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Gale Warning 467, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 23, 2019, 3:36 AM AKDT. It was in force for 4 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Sep 23, 2019, 3:36 AM AKDT (11:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 26, 2019, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 4 days
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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754 FZAK52 PAFC 231136 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 336 AM AKDT Mon Sep 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. PKZ199-240015- 336 AM AKDT Mon Sep 23 2019 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A front associated with a 974 mb Gulf low moves across the Alaska Peninsula by late Mon night. A 1004 mb low 180 nm west of St Matthew Island late Mon night moves inland near Hooper Bay at 999 mb by Tue evening. A front associated with a strengthening 982 mb Kamchatka low enters the western Aleutians Tue afternoon and moves into the central Bering by Wed morning. $$ PKZ150-240015- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 336 AM AKDT Mon Sep 23 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ155-240015- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 336 AM AKDT Mon Sep 23 2019 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Gusts up to 50 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ160-240015- Bristol Bay- 336 AM AKDT Mon Sep 23 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ165-240015- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 336 AM AKDT Mon Sep 23 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ170-240015- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 336 AM AKDT Mon Sep 23 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ171-240015- Unalaska Bay- 336 AM AKDT Mon Sep 23 2019 .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-240015- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 336 AM AKDT Mon Sep 23 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt becoming W 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ173-240015- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 336 AM AKDT Mon Sep 23 2019 .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ174-240015- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 336 AM AKDT Mon Sep 23 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ175-240015- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 336 AM AKDT Mon Sep 23 2019 .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...S wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ176-240015- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 336 AM AKDT Mon Sep 23 2019 .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...S wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ177-240015- Adak to Kiska- 336 AM AKDT Mon Sep 23 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...S wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ178-240015- Kiska to Attu- 336 AM AKDT Mon Sep 23 2019 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...W wind increasing to 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft building to 12 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 50 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ179-240015- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 336 AM AKDT Mon Sep 23 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ180-240015- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 336 AM AKDT Mon Sep 23 2019 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt becoming SW 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ181-240015- North and West of Nunivak Island- 336 AM AKDT Mon Sep 23 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 10 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ185-240015- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 336 AM AKDT Mon Sep 23 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...SW 25 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... NW 25 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$
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186 FZAK52 PAFC 232346 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 346 PM AKDT Mon Sep 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. PKZ199-241230- 346 PM AKDT Mon Sep 23 2019 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A weak front over the central Bering moves into Bristol Bay mid- day Tue. A 1002 mb low enters the Bering 210 nm southwest of Gamble early Tue morning. It moves to 120 nm southeast of Gamble at 996 mb Tue afternoon then moves inland over Unalakleet Wed morning. A front enters the western Aleutians Tue afternoon and moves into the central Bering and Aleutians Wed afternoon. $$ PKZ150-241230- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 346 PM AKDT Mon Sep 23 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ155-241230- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 346 PM AKDT Mon Sep 23 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ160-241230- Bristol Bay- 346 PM AKDT Mon Sep 23 2019 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 11 ft after midnight. Rain. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ165-241230- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 346 PM AKDT Mon Sep 23 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ170-241230- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 346 PM AKDT Mon Sep 23 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ171-241230- Unalaska Bay- 346 PM AKDT Mon Sep 23 2019 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming SW after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-241230- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 346 PM AKDT Mon Sep 23 2019 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ173-241230- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 346 PM AKDT Mon Sep 23 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...S wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...S wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ174-241230- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 346 PM AKDT Mon Sep 23 2019 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...S wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ175-241230- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 346 PM AKDT Mon Sep 23 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ176-241230- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 346 PM AKDT Mon Sep 23 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming S 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ177-241230- Adak to Kiska- 346 PM AKDT Mon Sep 23 2019 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 9 ft building to 14 ft after midnight. Rain. .WED...S wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ178-241230- Kiska to Attu- 346 PM AKDT Mon Sep 23 2019 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft building to 11 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ179-241230- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 346 PM AKDT Mon Sep 23 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt becoming SW 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...S wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ180-241230- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 346 PM AKDT Mon Sep 23 2019 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt becoming SW 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ181-241230- North and West of Nunivak Island- 346 PM AKDT Mon Sep 23 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 11 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ185-241230- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 346 PM AKDT Mon Sep 23 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...SW 25 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$
