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Gale Warning 265, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 19, 2019, 3:49 PM AKDT. It was in force for 3 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Mar 19, 2019, 3:49 PM AKDT (23:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 23, 2019, 3:27 AM AKDT
- In force
- 3 days
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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616 FZAK52 PAFC 192349 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 349 PM AKDT Tue Mar 19 2019 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. PKZ199-201300- 349 PM AKDT Tue Mar 19 2019 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 981 mb low 250 nm South of Dutch Harbor moves to 485 nm Southeast of Sand Point at 960 mb by Thu afternoon. Its front spreads over the Aleutians and Southwest Alaska through Thu afternoon. A 991 mb South Kamchatka low remains nearly stationary as its front slips over the Western Aleutians Thu afternoon. $$ PKZ150-201300- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 349 PM AKDT Tue Mar 19 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 30 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ155-201300- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 349 PM AKDT Tue Mar 19 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt except E 25 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ160-201300- Bristol Bay- 349 PM AKDT Tue Mar 19 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. Snow changing to rain during the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ165-201300- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 349 PM AKDT Tue Mar 19 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...N wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ170-201300- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 349 PM AKDT Tue Mar 19 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI...N wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ171-201300- Unalaska Bay- 349 PM AKDT Tue Mar 19 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain and snow showers. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-201300- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 349 PM AKDT Tue Mar 19 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain showers. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ173-201300- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 349 PM AKDT Tue Mar 19 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...N wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ174-201300- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 349 PM AKDT Tue Mar 19 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain and snow showers. .WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ175-201300- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 349 PM AKDT Tue Mar 19 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ176-201300- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 349 PM AKDT Tue Mar 19 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...N wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ177-201300- Adak to Kiska- 349 PM AKDT Tue Mar 19 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ178-201300- Kiska to Attu- 349 PM AKDT Tue Mar 19 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ179-201300- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 349 PM AKDT Tue Mar 19 2019 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...N wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ180-201300- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 349 PM AKDT Tue Mar 19 2019 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray north of Cape Newenham after midnight. .WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray north of Cape Newenham. .WED NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray north of Cape Newenham. Snow. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ181-201300- North and West of Nunivak Island- 349 PM AKDT Tue Mar 19 2019 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray after midnight. .WED...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ185-201300- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 349 PM AKDT Tue Mar 19 2019 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...E 15 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 35 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... NE 25 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N wind 40 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... NE 25 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...N wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$
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594 FZAK52 PAFC 201148 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 348 AM AKDT Wed Mar 20 2019 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. PKZ199-210100- 348 AM AKDT Wed Mar 20 2019 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 mb low 660 nm south of Cold Bay Wed morning moves to 575 nm southeast of Cold Bay at 956 mb Thu morning. Its associated front moves across the AKPEN and southwest Alaska on Thursday. This low then moves to 270 nm southeast of Chignik at 965 mb Fri morning, with the front moving into the eastern Bering. A separate front reaches the the Shemya area on Wed and stalls through Fri. $$ PKZ150-210100- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 348 AM AKDT Wed Mar 20 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ155-210100- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 348 AM AKDT Wed Mar 20 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt except NE 25 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ160-210100- Bristol Bay- 348 AM AKDT Wed Mar 20 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain. .THU...E wind 20 kt early becoming NE 30 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ165-210100- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 348 AM AKDT Wed Mar 20 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt early increasing to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ170-210100- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 348 AM AKDT Wed Mar 20 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ171-210100- Unalaska Bay- 348 AM AKDT Wed Mar 20 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow and rain. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-210100- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 348 AM AKDT Wed Mar 20 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ173-210100- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 348 AM AKDT Wed Mar 20 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ174-210100- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 348 AM AKDT Wed Mar 20 2019 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ175-210100- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 348 AM AKDT Wed Mar 20 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ176-210100- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 348 AM AKDT Wed Mar 20 2019 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ177-210100- Adak to Kiska- 348 AM AKDT Wed Mar 20 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ178-210100- Kiska to Attu- 348 AM AKDT Wed Mar 20 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ179-210100- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 348 AM AKDT Wed Mar 20 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt in the morning increasing to 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...N wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .THU NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...N wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ180-210100- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 348 AM AKDT Wed Mar 20 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray N of Cape Newenham. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray N of Cape Newenham. Snow. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray N of Cape Newenham in the morning. Snow and rain. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ181-210100- North and West of Nunivak Island- 348 AM AKDT Wed Mar 20 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ185-210100- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 348 AM AKDT Wed Mar 20 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...E 25 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...NE 30 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$
