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Gale Warning 330, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 20, 2018, 3:29 PM AKDT. It was in force for 4 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Apr 20, 2018, 3:29 PM AKDT (23:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 24, 2018, 3:51 PM AKDT
- In force
- 4 days
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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060 FZAK52 PAFC 202329 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 329 PM AKDT Fri Apr 20 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. PKZ199-211200- 329 PM AKDT Fri Apr 20 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 984 mb low 280 nm southeast of Adak will move to 215 nm south of Sand Point at 983 mb by Sat afternoon and then move over Sand Point at 989 mb by Sun afternoon. A 982 mb low Sat afternoon 600 nm west of Shemya will move to 140 nm west of Shemya at 976 mb by Sun afternoon. $$ PKZ150-211200- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 329 PM AKDT Fri Apr 20 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ155-211200- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 329 PM AKDT Fri Apr 20 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, NE wind 25 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ160-211200- Bristol Bay- 329 PM AKDT Fri Apr 20 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming S after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ165-211200- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 329 PM AKDT Fri Apr 20 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt except NE 25 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ170-211200- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 329 PM AKDT Fri Apr 20 2018 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ171-211200- Unalaska Bay- 329 PM AKDT Fri Apr 20 2018 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-211200- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 329 PM AKDT Fri Apr 20 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 13 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ173-211200- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 329 PM AKDT Fri Apr 20 2018 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ174-211200- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 329 PM AKDT Fri Apr 20 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...W wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ175-211200- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 329 PM AKDT Fri Apr 20 2018 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ176-211200- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 329 PM AKDT Fri Apr 20 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ177-211200- Adak to Kiska- 329 PM AKDT Fri Apr 20 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft Bering side...13 ft Pacific side. Patchy fog. Rain and snow. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ178-211200- Kiska to Attu- 329 PM AKDT Fri Apr 20 2018 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming NW after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming SE 35 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ179-211200- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 329 PM AKDT Fri Apr 20 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ180-211200- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 329 PM AKDT Fri Apr 20 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Patchy fog. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. Rain showers. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ181-211200- North and West of Nunivak Island- 329 PM AKDT Fri Apr 20 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. Patchy fog. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ185-211200- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 329 PM AKDT Fri Apr 20 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$
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895 FZAK52 PAFC 211154 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 354 AM AKDT Sat Apr 21 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. PKZ199-220045- 354 AM AKDT Sat Apr 21 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...A 982 mb low 265 nm southeast of Dutch Harbor will move to 205 nm southeast of Chignik at 987 mb Sun morning. A front in the northern Bering will move into the central Bering this afternoon. A 977 mb low will move to 290 nm southwest of Shemya Sun morning then it will move to 50 nm southeast of Shemya at 974 mb Mon morning. $$ PKZ150-220045- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 354 AM AKDT Sat Apr 21 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt early becoming E 30 kt. Seas building to 9 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ155-220045- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 354 AM AKDT Sat Apr 21 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas building 8 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, E wind 15 kt becoming NW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ160-220045- Bristol Bay- 354 AM AKDT Sat Apr 21 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind to 10 kt early becoming E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of freezing fog and patchy fog. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ165-220045- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 354 AM AKDT Sat Apr 21 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind increasing to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt except NE 25 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ170-220045- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 354 AM AKDT Sat Apr 21 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ171-220045- Unalaska Bay- 354 AM AKDT Sat Apr 21 2018 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-220045- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 354 AM AKDT Sat Apr 21 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt early becoming N. Seas 8 ft building to 13 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ173-220045- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 354 AM AKDT Sat Apr 21 2018 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas building to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ174-220045- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 354 AM AKDT Sat Apr 21 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas building to 14 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ175-220045- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 354 AM AKDT Sat Apr 21 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt becoming S 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Patchy fog. Widespread rain and snow showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ176-220045- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 354 AM AKDT Sat Apr 21 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt becoming S 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Patchy fog. Widespread rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ177-220045- Adak to Kiska- 354 AM AKDT Sat Apr 21 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 11 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ178-220045- Kiska to Attu- 354 AM AKDT Sat Apr 21 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind to 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 35 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. Snow and rain. .SUN...