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Gale Warning 467, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 17, 2018, 3:49 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Aug 17, 2018, 3:49 PM AKDT (23:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 19, 2018, 3:45 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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352 FZAK52 PAFC 172349 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 349 PM AKDT Fri Aug 17 2018 Coastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The Alaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ199-181300- 349 PM AKDT Fri Aug 17 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A strong front associated with a 988 mb North Pacific low will move over the central and eastern Aleutians tonight spreading over the Bering through Sun morning. A second front will move over the western Aleutians Sat afternoon, slowly moving eastward through Sun morning. $$ PKZ150-181300- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 349 PM AKDT Fri Aug 17 2018 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt increasing to 50 kt in the evening. Seas 10 ft building 20 ft after midnight. Rain. .SAT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 40 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 20 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ155-181300- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 349 PM AKDT Fri Aug 17 2018 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt increasing to 50 kt in the evening. Seas 10 ft building to 20 ft after midnight. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 45 kt becoming E 30 kt in the afternoon. From the Shumagin Islands E, E wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, E wind 30 kt becoming SE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ160-181300- Bristol Bay- 349 PM AKDT Fri Aug 17 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming NE 40 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft building to 8 ft after midnight. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ165-181300- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 349 PM AKDT Fri Aug 17 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft building to 16 ft after midnight. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ170-181300- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 349 PM AKDT Fri Aug 17 2018 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt increasing to 50 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft building to 15 ft after midnight. Rain. .SAT...N wind 50 kt diminishing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ171-181300- Unalaska Bay- 349 PM AKDT Fri Aug 17 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft building to 14 ft after midnight. Rain. .SAT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-181300- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 349 PM AKDT Fri Aug 17 2018 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt increasing to 50 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft building to 16 ft after midnight. Rain. .SAT...N wind 50 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ173-181300- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 349 PM AKDT Fri Aug 17 2018 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 10 ft after midnight. .SAT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ174-181300- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 349 PM AKDT Fri Aug 17 2018 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...N wind 40 kt increasing to 50 kt in the morning. Seas 19 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ175-181300- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 349 PM AKDT Fri Aug 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ176-181300- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 349 PM AKDT Fri Aug 17 2018 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ177-181300- Adak to Kiska- 349 PM AKDT Fri Aug 17 2018 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ178-181300- Kiska to Attu- 349 PM AKDT Fri Aug 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ179-181300- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 349 PM AKDT Fri Aug 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ180-181300- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 349 PM AKDT Fri Aug 17 2018 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 40 kt, except 25 kt N of Cape Newenham in the morning. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ181-181300- North and West of Nunivak Island- 349 PM AKDT Fri Aug 17 2018 .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ185-181300- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 349 PM AKDT Fri Aug 17 2018 .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT NIGHT...E of Saint Matthew Island, variable wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. W of Saint Matthew Island, W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$
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948 FZAK52 PAFC 181138 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 338 AM AKDT Sat Aug 18 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. PKZ199-190030- 338 AM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A strong front associated with a 984 mb North Pacific low over the central and eastern Aleutians will begin to weaken Sun afternoon. A second front will move over the western Aleutians Sat afternoon, slowly moving eastward through Sun morning. $$ PKZ150-190030- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 338 AM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 22 ft subsiding to 15 ft after midnight. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ155-190030- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 338 AM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ160-190030- Bristol Bay- 338 AM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 25 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ165-190030- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 338 AM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ170-190030- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 338 AM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt becoming NE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ171-190030- Unalaska Bay- 338 AM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-190030- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 338 AM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 50 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ173-190030- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 338 AM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt becoming NW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ174-190030- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 338 AM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt becoming NW 35 kt after midnight. Seas 19 ft. .SUN...N wind 35 kt becoming NW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ175-190030- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 338 AM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt except 20 kt W of Atka. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt except 20 kt W of Atka. Seas 12 ft except 8 ft W of Atka. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ176-190030- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 338 AM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt except 20 kt W of Atka. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt except 20 kt W of Atka. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt becoming W 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft subsiding to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ177-190030- Adak to Kiska- 338 AM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt except variable less than 10 kt from Amchitka Pass W. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt except variable less than 10 kt from Amchitka Pass E. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ178-190030- Kiska to Attu- 338 AM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ179-190030- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 338 AM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .SUN...N wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ180-190030- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 338 AM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt except 20 kt N of Cape Newenham. Seas 11 ft except 4 ft N of Cape Newenham. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt except 25 kt N of Cape Newenham. Seas 11 ft except 5 ft N of Cape Newenham. Rain. .SUN...E wind 25 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ181-190030- North and West of Nunivak Island- 338 AM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ185-190030- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 338 AM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 .TODAY...W wind 15 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...W 20 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E of Saint Matthew Island, variable wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. W of Saint Matthew Island, W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$
