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Gale Warning 773, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 29, 2019, 3:26 AM 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
- Dec 29, 2019, 3:26 AM AKST (12:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 1, 2020, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 3 days
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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978 FZAK52 PAFC 291226 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 326 AM AKST Sun Dec 29 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. PKZ199-300115- 326 AM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A front moves over the central and eastern Aleutians Sun morning. The associated low in the North Pacific moves 266 NM south of Dutch Harbor Mon morning. $$ PKZ150-300115- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 326 AM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft building to 18 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. Snow with rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. Freezing spray. Rain, snow and light freezing rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TUE...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 26 ft. .WED...W wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ155-300115- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 326 AM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt becoming N 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, variable wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft building to 21 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Snow and rain. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. Freezing spray. Snow with rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ160-300115- Bristol Bay- 326 AM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 13 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 13 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. $$ PKZ165-300115- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 326 AM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt except NE 20 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 35 kt except NE 25 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .MON NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TUE...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 26 ft. .WED...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ170-300115- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 326 AM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .TUE...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ171-300115- Unalaska Bay- 326 AM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .MON NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ172-300115- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 326 AM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON...N wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON NIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ173-300115- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 326 AM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .MON NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ174-300115- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 326 AM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft building to 24 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 26 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 23 ft. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ175-300115- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 326 AM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 21 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ176-300115- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 326 AM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ177-300115- Adak to Kiska- 326 AM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ178-300115- Kiska to Attu- 326 AM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ179-300115- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 326 AM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ180-300115- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 326 AM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ181-300115- North and West of Nunivak Island- 326 AM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 13 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. $$ PKZ185-300115- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 326 AM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .MON NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$
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482 FZAK52 PAFC 300007 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 307 PM AKST Sun Dec 29 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. PKZ199-301330- 307 PM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A front along the Aleutians dissipates in the North Pacific for Mon morning. A 966 mb low 405 nm South of Seguam Island moves into Southwest Alaska at 972 mb Mon night. Its front moves into the Gulf of Alaska through Tue afternoon. $$ PKZ150-301330- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 307 PM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 19 ft. Freezing spray N of Chirikof Island. Rain and snow. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...W wind 45 kt. Seas 24 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ155-301330- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 307 PM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft building to 20 ft after midnight. Freezing spray from the Shumagin Islands north. Snow and rain. .MON...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. From the Shumagin Islands E. SE 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. Snow and rain. .MON NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Gusts to 50 kt out of bays and passes. From the Shumagin Islands E, S wind 30 kt becoming W after midnight. Seas 21 ft. Freezing spray from the Shumagin Islands north after midnight. Snow and Rain. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ160-301330- Bristol Bay- 307 PM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt becoming NW 10 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 1 foot building to 4 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .TUE...N wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 15 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. $$ PKZ165-301330- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 307 PM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 23 ft. .WED...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ170-301330- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 307 PM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TUE...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ171-301330- Unalaska Bay- 307 PM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TUE...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-301330- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 307 PM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ173-301330- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 307 PM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. Freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .MON NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ174-301330- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 307 PM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 25 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ175-301330- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 307 PM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 19 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. Freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .MON NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ176-301330- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 307 PM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .MON NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ177-301330- Adak to Kiska- 307 PM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .MON...N wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 23 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ178-301330- Kiska to Attu- 307 PM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .MON...N wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ179-301330- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 307 PM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .MON NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ180-301330- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 307 PM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas in ice free waters 16 ft. .WED...NW wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 16 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. $$ PKZ181-301330- North and West of Nunivak Island- 307 PM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. .WED...NW wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 13 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. $$ PKZ185-301330- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 307 PM AKST Sun Dec 29 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .MON...N wind 40 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...N 30 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .MON NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$