493 FZAK52 PAFC 241129 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 329 AM AKDT Tue Sep 24 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. PKZ199-250015- 329 AM AKDT Tue Sep 24 2019 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1005 mb low 140 nm west of St Matthew Island moves ashore Wed morning 40 nm north of Hooper Bay at 998 mb. A strengthening frontal boundary associated with a 983 mb Kamchatka low enters the western Aleutians Tue afternoon and moves into the western Bering by Wed morning then enters the eastern Bering and Aleutians by Thu morning. $$ PKZ150-250015- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 329 AM AKDT Tue Sep 24 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ155-250015- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 329 AM AKDT Tue Sep 24 2019 .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ160-250015- Bristol Bay- 329 AM AKDT Tue Sep 24 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft building to 11 ft after midnight. Rain showers. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 6 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ165-250015- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 329 AM AKDT Tue Sep 24 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ170-250015- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 329 AM AKDT Tue Sep 24 2019 .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...S wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ171-250015- Unalaska Bay- 329 AM AKDT Tue Sep 24 2019 .TODAY...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-250015- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 329 AM AKDT Tue Sep 24 2019 .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ173-250015- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 329 AM AKDT Tue Sep 24 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...S wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ174-250015- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 329 AM AKDT Tue Sep 24 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...S wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ175-250015- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 329 AM AKDT Tue Sep 24 2019 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...S wind increasing to 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ176-250015- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 329 AM AKDT Tue Sep 24 2019 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming S 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. .WED...S wind increasing to 35 kt. Seas 10 ft building to 15 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ177-250015- Adak to Kiska- 329 AM AKDT Tue Sep 24 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S wind increasing to 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft building to 15 ft after midnight. Rain. .WED...S wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ178-250015- Kiska to Attu- 329 AM AKDT Tue Sep 24 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft building to 10 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ179-250015- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 329 AM AKDT Tue Sep 24 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt becoming SW 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...S wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...S wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ180-250015- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 329 AM AKDT Tue Sep 24 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt, becoming SW 30 kt in the afternoon N of Cape Newenham. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...S wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ181-250015- North and West of Nunivak Island- 329 AM AKDT Tue Sep 24 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft building to 11 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...S wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ185-250015- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 329 AM AKDT Tue Sep 24 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...E of Saint Matthew Island, NW wind 30 kt. W of Saint Matthew Island, NW wind 20 kt becoming SW after midnight. Seas 9 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... SE 30 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...S wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$
390 FZAK52 PAFC 242331 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 331 PM AKDT Tue Sep 24 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. PKZ199-251245- 331 PM AKDT Tue Sep 24 2019 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A front associated with a 996 mb north Bering low moves over the southeast Bering and Bristol Bay through Wed. A strong front associated with a 984 mb eastern Russia low enters the western Aleutians this evening, then into the central Bering on Wed and Thu. A new trough enters the western Aleutians on Thu. $$ PKZ150-251245- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 331 PM AKDT Tue Sep 24 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ155-251245- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 331 PM AKDT Tue Sep 24 2019 .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ160-251245- Bristol Bay- 331 PM AKDT Tue Sep 24 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming W 35 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft building to 11 ft after midnight. Rain showers. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ165-251245- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 331 PM AKDT Tue Sep 24 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt except SW 20 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 7 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ170-251245- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 331 PM AKDT Tue Sep 24 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...S wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ171-251245- Unalaska Bay- 331 PM AKDT Tue Sep 24 2019 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-251245- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 331 PM AKDT Tue Sep 24 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ173-251245- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 331 PM AKDT Tue Sep 24 2019 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...S wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ174-251245- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 331 PM AKDT Tue Sep 24 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt becoming S 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...S wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ175-251245- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 331 PM AKDT Tue Sep 24 2019 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming S 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. .WED...S wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .THU...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ176-251245- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 331 PM AKDT Tue Sep 24 2019 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming S 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. .WED...S wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft building to 14 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .THU...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ177-251245- Adak to Kiska- 331 PM AKDT Tue Sep 24 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt increasing to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft building to 15 ft after midnight. Rain. .WED...S wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ178-251245- Kiska to Attu- 331 PM AKDT Tue Sep 24 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ179-251245- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 331 PM AKDT Tue Sep 24 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft building to 15 ft after midnight. .THU...S wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ180-251245- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 331 PM AKDT Tue Sep 24 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ181-251245- North and West of Nunivak Island- 331 PM AKDT Tue Sep 24 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ185-251245- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 331 PM AKDT Tue Sep 24 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... NW 20 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 9 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... SE 30 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$
