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Gale Warning 431, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jul 29, 2018, 12:07 PM AKDT. It was in force for 27 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Jul 29, 2018, 12:07 PM AKDT (20:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 30, 2018, 3:35 PM AKDT
- In force
- 27 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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908 FZAK52 PAFC 292007 AAA CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED National Weather Service Anchorage AK 1207 PM AKDT Sun Jul 29 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. PKZ199-300315- 1207 PM AKDT Sun Jul 29 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 986 mb low 55 nm Southeast of Atka moves to 140 nm Northwest of St Paul Island at 996 mb for Tue morning. Its front extends from the Bering into Western Alaska before curving across the Alaska Peninsula and extends South of the Aleutians to a 999 mb Kamchatka low by Tue morning. $$ PKZ150-300315- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 1207 PM AKDT Sun Jul 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ155-300315- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 1207 PM AKDT Sun Jul 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ160-300315- Bristol Bay- 1207 PM AKDT Sun Jul 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ165-300315- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 1207 PM AKDT Sun Jul 29 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ170-300315- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 1207 PM AKDT Sun Jul 29 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...S wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ171-300315- Unalaska Bay- 1207 PM AKDT Sun Jul 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-300315- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 1207 PM AKDT Sun Jul 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ173-300315- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 1207 PM AKDT Sun Jul 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ174-300315- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 1207 PM AKDT Sun Jul 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ175-300315- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 1207 PM AKDT Sun Jul 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ176-300315- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 1207 PM AKDT Sun Jul 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ177-300315- Adak to Kiska- 1207 PM AKDT Sun Jul 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ178-300315- Kiska to Attu- 1207 PM AKDT Sun Jul 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ179-300315- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 1207 PM AKDT Sun Jul 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ180-300315- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 1207 PM AKDT Sun Jul 29 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ181-300315- North and West of Nunivak Island- 1207 PM AKDT Sun Jul 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ185-300315- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 1207 PM AKDT Sun Jul 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$
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022 FZAK52 PAFC 292336 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 336 PM AKDT Sun Jul 29 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. PKZ199-301215- 336 PM AKDT Sun Jul 29 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 mb low 180 nm northeast of Adak moves 125 nm southwest of Saint Paul at 992 mb Mon afternoon. The low then moves 200 nm northwest of Saint Paul Tue afternoon. A front approaches the western Aleutians Tue afternoon. $$ PKZ150-301215- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 336 PM AKDT Sun Jul 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ155-301215- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 336 PM AKDT Sun Jul 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ160-301215- Bristol Bay- 336 PM AKDT Sun Jul 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ165-301215- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 336 PM AKDT Sun Jul 29 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt, except S 20 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 7 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ170-301215- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 336 PM AKDT Sun Jul 29 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...S wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ171-301215- Unalaska Bay- 336 PM AKDT Sun Jul 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-301215- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 336 PM AKDT Sun Jul 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ173-301215- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 336 PM AKDT Sun Jul 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Widespread rain showers. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Widespread rain showers. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ174-301215- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 336 PM AKDT Sun Jul 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ175-301215- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 336 PM AKDT Sun Jul 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Widespread rain showers. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ176-301215- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 336 PM AKDT Sun Jul 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ177-301215- Adak to Kiska- 336 PM AKDT Sun Jul 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ178-301215- Kiska to Attu- 336 PM AKDT Sun Jul 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ179-301215- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 336 PM AKDT Sun Jul 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Widespread rain showers. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ180-301215- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 336 PM AKDT Sun Jul 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ181-301215- North and West of Nunivak Island- 336 PM AKDT Sun Jul 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ185-301215- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 336 PM AKDT Sun Jul 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$