264 FZAK52 PAFC 301242 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 342 AM AKST Mon Dec 30 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. PKZ199-310145- 342 AM AKST Mon Dec 30 2019 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 974 mb low in the North Pacific will move to Kodiak Island at 968 mb Tue evening, then move into the NOrth Gulf Tue night. $$ PKZ150-310145- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 342 AM AKST Mon Dec 30 2019 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .TUE...W wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. .WED...W wind 45 kt. Seas 24 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ155-310145- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 342 AM AKST Mon Dec 30 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TUE...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ160-310145- Bristol Bay- 342 AM AKST Mon Dec 30 2019 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft building to 12 ft in the afternoon. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 15 ft. .WED...NW wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 14 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. $$ PKZ165-310145- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 342 AM AKST Mon Dec 30 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .TUE...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ170-310145- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 342 AM AKST Mon Dec 30 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .TUE...NW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ171-310145- Unalaska Bay- 342 AM AKST Mon Dec 30 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-310145- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 342 AM AKST Mon Dec 30 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TUE...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ173-310145- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 342 AM AKST Mon Dec 30 2019 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ174-310145- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 342 AM AKST Mon Dec 30 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ175-310145- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 342 AM AKST Mon Dec 30 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. Freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ176-310145- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 342 AM AKST Mon Dec 30 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ177-310145- Adak to Kiska- 342 AM AKST Mon Dec 30 2019 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ178-310145- Kiska to Attu- 342 AM AKST Mon Dec 30 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ179-310145- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 342 AM AKST Mon Dec 30 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ180-310145- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 342 AM AKST Mon Dec 30 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 14 ft. .WED...NW wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 16 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. $$ PKZ181-310145- North and West of Nunivak Island- 342 AM AKST Mon Dec 30 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. .WED...NW wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 13 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. $$ PKZ185-310145- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 342 AM AKST Mon Dec 30 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...N 35 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$
055 FZAK52 PAFC 310025 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 325 PM AKST Mon Dec 30 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. PKZ199-311330- 325 PM AKST Mon Dec 30 2019 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... An Eastern Aleutian front moves into the Gulf of Alaska by Tue morning. A front approaches the Western Aleutians and Bering for Wed afternoon associated with a 994 mb low in the Sea of Okhotsk. $$ PKZ150-311330- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 325 PM AKST Mon Dec 30 2019 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain and snow showers. .TUE...W wind 30 kt becoming NW 40 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 40 kt increasing to 50 kt out of bays and passes in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Gusts to 55 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 21 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .WED...W wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ155-311330- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 325 PM AKST Mon Dec 30 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TUE...NW wind 40 kt. Gusts to 50 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Gusts to 50 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .WED...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ160-311330- Bristol Bay- 325 PM AKST Mon Dec 30 2019 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft building to 12 ft in the afternoon. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ165-311330- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 325 PM AKST Mon Dec 30 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .TUE...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .WED...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...N wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ170-311330- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 325 PM AKST Mon Dec 30 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .TUE...NW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. Freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ171-311330- Unalaska Bay- 325 PM AKST Mon Dec 30 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-311330- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 325 PM AKST Mon Dec 30 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ173-311330- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 325 PM AKST Mon Dec 30 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ174-311330- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 325 PM AKST Mon Dec 30 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ175-311330- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 325 PM AKST Mon Dec 30 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ176-311330- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 325 PM AKST Mon Dec 30 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ177-311330- Adak to Kiska- 325 PM AKST Mon Dec 30 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ178-311330- Kiska to Attu- 325 PM AKST Mon Dec 30 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming S 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ179-311330- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 325 PM AKST Mon Dec 30 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ180-311330- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 325 PM AKST Mon Dec 30 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. .THU...N wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ181-311330- North and West of Nunivak Island- 325 PM AKST Mon Dec 30 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. .THU...N wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ185-311330- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 325 PM AKST Mon Dec 30 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$
