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Gale Warning 53, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 11, 2019, 3:50 PM AKST. 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
- Jan 11, 2019, 3:50 PM AKST (00:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 15, 2019, 3:44 AM AKST
- In force
- 3 days
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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830 FZAK52 PAFC 120050 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 350 PM AKST Fri Jan 11 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. PKZ199-121345- 350 PM AKST Fri Jan 11 2019 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 963 mb low 140 nm west of Adak moves to 440 nm southwest of Attu at 974 mb dissipating Sat afternoon. A 971 mb low 290 nm south of Sand Point moves over Sand Point at 978 mb dissipating Sat afternoon. Its front pushes into the Gulf of Alaska through Sun afternoon. A 961 mb North Pacific low slides to 170 nm north of Dutch Harbor at 963 mb with its front by Sun afternoon. $$ PKZ150-121345- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 350 PM AKST Fri Jan 11 2019 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt in the evening becoming E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft in the evening building to 16 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 23 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ155-121345- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 350 PM AKST Fri Jan 11 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas building to 22 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 28 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ160-121345- Bristol Bay- 350 PM AKST Fri Jan 11 2019 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Snow. .SUN...SE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ165-121345- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 350 PM AKST Fri Jan 11 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ170-121345- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 350 PM AKST Fri Jan 11 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Snow showers. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ171-121345- Unalaska Bay- 350 PM AKST Fri Jan 11 2019 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ172-121345- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 350 PM AKST Fri Jan 11 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 24 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming S 30 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft building to 19 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ173-121345- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 350 PM AKST Fri Jan 11 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ174-121345- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 350 PM AKST Fri Jan 11 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 26 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt becoming SW 30 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft building to 24 ft after midnight. Rain showers. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ175-121345- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 350 PM AKST Fri Jan 11 2019 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ176-121345- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 350 PM AKST Fri Jan 11 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 26 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ177-121345- Adak to Kiska- 350 PM AKST Fri Jan 11 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...Bering side, E wind 45 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Pacific side, S wind 25 kt. Seas 25 ft Bering side...19 ft Pacific side. Rain showers. .SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain showers. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ178-121345- Kiska to Attu- 350 PM AKST Fri Jan 11 2019 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 37 ft Bering side... 27 ft Pacific side. Widespread rain and snow showers. .SAT...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 37 ft Bering side... 26 ft Pacific side. Widespread rain and snow showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 26 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ179-121345- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 350 PM AKST Fri Jan 11 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ180-121345- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 350 PM AKST Fri Jan 11 2019 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. $$ PKZ181-121345- North and West of Nunivak Island- 350 PM AKST Fri Jan 11 2019 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. .MON...E wind 25 kt. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ185-121345- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 350 PM AKST Fri Jan 11 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... NE 35 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 16 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$
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089 FZAK52 PAFC 121229 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 329 AM AKST Sat Jan 12 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. PKZ199-130100- 329 AM AKST Sat Jan 12 2019 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 mb low 180 nm south of Sand Point Sat morning weakens and dissipates by Sat afternoon. A 964 mb low 480 nm southwest of Shemya and a 956 mb low 295 nm south of Adak Sat morning move and merge near 190 nm east of Adak at 961 mb by Sun morning and then moves to 125 southwest of St Paul at 965 mb by Mon morning. $$ PKZ150-130100- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 329 AM AKST Sat Jan 12 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 21 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ155-130100- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 329 AM AKST Sat Jan 12 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt except S 40 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ160-130100- Bristol Bay- 329 AM AKST Sat Jan 12 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Snow. .SUN...SE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. $$ PKZ165-130100- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 329 AM AKST Sat Jan 12 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt except E 35 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...S wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ170-130100- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 329 AM AKST Sat Jan 12 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow showers. .SUN...S wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ171-130100- Unalaska Bay- 329 AM AKST Sat Jan 12 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow showers. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow showers. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ172-130100- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 329 AM AKST Sat Jan 12 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft building to 20 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN...S wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ173-130100- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 329 AM AKST Sat Jan 12 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .SUN...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ174-130100- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 329 AM AKST Sat Jan 12 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt becoming SW 40 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft building to 25 ft after midnight. Rain showers and snow showers. .SUN...