794 FZAK52 PAFC 210005 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 405 PM AKDT Wed Mar 20 2019 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. PKZ199-211230- 405 PM AKDT Wed Mar 20 2019 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A front tracks over the Eastern Bering and Western Alaska through Fri afternoon. A 992 mb Central Kamchatka low remains nearly stationary and dissipates Friday morning. Its front tracks the Western Aleutians for Friday afternoon. $$ PKZ150-211230- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 405 PM AKDT Wed Mar 20 2019 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ155-211230- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 405 PM AKDT Wed Mar 20 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt except NE 25 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ160-211230- Bristol Bay- 405 PM AKDT Wed Mar 20 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ165-211230- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 405 PM AKDT Wed Mar 20 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. From Port Moller E, E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ170-211230- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 405 PM AKDT Wed Mar 20 2019 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow and rain. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ171-211230- Unalaska Bay- 405 PM AKDT Wed Mar 20 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow with rain. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ172-211230- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 405 PM AKDT Wed Mar 20 2019 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ173-211230- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 405 PM AKDT Wed Mar 20 2019 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ174-211230- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 405 PM AKDT Wed Mar 20 2019 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. $$ PKZ175-211230- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 405 PM AKDT Wed Mar 20 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ176-211230- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 405 PM AKDT Wed Mar 20 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON...W wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. $$ PKZ177-211230- Adak to Kiska- 405 PM AKDT Wed Mar 20 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON...W wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. $$ PKZ178-211230- Kiska to Attu- 405 PM AKDT Wed Mar 20 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ179-211230- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 405 PM AKDT Wed Mar 20 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ180-211230- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 405 PM AKDT Wed Mar 20 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray north of Cape Newenham. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ181-211230- North and West of Nunivak Island- 405 PM AKDT Wed Mar 20 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ185-211230- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 405 PM AKDT Wed Mar 20 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$
329 FZAK52 PAFC 211156 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 356 AM AKDT Thu Mar 21 2019 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. PKZ199-220045- 356 AM AKDT Thu Mar 21 2019 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...A western Alaska front Thu morning moves to the central Bering Fri morning. A separate front reaches Shemya Fri evening, then the western Bering and Aleutians Sat morning. A 955 mb low 500 nm southeast of Sand Point Thu morning moves to 260 nm southeast of Chignik Fri morning at 966 mb, then to 70 nm west of Cape Newenham at 989 mb Sat morning. $$ PKZ150-220045- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 356 AM AKDT Thu Mar 21 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas building to 15 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Widespread rain showers. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ155-220045- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 356 AM AKDT Thu Mar 21 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt except NE 25 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Widespread rain showers and snow. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt except NE 20 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ160-220045- Bristol Bay- 356 AM AKDT Thu Mar 21 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E wind 10 kt early becoming NE wind 25 kt. Seas 2 ft early building to 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ165-220045- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 356 AM AKDT Thu Mar 21 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt becoming NE wind 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. From Port Moller E, E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt except NE 25 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ170-220045- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 356 AM AKDT Thu Mar 21 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt early increasing to 30 kt. Seas building to 13 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...S wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...S wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ171-220045- Unalaska Bay- 356 AM AKDT Thu Mar 21 2019 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft early building to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. Snow early mixing with rain late. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ172-220045- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 356 AM AKDT Thu Mar 21 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. $$ PKZ173-220045- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 356 AM AKDT Thu Mar 21 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...S wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...S wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ174-220045- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 356 AM AKDT Thu Mar 21 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 30 ft. $$ PKZ175-220045- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 356 AM AKDT Thu Mar 21 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ176-220045- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 356 AM AKDT Thu Mar 21 2019 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 36 ft. $$ PKZ177-220045- Adak to Kiska- 356 AM AKDT Thu Mar 21 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN...S wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON...W wind 40 kt. Seas 34 ft. $$ PKZ178-220045- Kiska to Attu- 356 AM AKDT Thu Mar 21 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 29 ft. .SUN...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 26 ft. .MON...W wind 35 kt. Seas 25 ft. $$ PKZ179-220045- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 356 AM AKDT Thu Mar 21 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt early. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...S wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ180-220045- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 356 AM AKDT Thu Mar 21 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray north of Cape Newenham. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray north of Cape Newenham. Snow with rain. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ181-220045- North and West of Nunivak Island- 356 AM AKDT Thu Mar 21 2019 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ185-220045- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 356 AM AKDT Thu Mar 21 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .FRI...NE wind 35 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...N 40 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. $$