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ179-220045- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 354 AM AKDT Sat Apr 21 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind increasing to 20 kt. Seas building to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ180-220045- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 354 AM AKDT Sat Apr 21 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind to 10 kt becoming E wind 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt becoming NE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 8 ft after midnight. Rain with snow. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow with rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ181-220045- North and West of Nunivak Island- 354 AM AKDT Sat Apr 21 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ185-220045- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 354 AM AKDT Sat Apr 21 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...E wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$
324 FZAK52 PAFC 212326 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 326 PM AKDT Sat Apr 21 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. PKZ199-221230- 326 PM AKDT Sat Apr 21 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 mb low 550 nm west of Shemya will move to 110 nm west of Shemya at 977 mb by Tue afternoon then to 110 nm west of Adak at 970 mb by Wed afternoon. A 982 mb low 210 nm south of Sand Point will split and move to 100 nm south of Sitkinak at 989 mb by Tue afternoon and then to 50 nm southeast of Iliamna at 998 mb by Wed afternoon. The second low will move to 60 nm northeast of St Paul at 988 mb by Tue afternoon then to 270 nm west of St Paul by Wed afternoon. $$ PKZ150-221230- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 326 PM AKDT Sat Apr 21 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ155-221230- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 326 PM AKDT Sat Apr 21 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, E wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, NE wind 15 kt becoming NW 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow and rain. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ160-221230- Bristol Bay- 326 PM AKDT Sat Apr 21 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ165-221230- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 326 PM AKDT Sat Apr 21 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming NW 25 kt after midnight. From Port Moller E, NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt except SW 20 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 8 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ170-221230- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 326 PM AKDT Sat Apr 21 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ171-221230- Unalaska Bay- 326 PM AKDT Sat Apr 21 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-221230- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 326 PM AKDT Sat Apr 21 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ173-221230- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 326 PM AKDT Sat Apr 21 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ174-221230- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 326 PM AKDT Sat Apr 21 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TUE...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ175-221230- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 326 PM AKDT Sat Apr 21 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt becoming S 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Patchy fog. Widespread rain and snow showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .MON...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ176-221230- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 326 PM AKDT Sat Apr 21 2018 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt becoming S 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Patchy fog. Widespread rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TUE...W wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ177-221230- Adak to Kiska- 326 PM AKDT Sat Apr 21 2018 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 12 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft Bering side...24 ft Pacific side. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON...W wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ178-221230- Kiska to Attu- 326 PM AKDT Sat Apr 21 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming SE 35 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. Snow and rain. .SUN...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. Rain and snow showers. .MON...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ179-221230- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 326 PM AKDT Sat Apr 21 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow showers. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ180-221230- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 326 PM AKDT Sat Apr 21 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt becoming NE 35 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft building to 9 ft after midnight. Widespread rain and snow showers. .SUN...E wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow with rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ181-221230- North and West of Nunivak Island- 326 PM AKDT Sat Apr 21 2018 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt becoming E 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ185-221230- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 326 PM AKDT Sat Apr 21 2018 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Snow and rain showers. .MON...E wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$
128 FZAK52 PAFC 221157 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 357 AM AKDT Sun Apr 22 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. PKZ199-230030- 357 AM AKDT Sun Apr 22 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...A 989 mb low forms 110 nm Southwest of Cape Newenham late Sun morning and moves to 260 nm West of St Paul Island at 980 mb then dissipates Mon morning. A 980 mb low 325 nm West of Attu moves to 220 nm North of Adak at 967 mb Mon evening and continues to 195 nm Southwest of St Paul Island at 969 mb by Tue morning. $$ PKZ150-230030- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 357 AM AKDT Sun Apr 22 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas building to 15 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ155-230030- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 357 AM AKDT Sun Apr 22 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, NE wind 15 kt becoming NW 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ160-230030- Bristol Bay- 357 AM AKDT Sun Apr 22 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ165-230030- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 357 AM AKDT Sun Apr 22 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt...except E 25 kt from Port Moller E early. Seas 7 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt except SW 20 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .MON...