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ175-130100- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 329 AM AKST Sat Jan 12 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind increasing to 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .SUN...N wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ176-130100- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 329 AM AKST Sat Jan 12 2019 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .SUN...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ177-130100- Adak to Kiska- 329 AM AKST Sat Jan 12 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt becoming NE 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 20 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ178-130100- Kiska to Attu- 329 AM AKST Sat Jan 12 2019 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 37 ft Bering side...26 ft Pacific side. Rain showers and snow showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 27 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ179-130100- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 329 AM AKST Sat Jan 12 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .SUN...NE wind 40 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. Rain and snow. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ180-130100- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 329 AM AKST Sat Jan 12 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .SUN...E wind 40 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. $$ PKZ181-130100- North and West of Nunivak Island- 329 AM AKST Sat Jan 12 2019 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. .MON...E wind 30 kt. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. .WED...E wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ185-130100- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 329 AM AKST Sat Jan 12 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON...E wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$
412 FZAK52 PAFC 130059 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 359 PM AKST Sat Jan 12 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. PKZ199-131415- 359 PM AKST Sat Jan 12 2019 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 957 mb low 210 nm south of Adak moves to 80 nm northwest of St Paul Island at 974 mb Mon afternoon. Its front moves into Southwest Alaska by Mon afternoon. A series of low pressure centers track across the Northern Pacific south of the Aleutians through Mon afternoon. $$ PKZ150-131415- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 359 PM AKST Sat Jan 12 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind increasing to 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 21 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ155-131415- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 359 PM AKST Sat Jan 12 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt except SE 40 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ160-131415- Bristol Bay- 359 PM AKST Sat Jan 12 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters building to 7 ft after midnight. Snow. .SUN...SE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .MON...E wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ165-131415- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 359 PM AKST Sat Jan 12 2019 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft building to 9 ft after midnight. .SUN...S wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ170-131415- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 359 PM AKST Sat Jan 12 2019 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...S wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ171-131415- Unalaska Bay- 359 PM AKST Sat Jan 12 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming S. Seas 5 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-131415- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 359 PM AKST Sat Jan 12 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt becoming SW after midnight. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ173-131415- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 359 PM AKST Sat Jan 12 2019 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ174-131415- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 359 PM AKST Sat Jan 12 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming SW 40 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft building to 24 ft after midnight. Rain showers. .SUN...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ175-131415- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 359 PM AKST Sat Jan 12 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ176-131415- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 359 PM AKST Sat Jan 12 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ177-131415- Adak to Kiska- 359 PM AKST Sat Jan 12 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ178-131415- Kiska to Attu- 359 PM AKST Sat Jan 12 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 28 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ179-131415- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 359 PM AKST Sat Jan 12 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .SUN...NE wind 40 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. Snow and rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ180-131415- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 359 PM AKST Sat Jan 12 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Snow and rain. .SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. .MON...SE wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ181-131415- North and West of Nunivak Island- 359 PM AKST Sat Jan 12 2019 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. .MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. .WED...E wind 20 kt. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. $$ PKZ185-131415- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 359 PM AKST Sat Jan 12 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .SUN...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... NE 45 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 20 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$
665 FZAK52 PAFC 131251 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 351 AM AKST Sun Jan 13 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. PKZ199-140145- 351 AM AKST Sun Jan 13 2019 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 957 mb low 160 nm west of Dutch Harbor will move to 80 nm southwest of St. Paul at 968 mb Mon morning. The low will then move to 160 nm west of St. Paul at 976 mb Tue morning. $$ PKZ150-140145- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 351 AM AKST Sun Jan 13 2019 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 21 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ155-140145- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 351 AM AKST Sun Jan 13 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ160-140145- Bristol Bay- 351 AM AKST Sun Jan 13 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .MON...E wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ165-140145- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 351 AM AKST Sun Jan 13 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ170-140145- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 351 AM AKST Sun Jan 13 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S wind increasing to 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...S wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ171-140145- Unalaska Bay- 351 AM AKST Sun Jan 13 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-140145- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 351 AM AKST Sun Jan 13 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind increasing to 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 20 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ173-140145- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 351 AM AKST Sun Jan 13 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ174-140145- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 351 AM AKST Sun Jan 13 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 40 kt. Seas 26 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ175-140145- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 351 AM AKST Sun Jan 13 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .MON...