691 FZAK52 PAFC 311213 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 313 AM AKST Tue Dec 31 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. PKZ199-010045- 313 AM AKST Tue Dec 31 2019 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 974 mb low over Kodiak Island this morning will move inland along the North Gulf Coast through Tue night then weaken through Wed night. High pressure over the western Bering Sea will weaken as a front moves into the Western Aleutians and Bering Sea Wed and Wed night. $$ PKZ150-010045- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 313 AM AKST Tue Dec 31 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt becoming NW 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .WED...W wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .WED NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ155-010045- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 313 AM AKST Tue Dec 31 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .WED...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ160-010045- Bristol Bay- 313 AM AKST Tue Dec 31 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft building to 12 ft in the afternoon. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .WED NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ165-010045- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 313 AM AKST Tue Dec 31 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .WED...NW wind 35 kt except NW 40 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 16 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...N wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ170-010045- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 313 AM AKST Tue Dec 31 2019 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. Freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ171-010045- Unalaska Bay- 313 AM AKST Tue Dec 31 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ172-010045- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 313 AM AKST Tue Dec 31 2019 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ173-010045- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 313 AM AKST Tue Dec 31 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ174-010045- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 313 AM AKST Tue Dec 31 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ175-010045- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 313 AM AKST Tue Dec 31 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ176-010045- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 313 AM AKST Tue Dec 31 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ177-010045- Adak to Kiska- 313 AM AKST Tue Dec 31 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ178-010045- Kiska to Attu- 313 AM AKST Tue Dec 31 2019 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming S 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ179-010045- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 313 AM AKST Tue Dec 31 2019 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ180-010045- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 313 AM AKST Tue Dec 31 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. .THU...N wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. $$ PKZ181-010045- North and West of Nunivak Island- 313 AM AKST Tue Dec 31 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...N wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .WED NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. .THU...N wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ185-010045- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 313 AM AKST Tue Dec 31 2019 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .WED NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$
819 FZAK52 PAFC 312352 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 252 PM AKST Tue Dec 31 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. PKZ199-011300- 252 PM AKST Tue Dec 31 2019 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... Northerly flow across the Bering will continue through Thu afternoon. A front moves into the western Aleutians Wed afternoon and remains stationary through Thu afternoon. $$ PKZ150-011300- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 252 PM AKST Tue Dec 31 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .WED...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .WED NIGHT...W wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft subsiding to 9 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ155-011300- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 252 PM AKST Tue Dec 31 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ160-011300- Bristol Bay- 252 PM AKST Tue Dec 31 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt becoming N 20 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .FRI...N wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. $$ PKZ165-011300- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 252 PM AKST Tue Dec 31 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .WED...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ170-011300- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 252 PM AKST Tue Dec 31 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ171-011300- Unalaska Bay- 252 PM AKST Tue Dec 31 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft subsiding to 7 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ172-011300- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 252 PM AKST Tue Dec 31 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .THU...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ173-011300- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 252 PM AKST Tue Dec 31 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ174-011300- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 252 PM AKST Tue Dec 31 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ175-011300- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 252 PM AKST Tue Dec 31 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ176-011300- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 252 PM AKST Tue Dec 31 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ177-011300- Adak to Kiska- 252 PM AKST Tue Dec 31 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ178-011300- Kiska to Attu- 252 PM AKST Tue Dec 31 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ179-011300- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 252 PM AKST Tue Dec 31 2019 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .THU...N wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ180-011300- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 252 PM AKST Tue Dec 31 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt becoming N 20 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. $$ PKZ181-011300- North and West of Nunivak Island- 252 PM AKST Tue Dec 31 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .THU...N wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ185-011300- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 252 PM AKST Tue Dec 31 2019 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .WED NIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .THU...N wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$
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 Dec 28, 5:35 PM AKST, 9 hours 51 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 28, 5:35 PM AKST, 9 hours 51 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
535 PM AKST Sat Dec 28 2019
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
The mid afternoon analysis shows yesterday's surface low exiting
the Copper Basin, with another low entering the southern Gulf. In
the upper levels, a short-wave trough is moving from Southwest to
Southcentral alaska.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
Our low that was supposed to track through Prince William Sound
last night, giving more snowfall to the western Kenai Peninsula
through Anchorage, ended up traveling 75 miles further east
through the Valdez Narrows. This trend in short term variability
continues into early next week in the various spaghetti plots,
added to decreased confidence in timing, track, and precipitation
amounts.