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ170-230030- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 357 AM AKDT Sun Apr 22 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain with snow. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ171-230030- Unalaska Bay- 357 AM AKDT Sun Apr 22 2018 .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt developing. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-230030- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 357 AM AKDT Sun Apr 22 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ173-230030- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 357 AM AKDT Sun Apr 22 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ174-230030- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 357 AM AKDT Sun Apr 22 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .TUE...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ175-230030- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 357 AM AKDT Sun Apr 22 2018 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...W wind 15 kt becoming S 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Patchy fog. Snow and widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...W wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ176-230030- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 357 AM AKDT Sun Apr 22 2018 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt becoming SW 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft building to 10 ft in the afternoon. Patchy fog. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .TUE...W wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ177-230030- Adak to Kiska- 357 AM AKDT Sun Apr 22 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 12 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft Bering side... 26 ft Pacific side. Widespread rain showers. .MON...SW wind 40 kt becoming W 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft Bering side...25 ft Pacific side. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...W wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ178-230030- Kiska to Attu- 357 AM AKDT Sun Apr 22 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S wind increasing to 40 kt. Seas 12 ft building to 17 ft in the afternoon. Widespread rain showers and snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 20 ft. Widespread rain showers and snow. .MON...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ179-230030- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 357 AM AKDT Sun Apr 22 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ180-230030- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 357 AM AKDT Sun Apr 22 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Patchy fog. Widespread snow showers and rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ181-230030- North and West of Nunivak Island- 357 AM AKDT Sun Apr 22 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ185-230030- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 357 AM AKDT Sun Apr 22 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 30 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...NE 40 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 17 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$
084 FZAK52 PAFC 222335 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 335 PM AKDT Sun Apr 22 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. PKZ199-231215- 335 PM AKDT Sun Apr 22 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 mb low 70 nm northwest of Saint Paul moves westward to form a complex low. This complex 976 mb low 80 nm southwest of Shemya moves 150 nm northwest of Adak at 968 mb Mon afternoon. The low then moves 50 nm west of Saint Paul at 975 mb Tue afternoon. $$ PKZ150-231215- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 335 PM AKDT Sun Apr 22 2018 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt becoming NW 25 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ155-231215- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 335 PM AKDT Sun Apr 22 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Widespread rain showers. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ160-231215- Bristol Bay- 335 PM AKDT Sun Apr 22 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Wind becoming SW 20 kt early this evening. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ165-231215- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 335 PM AKDT Sun Apr 22 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt except SW 20 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 7 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ170-231215- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 335 PM AKDT Sun Apr 22 2018 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming S 35 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ171-231215- Unalaska Bay- 335 PM AKDT Sun Apr 22 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming S 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-231215- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 335 PM AKDT Sun Apr 22 2018 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft building to 19 ft after midnight. Rain showers and snow showers. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ173-231215- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 335 PM AKDT Sun Apr 22 2018 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ174-231215- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 335 PM AKDT Sun Apr 22 2018 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TUE...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ175-231215- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 335 PM AKDT Sun Apr 22 2018 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Snow and rain showers. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TUE...W wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ176-231215- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 335 PM AKDT Sun Apr 22 2018 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TUE...W wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ177-231215- Adak to Kiska- 335 PM AKDT Sun Apr 22 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft Bering side...27 ft Pacific side. Snow showers and rain showers. .MON...SW wind 40 kt becoming W 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft Bering side...26 ft Pacific side. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Bering side, seas 11 ft building to 16 ft after midnight. Pacific side, seas 19 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...W wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ178-231215- Kiska to Attu- 335 PM AKDT Sun Apr 22 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt becoming N 30 kt after midnight. Seas 22 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ179-231215- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 335 PM AKDT Sun Apr 22 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow and rain showers. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ180-231215- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 335 PM AKDT Sun Apr 22 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ181-231215- North and West of Nunivak Island- 335 PM AKDT Sun Apr 22 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow and rain showers. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ185-231215- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 335 PM AKDT Sun Apr 22 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...E wind 30 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...NE 40 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 18 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...NE 30 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$