638 FZAK52 PAFC 182342 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 342 PM AKDT Sat Aug 18 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. PKZ199-191245- 342 PM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A strong front over the central and eastern Aleutians associated with a 982 mb low 300 nm south of Sand Point will begin to weaken Sun afternoon. A second front is over the western Aleutians is slowly moving eastward through Sun morning. $$ PKZ150-191245- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 342 PM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 20 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ155-191245- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 342 PM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ160-191245- Bristol Bay- 342 PM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 25 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ165-191245- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 342 PM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ170-191245- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 342 PM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ171-191245- Unalaska Bay- 342 PM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 5 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-191245- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 342 PM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ173-191245- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 342 PM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt becoming NW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ174-191245- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 342 PM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt becoming NW 35 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ175-191245- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 342 PM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ176-191245- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 342 PM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt becoming W 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ177-191245- Adak to Kiska- 342 PM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ178-191245- Kiska to Attu- 342 PM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ179-191245- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 342 PM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ180-191245- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 342 PM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 25 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ181-191245- North and West of Nunivak Island- 342 PM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ185-191245- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 342 PM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E of Saint Matthew Island, variable wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. W of Saint Matthew Island, W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...SE 25 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 7 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$
032 FZAK52 PAFC 190016 CCA CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast...CORRECTED National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 416 PM AKDT Sat Aug 18 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. PKZ199-191245- 416 PM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A strong front over the central and eastern Aleutians associated with a 982 mb low 300 nm south of Sand Point will begin to weaken Sun afternoon. A second front is over the western Aleutians is slowly moving eastward through Sun morning. $$ PKZ150-191245- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 416 PM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 20 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ155-191245- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 416 PM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ160-191245- Bristol Bay- 416 PM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 25 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ165-191245- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 416 PM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ170-191245- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 416 PM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 50 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ171-191245- Unalaska Bay- 416 PM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 5 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-191245- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 416 PM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 50 kt diminishing to 35 kt after midnight. Gusts to 65 kt in the evening near Nikolski. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ173-191245- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 416 PM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt becoming NW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ174-191245- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 416 PM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 55 kt becoming NW 40 kt after midnight. Gusts to 65 kt in the evening. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ175-191245- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 416 PM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ176-191245- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 416 PM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt becoming W 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ177-191245- Adak to Kiska- 416 PM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ178-191245- Kiska to Attu- 416 PM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ179-191245- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 416 PM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ180-191245- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 416 PM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 25 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ181-191245- North and West of Nunivak Island- 416 PM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ185-191245- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 416 PM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E of Saint Matthew Island, variable wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. W of Saint Matthew Island, W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...SE 25 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 7 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$
857 FZAK52 PAFC 191145 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 345 AM AKDT Sun Aug 19 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. PKZ199-200045- 345 AM AKDT Sun Aug 19 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A strong front over the central and eastern Aleutians associated with a 989 mb low 317 nm southeast of Dutch Harbor will begin to weaken this afternoon. A second front over the western Aleutians is slowly moving eastward through Mon morning. $$ PKZ150-200045- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 345 AM AKDT Sun Aug 19 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ155-200045- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 345 AM AKDT Sun Aug 19 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ160-200045- Bristol Bay- 345 AM AKDT Sun Aug 19 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt diminishing to SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ165-200045- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 345 AM AKDT Sun Aug 19 2018 .