960 FZAK52 PAFC 251150 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 350 AM AKDT Wed Sep 25 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. PKZ199-260030- 350 AM AKDT Wed Sep 25 2019 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A frontal boundary exits the eastern Bering Wed morning. A frontal boundary in the western Bering associated with a semi-stationary 969 mb Kamchatka low moves to the central Bering by Thu morning then weakens in the eastern Bering by Fri morning. An additional front associated with the weakening 979 mb Kamchatka low enters the western Aleutians Thu morning and moves to the central Bering by Fri morning. $$ PKZ150-260030- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 350 AM AKDT Wed Sep 25 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind diminishing to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ155-260030- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 350 AM AKDT Wed Sep 25 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt except variable wind less than 10 kt E of the Shumagin Islands. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ160-260030- Bristol Bay- 350 AM AKDT Wed Sep 25 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SW wind 10 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ165-260030- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 350 AM AKDT Wed Sep 25 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...S wind 20. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ170-260030- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 350 AM AKDT Wed Sep 25 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ171-260030- Unalaska Bay- 350 AM AKDT Wed Sep 25 2019 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-260030- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 350 AM AKDT Wed Sep 25 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ173-260030- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 350 AM AKDT Wed Sep 25 2019 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt becoming S 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...S wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ174-260030- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 350 AM AKDT Wed Sep 25 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ175-260030- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 350 AM AKDT Wed Sep 25 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S wind increasing to 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .THU...S wind 35 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ176-260030- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 350 AM AKDT Wed Sep 25 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S wind increasing to 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .THU...S wind 35 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ177-260030- Adak to Kiska- 350 AM AKDT Wed Sep 25 2019 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ178-260030- Kiska to Attu- 350 AM AKDT Wed Sep 25 2019 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ179-260030- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 350 AM AKDT Wed Sep 25 2019 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...S wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ180-260030- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 350 AM AKDT Wed Sep 25 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight W of Nunivak Island. Seas 7 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt, except 20 kt S of Cape Newenham. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ181-260030- North and West of Nunivak Island- 350 AM AKDT Wed Sep 25 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight W of Nunivak Island. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ185-260030- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 350 AM AKDT Wed Sep 25 2019 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...SE 30 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .THU...S wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$
493 FZAK52 PAFC 252347 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 347 PM AKDT Wed Sep 25 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. PKZ199-261315- 347 PM AKDT Wed Sep 25 2019 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A front associated with a 981 mb Kamchatka low in the central Bering moves into the eastern Bering Thu afternoon before moving onshore Fri afternoon. A secondary front over the western Bering moves into the central Bering Thu afternoon before dissipating by Fri afternoon. $$ PKZ150-261315- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 347 PM AKDT Wed Sep 25 2019 .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ155-261315- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 347 PM AKDT Wed Sep 25 2019 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt except variable 10 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ160-261315- Bristol Bay- 347 PM AKDT Wed Sep 25 2019 .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SW wind 10 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ165-261315- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 347 PM AKDT Wed Sep 25 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt except SE 20 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ170-261315- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 347 PM AKDT Wed Sep 25 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ171-261315- Unalaska Bay- 347 PM AKDT Wed Sep 25 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-261315- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 347 PM AKDT Wed Sep 25 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ173-261315- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 347 PM AKDT Wed Sep 25 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...S wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ174-261315- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 347 PM AKDT Wed Sep 25 2019 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...S wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ175-261315- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 347 PM AKDT Wed Sep 25 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .THU...S wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ176-261315- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 347 PM AKDT Wed Sep 25 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .THU...S wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ177-261315- Adak to Kiska- 347 PM AKDT Wed Sep 25 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ178-261315- Kiska to Attu- 347 PM AKDT Wed Sep 25 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft. Widespread rain showers. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ179-261315- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 347 PM AKDT Wed Sep 25 2019 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft building to 14 ft after midnight. .THU...S wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ180-261315- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 347 PM AKDT Wed Sep 25 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ181-261315- North and West of Nunivak Island- 347 PM AKDT Wed Sep 25 2019 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ185-261315- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 347 PM AKDT Wed Sep 25 2019 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 35 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... S 30 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$