022 FZAK52 PAFC 212359 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 359 PM AKDT Thu Mar 21 2019 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. PKZ199-221315- 359 PM AKDT Thu Mar 21 2019 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A front located from the southwest coast to the Alaska Peninsula moves to extend from the central Bering to the Fox Islands Friday afternoon and dissipates thereafter. A 974 mb low around 730 NM Southwest of Shemya Friday morning moves to 240 NM West Northwest of Shemya Saturday afternoon with a central pressure of 971 mb. The associated front pushes to the central Bering Sat. A 974 mb low moves to 50 NM west of Port Heiden Fri afternoon then weakens rapidly as it moves northwest along the southwest coast Fri night and Sat. $$ PKZ150-221315- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 359 PM AKDT Thu Mar 21 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. Widespread rain showers. .FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ155-221315- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 359 PM AKDT Thu Mar 21 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt, except NW 20 kt west of the Shumagin Islands. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, N wind 20 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt except S 10 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ160-221315- Bristol Bay- 359 PM AKDT Thu Mar 21 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ165-221315- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 359 PM AKDT Thu Mar 21 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. From Port Moller E, E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .FRI...N wind 15 kt except E 25 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt except variable 10 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ170-221315- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 359 PM AKDT Thu Mar 21 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow and rain. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...S wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...S wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ171-221315- Unalaska Bay- 359 PM AKDT Thu Mar 21 2019 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Snow. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. Snow and rain. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-221315- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 359 PM AKDT Thu Mar 21 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 23 ft. $$ PKZ173-221315- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 359 PM AKDT Thu Mar 21 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...S wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...S wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ174-221315- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 359 PM AKDT Thu Mar 21 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 30 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 25 ft. $$ PKZ175-221315- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 359 PM AKDT Thu Mar 21 2019 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt becoming SW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ176-221315- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 359 PM AKDT Thu Mar 21 2019 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt becoming SW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 36 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. $$ PKZ177-221315- Adak to Kiska- 359 PM AKDT Thu Mar 21 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow and rain. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON...W wind 40 kt. Seas 34 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ178-221315- Kiska to Attu- 359 PM AKDT Thu Mar 21 2019 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 28 ft. .SUN...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 26 ft. .MON...W wind 35 kt. Seas 25 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ179-221315- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 359 PM AKDT Thu Mar 21 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt W of the Pribilofs. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...S wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ180-221315- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 359 PM AKDT Thu Mar 21 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow with rain. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ181-221315- North and West of Nunivak Island- 359 PM AKDT Thu Mar 21 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...S wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ185-221315- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 359 PM AKDT Thu Mar 21 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .FRI...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...N 30 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. .TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 25 ft. $$
271 FZAK52 PAFC 221159 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 359 AM AKDT Fri Mar 22 2019 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. PKZ199-230045- 359 AM AKDT Fri Mar 22 2019 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...A front over the central Bering and eastern Aleutians will remain stationary Fri and weaken. A separate front will reach Shemya early this afternoon, then move north and east, reaching Nunivak Island and the AKPEN Sun morning. A 966 mb low 230 nm southeast of Chignik Fri morning moves to 100 nm west of Goodnews Bay Sat morning at 988 mb and dissipates Sat night. $$ PKZ150-230045- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 359 AM AKDT Fri Mar 22 2019 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 40 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. Patchy fog. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ155-230045- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 359 AM AKDT Fri Mar 22 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW wind increasing to 20 kt becoming W 30 kt in the afternoon. From the Shumagin Islands E, NE wind 25 kt becoming variable 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt except variable 10 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt except variable 10 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...S wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ160-230045- Bristol Bay- 359 AM AKDT Fri Mar 22 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas building to 6 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ165-230045- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 359 AM AKDT Fri Mar 22 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt except NE 25 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 8 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt except W 15 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...S wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ170-230045- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 359 AM AKDT Fri Mar 22 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...S wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ171-230045- Unalaska Bay- 359 AM AKDT Fri Mar 22 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. Snow. