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Small Craft Advisory 90, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 29, 2018, 3:30 AM AKST. It was in force for 61 hr.
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- Issued
- Jan 29, 2018, 3:30 AM AKST (12:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 31, 2018, 4:30 PM AKST
- In force
- 61 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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078 FZAK52 PAFC 291230 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 330 AM AKST Mon Jan 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. PKZ199-300130- 330 AM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... High pressure persists over the Central Bering through Wed morning. $$ PKZ150-300130- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 330 AM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ155-300130- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 330 AM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Gusts to 55 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt except N 30 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 13 ft. Gusts to 50 kt out of bays and passes W of the Shumagin Islands. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 30 kt except N 20 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ160-300130- Bristol Bay- 330 AM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. $$ PKZ165-300130- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 330 AM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ170-300130- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 330 AM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ171-300130- Unalaska Bay- 330 AM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-300130- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 330 AM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ173-300130- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 330 AM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ174-300130- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 330 AM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ175-300130- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 330 AM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ176-300130- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 330 AM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ177-300130- Adak to Kiska- 330 AM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ178-300130- Kiska to Attu- 330 AM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ179-300130- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 330 AM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ180-300130- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 330 AM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. $$ PKZ181-300130- North and West of Nunivak Island- 330 AM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 25 kt. $$ PKZ185-300130- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 330 AM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$
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258 FZAK52 PAFC 300042 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 342 PM AKST Mon Jan 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. PKZ199-301315- 342 PM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... High pressure persists over the Bering through Wed afternoon. $$ PKZ150-301315- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 342 PM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ155-301315- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 342 PM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, N wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 30 kt except N 20 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ160-301315- Bristol Bay- 342 PM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. $$ PKZ165-301315- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 342 PM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ170-301315- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 342 PM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ171-301315- Unalaska Bay- 342 PM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-301315- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 342 PM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ173-301315- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 342 PM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ174-301315- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 342 PM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ175-301315- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 342 PM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ176-301315- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 342 PM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ177-301315- Adak to Kiska- 342 PM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ178-301315- Kiska to Attu- 342 PM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ179-301315- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 342 PM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ180-301315- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 342 PM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. $$ PKZ181-301315- North and West of Nunivak Island- 342 PM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 25 kt. $$ PKZ185-301315- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 342 PM AKST Mon Jan 29 2018 .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$
123 FZAK52 PAFC 301230 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 330 AM AKST Tue Jan 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. PKZ199-310145- 330 AM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... High pressure persists over the Bering through Thu morning. $$ PKZ150-310145- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 330 AM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ155-310145- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 330 AM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ160-310145- Bristol Bay- 330 AM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. $$ PKZ165-310145- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 330 AM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ170-310145- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 330 AM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ171-310145- Unalaska Bay- 330 AM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-310145- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 330 AM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ173-310145- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 330 AM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ174-310145- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 330 AM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ175-310145- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 330 AM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ176-310145- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 330 AM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ177-310145- Adak to Kiska- 330 AM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ178-310145- Kiska to Attu- 330 AM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ179-310145- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 330 AM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ180-310145- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 330 AM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. $$ PKZ181-310145- North and West of Nunivak Island- 330 AM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 25 kt. $$ PKZ185-310145- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 330 AM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$