261 FZAK52 PAFC 231138 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 338 AM AKDT Mon Apr 23 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. PKZ199-240045- 338 AM AKDT Mon Apr 23 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 979 mb low 225 nm West of St Paul Island pulls its front across the northern Bering and dissipates Tue morning. A 973 mb low 50 nm northwest of Kiska moves to 60 nm north of Atka at 967 mb Mon evening and shifts to 45 nm southwest of Kipnuk at 982 mb for Wed morning. A 974 mb low forms on the front 60 nm west of Kipnuk Tue morning and moves to 120 nm southwest of St Matthew Island at 972 mb Wed morning. $$ PKZ150-240045- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 338 AM AKDT Mon Apr 23 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT and TUESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 35 kt decreasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ155-240045- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 338 AM AKDT Mon Apr 23 2018 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ160-240045- Bristol Bay- 338 AM AKDT Mon Apr 23 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ165-240045- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 338 AM AKDT Mon Apr 23 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt decreasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ170-240045- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 338 AM AKDT Mon Apr 23 2018 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt decreasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...SW wind 30 increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ171-240045- Unalaska Bay- 338 AM AKDT Mon Apr 23 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. Rain showers. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Gusts up to 40 kt increasing to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-240045- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 338 AM AKDT Mon Apr 23 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft building to 20 ft after midnight. Widespread rain showers. .TUE...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ173-240045- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 338 AM AKDT Mon Apr 23 2018 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ174-240045- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 338 AM AKDT Mon Apr 23 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ175-240045- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 338 AM AKDT Mon Apr 23 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...W wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ176-240045- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 338 AM AKDT Mon Apr 23 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE...W wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ177-240045- Adak to Kiska- 338 AM AKDT Mon Apr 23 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 35 kt becoming NW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft Bering side...27 ft Pacific side. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt becoming W 35 kt after midnight. Bering side, seas 12 ft building to 18 ft after midnight. Pacific side, seas 21 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...W wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ178-240045- Kiska to Attu- 338 AM AKDT Mon Apr 23 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt becoming NW wind 35 kt by noon. Seas 19 ft. Rain and snow showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 to 20 ft. $$ PKZ179-240045- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 338 AM AKDT Mon Apr 23 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt becoming SW 25 kt by late morning. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ180-240045- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 338 AM AKDT Mon Apr 23 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow and rain showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ181-240045- North and West of Nunivak Island- 338 AM AKDT Mon Apr 23 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. Snow showers. .TUE...S wind 15 kt becoming S 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ185-240045- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 338 AM AKDT Mon Apr 23 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...NE 40 kt decreasing to 30 kt by noon W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...NE 30 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 13 ft. Snow and rain showers. .TUE...E of Saint Matthew Island, NE wind 20 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. W of Saint Matthew Island, NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$
587 FZAK52 PAFC 232358 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 358 PM AKDT Mon Apr 23 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. PKZ199-241230- 358 PM AKDT Mon Apr 23 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 968 mb low 130 nm northwest of Adak moves 60 nm north of Saint Paul at 975 mb Tue afternoon and then dissipates Tue night. A second 974 mb low forms 90 nm west of Platinum tonight and moves 100 nm northwest of Hooper Bay at 968 mb Tue afternoon. The low then moves into the Gulf of Anadyr at 981 mb Wed afternoon. $$ PKZ150-241230- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 358 PM AKDT Mon Apr 23 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft building to 18 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ155-241230- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 358 PM AKDT Mon Apr 23 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt except 40 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 40 kt except SW 35 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 21 ft. .WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ160-241230- Bristol Bay- 358 PM AKDT Mon Apr 23 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ165-241230- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 358 PM AKDT Mon Apr 23 2018 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ170-241230- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 358 PM AKDT Mon Apr 23 2018 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ171-241230- Unalaska Bay- 358 PM AKDT Mon Apr 23 2018 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-241230- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 358 PM AKDT Mon Apr 23 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft building to 17 ft after midnight. Snow showers and rain showers. .TUE...