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ170-200045- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 345 AM AKDT Sun Aug 19 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ171-200045- Unalaska Bay- 345 AM AKDT Sun Aug 19 2018 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-200045- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 345 AM AKDT Sun Aug 19 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ173-200045- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 345 AM AKDT Sun Aug 19 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt becoming NW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming S after midnight. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ174-200045- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 345 AM AKDT Sun Aug 19 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt becoming NW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft subsiding to 8 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming S after midnight. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. .MON...S wind 15 kt becoming W 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ175-200045- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 345 AM AKDT Sun Aug 19 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt becoiming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming W 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ176-200045- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 345 AM AKDT Sun Aug 19 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt becoming W 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming W after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ177-200045- Adak to Kiska- 345 AM AKDT Sun Aug 19 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt except variable 10 kt E of Amchitka Pass in the morning. Seas building to 8 ft. Areas of fog. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ178-200045- Kiska to Attu- 345 AM AKDT Sun Aug 19 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Areas of fog. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ179-200045- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 345 AM AKDT Sun Aug 19 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt diminishing 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ180-200045- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 345 AM AKDT Sun Aug 19 2018 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ181-200045- North and West of Nunivak Island- 345 AM AKDT Sun Aug 19 2018 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ185-200045- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 345 AM AKDT Sun Aug 19 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E of Saint Matthew Island, NE wind 15 kt. W of Saint Matthew Island, S wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...SE 25 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Aug 17, 4:33 AM AKDT, 11 hours 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 17, 4:33 AM AKDT, 11 hours 16 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 433 AM AKDT Fri Aug 17 2018 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... The longwave pattern features a deep trough covering most of mainland Alaska and the Aleutians. There is a dome of high pressure over the Central Bering. There are numerous weak shortwaves across Southcentral, the interior of Alaska and over Southwest Alaska. The most organized disturbances are near the Eastern Aleutians and south of the chain. The radars on Kenai and Middleton Island continue to locate areas of light precipitation again this morning over portions of South Central and the northern Gulf Of Alaska. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... The global models are in good agreement with the major synoptic features through Sunday. There are some minor differences in how they handle the precipitation. Beyond Sunday, the GFS and the ECMWF look very similar with the ridge axis over the Eastern Gulf Of Alaska and into the Interior. However, the same two models are wobbling over the evolution of the deepening low that is southwest of Kodiak. The global models are also out of sync in the Bering and the tropical energy in the West Pacific. There is some sense of uncertainty beyond 48 hrs. Expect forecast adjustments/amendments for Monday and beyond. && .AVIATION... PANC...VFR conditions will persist. There are some showers on the Kenai radar again this morning in the vicinity of Anchorage. Added VCSH to the TAF. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... Southcentral Alaska is in the break between systems, but in August that does not necessarily mean that the weather will be great. A short wave along the Alaska Range is keeping some showers in that region. Those showers should slowly taper off as upper level ridging moves in from the south. This ridging will bring some partial clearing to parts of the area today, but the next front is moving in from the Pacific and will bring more rain to Kodiak Island beginning this evening. The low associated with the front is moving slowly so its progression was slowed up a little in the latest forecast. Gales will develop in the marine areas along the Gulf side of the Kenai Peninsula as well as around the Kodiak Island waters tonight into Saturday with the tightening pressure gradient. While winds will also increase through Turnagain Arm, they will mostly turn to the left and down-Inlet Saturday and Sunday due to the low remaining well to the southwest of Kodiak. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (through Sunday)... A fairly benign day is in store for the mainland. Lingering moisture and light winds will make for patchy fog early this morning, especially where clouds clear overnight. Otherwise, some breaks of clouds will make for a partially sunny day with no chance for precipitation. Late tonight, a front from the Pacific moves over the area. The main effect will be an increase in southeasterly winds in the Bristol Bay region, however, some light rain will also accompany the front where downslope drying is not occurring. On Sunday, the front washes out overhead, leaving much of the mainland in cyclonic flow which will bring at least a chance for rain showers. Expect clouds to and winds to increase late tonight and temperatures to remain near normal for this time of year. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (through Sunday)... Several fronts will move into the region. First, a north Pacific storm system will swing a solid gale-force front over the Alaska Peninsula this afternoon and evening. Along with widespread rain, some gusts into the 50-60 knot range are expected along the front through Saturday. The front washes out pretty quickly on Sunday as the responsible system weakens well south of the Peninsula. A secondary front will enter the western Bering Sea on Saturday carrying a north/south orientation and southerly winds. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7)... The long term, beginning Saturday night, starts with ridging over the eastern Gulf that extends over the southern mainland and ridging over the western Aleutians and Bering. In between the two ridges is a low centered south of the Alaska Peninsula with a front pushing in over southwest Alaska. The eastern ridge is holding strong which will stall the front over the southern mainland bringing rain to the area into mid next week. The western ridge will be breaking down which will allow for another system to move into the western Bering early next week. Mid next week the models diverge on what happens with the low in the Bering. The GFS keeps the low over the western Bering which would have little impact on the southern mainland. However, the EC has the low moving into the eastern Bering which would bring widespread rain to the southern mainland. Because of these differences the ensembles were preferred. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...None. MARINE...GALE 130 131 132 138 352 150 155 160 165 170 171 172 173 174 180 414. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...PJS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...EZ SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...ML LONG TERM...DK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 3:14 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Aug 17, 3:14 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Aug 17, 3:14 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Aug 17, 3:19 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Aug 17, 3:19 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| Aug 17, 3:46 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Aug 17, 3:46 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Aug 17, 3:49 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr |
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