435 FZAK52 PAFC 310012 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 312 PM AKST Tue Jan 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. PKZ199-311315- 312 PM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... High pressure persists over the Bering through Thu afternoon. A weak front remains nearly stationary over the Western Aleutians through Thu afternoon. $$ PKZ150-311315- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 312 PM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ155-311315- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 312 PM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ160-311315- Bristol Bay- 312 PM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. $$ PKZ165-311315- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 312 PM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ170-311315- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 312 PM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ171-311315- Unalaska Bay- 312 PM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-311315- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 312 PM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ173-311315- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 312 PM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ174-311315- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 312 PM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ175-311315- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 312 PM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ176-311315- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 312 PM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ177-311315- Adak to Kiska- 312 PM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ178-311315- Kiska to Attu- 312 PM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ179-311315- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 312 PM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ180-311315- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 312 PM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. $$ PKZ181-311315- North and West of Nunivak Island- 312 PM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Brisk wind adv. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Brisk wind adv. .WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Brisk wind adv. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Brisk wind adv. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E wind 25 kt. Brisk wind adv. $$ PKZ185-311315- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 312 PM AKST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...NE 20 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$
734 FZAK52 PAFC 311225 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 325 AM AKST Wed Jan 31 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. PKZ199-010130- 325 AM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... High pressure remains over the Bering through Fri morning. $$ PKZ150-010130- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 325 AM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ155-010130- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 325 AM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ160-010130- Bristol Bay- 325 AM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ165-010130- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 325 AM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ170-010130- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 325 AM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ171-010130- Unalaska Bay- 325 AM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-010130- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 325 AM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ173-010130- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 325 AM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ174-010130- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 325 AM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ175-010130- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 325 AM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ176-010130- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 325 AM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ177-010130- Adak to Kiska- 325 AM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ178-010130- Kiska to Attu- 325 AM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ179-010130- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 325 AM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ180-010130- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 325 AM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. $$ PKZ181-010130- North and West of Nunivak Island- 325 AM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E wind 25 kt. $$ PKZ185-010130- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 325 AM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... NE 20 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 30 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... NE 20 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$
994 FZAK52 PAFC 010021 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 321 PM AKST Wed Jan 31 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. PKZ199-010130- 321 PM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... High pressure remains over the Bering Sea through Fri afternoon. $$ PKZ150-010130- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 321 PM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ155-010130- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 321 PM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow and rain. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ160-010130- Bristol Bay- 321 PM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ165-010130- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 321 PM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ170-010130- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 321 PM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ171-010130- Unalaska Bay- 321 PM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow showers. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-010130- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 321 PM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ173-010130- Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 321 PM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ174-010130- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 321 PM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow showers. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ175-010130- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 321 PM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ176-010130- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 321 PM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ177-010130- Adak to Kiska- 321 PM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ178-010130- Kiska to Attu- 321 PM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ179-010130- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 321 PM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ180-010130- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 321 PM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ181-010130- North and West of Nunivak Island- 321 PM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 25 kt. .MON...E wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ185-010130- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 321 PM AKST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... NE 20 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 30 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... NE 20 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Jan 28, 4:50 PM AKST, 10 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 28, 4:50 PM AKST, 10 hours 40 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
450 PM AKST Sun Jan 28 2018
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
There is a high latitude blocking high over Eastern Siberia and
the Bering Sea. Water vapor satellite imagery is picking up on a
shortwave trough digging south over the central part of the
state which is merging with another larger trough over the
Canadian maritime. There is a large closed low over the North
Pacific south of the Gulf of Alaska with a deep 964 mb surface
occluded low. This feature is pushing an occluded front into the
very southern part of the Gulf of Alaska. Basically, his pattern
is a continuation of what has been impacting Alaska for nearly a
week now...cold and dry offshore flow along both coasts, and
rather quiet weather over the Bering.
The arctic interior high is cold enough to support widespread
below average temperatures and a continuation of dangerous (but
not criteria level) wind chills as low as -35 F across parts of
Southwest Alaska. Wind chills over Southcentral are relegated
currently to Thompson Pass where wind chills have been reaching
-40 F. Otherwise, cold inversions will continue to be the norm
heading into the next week for lower elevation and valley
locations.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
The models are in excellent agreement with the large scale pattern
through mid week as the Bering blocking high increases and
strength and slowly moves east. This will keep the general pattern
in place with the general storm track well to the south of
Alaska--which will be protected by the dominant interior arctic
high. The models had been in lesser agreement with the development
of a closed low in the vicinity of the Alaska Peninsula and KOdiak
Island midweek, but now they have all trended toward the ECMWF
with one singular closed low. This forecast favors high res model
guidance for gap winds and temperatures. Forecast confidence is
high.
&&
.AVIATION...
PANC...VFR conditions will prevail through the TAF period. Expect
increasing northerly winds this evening and tonight. Low
level wind shear looks quite marginal, and will likely be just
west of the terminal itself (more over Fire Island, for instance).