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ173-241230- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 358 PM AKDT Mon Apr 23 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ174-241230- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 358 PM AKDT Mon Apr 23 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .TUE...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 40 kt becoming W 30 kt after midnight. Seas 24 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ175-241230- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 358 PM AKDT Mon Apr 23 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .TUE...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ176-241230- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 358 PM AKDT Mon Apr 23 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .TUE...W wind 45 kt. Seas 24 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ177-241230- Adak to Kiska- 358 PM AKDT Mon Apr 23 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft Bering side...19 ft Pacific side. Snow showers and rain showers. .TUE...W wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ178-241230- Kiska to Attu- 358 PM AKDT Mon Apr 23 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Snow showers. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...S wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ179-241230- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 358 PM AKDT Mon Apr 23 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow showers. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming W 25 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ180-241230- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 358 PM AKDT Mon Apr 23 2018 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ181-241230- North and West of Nunivak Island- 358 PM AKDT Mon Apr 23 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ185-241230- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 358 PM AKDT Mon Apr 23 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E of Saint Matthew Island, E wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. W of Saint Matthew Island, NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...NE 30 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$
181 FZAK52 PAFC 241148 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 348 AM AKDT Tue Apr 24 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. PKZ199-250100- 348 AM AKDT Tue Apr 24 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 971 mb low 220 nm north of Atka moves to 75 nm south of Mekoryuk at 985 mb dissipating Wed morning. A 976 mb low 70 nm southwest of Kipnuk moves over St Matthew Island at 970 mb Tue evening then shifts to 75 nm North of Gambell at 990 mb for Thu morning. A front over the Alaska Peninsula moves into the Western Gulf of Alaska by Wed morning. $$ PKZ150-250100- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 348 AM AKDT Tue Apr 24 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. $$ PKZ155-250100- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 348 AM AKDT Tue Apr 24 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain and snow showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain showers. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain showers. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ160-250100- Bristol Bay- 348 AM AKDT Tue Apr 24 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ165-250100- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 348 AM AKDT Tue Apr 24 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ170-250100- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 348 AM AKDT Tue Apr 24 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. .WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. $$ PKZ171-250100- Unalaska Bay- 348 AM AKDT Tue Apr 24 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind increasing to 30 kt. Gusts up to 40 kt increasing to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt by midnight. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-250100- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 348 AM AKDT Tue Apr 24 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain showers. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 to 15 ft. $$ PKZ173-250100- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 348 AM AKDT Tue Apr 24 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt decreasing to 30 kt by midnight. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. and snow showers. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ174-250100- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 348 AM AKDT Tue Apr 24 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 40 kt becoming W 30 kt after midnight. Seas 23 ft. Rain showers. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ175-250100- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 348 AM AKDT Tue Apr 24 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ176-250100- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 348 AM AKDT Tue Apr 24 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 45 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ177-250100- Adak to Kiska- 348 AM AKDT Tue Apr 24 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 18 to 19 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ178-250100- Kiska to Attu- 348 AM AKDT Tue Apr 24 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt decreasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...S wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ179-250100- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 348 AM AKDT Tue Apr 24 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming W 25 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ180-250100- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 348 AM AKDT Tue Apr 24 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt becoming S 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ181-250100- North and West of Nunivak Island- 348 AM AKDT Tue Apr 24 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt becoming S 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. $$ PKZ185-250100- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 348 AM AKDT Tue Apr 24 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...NE 30 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 to 17 ft. $$