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. Widespread snow showers. .SAT...W wind 25 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-230045- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 359 AM AKDT Fri Mar 22 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...S wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...S wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ173-230045- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 359 AM AKDT Fri Mar 22 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas building to 17 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt becoming W 25 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt becoming S 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...S wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ174-230045- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 359 AM AKDT Fri Mar 22 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 40 kt. Seas building to 17 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt becoming S 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...S wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. .MON...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 28 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. $$ PKZ175-230045- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 359 AM AKDT Fri Mar 22 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt becoming SW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...S wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 24 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ176-230045- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 359 AM AKDT Fri Mar 22 2019 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt becoming SW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. Snow. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...S wind 50 kt. Seas 23 ft. .MON...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 33 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ177-230045- Adak to Kiska- 359 AM AKDT Fri Mar 22 2019 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow and rain. .SAT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN...S wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 29 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ178-230045- Kiska to Attu- 359 AM AKDT Fri Mar 22 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon...except W wind 15 kt S of Kiska in the morning. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Snow and rain. .SAT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 29 ft. .SUN...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. .MON...W wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ179-230045- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 359 AM AKDT Fri Mar 22 2019 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt becoming S 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...S wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...S wind 45 kt. Seas 25 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ180-230045- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 359 AM AKDT Fri Mar 22 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...S wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ181-230045- North and West of Nunivak Island- 359 AM AKDT Fri Mar 22 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...S wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ185-230045- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 359 AM AKDT Fri Mar 22 2019 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E of Saint Matthew Island, NE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. W of Saint Matthew Island, N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...N 30 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...S wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 30 ft. .TUE...S wind 45 kt. Seas 30 ft. $$
188 FZAK52 PAFC 222359 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 359 PM AKDT Fri Mar 22 2019 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. PKZ199-231245- 359 PM AKDT Fri Mar 22 2019 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 mb low over the Alaska Peninsula will move to 50 NM west of Cape Newenham at 991 mb Sat morning. The low will then dissipate Sat afternoon. A front associated with a 965 mb Kamchatka low will move over the western Aleutians Fri night then it will spread over the central Aleutians Sat night. The front will dissipate Sun afternoon. $$ PKZ150-231245- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 359 PM AKDT Fri Mar 22 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt, except 20 kt from Chirikof Island W. Seas 11 to 13 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ155-231245- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 359 PM AKDT Fri Mar 22 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt except SW 15 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. From the Shumagin Islands E, Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt except variable 10 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...S wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ160-231245- Bristol Bay- 359 PM AKDT Fri Mar 22 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ165-231245- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 359 PM AKDT Fri Mar 22 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. From Port Moller E, S wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ170-231245- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 359 PM AKDT Fri Mar 22 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...S wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ171-231245- Unalaska Bay- 359 PM AKDT Fri Mar 22 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow. .SAT...W wind 25 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-231245- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 359 PM AKDT Fri Mar 22 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...S wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 22 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ173-231245- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 359 PM AKDT Fri Mar 22 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt becoming S 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. .MON...S wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ174-231245- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 359 PM AKDT Fri Mar 22 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt decreasing to NW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt becoming S 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. .MON...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 28 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ175-231245- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 359 PM AKDT Fri Mar 22 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt becoming SW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ176-231245- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 359 PM AKDT Fri Mar 22 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 50 kt. Seas 27 ft. .MON...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 30 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ177-231245- Adak to Kiska- 359 PM AKDT Fri Mar 22 2019 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow and rain. .SAT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .MON...W wind 45 kt. Seas 24 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ178-231245- Kiska to Attu- 359 PM AKDT Fri Mar 22 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Snow and rain. .SAT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. Snow and rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 29 ft. Snow and rain showers. .SUN...