681 FZAK52 PAFC 301146 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 346 AM AKDT Mon Jul 30 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. PKZ199-310045- 346 AM AKDT Mon Jul 30 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 mb low 185 nm Southwest of St Paul Island moves to 50 nm North of St Matthew Island at 1001 mb for Wed morning. Its front tracks over Southwest Alaska into the Western Gulf of Alaska through Wed morning. A 993 mb Kamchatka low Mon night moves to 300 nm Northwest of Attu at 995 mb by Wed morning. Its front pushes into the Central Aleutians for Wed morning. $$ PKZ150-310045- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 346 AM AKDT Mon Jul 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ155-310045- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 346 AM AKDT Mon Jul 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ160-310045- Bristol Bay- 346 AM AKDT Mon Jul 30 2018 .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ165-310045- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 346 AM AKDT Mon Jul 30 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 35 kt except SE 25 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt except S 20 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt except S 20 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ170-310045- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 346 AM AKDT Mon Jul 30 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ171-310045- Unalaska Bay- 346 AM AKDT Mon Jul 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-310045- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 346 AM AKDT Mon Jul 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ173-310045- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 346 AM AKDT Mon Jul 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ174-310045- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 346 AM AKDT Mon Jul 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ175-310045- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 346 AM AKDT Mon Jul 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ176-310045- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 346 AM AKDT Mon Jul 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ177-310045- Adak to Kiska- 346 AM AKDT Mon Jul 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ178-310045- Kiska to Attu- 346 AM AKDT Mon Jul 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ179-310045- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 346 AM AKDT Mon Jul 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ180-310045- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 346 AM AKDT Mon Jul 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ181-310045- North and West of Nunivak Island- 346 AM AKDT Mon Jul 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ185-310045- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 346 AM AKDT Mon Jul 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$
093 FZAK52 PAFC 302335 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 335 PM AKDT Mon Jul 30 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. PKZ199-311215- 335 PM AKDT Mon Jul 30 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 mb low 125 nm southwest of Saint Paul moves to 50 nm south of Saint Matthew Island at 999 mb by Tue afternoon, then moves into the northern Bering. A front approaches the western Bering early Tue morning...then dissipates as it moves into the central Bering Wed morning. Another strong front moves into the western Aleutians Wed. Its associated 994 mb low moves to 125 nm northwest of Attu Wed afternoon. $$ PKZ150-311215- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 335 PM AKDT Mon Jul 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ155-311215- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 335 PM AKDT Mon Jul 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Areas of fog. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Areas of fog. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ160-311215- Bristol Bay- 335 PM AKDT Mon Jul 30 2018 .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ165-311215- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 335 PM AKDT Mon Jul 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt except SE 20 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt except S 20 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ170-311215- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 335 PM AKDT Mon Jul 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Patchy fog. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ171-311215- Unalaska Bay- 335 PM AKDT Mon Jul 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-311215- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 335 PM AKDT Mon Jul 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ173-311215- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 335 PM AKDT Mon Jul 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Patchy fog. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ174-311215- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 335 PM AKDT Mon Jul 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ175-311215- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 335 PM AKDT Mon Jul 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Patchy fog. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Patchy fog. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ176-311215- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 335 PM AKDT Mon Jul 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Patchy fog. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Patchy fog. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Patchy fog. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ177-311215- Adak to Kiska- 335 PM AKDT Mon Jul 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Patchy fog. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Patchy fog. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Patchy fog. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ178-311215- Kiska to Attu- 335 PM AKDT Mon Jul 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Patchy fog. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Patchy fog. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ179-311215- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 335 PM AKDT Mon Jul 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Areas of fog. Rain. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Areas of fog. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ180-311215- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 335 PM AKDT Mon Jul 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Areas of fog. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Areas of fog. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Patchy fog. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ181-311215- North and West of Nunivak Island- 335 PM AKDT Mon Jul 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Areas of fog. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Areas of fog. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ185-311215- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 335 PM AKDT Mon Jul 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Areas of fog. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Areas of fog. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Patchy fog. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$