904 FZAK52 PAFC 241439 AAA CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED National Weather Service Anchorage AK 639 AM AKDT Tue Apr 24 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. PKZ199-250315- 639 AM AKDT Tue Apr 24 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 971 mb low 220 nm north of Atka moves to 75 nm south of Mekoryuk at 985 mb dissipating Wed morning. A 976 mb low 70 nm southwest of Kipnuk moves over St Matthew Island at 970 mb Tue evening then shifts to 75 nm North of Gambell at 990 mb for Thu morning. A front over the Alaska Peninsula moves into the Western Gulf of Alaska by Wed morning. $$ PKZ150-250315- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 639 AM AKDT Tue Apr 24 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt becoming SW 35 kt by late morning. Seas 20 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. $$ PKZ155-250315- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 639 AM AKDT Tue Apr 24 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain and snow showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain showers. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain showers. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ160-250315- Bristol Bay- 639 AM AKDT Tue Apr 24 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt becoming SW 30 kt by late morning. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ165-250315- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 639 AM AKDT Tue Apr 24 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ170-250315- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 639 AM AKDT Tue Apr 24 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. .WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. $$ PKZ171-250315- Unalaska Bay- 639 AM AKDT Tue Apr 24 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind increasing to 30 kt. Gusts up to 40 kt increasing to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt by midnight. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-250315- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 639 AM AKDT Tue Apr 24 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain showers. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 to 15 ft. $$ PKZ173-250315- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 639 AM AKDT Tue Apr 24 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt decreasing to 30 kt by midnight. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. and snow showers. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ174-250315- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 639 AM AKDT Tue Apr 24 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 40 kt becoming W 30 kt after midnight. Seas 23 ft. Rain showers. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ175-250315- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 639 AM AKDT Tue Apr 24 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 to 15 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ176-250315- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 639 AM AKDT Tue Apr 24 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 45 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ177-250315- Adak to Kiska- 639 AM AKDT Tue Apr 24 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 18 to 19 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ178-250315- Kiska to Attu- 639 AM AKDT Tue Apr 24 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt decreasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...S wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ179-250315- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 639 AM AKDT Tue Apr 24 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming W 25 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ180-250315- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 639 AM AKDT Tue Apr 24 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt becoming S 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ181-250315- North and West of Nunivak Island- 639 AM AKDT Tue Apr 24 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt becoming S 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 to 12 ft. $$ PKZ185-250315- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 639 AM AKDT Tue Apr 24 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...NE 30 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 to 17 ft. $$
675 FZAK52 PAFC 242351 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 351 PM AKDT Tue Apr 24 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. PKZ199-251300- 351 PM AKDT Tue Apr 24 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 mb low 160 nm NW of Mekoryuk moves to 43 nm northwest of Gambell at 981 mb by Wednesday afternoon. It weakens to 994 mb and moves to 136 nm north of Gambell by Thursday afternoon. A front associated with this low extends southward across the Bering Sea this afternoon, then moves across the Bering and onshore by Wednesday afternoon. $$ PKZ150-251300- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 351 PM AKDT Tue Apr 24 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ155-251300- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 351 PM AKDT Tue Apr 24 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ160-251300- Bristol Bay- 351 PM AKDT Tue Apr 24 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ165-251300- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 351 PM AKDT Tue Apr 24 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ170-251300- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 351 PM AKDT Tue Apr 24 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...S wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ171-251300- Unalaska Bay- 351 PM AKDT Tue Apr 24 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Rain showers. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-251300- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 351 PM AKDT Tue Apr 24 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. Snow showers. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ173-251300- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 351 PM AKDT Tue Apr 24 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow showers. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ174-251300- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 351 PM AKDT Tue Apr 24 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 40 kt becoming W 30 kt after midnight. Seas 22 ft. Rain showers. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ175-251300- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 351 PM AKDT Tue Apr 24 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ176-251300- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 351 PM AKDT Tue Apr 24 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. Snow and rain showers. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ177-251300- Adak to Kiska- 351 PM AKDT Tue Apr 24 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ178-251300- Kiska to Attu- 351 PM AKDT Tue Apr 24 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ179-251300- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 351 PM AKDT Tue Apr 24 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt becoming NW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ180-251300- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 351 PM AKDT Tue Apr 24 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ181-251300- North and West of Nunivak Island- 351 PM AKDT Tue Apr 24 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ185-251300- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 351 PM AKDT Tue Apr 24 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$
