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Gale Warning 586, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 15, 2018, 3:49 PM AKDT. It was in force for 47 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Oct 15, 2018, 3:49 PM AKDT (23:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 17, 2018, 3:01 PM AKDT
- In force
- 47 hr
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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794 FZAK52 PAFC 152349 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 349 PM AKDT Mon Oct 15 2018 Coastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The Alaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ199-161230- 349 PM AKDT Mon Oct 15 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 mb gale-force low over Nelson Lagoon moves 110 nm west of Cape Newenham at 981 mb for Tue afternoon. It then drifts to 85 nm north of Cold Bay at 993 mb by Wed afternoon. $$ PKZ150-161230- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 349 PM AKDT Mon Oct 15 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 22 ft. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ155-161230- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 349 PM AKDT Mon Oct 15 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ160-161230- Bristol Bay- 349 PM AKDT Mon Oct 15 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ165-161230- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 349 PM AKDT Mon Oct 15 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt except SE 25 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ170-161230- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 349 PM AKDT Mon Oct 15 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ171-161230- Unalaska Bay- 349 PM AKDT Mon Oct 15 2018 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ172-161230- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 349 PM AKDT Mon Oct 15 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ173-161230- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 349 PM AKDT Mon Oct 15 2018 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain showers. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ174-161230- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 349 PM AKDT Mon Oct 15 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ175-161230- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 349 PM AKDT Mon Oct 15 2018 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ176-161230- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 349 PM AKDT Mon Oct 15 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ177-161230- Adak to Kiska- 349 PM AKDT Mon Oct 15 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ178-161230- Kiska to Attu- 349 PM AKDT Mon Oct 15 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ179-161230- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 349 PM AKDT Mon Oct 15 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ180-161230- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 349 PM AKDT Mon Oct 15 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ181-161230- North and West of Nunivak Island- 349 PM AKDT Mon Oct 15 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ185-161230- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 349 PM AKDT Mon Oct 15 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...N wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$
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704 FZAK52 PAFC 161146 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 346 AM AKDT Tue Oct 16 2018 Coastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The Alaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ199-170030- 346 AM AKDT Tue Oct 16 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 mb low 120 nm southwest of Cape Newenham loops to 75 nm south of Togiak at 997 mb by Thu morning. Its front wraps over the Alaska Peninsula and Eastern Bering into Western Alaska through Thu morning. High pressure eases over the Western Aleutians for Thu morning. $$ PKZ150-170030- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 346 AM AKDT Tue Oct 16 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 22 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SAT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ155-170030- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 346 AM AKDT Tue Oct 16 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ160-170030- Bristol Bay- 346 AM AKDT Tue Oct 16 2018 .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ165-170030- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 346 AM AKDT Tue Oct 16 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt except SW 15 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ170-170030- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 346 AM AKDT Tue Oct 16 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt becoming NW 30 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ171-170030- Unalaska Bay- 346 AM AKDT Tue Oct 16 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Widespread rain showers. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ172-170030- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 346 AM AKDT Tue Oct 16 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ173-170030- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 346 AM AKDT Tue Oct 16 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ174-170030- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 346 AM AKDT Tue Oct 16 2018 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ175-170030- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 346 AM AKDT Tue Oct 16 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ176-170030- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 346 AM AKDT Tue Oct 16 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ177-170030- Adak to Kiska- 346 AM AKDT Tue Oct 16 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ178-170030- Kiska to Attu- 346 AM AKDT Tue Oct 16 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ179-170030- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 346 AM AKDT Tue Oct 16 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ180-170030- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 346 AM AKDT Tue Oct 16 2018 .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ181-170030- North and West of Nunivak Island- 346 AM AKDT Tue Oct 16 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ185-170030- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 346 AM AKDT Tue Oct 16 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$
231 FZAK52 PAFC 162342 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 342 PM AKDT Tue Oct 16 2018 Coastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The Alaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ199-171215- 342 PM AKDT Tue Oct 16 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 981 mb low 120 nm south of Kipnuk Tue afternoon moves to 110 nm north of Cold Bay at 992 mb by Wed afternoon and then over Sand Point at 999 mb by Thu afternoon. A 990 mb low 430 nm west of Shemya Wed afternoon moves over Adak at 993 mb by Thu afternoon. $$ PKZ150-171215- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 342 PM AKDT Tue Oct 16 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ155-171215- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 342 PM AKDT Tue Oct 16 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...W wind 40 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ160-171215- Bristol Bay- 342 PM AKDT Tue Oct 16 2018 .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ165-171215- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 342 PM AKDT Tue Oct 16 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt except SW 15 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 9 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ170-171215- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 342 PM AKDT Tue Oct 16 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt becoming NW 30 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ171-171215- Unalaska Bay- 342 PM AKDT Tue Oct 16 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 12 ft in the afternoon. Widespread rain showers. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ172-171215- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 342 PM AKDT Tue Oct 16 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ173-171215- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 342 PM AKDT Tue Oct 16 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ174-171215- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 342 PM AKDT Tue Oct 16 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ175-171215- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 342 PM AKDT Tue Oct 16 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ176-171215- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 342 PM AKDT Tue Oct 16 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ177-171215- Adak to Kiska- 342 PM AKDT Tue Oct 16 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming S after midnight. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ178-171215- Kiska to Attu- 342 PM AKDT Tue Oct 16 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ179-171215- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 342 PM AKDT Tue Oct 16 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. .WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ180-171215- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 342 PM AKDT Tue Oct 16 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ181-171215- North and West of Nunivak Island- 342 PM AKDT Tue Oct 16 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ185-171215- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 342 PM AKDT Tue Oct 16 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers. .WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$
358 FZAK52 PAFC 171138 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 338 AM AKDT Wed Oct 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. PKZ199-180015- 338 AM AKDT Wed Oct 17 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 mb low 140 nm Southwest of Cape Newenham loops to 110 nm Southwest of Cape Newenham at 993 mb for Fri morning. Its front wraps over the Alaska Peninsula, Eastern Aleutians and Eastern Bering into Western Alaska through Fri morning. A 984 mb Kamchatka low extends a front into the Western Aleutians for Fri morning. $$ PKZ150-180015- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 338 AM AKDT Wed Oct 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ155-180015- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 338 AM AKDT Wed Oct 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt except SW 15 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt except variable 10 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...W wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ160-180015- Bristol Bay- 338 AM AKDT Wed Oct 17 2018 .TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ165-180015- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 338 AM AKDT Wed Oct 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt except SW 15 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .THU...NW wind 25 kt except NW 20 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...N wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ170-180015- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 338 AM AKDT Wed Oct 17 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ171-180015- Unalaska Bay- 338 AM AKDT Wed Oct 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Widespread rain showers. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ172-180015- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 338 AM AKDT Wed Oct 17 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind increasing to 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ173-180015- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 338 AM AKDT Wed Oct 17 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind increasing to 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ174-180015- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 338 AM AKDT Wed Oct 17 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ175-180015- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 338 AM AKDT Wed Oct 17 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ176-180015- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 338 AM AKDT Wed Oct 17 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ177-180015- Adak to Kiska- 338 AM AKDT Wed Oct 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming S after midnight. Seas 9 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Widespread rain showers. .THU NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ178-180015- Kiska to Attu- 338 AM AKDT Wed Oct 17 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming SE 35 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Widespread rain showers. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ179-180015- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 338 AM AKDT Wed Oct 17 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ180-180015- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 338 AM AKDT Wed Oct 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ181-180015- North and West of Nunivak Island- 338 AM AKDT Wed Oct 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ185-180015- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 338 AM AKDT Wed Oct 17 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...N 25 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 12 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...N 20 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$
494 FZAK52 PAFC 172301 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 301 PM AKDT Wed Oct 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. PKZ199-181200- 301 PM AKDT Wed Oct 17 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 mb low 100 nm southwest of Cape Newenham will move to 160 nm east of St. Paul at 991 mb Fri morning. This low will then dissipate Fri afternoon. A 987 mb Kamchatka low will move near Shemya Fri afternoon. $$ PKZ150-181200- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 301 PM AKDT Wed Oct 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt, except NW 15 kt W of Chirikof Island. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ155-181200- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 301 PM AKDT Wed Oct 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt except SW 15 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt except variable 10 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, NW wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...W wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...W wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ160-181200- Bristol Bay- 301 PM AKDT Wed Oct 17 2018 .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ165-181200- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 301 PM AKDT Wed Oct 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind increasing to 25 kt except SW 15 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .THU...NW wind 25 kt except NW 20 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt except W 20 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...N wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ170-181200- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 301 PM AKDT Wed Oct 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ171-181200- Unalaska Bay- 301 PM AKDT Wed Oct 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Widespread rain showers. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ172-181200- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 301 PM AKDT Wed Oct 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...W wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ173-181200- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 301 PM AKDT Wed Oct 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ174-181200- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 301 PM AKDT Wed Oct 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ175-181200- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 301 PM AKDT Wed Oct 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ176-181200- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 301 PM AKDT Wed Oct 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ177-181200- Adak to Kiska- 301 PM AKDT Wed Oct 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming S after midnight. Seas 10 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Widespread rain showers. .THU NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Widespread rain showers. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ178-181200- Kiska to Attu- 301 PM AKDT Wed Oct 17 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming SE 35 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SE wind 35 kt, becoming SW 20 kt in the late afternoon. Seas 13 ft. Widespread rain showers. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ179-181200- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 301 PM AKDT Wed Oct 17 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ180-181200- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 301 PM AKDT Wed Oct 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N of Cape Newenham NE wind increasing to 30 kt. S of Cape Newenham variable wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ181-181200- North and West of Nunivak Island- 301 PM AKDT Wed Oct 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ185-181200- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 301 PM AKDT Wed Oct 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$
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 Oct 15, 4:13 AM AKDT, 11 hours 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 15, 4:13 AM AKDT, 11 hours 36 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 413 AM AKDT Mon Oct 15 2018 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... The pattern is setup with a deep low just south of the Alaska Peninsula and ridging over southeast Alaska the extends into mainland Alaska. This pattern keeps southerly flow over the Gulf and southern mainland with a long fetch that is pulling up moisture from the south. The front associated with the main low is starting to push in over southwest Alaska and Kodiak Island as it tracks to the northeast. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... The models stay in good agreement with the low south of the Alaska Peninsula as it tracks into the eastern Bering and stalls there through the mid term. However, they are struggling with a low further to the west that will approach the western Aleutians Wednesday night. The NAM is the furthest north while the EC is furthest south with the others in between. The middle ground was preferred due to the spread of the guidance. && .AVIATION... PANC...VFR conditions and light surface winds will persist. The biggest challenge is timing of windshear. There is high confidence of windshear happening due to Turnagain Arm winds moving in over the west Anchorage with northerly flow at the surface. However, there is some uncertainty with the exact timing. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... Strong southerly flow aloft is developing over the northern Gulf and into Southcentral. A stream of moisture in this flow will push into the area with rain developing along the coast this morning and pushing inland during the day. Strong surface winds will develop over the northern Gulf as a front rides this southerly flow. Winds will rise to Storm force tonight in a barrier jet along the north Gulf coast from Cape Suckling westward into Prince William Sound as the front becomes more negatively tilted. Initially the inland valleys will not see a lot of rain, but as the front moves onshore tonight rainfall rates will increase. On Tuesday the front will move inland. Moist southerly to southwesterly flow aloft will continue through Tuesday night. This will combine with cyclonic flow (due to the upper low sitting in the eastern Bering Sea) to keep showers in the forecast. Most of the showers will be along the coast and over the mountains, but some will occur in the valleys as well. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... The frontal system stretched across the Kuskokwim Delta and greater Bristol Bay area early this morning will continue to rotate inland today with breezy east to southeasterly winds persisting. Numerous bands of showers associated with the large upper level low tracking into the southeastern Bering will rotate onshore and across Southwest Alaska through midweek. Showers will taper off to a more scattered coverage Wednesday night as the low begins moving south again. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 2)... The large vertically stacked low centered south of Unimak Pass will lift north across the western Alaska Peninsula today. The low will continue to gradually fill as it slowly tracks north tonight to become centered about half way between Cape Newenham and the Pribilof Islands where it will stall Tuesday and Tuesday night. The low will then begin tracking back to the south on Wednesday to cross the Alaska Peninsula again late Wednesday night or early Thursday morning. Northerly flow will persist across the west and central Bering through Wednesday with the next frontal system approaching the western Aleutians from the south Wednesday night. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 4 through 7)... At the onset of the forecast period, the synoptic pattern features a low near Kenai, a second low south of the Aleutian chain and a low near Kamchatka. Anticipate a very progressive pattern. The guidance is coming into better agreement. Expect back to back lows to bring a healthy amount of precipitation to PWS and the Anchorage metro area. Even though the third week of October is considered to be part of the cold season for Alaska, the temperatures with both storms will remain above freezing in the low elevations. Higher elevations on the Kenai and other portions of South Central can expect a fresh blanket of snow this forecast period. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...None. MARINE...Gales...128 129 130 131 174 176 185 351 352 412. Storms...119 125. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...DK SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...BL SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...JR LONG TERM...PS
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Oct 15, 12:24 PM AKDT, 3 hours 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT National Weather Service ANCHORAGE AK 1224 PM AKDT Mon Oct 15 2018 AKZ131-135-161200- Northeast Prince William Sound-Southeast Prince William Sound- Including the cities of Valdez, Thompson Pass, and Cordova 1224 PM AKDT Mon Oct 15 2018 ...Heavy RAIN AND STRONG WINDS FOR THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND REGION THROUGH TONIGHT... A strong weather front will bring heavy rain and strong winds to the Prince William Sound area this afternoon through tonight. Rainfall for this afternoon through late tonight is expected to be in the 2 to 5 inch range with highest amounts at higher elevations. Be aware of rising river levels. Localized flooding in low lying areas is also possible through Tuesday night. Winds will be strongest in the Cordova area and into the marine area of Prince William Sound overnight tonight with Southeast winds 40 to 55 mph with some gusts to 65 mph. Winds will not be nearly as strong in the Valdez area. Winds and rain should diminish early Tuesday morning.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 3:14 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Oct 15, 3:14 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Oct 15, 3:14 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Oct 15, 3:17 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Oct 15, 3:20 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Oct 15, 10:44 AM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 44 hr | |
| Oct 15, 3:41 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 47 hr |
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