099 FZAK52 PAFC 261131 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 331 AM AKDT Thu Sep 26 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. PKZ199-270045- 331 AM AKDT Thu Sep 26 2019 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A front associated with a 981 mb Kamchatka low in the central Bering moves into the eastern Bering through Fri morning then dissipates late Fri night. A weakening secondary front in the western Aleutians moves into the central Bering by Fri morning and dissipates by Sat morning. $$ PKZ150-270045- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 331 AM AKDT Thu Sep 26 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...W wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ155-270045- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 331 AM AKDT Thu Sep 26 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...S wind 20 kt except variable 10 kt E of the Shumagin Islands. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ160-270045- Bristol Bay- 331 AM AKDT Thu Sep 26 2019 .TODAY...SW wind 10 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ165-270045- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 331 AM AKDT Thu Sep 26 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt, increasing to 25 kt W of Port Moller. Seas 4 ft, except 8 ft W of Port Moller. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ170-270045- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 331 AM AKDT Thu Sep 26 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ171-270045- Unalaska Bay- 331 AM AKDT Thu Sep 26 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-270045- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 331 AM AKDT Thu Sep 26 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the evening. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ173-270045- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 331 AM AKDT Thu Sep 26 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 20 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ174-270045- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 331 AM AKDT Thu Sep 26 2019 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 20 kt becoming variable 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ175-270045- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 331 AM AKDT Thu Sep 26 2019 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 35 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft subsiding to 8 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ176-270045- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 331 AM AKDT Thu Sep 26 2019 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ177-270045- Adak to Kiska- 331 AM AKDT Thu Sep 26 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ178-270045- Kiska to Attu- 331 AM AKDT Thu Sep 26 2019 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ179-270045- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 331 AM AKDT Thu Sep 26 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ180-270045- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 331 AM AKDT Thu Sep 26 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ181-270045- North and West of Nunivak Island- 331 AM AKDT Thu Sep 26 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ185-270045- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 331 AM AKDT Thu Sep 26 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 35 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...S 30 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...S 30 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$
715 FZAK52 PAFC 270000 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 400 PM AKDT Thu Sep 26 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. PKZ199-271230- 400 PM AKDT Thu Sep 26 2019 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A front associated with a 983 mb Kamchatka low in the eastern Bering dissipates Sat morning. A secondary front enters the central Bering before dissipating Sat morning. A front associated with a 1005 mb North Pacific low enters the eastern Aleutians Sat morning. $$ PKZ150-271230- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 400 PM AKDT Thu Sep 26 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ155-271230- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 400 PM AKDT Thu Sep 26 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ160-271230- Bristol Bay- 400 PM AKDT Thu Sep 26 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ165-271230- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 400 PM AKDT Thu Sep 26 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt except S 25 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ170-271230- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 400 PM AKDT Thu Sep 26 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ171-271230- Unalaska Bay- 400 PM AKDT Thu Sep 26 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-271230- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 400 PM AKDT Thu Sep 26 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ173-271230- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 400 PM AKDT Thu Sep 26 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ174-271230- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 400 PM AKDT Thu Sep 26 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ175-271230- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 400 PM AKDT Thu Sep 26 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ176-271230- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 400 PM AKDT Thu Sep 26 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ177-271230- Adak to Kiska- 400 PM AKDT Thu Sep 26 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ178-271230- Kiska to Attu- 400 PM AKDT Thu Sep 26 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ179-271230- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 400 PM AKDT Thu Sep 26 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ180-271230- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 400 PM AKDT Thu Sep 26 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ181-271230- North and West of Nunivak Island- 400 PM AKDT Thu Sep 26 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ185-271230- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 400 PM AKDT Thu Sep 26 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...S 30 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$
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 Sep 22, 4:37 PM AKDT, 10 hours 59 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 22, 4:37 PM AKDT, 10 hours 59 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
437 PM AKDT Sun Sep 22 2019
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A resident low is centered over eastern Kamchatka while a closed
system is tracking east just south of the eastern Aleutians and
Alaska Peninsula this afternoon. Abundant moisture is riding up to
the Gulf of Alaska between the eastward moving low and a ridge
centered over the eastern Gulf. At the surface...a low is just
south of Dutch Harbor bringing rain and gusty winds around its
core. Clouds are spreading across Southcentral after clearing
early this morning. Temperatures dropped to the freezing mark, or
just below, for the first time this season across the eastern
Anchorage area and at several stations across the Kenai.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
Models are in relatively good agreement with the overall synoptic
pattern through Tuesday and then differ on the strength of a
significant shortwave that dives across the west coast to
Southcentral into Wednesday. There is still some uncertainty on
the timing on max winds around the core of the current system
tracking toward the Gulf...however, the storm system should stay
on a quick pace and clear the central Gulf by Tuesday night. The
next system that moves across the mainland on Tuesday into
Wednesday is kicked inland by the cold core low currently over
Kamchatka...models differ in precipitation coverage and amounts.
The main changes in the forecast were to increase precip
chances...with snow added along mountain ranges.
&&
.AVIATION...
PANC...VFR conditions and light winds will persist through Monday
afternoon.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2: Tonight
through Tuesday)...
A strengthening low centered near Sand Point is moving towards the
southern Gulf this evening. The low is near its peak intensity. As
it moves south of Kodiak Island tonight, strong winds are likely
to impact the island and especially the surrounding waters. High
end gale force winds (50 mph) will impact the surrounding waters
tonight, both on the Gulf side and funneling down Shelikof Strait.