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 26 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...W wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ179-231245- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 359 PM AKDT Fri Mar 22 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25kt becoming S 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON...S wind 45 kt. Seas 25 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ180-231245- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 359 PM AKDT Fri Mar 22 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ181-231245- North and West of Nunivak Island- 359 PM AKDT Fri Mar 22 2019 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 8 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Snow. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ185-231245- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 359 PM AKDT Fri Mar 22 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...N 30 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray from St. Matthew Island W. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray from St. Matthew Island W. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray from St. Matthew Island W. Snow. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 30 ft. .TUE...S wind 45 kt. Seas 30 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$
546 FZAK52 PAFC 231127 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 327 AM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2019 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. PKZ199-240030- 327 AM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2019 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A front moves over the western Aleutians Sat morning and continues across the central Bering through Sun morning. A 961 mb North Pacific low moves to 280 nm south of Shemya by Sun afternoon and then to 180 nm east of Shemya at 951 mb by Mon morning. $$ PKZ150-240030- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 327 AM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ155-240030- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 327 AM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt except NW 15 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt except variable 10 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt except SE 15 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...S wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ160-240030- Bristol Bay- 327 AM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ165-240030- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 327 AM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. From Port Moller E, S wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...S wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ170-240030- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 327 AM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...S wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ171-240030- Unalaska Bay- 327 AM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2019 .TODAY...W wind 20 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-240030- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 327 AM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ173-240030- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 327 AM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt becoming S 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ174-240030- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 327 AM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt becoming S 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 28 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ175-240030- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 327 AM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain with snow. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 55 kt. Seas 23 ft. .MON...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 23 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ176-240030- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 327 AM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain with snow. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 50 kt. Seas 33 ft. .MON...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 33 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ177-240030- Adak to Kiska- 327 AM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 50 kt. Seas 31 ft. .MON...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 30 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ178-240030- Kiska to Attu- 327 AM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 27 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...SW wind 40 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 24 ft subsiding to 17 ft in the afternoon. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...W wind 45 kt. Seas 23 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 25 ft. $$ PKZ179-240030- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 327 AM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W wind 15 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON...S wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ180-240030- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 327 AM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt subsiding to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ181-240030- North and West of Nunivak Island- 327 AM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft building to 8 ft after midnight. Snow. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. .MON...SE wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 16 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 14 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. $$ PKZ185-240030- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 327 AM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 30 ft. .TUE...S wind 40 kt. Seas 26 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$
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 Mar 19, 4:55 AM AKDT, 10 hours 54 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 19, 4:55 AM AKDT, 10 hours 54 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 455 AM AKDT Tue Mar 19 2019 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... There is a train of lows from Kamchatka to the Oregon Coast that are moving across the north Pacific. The latest ASCAT/Advanced Scatterometer pass has detected gale force winds south of the chain and near Kamchatka associated with the aforementioned systems. There is also a weak low in the West Bering with a frontal boundary attached to it. Looking at the upper levels, there is jet core pushing over Prince William Sound and another jet core south of the chain. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... Used the ASCAT/advanced scatterometer data for initialization purposes and the GFS and ECMWF did very well pinging into the location of the surface low south of the chain between Adak and Unalaska and they also did well with the placement of the low near Southern Kamchatka. The global models remain in good agreement with the synoptic features through Thursday. Even more spectacular is the tight grouping or clustering of the GFS ensemble members in both the Bering and the North Pacific. On Friday, the solutions begin to diverge introducing some minor differences in timing and the exact low track. Very confident about the forecast for most of the area of responsibility for the the ensuing 48 hour period. && .AVIATION... PANC...Some low cigs were observed this morning along with both rain and snow being observed after midnight. As of 3 AM ADT, the Kenai radar actually has another band of precipitation near Fire Island which may also clip PANC. By 18z VFR conditions are likely which is also when the winds should lay down. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2: today through Wednesday night)... A surface low over western Cook Inlet and associated upper trough will move rapidly north across the Cook Inlet to MAT-SU Valleys corridor this morning. This system will bring light snow with it which should end across the Anchorage Bowl this morning and linger on a little longer over the MAT-SU Valleys. A weak frontal band over the eastern Gulf will head west today as a developing surface low along its southern boundary heads northwest toward Kodiak. Latest model runs suggest a slower westward progression of the frontal boundary across the Gulf. That said, the brunt of the precipitation will remain mostly over the Gulf through Wednesday night and will not likely arrive over the western Gulf/Kenai Peninsula until this evening. Warm air and rising freezing levels will accompany the front so most locations below a 2000 ft will generally see rain. There could be a little spill over precipitation over the lee of the Chugach/Kenai Mountains tonight before the easterly cross-barrier flow sets up, but it would be fairly short lived and should not amount to much. Strong winds will once again develop from Portage Valley to along Turnagain Arm and the Matanuska Valley tonight and will slowly diminish Wednesday night. Gusty south winds will develop along the Copper River and out of the Knik River Valley Wednesday afternoon/evening. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 through 3)... Scattered showers lingering from Bristol Bay north along the western edge of the Alaska Range will diminish today as a weak upper-level trough lifts north over central Alaska. Behind it, an upper-level ridge will build in across the southwest mainland, providing a brief respite from the wintry conditions through early Wednesday. By Wednesday, a frontal band lifting northwest from a low tracking toward the AKPEN will move over Bristol Bay bringing another round of snow. This system will continue to push north, with snow reaching the Kuskokwim Delta by Wednesday afternoon as the low and associated front continues to track to the northwest. As this system enters the eastern Bering, the pressure gradient between it and a 1026 mb high anchored over eastern Russia will increase over Southwest Alaska. The resulting gusty northeast winds from coastal Bristol Bay north to the Y-K Delta will produce areas of blowing snow, reducing visibility at times. The low will then weaken as the occluded front pivots over the eastern Bering. A second low on a similar track to the first will then absorb the remnants of the first as it lifts over Bristol Bay and swings a front across Southwest Alaska Thursday. Warmer air with this second system will mean a changeover from snow to rain as the low moves into the Bering. Precipitation type and amount of snow is still a challenge as there is some discrepancy between the models with the extent of warm air advection. At this time, however, it does appear that there will be enough warmer air working in aloft to facilitate a quick changeover to rain from the AKPEN north to Dillingham and east to Sleetmute and Stony River. For the Kuskokwim Delta, enough cold air may hold on to keep most, if not all, the precipitation as snow, where a few inches could fall from Bethel on east through early Friday. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 2)... The western Bering continues to be under the influence of an upper-level trough with a series of weak surface lows positioned from the Kamchatka Peninsula north to the Chukchi Sea. Farther east, weak upper-level ridging over the eastern Bering and a southwest-northeast oriented surface ridge over the central Bering are keeping things fairly quiet over the open water. Low pressure south of the eastern Aleutians will stall and remain in this general location through Wednesday as it becomes vertically stacked and slowly fills. This system will then get absorbed by a north Pacific low as it lifts towards the Southwestern Gulf. Snow and rain will develop over the eastern Bering as this second system lifts toward the AKPEN for Thursday. As this system lifts north, northerly gales will develop over the central Bering. Farther west, a surface low tracking off the Kamchatka Peninsula will turn northeast, lifting a front over the western Aleutians Wednesday. && .MARINE (Days 3 through 5, Thursday through Saturday)... ...Bering Sea/Aleutians... Confidence is still rather high that north/northeasterly gales will develop over the eastern half of the Bering Thursday through Friday. Gales will become more widespread on Friday and extend south across the AKPEN and eastern Aleutians before diminishing on Saturday. Wave heights will peak Friday afternoon over the southeastern portion of the Bering (north side of the Aleutians/AKPEN) approaching 20 ft. Further west, confidence increases that a strong low will push east across the western Bering by Friday afternoon, with winds ranging between upper end gales to low end storms with wave heights increasing to 20-25 ft through Saturday. ...Gulf of Alaska... Decent model agreement surrounding a 960 mb low moving into the Gulf south of Kodiak on Thursday leads to increasing confidence that gale force winds will spread across most of the Gulf through Friday afternoon. Waves will also increase to 25 ft over the open Gulf by Friday as well. Winds should diminish below gale force by Saturday though a secondary low may move into the eastern Gulf over the weekend but likely to remain mostly sub-gale force. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7, Thursday through Monday)... The warm and wet pattern looks to continue into the weekend as upper ridging over western Canada/US will help to direct the storm path north into the southern mainland. On Thursday morning, the Gulf coast will see a short break before a broad 960 mb low tracks north, with the center moving to a few hundred miles south of Kodiak. A front moving well ahead of the low will slam into the coast by Thursday afternoon bringing another round of heavy precip and mountain snow to the Prince William Sound/eastern Kenai coastline, with snow levels rising to above 2000 ft. Strong cross barrier flow will promote downsloping on the west side of the mountains keeping inland areas dry, while also ramping up the gap winds through Friday, including through Turnagain Arm. The low looks to stall out then shift south while weakening as it runs into the upper ridge nosing into eastern interior AK. By the weekend, a strong low pressure system tracks east into the western Bering. This system looks to be strong enough to push the persistent upper ridge to the east allowing the overall longwave pattern to become more zonal (west to east) instead of meridional (south to north). The pattern still looks to remain rather unsettled as a parade of lows push east across the Bering into the mainland, though specific timing and strength of these systems is still to be determined && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...Heavy Freezing Spray 181 185. Gale 181 185 172 179 180 119 120 125 130 131 138 139 352 351. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...PJS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...BC SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...TM MARINE/LONG TERM...KVP
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 3:35 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 19, 3:35 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 19, 3:35 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 19, 3:36 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 19, 3:36 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 19, 3:44 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 72 hr | |
| Mar 19, 3:49 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 19, 3:50 PM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 37 hr |
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