Otherwise, expect gusty northerly winds to persist through Monday
afternoon.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)...
The longwave pattern features a ridge over the Bering and a
trough axis that bisects the Yukon territory with a closed vortex
over the Gulf of Alaska. The upper level ridge centered over the
Bering Sea pinches off and retrogrades slightly over the next
couple of days. At 500 mb, the vortex in the Gulf Of Alaska has
ejected several shortwaves out of it, most of which are moving
into Southeast. But there is additional shortwave energy that is
sliding down the ridge over the AKPEN and Kenai. There is not a
lot of moisture with this airmass over Southcentral but expect
these vort lobes to cause mixing which will enable some of the
stronger winds aloft to move into the boundary layer.
Additionally, there is pool of cold air over the Copper River
Basin that is going to drain down the Matanuska Valley and the
Copper River Delta resulting in a prolonged wind event. Cold and
dry conditions will continue for much of the region, with
temperatures below normal for some locations in Southcentral.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)...
Forecast thinking remains largely unchanged for the southwest
mainland through Wednesday as the region remains in dry offshore
flow on the eastern periphery of the stout Bering Sea ridge. Winds
will increase out of the north to northeast and become more gusty
tonight into Tuesday as shortwave energy dives down the back of
the trough over the eastern half of the mainland, however
temperatures should remain warm enough to preclude any significant
wind chill concerns in the coming days.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 2)...
The strong blocking high will remain as the dominant feature over
the Bering through the middle of the week, with any notable
sensible weather impacts confined to the eastern Bering and far
western Bering. Another round of northerly gap winds will impact
the Alaska Peninsula and its coastal waters late tonight into
Monday as the aforementioned shortwaves traverse the region. Out
west, the persistent quasi-stationary frontal boundary will
continue to bring southerly gales and the chance for a few showers
to the western tip of the chain through tonight before finally
receding into the Pacific on Monday.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (Wednesday through Sunday)...
By the middle of the coming week cold air continuing to a dump off
the Alaskan landmass will help fuel a small-scale low pressure
system in the western Gulf. While this will not impact the weather
across a large area, it does have the potential to bring some
heavy snow and wind to parts of Kodiak Island and/or the southern
tip of the Kenai Peninsula. The exact position of the low will be
of primary importance, so except that additional details will be
filled into the forecast as we get closer to the event.
Otherwise, cold air and high pressure will remain the name of the
game across most of the forecast domain. The models have all been
trying to bring some kind of warm front northward through the
Gulf next week and moderate the temperatures a bit. The GFS has
been most aggressive in bringing warm air back into southern
Alaska. However, given the strength and scope of the cold and
dense air remaining in place over the next several days, current
forecast thinking is that this warm air will have a very difficult
time pushing out the cold air (especially with the lack of upper
level southerly flow to support the cause). Thus, the forecast
today sticks to colder temperatures and generally a continuation
of sunny and mostly clear conditions across most of the state
through next weekend.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
The recent cold snap has caused the Kenai River freeze-up process
to kick into high gear. As ice fills the river, it can build up
and start to restrict the flow in the river channel. This has
caused water levels to rise considerably during the last week near
Soldotna. In the last few days temperatures have dropped and the
river has approached bankfull at some locations. While no flooding
has been reported and none is expected at this time, residents
along the river should still exercise caution. Bring portable
docks and other movable objects away from the riverbank in case of
additional water level increases. This type of freeze-up is a
normal process that occurs on many rivers in the state and is not
one to be concerned about unless significant flooding were to
occur.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...None.
MARINE...Gales 121 128 130 131 139 150 155 165 178 180 181 352.
Heavy Freezing Spray 126 139 160 165 180 181.
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...JA
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...PS
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...TP
LONG TERM...ADThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 3:26 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 28, 3:44 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 28, 3:44 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 28, 6:23 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Jan 29, 3:37 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 29, 3:37 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 29, 3:37 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr |
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Sources
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