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Storm Warning 87, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Aug 17, 2018, 3:49 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Aug 17, 2018, 3:49 PM AKDT (23:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 18, 2018, 3:42 PM AKDT
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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352 FZAK52 PAFC 172349 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 349 PM AKDT Fri Aug 17 2018 Coastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The Alaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ199-181300- 349 PM AKDT Fri Aug 17 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A strong front associated with a 988 mb North Pacific low will move over the central and eastern Aleutians tonight spreading over the Bering through Sun morning. A second front will move over the western Aleutians Sat afternoon, slowly moving eastward through Sun morning. $$ PKZ150-181300- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 349 PM AKDT Fri Aug 17 2018 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt increasing to 50 kt in the evening. Seas 10 ft building 20 ft after midnight. Rain. .SAT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 40 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 20 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ155-181300- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 349 PM AKDT Fri Aug 17 2018 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt increasing to 50 kt in the evening. Seas 10 ft building to 20 ft after midnight. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 45 kt becoming E 30 kt in the afternoon. From the Shumagin Islands E, E wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, E wind 30 kt becoming SE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ160-181300- Bristol Bay- 349 PM AKDT Fri Aug 17 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming NE 40 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft building to 8 ft after midnight. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ165-181300- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 349 PM AKDT Fri Aug 17 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft building to 16 ft after midnight. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ170-181300- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 349 PM AKDT Fri Aug 17 2018 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt increasing to 50 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft building to 15 ft after midnight. Rain. .SAT...N wind 50 kt diminishing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ171-181300- Unalaska Bay- 349 PM AKDT Fri Aug 17 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft building to 14 ft after midnight. Rain. .SAT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-181300- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 349 PM AKDT Fri Aug 17 2018 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt increasing to 50 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft building to 16 ft after midnight. Rain. .SAT...N wind 50 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ173-181300- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 349 PM AKDT Fri Aug 17 2018 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 10 ft after midnight. .SAT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ174-181300- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 349 PM AKDT Fri Aug 17 2018 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...N wind 40 kt increasing to 50 kt in the morning. Seas 19 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ175-181300- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 349 PM AKDT Fri Aug 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ176-181300- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 349 PM AKDT Fri Aug 17 2018 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ177-181300- Adak to Kiska- 349 PM AKDT Fri Aug 17 2018 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ178-181300- Kiska to Attu- 349 PM AKDT Fri Aug 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ179-181300- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 349 PM AKDT Fri Aug 17 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ180-181300- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 349 PM AKDT Fri Aug 17 2018 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 40 kt, except 25 kt N of Cape Newenham in the morning. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ181-181300- North and West of Nunivak Island- 349 PM AKDT Fri Aug 17 2018 .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ185-181300- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 349 PM AKDT Fri Aug 17 2018 .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Patchy fog. .SAT NIGHT...E of Saint Matthew Island, variable wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. W of Saint Matthew Island, W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Patchy fog. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$
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948 FZAK52 PAFC 181138 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 338 AM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 Coastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The Alaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ199-190030- 338 AM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A strong front associated with a 984 mb North Pacific low over the central and eastern Aleutians will begin to weaken Sun afternoon. A second front will move over the western Aleutians Sat afternoon, slowly moving eastward through Sun morning. $$ PKZ150-190030- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 338 AM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 22 ft subsiding to 15 ft after midnight. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ155-190030- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 338 AM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ160-190030- Bristol Bay- 338 AM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 25 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ165-190030- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 338 AM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ170-190030- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 338 AM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt becoming NE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ171-190030- Unalaska Bay- 338 AM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-190030- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 338 AM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 50 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ173-190030- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 338 AM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt becoming NW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ174-190030- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 338 AM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt becoming NW 35 kt after midnight. Seas 19 ft. .SUN...N wind 35 kt becoming NW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ175-190030- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 338 AM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt except 20 kt W of Atka. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt except 20 kt W of Atka. Seas 12 ft except 8 ft W of Atka. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ176-190030- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 338 AM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt except 20 kt W of Atka. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt except 20 kt W of Atka. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt becoming W 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft subsiding to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ177-190030- Adak to Kiska- 338 AM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt except variable less than 10 kt from Amchitka Pass W. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt except variable less than 10 kt from Amchitka Pass E. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ178-190030- Kiska to Attu- 338 AM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ179-190030- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 338 AM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .SUN...N wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ180-190030- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 338 AM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt except 20 kt N of Cape Newenham. Seas 11 ft except 4 ft N of Cape Newenham. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt except 25 kt N of Cape Newenham. Seas 11 ft except 5 ft N of Cape Newenham. Rain. .SUN...E wind 25 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ181-190030- North and West of Nunivak Island- 338 AM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ185-190030- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 338 AM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 .TODAY...W wind 15 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...W 20 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E of Saint Matthew Island, variable wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. W of Saint Matthew Island, W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$
638 FZAK52 PAFC 182342 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 342 PM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 Coastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The Alaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ199-191245- 342 PM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A strong front over the central and eastern Aleutians associated with a 982 mb low 300 nm south of Sand Point will begin to weaken Sun afternoon. A second front is over the western Aleutians is slowly moving eastward through Sun morning. $$ PKZ150-191245- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 342 PM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 20 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ155-191245- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 342 PM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ160-191245- Bristol Bay- 342 PM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 25 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ165-191245- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 342 PM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ170-191245- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 342 PM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ171-191245- Unalaska Bay- 342 PM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 5 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-191245- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 342 PM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ173-191245- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 342 PM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt becoming NW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ174-191245- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 342 PM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt becoming NW 35 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ175-191245- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 342 PM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ176-191245- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 342 PM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt becoming W 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ177-191245- Adak to Kiska- 342 PM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ178-191245- Kiska to Attu- 342 PM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ179-191245- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 342 PM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ180-191245- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 342 PM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 25 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ181-191245- North and West of Nunivak Island- 342 PM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ185-191245- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 342 PM AKDT Sat Aug 18 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E of Saint Matthew Island, variable wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. W of Saint Matthew Island, W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...SE 25 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 7 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 3:14 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Aug 17, 3:14 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Aug 17, 3:14 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Aug 17, 3:19 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Aug 17, 3:19 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| Aug 17, 3:46 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Aug 17, 3:46 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Aug 17, 3:49 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr |
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