT Tue Apr 17 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. PKZ199-180030- 351 AM AKDT Tue Apr 17 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 mb low 260 nm west of St. Paul will move over St. Paul at 971 mb tonight then it will move to 120 nm southeast of St. Paul at 984 mb Thu morning. $$ PKZ150-180030- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 351 AM AKDT Tue Apr 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ155-180030- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 351 AM AKDT Tue Apr 17 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain showers. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ160-180030- Bristol Bay- 351 AM AKDT Tue Apr 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ165-180030- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 351 AM AKDT Tue Apr 17 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ170-180030- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 351 AM AKDT Tue Apr 17 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ171-180030- Unalaska Bay- 351 AM AKDT Tue Apr 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .WED...SW wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ172-180030- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 351 AM AKDT Tue Apr 17 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. Rain showers. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain showers. .WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ173-180030- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 351 AM AKDT Tue Apr 17 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 21 ft. Rain showers. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers. .WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ174-180030- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 351 AM AKDT Tue Apr 17 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 29 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 27 ft. Rain showers. .WED...W wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain showers. .WED NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ175-180030- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 351 AM AKDT Tue Apr 17 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain showers. .WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers. .WED NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ176-180030- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 351 AM AKDT Tue Apr 17 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 45 kt. Seas 31 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. Rain showers. .WED...W wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ177-180030- Adak to Kiska- 351 AM AKDT Tue Apr 17 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 21 ft Bering side...28 ft Pacific side. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ178-180030- Kiska to Attu- 351 AM AKDT Tue Apr 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ179-180030- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 351 AM AKDT Tue Apr 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ180-180030- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 351 AM AKDT Tue Apr 17 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ181-180030- North and West of Nunivak Island- 351 AM AKDT Tue Apr 17 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ185-180030- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 351 AM AKDT Tue Apr 17 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Apr 15, 5:28 AM AKDT, 10 hours 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 15, 5:28 AM AKDT, 10 hours 2 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 528 AM AKDT Sun Apr 15 2018 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... The pattern has gotten a bit more active over the Bering and Southwest AK while things continue to be quiet over Southcentral. Satellite clearly shows 2 distinct lows over the Bering. The first is the parent low, which we saw developing yesterday and helped anchor the trough now in place over the region. The second is a potent, smaller low tracking rapidly from the Central Aleutians towards the Pribilof Islands. This low was not resolved well by any of the models yesterday. An ASCAT pass showed some storm-force winds on its southern flank earlier this evening as it has been able to tap into some colder air from the west (parent low). It is positioned right along a 130 kt upper level jet, so it should continue to strengthen a bit more as it tracks quickly north. On the leading edge of the trough over the Bering is a decaying warm occlusion. This is starting to bring precipitation to parts of Southwest AK. Most of this is falling as rain, but there were a few spots that reported snow or mixed precipitation initially. Another front is right on its heels and will serve to reinforce more warm air and rain. A weak trough is clipping the Copper River Basin. While a small area of low stratus and fog was able to develop along the North Gulf of AK coast overnight, this trough should help dissipate it by late this morning. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... Models remain in good agreement and forecast confidence is moderate. The aforementioned low in the Central Bering was not handled well yesterday by the models. Thus, we are keeping a close eye on this feature as models play "catch up" to resolve it. The hi-res NAM Nest and hand edits based off observations were used to address it. && .AVIATION... PANC...VFR conditions and light winds will persist. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... The shortwave moving through the Copper River Basin will bring continued snow showers this morning, primarily along higher elevations of the Chugach and Wrangell Mountains. After this passes south of the area by this afternoon, the focus will then shift to the front moving through the Western Gulf. Confidence is good that this front will bring rain to the Kodiak Island region this afternoon, along with increasing easterly winds beginning late tonight as a triple point low develops south of the AKpen and tracks into the Southern Gulf. This triple point has trended stronger in the models in the last 24 hours, and is now expected to bring a round of gale force easterlies to the Barren Islands late tonight-early Monday. Otherwise impacts from this system will remain confined to the Southern Kenai Peninsula as ridging over the remainder of the South Mainland continues to bring dry conditions with only a risk of increasing mid-high level clouds. This ridging will then begin to weaken on Tuesday as a broad trough moves into the Eastern Bering, which should allow for precipitation to spread back into the North Gulf Coast for mid- week, with downsloping conditions over Southcentral. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 through 3)... (Today through Tuesday) The radars are beginning to light up this morning, as a frontal system is currently moving ashore along southwest Alaska. Widespread precipitation has developed along and ahead of this front, with a few sites having shown a brief period or two of snow before things changed over to rain due to strong warm advection and warming temperatures. Winds have also been somewhat gusty near the coast, and this looks to continue through the late morning/early afternoon hours, before the pressure gradient weakens as the front pushes further east with the parent low lift off to the north while remaining well offshore of the region. As this occurs, precipitation will become lighter and more showery in nature. Some colder air wrapping around the low will filter back into the region, which may allow for a few locations to transition back to snow showers by tonight into Monday morning. A showery pattern will continue through Tuesday as the front and surface low weaken, as they bump into a ridge further east. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 through 3)... A rapidly deepening low in the base of a trough is currently ejecting north from the central Aleutians through the eastern Bering. Recent observations and an ASCAT satellite pass have shown sustained winds near 50 knots. As such, winds were increased to near storm force for the eastern third of the Aleutians into the AKpen and for the Pribilof Islands through the eastern Bering. Otherwise, widespread precipitation has pushed east of the area, with the remainder of the bering through the chain in a predominately cold advection, showery regime. Winds will mainly be in the small craft to low-end gale category. This looks to continue through the next 24 hours before another storm system pushes east into the western Aleutians/Bering by Monday. This next low looks to deepen to sub 970 mb during the day as it enters the area, while sending another front eastward, accompanied by winds increasing to Gales, with a few gusts near storm force possible across western portions of the chain and points further south. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7: Tuesday through Saturday)... Tuesday's weather picture starts out with a strong, sprawling area of low pressure centered to the west of the Pribilofs over the central Bering Sea. The remnants of the occluded front are primarily over the waters of the eastern Bering, extending southward from the central AKpen into the Pacific. With broad, moist southeasterly flow over Southwest Alaska, there is steady rain and snow from about Koliganek westward into the Kuskokwim Montains. Downsloping off those mountains will be keeping the Kuskokwim Delta dry. Meanwhile all of Southcentral except Kodiak and possibly the southernmost areas of the Kenai Peninsula are dry under strong ridging. As the front moves into Southwest Alaska on Tuesday, precipitation will break out further and further north in Southwest Alaska. It also moves into the southern Kenai. On Wednesday, the front will swing across the remainder of the Gulf Coast, but makes very little progress moving north with both the parent low slowly moving southeastward and the high topography of the coastal Chugach blocking it. Strong southeast to east winds will leave most of the Cook Inlet region downsloped, as is very typical in this pattern. With a lack of northward progress, the precipitation, perhaps heavy at times, will remain confined to both the Gulf Coast and the east facing slopes of most of the mountains of southern Alaska. This pattern will favor the development and maintenance of the Turnagain Arm wind. Thursday will largely be a continuation of Wednesday as far as Southcentral's weather is concerned. Another disturbance moves northward through the Gulf from the Pacific, nearing the coast late in the day. The models disagree primarily on the strength of this disturbance from the GFS, which is fastest and weakest, to the EC, which has a concentrated closed low moving through the northern Gulf Thursday afternoon. Other than differences in the strength and wind direction however, the end result weatherwise regardless will be a reinvigoration of the precipitation rates at the coast. For Southwest Alaska, Thursday should be a drier day, though there are model disagreements on that as well. By Friday and beyond, the model disagreements only further increase, both at how the low behaves, and how a new strong low along the Aleutians behaves. However, the pattern remains unsettled, so a cloudy, seasonable period for much of southern mainland Alaska appears on tap going into next weekend. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...None. MARINE...Storm 414. Gale 130 155 165 170 173-81 185 411-13. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...MSO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...DEK SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...PD LONG TERM...JW
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 3:58 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 15, 3:58 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 15, 4:03 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Apr 15, 4:03 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Apr 15, 4:04 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Apr 15, 3:30 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 15, 3:32 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr |
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