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ176-140145- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 351 AM AKST Sun Jan 13 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ177-140145- Adak to Kiska- 351 AM AKST Sun Jan 13 2019 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft Bering side...16 ft Pacific side. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ178-140145- Kiska to Attu- 351 AM AKST Sun Jan 13 2019 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ179-140145- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 351 AM AKST Sun Jan 13 2019 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ180-140145- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 351 AM AKST Sun Jan 13 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. $$ PKZ181-140145- North and West of Nunivak Island- 351 AM AKST Sun Jan 13 2019 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. .MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. .WED...E wind 15 kt. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ185-140145- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 351 AM AKST Sun Jan 13 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...NE 45 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 20 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$
185 FZAK52 PAFC 140050 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 350 PM AKST Sun Jan 13 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. PKZ199-141330- 350 PM AKST Sun Jan 13 2019 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 957 mb low 130 nm south of Saint Paul moves 50 nm southwest of Saint Paul at 970 mb Mon afternoon. The low then exits the Bering to the north at 990 mb Tue afternoon. A 980 mb North Pacific low moves 150 nm southeast of Sand Point Mon afternoon and then dissipates by Mon evening. $$ PKZ150-141330- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 350 PM AKST Sun Jan 13 2019 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 21 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ155-141330- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 350 PM AKST Sun Jan 13 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt except SE 25 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ160-141330- Bristol Bay- 350 PM AKST Sun Jan 13 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .MON...E wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ165-141330- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 350 PM AKST Sun Jan 13 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ170-141330- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 350 PM AKST Sun Jan 13 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...S wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ171-141330- Unalaska Bay- 350 PM AKST Sun Jan 13 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-141330- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 350 PM AKST Sun Jan 13 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ173-141330- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 350 PM AKST Sun Jan 13 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Snow and rain showers. .MON...W wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ174-141330- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 350 PM AKST Sun Jan 13 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ175-141330- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 350 PM AKST Sun Jan 13 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ176-141330- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 350 PM AKST Sun Jan 13 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ177-141330- Adak to Kiska- 350 PM AKST Sun Jan 13 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft Bering side... 15 ft Pacific side. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ178-141330- Kiska to Attu- 350 PM AKST Sun Jan 13 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ179-141330- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 350 PM AKST Sun Jan 13 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ180-141330- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 350 PM AKST Sun Jan 13 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. .MON...SE wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ181-141330- North and West of Nunivak Island- 350 PM AKST Sun Jan 13 2019 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. .MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. .WED...E wind 15 kt. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ185-141330- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 350 PM AKST Sun Jan 13 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...NE 45 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 20 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$
425 FZAK52 PAFC 141222 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 322 AM AKST Mon Jan 14 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. PKZ199-150115- 322 AM AKST Mon Jan 14 2019 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 964 mb low 140 nm southwest of St. Paul will exit into the northern Bering at 986 mb Tue morning. The associated front over the central Bering will dissipate Wed morning. A 982 mb North Pacific low will move to 150 nm southeast of Sand Point Mon afternoon then it will move over Bristol Bay at 986 mb Mon night. The low will then dissipate Tue morning. $$ PKZ150-150115- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 322 AM AKST Mon Jan 14 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind increasing to 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt becoming E 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ155-150115- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 322 AM AKST Mon Jan 14 2019 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, SE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, S wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ160-150115- Bristol Bay- 322 AM AKST Mon Jan 14 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind increasing to 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ165-150115- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 322 AM AKST Mon Jan 14 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. From Port Moller E, SE wind 30 kt becoming S 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ170-150115- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 322 AM AKST Mon Jan 14 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ171-150115- Unalaska Bay- 322 AM AKST Mon Jan 14 2019 .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-150115- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 322 AM AKST Mon Jan 14 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ173-150115- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 322 AM AKST Mon Jan 14 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ174-150115- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 322 AM AKST Mon Jan 14 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ175-150115- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 322 AM AKST Mon Jan 14 2019 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. Snow showers. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ176-150115- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 322 AM AKST Mon Jan 14 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ177-150115- Adak to Kiska- 322 AM AKST Mon Jan 14 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ178-150115- Kiska to Attu- 322 AM AKST Mon Jan 14 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ179-150115- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 322 AM AKST Mon Jan 14 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ180-150115- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 322 AM AKST Mon Jan 14 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ181-150115- North and West of Nunivak Island- 322 AM AKST Mon Jan 14 2019 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. $$ PKZ185-150115- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 322 AM AKST Mon Jan 14 2019 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TUE...E wind 25 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$