The low is expected to move nearly due east across the southern
Gulf through the day Monday. While 30 to 40 mph easterly winds
will develop off the Gulf Coast as the low goes by, any
associated rainfall is expected to impact the Gulf Coast and
coastal mountains. That will be the extent of any impactful
weather associated with the low. For inland communities, variably
cloudy conditions and dry weather are expected from tonight
through Tuesday morning, along with seasonable temperatures.
On Tuesday afternoon, the first of two distinct upper level waves
and shots of cooler air will move into Southcentral. With the
timing of this first disturbance expected in the afternoon during
peak heating, all of the models show widespread rain shower
activity breaking out as the wave tracks eastward. It's likely
that the mountains will provide additional lift, and the chances
of rain and high elevation snow were raised significantly from
previous forecasts. Showers should also impact many lower
elevations areas as well, but since cold air usually struggles to
cross the Alaska Range and often lags behind, along with the mid-
afternoon timing of the wave, rain will be the dominant
precipitation type. More on the second round of precipitation
below in the long-term section.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 through 3)...
An area of low pressure centered just south of the Alaska
Peninsula continues to move eastward into the Gulf of Alaska.
Rain and gusty winds will continue through the overnight hours
and into Monday with the strongest gusts expected through the
usual gaps and passes along the Alaska Peninsula. Meanwhile, and
upper level low currently over Siberia will drift southward for
Tuesday, bringing colder air to the Kuskokwim Delta region. While
rain is expected with this shortwave, trace amounts of snow in
higher elevations are possible Tuesday evening. Behind the
shortwave, a weak ridge arrives over Southwest Wednesday before
the next front approaches Wednesday evening.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 through 3)...
As the low centered south of the Alaska Peninsula moves eastward
this evening, gusty winds will continue across the central and
eastern Aleutians before diminishing Monday. With north to
northwesterly flow, some gusts may reach storm force levels
especially out of bays and passes south of the Chain. Rain will
continue overnight before eventually tapering to showers by
Monday. Behind the low, a weak ridge builds briefly over the
central Bering for Tuesday. Farther west, the next system
approaches the western Aleutians Tuesday afternoon with the
potential for storm force winds over the Near Islands late Tuesday
evening. As the low tracks eastward across the Bering, models
currently indicate a weakening trend, though strong gales are
still likely.
&&
.MARINE (Days 3 through 5)...
Beginning the extended period marine forecast on Wednesday, there
will be a broad are of westerly cold air advection across the Gulf
of Alaska with gale force winds coming our of the Barren Islands.
Given the generally longer fetch, seas will likely be in the 10-15
foot range across the Gulf into Thursday before high pressure
moves in Thu night.
Over the Bering Sea, there will be a large cyclone slowly moving
across the Bering Sea, with broad southerly flow encompassing the
entire area as the front slowly shifts eastward, reaching the
west coast by Wed night and Thu. This storm will bring quite a bit
of swell into the Bering, so expect widespread seas of 15-20 feet
with some potential for higher seas over the far western Bering
Sea.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7)...
Beginning the extended period forecast on Tuesday evening, there
will be an active pattern in place over the Southern Mainland as a
series of mobile shortwave troughs will be moving east. This will
keep an active threat for rain, although light in nature across
most regions, as well as higher elevation snow (3000+ feet)
favoring the Talkeetnas/Chugach/Alaska Range.
One shortwave trough looks to move east Tue night across
Southcentral with another secondary wave tracking across Southwest
Alaska. The shortwave trough shifts east on Thu, and there is much
less certainty on the second, especially as it tracks into
Southcentral. Given the west flow regime, precipitation will
likely more favor the mountains and north Susitna Valley and
Copper Basin with a quick hit of rain and more higher elevations
snow. Westerly cold air advection will push stronger winds through
the Barrens and some local gaps, and will also dry the region out
as offshore winds increase Wed night.
Expect high pressure to dominate with dry weather through early
Saturday before the next Pacific low spreads more clouds and
moisture into Southern Alaska. Timing is uncertain, but most
global guidance favors increased rain chances for Southwest by
Saturday morning with chances increasing for Southcentral by
Sunday. This low will be tapping deep subtropical moisture and
will be a longer, slower moving trough, so this could be a high
rain maker Sunday through Tuesday.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...Gale Warning...119 131 132 136 138 150 155 160 165 170
171 172
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...KH
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...JW
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...KO
MARINE/LONG TERM...JAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 3:14 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 49 hr | |
| Sep 23, 3:14 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Sep 23, 3:36 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Sep 23, 3:43 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Sep 23, 3:46 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 23, 3:46 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 23, 3:46 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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