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 20, 4:38 AM AKDT, 10 hours 51 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 20, 4:38 AM AKDT, 10 hours 51 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 438 AM AKDT Fri Apr 20 2018 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... The satellite picture shows a transitional picture, with southern Alaska between systems in a generally weak flow. The stacked system that had set up shop over the Bering Sea is being pushed into the Gulf of Alaska, while the compact system over the northern Gulf is rapidly weakening. The more active features aloft are to the northeast and southwest. A depression over the Canadian Arctic works in tandem with a Chukchi high to bring a northerly jet and trough southward over the Great Land. The other is rapidly developing shortwave within the sub-tropical jet, south of the western Aleutians. The compact system over the Gulf is quickly losing steam as it's forcing has moved off into Canada. The deformation and precipitation shield associated with it is too falling apart quickly as the flow slackens. Mainly weak showers are left in the northern Gulf and Prince William Sound area. Middle and high clouds associated with the system are spilling into the Copper River Basin and over the Chugach. The progression of that area of moisture will be the short-term focus while the dropping Arctic trough will be the longer-term focus of sensible weather. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... Guidance remains in lockstep, bringing the Arctic trough southwestward over the central Bering Sea by the weekend. The same goes for the low pressure system currently south of the western Aleutians, as models are in great agreement with position and strength as the system moves eastward, south of the Alaska Peninsula. The interaction of these two systems and one over Kamchatka will set the stage for the long-wave pattern of the next week or longer. && .AVIATION... PANC...VFR conditions and light winds will persist through early afternoon. The Turnagain wind should develop and make it's way into the airport, along with some convective showers in the afternoon and evening hours. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... The surface low near the entrance of Prince William Sound has spun up rather nicely from late yesterday through overnight and is bringing widespread rain showers around the Sound. A cold, upper level trough is also digging southward over the interior which is causing the atmosphere to become less stable and will increase the shower activity over inland areas of Southcentral. Areas close to sea level will mostly remain all rain. The northern Susitna valley near the Alaska Range is the area which will see the most snow with a few inches likely north of Talkeetna today through tonight. Winds will increase today through Turnagain Arm, the Knik River valley and along the Copper River as the low currently near Prince William Sound rapidly weakens and a nose of high pressure builds along the north Gulf Coast. These gap winds generally help diminish precipitation inland, but the instability associated with the cold temperatures aloft and the lifting from the digging trough will likely be enough to bring some showers into the inland areas anyway. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 and 2...Fri and Sat)... A change is in store to start the weekend. Much of the day will be dry and mild for nearly all of SW AK. But an upper level trough will be digging from the Interior of AK towards the region. This trough has enough cold air and upper level energy to make it through the AK Range. The trough will pivot across the YK-Delta tonight into Sat. While it will start out rather starved for moisture, it will eventually start to pull some up from the Gulf of AK as flow turns S-SE over the AK and Aleutian Ranges. There should be plenty of lift and instability associated with the potent trough, so once the moisture is in place, expect widespread showers to develop. They will first build along the Alaska Range Fri eve, but will then build westward through Sat. Some of the showers could be heavy enough to produce a quick burst of snow and some isolated gusty winds. Temperatures will continue to drop below freezing overnight and climb to near 40 during the day Saturday. Thus, expect a mix of rain and snow with this system. The best chance for any snow accumulation will be confined to the higher elevations and across the colder, interior portions of the Lower Yukon Valley. Those locations could see a few inches into Sat morning. Later on Sat, the system continues to shift into the Eastern Bering. As it does so, southeasterly flow will tap into some lingering moisture from a remnant low near the Alaska Peninsula. This should serve to reinforce the wet weather, but should also allow temperatures to rebound a few degrees. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 2...Fri and Sat)... Weather will remain quiet across the Bering, as per climatology for late April. An elongating front will keep wet weather and some patchy fog over the Western Aleutians into tonight. A "run-of-the-mill" 980 mb low will skirt south of the Central Aleutians today. This will keep some small-craft level easterly winds on the Pacific side of the chain. As the low "reemerges" from the North Pacific, it will bring some small- craft easterly winds to the Alaska Peninsula by Sat afternoon. It will also bring some moderate rain to the AK Peninsula, favoring the south side. Weather will remain relatively quiet across the rest of the area until a deepening low approaches the Western Aleutians on Sun. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7)... A low will head out into the Eastern Bering on Sunday, bringing precipitation to the western portions of the Bristol Bay and Kuskokwim Delta zones. Most Bristol Bay locations should be warm enough for rain, with the areas from Dillingham north and west seeing some light snow. The Kuskokwim Delta coast will stay cold enough for a few inches of snow accumulation. Meanwhile a progressive pattern yielding gusty, cloudy, and cool conditions across southcentral, and will remain in place from Sunday through late next week. Models are showing a series of fronts entering the Gulf region originating from a north Pacific low south of Kodiak (Sunday into Monday) and eventually a large low over the Bering (Monday through Thursday). This will continue the pattern of southeast flow downsloping the areas west of the Chugach and Alaska/Aleutian ranges, bringing cloudy, cool, but drier conditions to these areas. Whereas along the Gulf coast, steadier precipitation is expected with each frontal passage, along with gusty winds along the northern Gulf and through favored channeled terrain. By Friday, there is a chance that precipitation over the area could begin to dissipate as high pressure starts moving back over the southern Mainland. However, there is very little model agreement on this solution, lowering confidence in the forecast for the later part of the week. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...None. MARINE...None. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...MTL SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...EZ SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...MSO LONG TERM...TP
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 3:38 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Apr 20, 3:19 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Apr 20, 3:19 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 20, 3:29 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.