522 FZAK52 PAFC 150025 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 325 PM AKST Mon Jan 14 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. PKZ199-151330- 325 PM AKST Mon Jan 14 2019 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 mb low 140 nm southwest of Saint Paul moves 320 nm northwest of Saint Paul at 989 mb Tue afternoon and then exits the Bering Wed afternoon. A 980 mb North Pacific low moves 300 nm southeast of Sand Point Wed afternoon. $$ PKZ150-151330- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 325 PM AKST Mon Jan 14 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt becoming E 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ155-151330- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 325 PM AKST Mon Jan 14 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ160-151330- Bristol Bay- 325 PM AKST Mon Jan 14 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ165-151330- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 325 PM AKST Mon Jan 14 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. From Port Moller E, SE wind 30 kt becoming S 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt except S 15 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 6 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ170-151330- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 325 PM AKST Mon Jan 14 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ171-151330- Unalaska Bay- 325 PM AKST Mon Jan 14 2019 .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-151330- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 325 PM AKST Mon Jan 14 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ173-151330- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 325 PM AKST Mon Jan 14 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ174-151330- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 325 PM AKST Mon Jan 14 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Snow and rain showers. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ175-151330- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 325 PM AKST Mon Jan 14 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. Snow showers. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ176-151330- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 325 PM AKST Mon Jan 14 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ177-151330- Adak to Kiska- 325 PM AKST Mon Jan 14 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ178-151330- Kiska to Attu- 325 PM AKST Mon Jan 14 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ179-151330- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 325 PM AKST Mon Jan 14 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ180-151330- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 325 PM AKST Mon Jan 14 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ181-151330- North and West of Nunivak Island- 325 PM AKST Mon Jan 14 2019 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. .THU...N wind 15 kt. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ185-151330- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 325 PM AKST Mon Jan 14 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TUE...E wind 25 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$
251 FZAK52 PAFC 151244 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 344 AM AKST Tue Jan 15 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. PKZ199-160145- 344 AM AKST Tue Jan 15 2019 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 982 mb low 60 nm northwest of St. Paul will exit into the northern Bering Tue afternoon. A front over the eastern Bering will dissipate Tue afternoon. A front associated with an approaching North Pacific low will move over the central Aleutians Tue morning. $$ PKZ150-160145- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 344 AM AKST Tue Jan 15 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ155-160145- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 344 AM AKST Tue Jan 15 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt except NE 25 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ160-160145- Bristol Bay- 344 AM AKST Tue Jan 15 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ165-160145- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 344 AM AKST Tue Jan 15 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ170-160145- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 344 AM AKST Tue Jan 15 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ171-160145- Unalaska Bay- 344 AM AKST Tue Jan 15 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-160145- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 344 AM AKST Tue Jan 15 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ173-160145- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 344 AM AKST Tue Jan 15 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ174-160145- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 344 AM AKST Tue Jan 15 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ175-160145- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 344 AM AKST Tue Jan 15 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ176-160145- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 344 AM AKST Tue Jan 15 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ177-160145- Adak to Kiska- 344 AM AKST Tue Jan 15 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...S wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ178-160145- Kiska to Attu- 344 AM AKST Tue Jan 15 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...S wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ179-160145- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 344 AM AKST Tue Jan 15 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ180-160145- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 344 AM AKST Tue Jan 15 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ181-160145- North and West of Nunivak Island- 344 AM AKST Tue Jan 15 2019 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 25 kt. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ185-160145- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 344 AM AKST Tue Jan 15 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$