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 Jul 29, 5:15 AM AKDT, 6 hours 52 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 29, 5:15 AM AKDT, 6 hours 52 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 515 AM AKDT Sun Jul 29 2018 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... Water Vapor and IR satellite are showing an expansive low pressure system over the Bering early this morning with two closed low centers. One low center is just west of the Pribilof Islands and is slowly shearing apart, while the other low is strengthening just south of Adak. A blocking ridge remains just to the east of the low, spanning across the eastern Gulf and Panhandle with northward extent into the interior. The loss of a strong jet stream influence and low level jet allowed a few breaks in the clouds across Southcentral overnight, mainly along inland locations and the western Kenai Peninsula. The most impactful weather is along the Aleutians and Alaska Peninsula where a merger of two surface lows is bringing gusty winds and rain. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... Models are in excellent agreement through Tuesday night as they are now in alignment with the progression of the Bering low. The energy of the low just west of the Pribilof Islands will be absorbed by the developing low south of the chain. All models are in lock step with this low crossing to the southern Bering today and continuing on a slow northerly track through Tuesday night. && .AVIATION... PANC...VFR ceilings and visibilities will likely be lowered to MVFR at times through Monday morning as lower clouds stream north from the inlet, however there is too much uncertainty for timing it into the TAF at this time. Tempo groups for MVFR conditions are included for the morning package. Winds will mainly be light and variable as a weak Gulf ridge is expected to be the dominating force. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... High pressure will build over Southcentral Alaska through Monday. A weak vort-max will slide through Prince William Sound this morning and then northeast through the Copper River basin around noon. This will produce some showers for these areas. Plenty of low level moisture will linger over the northern Gulf and the surrounding land areas. Inland areas will see warmer daytime temperatures and less cloud cover as the high pressure builds. Kodiak Island will be on the very western edge of the ridge, and thus will have some influence from the Bering low. This will bring a series of weak upper level systems, that will keep conditions cloudy and occasionally wet. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 through 3)... There is a strong low that is near the Central Aleutians. There are multiple shortwaves embedded in the cyclonic flow and being ejected towards Southwest Alaska. This setup will result in waves of precipitation and cloudy skies this forecast period. This low will be a resident of the Central Bering most of the period. Additionally, this low already has a tight gradient associated with it. This wind field coupled with the terrain of the Aleutian Range will result in localized gap winds. Gale force winds are also possible west of the Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Straight this forecast period. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 through 3)... The low near Atka is still on track to deepen a little more today and then the track will recurve northward jumping back into the Bering Sea. A tight pressure gradient is expected the next 48 hrs across most of the Chain and over the Central/Eastern Bering. The models are even pinging into pockets of gale force winds east of the Pribilof Islands and north of Unalaska. Rough seas and periods of widespread precipitation will continue through the forecast period. Early Tuesday, a new low will be closing in on the Western Aleutians. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7)... To start the month of August, an upper level ridge will be centered over eastern and southeast Alaska, continuing the above average temperatures seen over the past week there, while an upper level trough will be located over the eastern half of the Bering Sea. This persistent pattern will begin to change as upstream energy coming off of Russia will nudge the trough/ridge couplet to the east. The upper low will begin to lift NE by Wednesday pushing a front across SW Alaska into Southcentral, though it looks like most of the precipitation will be focused north of Anchorage. An impressive closed high will begin to build north just south the the Aleutians by Thursday, which will help amplify an anomalously strong upper jet over the Bering. This will lead to stronger winds developing over the Bering and Aleutians from mid week on. Right now, it looks like an upper trough over the Chucki Sea will help to flatten the ridge, allowing a secondary low to ride south and east over the top of the ridge and into mainland Alaska by Thursday. This system looks to bring a good punch of moisture and cooler air to the area and should reach southcentral by Thursday night. Past Thursday, there is some disagreement among models as to how far north the ridge builds, but it does appear the ridge should be far enough east and north to bring the chance of drier weather to the western and central parts of mainland by the weekend. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...None. MARINE...Gale 170 and 180. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...KH SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...BL SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...PJS LONG TERM...KVP
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 3:43 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jul 29, 3:36 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr |
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