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 Jan 11, 5:44 AM AKST, 10 hours 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 11, 5:44 AM AKST, 10 hours 6 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 544 AM AKST Fri Jan 11 2019 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... The weather setup this morning is a persistent pattern, with an upper level low situated over the central interior and a second vertically stacked low situated south of the western Aleutians. Focusing on Southcentral first, an upper-level shortwave associated with the mainland low brought seasonably cold temperatures overnight across much of the area. The Anchorage Bowl, which recorded temperatures below zero, also saw a few snow flurries overnight. Moving the focus to the west, the warm front associated with the low continues to bring strong winds and mostly rain, with a few snow showers, to the Bering and central Aleutian Chain. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... Models continue to be in decent agreement in the near term with the most significant low over the western Aleutians. This system is expected to have multiple strong short waves which develops several new surface low centers heading into Friday afternoon. Models start to diverge on the solutions of these lows for Saturday's forecast timeframe, making the MSLP comparison look like a true spaghetti plot with differences in placement and strength of the low centers as they move eastward. Forecast confidence remains below normal for this time period. && .AVIATION... PANC...MVFR conditions and light snow are expected during the morning as a strong upper level wave moves across the southern mainland. Condition are expected to improve by early afternoon with light northerly flow persisting through late Saturday morning. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 through 3: Today through Saturday Night)... The lingering upper low hovering over Southcentral is wringing moisture out of stratus in the form of flurries from the northern Kenai to MAT-SU Valleys this morning. Should see clearing skies as the day progresses, however, there may be some lingering fog across the Anchorage Bowl (Knik Arm) into the early afternoon hours. Patchy fog will likely redevelop across the Anchorage Bowl Saturday morning. Outflow winds will diminish across much of the North Gulf and Eastern Kenai Peninsula today. A developing surface low, well south of the Eastern Aleutians and Associated occluded front will push north and usher in cloudier, warmer weather with increased chances of precipitation this weekend. The front rolls up toward Kodiak overnight and will bring windy conditions to much of the Western Gulf. Precipitation will likely start as snow at Kodiak but will rapidly change over to rain. The front continues north through Saturday and will likely bring snow to coastal Kenai Peninsula and Cook Inlet later Saturday and eventually to the north Gulf/Prince William Sound Saturday night. The cold air should be deep enough to the lee of the Chugach range to mitigate downslope effects typical with southeast cross-barrier flow. So expect some light overrunning snow to likely make it across the Chugach Saturday night as front heads north. In addition to very windy conditions over the marine areas, gusty gap winds will likely develop in favored locations (Portage Valley, Turnagain Arm) on Saturday. The onset of snow and winds could make for some blowing snow concerns for Portage Valley and eastern Turnagain Arm Saturday evening/night. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 through 3)... More brutally cold air is on tap this forecast period. There is a deep arctic vortex over mainland Alaska with the upper level low hovering between the Brooks and the Alaska Ranges. This deep freeze is going to last another 24 hrs, then the models ping into a pattern shift. As time elapses, a ridge axis will nose its way into Southcentral and Southwest Alaska. As that ridge builds into southwest, it will cause the arctic airmass to retreat and will bump temperatures up a noticeable amount (20F+ degrees). Improvement is expected on Sunday and especially Monday. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 through 3)... There is a 950 mb surface low that is south of Amchitka with an occluded front wrapped across the Central Aleutians. There is a secondary surface low southwest of the Amchitka low that has a pressure of 980 mb. There is another low south of Unalaska with an approximate pressure of 975 mb. There is a lot of action along the chain. There is a tight pressure gradient north and south of the Aleutians resulting in strong winds (storm force and gale force) and rough seas. A fourth surface low enters the picture on Saturday south of Attu Island. Expected unsettled weather this entire forecast period. With a surface low pushing across the Pribilof Islands early Monday. && .MARINE (Days 3 through 5)... Beginning the marine extended period forecast on Sunday, there will be a gale force low moving into the eastern Bering Sea. This low will move inland Monday, leaving behind weaker and broad cyclonic flow over the Bering Sea, which will be a reduction in winds and seas compared to the preceding two days. There is uncertainty with the low tracks by Tuesday, but the storm track will shift east into the Gulf of Alaska with a high likelihood of a series of gale force fronts/low tracking in succession toward the North Gulf Coast by Sunday and potentially lasting into midweek. Confidence on timing or exact track by that juncture is very low, but the pattern will be more active than it recently has been for the Gulf. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 4 through 7)... The state of the atmosphere will be rapidly changing on Saturday evening as the deep upper level arctic trough over the interior shears apart and retreats to the north. This will allow for a barrage of fronts/lows to assault the Southern Alaska mainland. This pattern will be messy to say the least, with warming temperatures and threats for the entire spectrum of wintery precipitation. The signal in the noise of this pattern is that a very high amplitude negative tilt ridge axis will build over the mainland through Wednesday. Low tracks are uncertain, but this pattern will be active through at least middle of next week before the storm track relaxes. However, that is still uncertain with some guidance (the GFS, most specifically) keeps the southerly flow onslaught through Thursday before upper ridging tries to build. Key takeaway: expect warming temps and threats for rain/freezing rain/mixed snow for most of Southern Alaska beginning Saturday night and Sunday. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...Wind Chill Advisory 155 161. MARINE...Gale 120 130 131 138 139 165 170 172 173 175 177 179 185. Storm 178. Heavy Freezing Spray 127 139 160 180 185. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...ALH SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...BC SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...PJS MARINE/LONG TERM...JR
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Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 3:33 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 11, 3:38 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 72 hr | |
| Jan 11, 3:38 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 11, 3:38 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 11, 3:38 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 11, 3:48 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 11, 3:50 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 11, 3:58 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 32 hr | |
| Jan 12, 3:17 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 12, 3:28 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 12, 3:28 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 12, 3:29 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 12, 3:29 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr |
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