That said, the overall trend continues to show a couple more
storms affecting Southwest and Southcentral Alaska. A shortwave
trough will move from across Southcentral tonight, while the cold
mid-level low over the Kuskokwim Coast is forecast to retrograde
to near Dutch Harbor by Monday morning. This low will then lift
into the Gulf by mid week.
&&
.AVIATION...
PANC...Light snow will continue to impact the airport tonight
keeping conditions varying between VFR and MVFR at times. More
widespread snow will push into the area by mid morning, dropping
conditions to IFR through early afternoon. The main band of snow
will then push to through the afternoon as increasing easterly
winds across the Chugach Mountains develop creating at least a
partial lee-side snow shadow. Wind shear between breezy northerly
surface winds and the increasing easterly winds aloft is another
potential concern for the late afternoon through evening on
Sunday.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)...
Low pressure moving north through the Gulf of Alaska is sending a
band of precipitation toward Prince William Sound. Additionally,
light snow lingers around Anchorage and the Mat-Su due to some
disorganized instability ahead of a weak wave pushing up Cook
Inlet. This wave is expected to continue northeast through
Southcentral overnight and drop more light snow as it goes.
Models have not been handling this system well, so snow totals are
a bit tough to pin down. Right now it looks like 1-2 inches will
do it for most areas, including some more lingering snow possible
behind the system tomorrow morning.
Later tomorrow, the next system of note pushes into Southcentral
AK, bringing a warm up and windy conditions with it. Winds should
be mainly through Prince William Sound and Turnagain Arm. The
silver lining to yet another dreaded warm up is that this one will
be brief and not melt our snowpack before colder air moves back in.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)...
Advisories for wind chill values to -45F will continue through
the overnight hours into Sunday morning when the winds begin to
diminish for the Kuskokwim Delta and interior Bristol Bay. The
clear conditions and frigid cold temperatures will shift tomorrow
as cloud cover moves into Southwest Alaska, which will warm
temperatures across the region for the next few days. A front
lifting northward will bring a chance of snowfall extending from
the ALaska Peninsula to the Kuskokwim Valley, with highest chances
of snow along the Alaska Range through Sunday night.
The next big system will move over the Alaska Peninsula early
Monday morning through Tuesday, which will lead to strong winds
and possibly a few inches of new snowfall. There is still
uncertainty in how far north this front will lift over the Alaska
Peninsula and into Southwest Alaska on Tuesday. The GFS solution
brings the heaviest amounts of snowfall north and west of
Dillingham, while the NAM solution keeps it farther south and east
of there. However, it looks like Dillingham will be in the sweet
spot in either solution, which could result in at least advisory
criteria snowfall. This system will continue to be monitored over
the next few days as models hopefully come into better agreement
of where the heaviest amounts of snowfall will occur over the next
several days.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 2)...
Gale force winds will persists across much of the western and
central Bering and Aleutians through early Monday morning, then
shift into the eastern Bering. The cold northerly flow will keep
freezing spray over many of the marine zones, with heavy freezing
spray in the eastern Bering and along the coastal waters. Strong
winds over the Aleutian Chain could result in possible blowing
snow at times, but should not reduce visibility to advisory
criteria.
&&
.MARINE (Days 3 through 5)...
(Tuesday through Thursday)
...Bering Sea and Aleutian Coastal Waters...
Northerly gales and seas 15 to 25 feet will continue across the
eastern half of the Bering and Aleutians on Tuesday as low
pressure south of the AKPEN moves toward Kodiak Island. For the
western Bering, winds and seas will relax as a ridge builds over
the region. The gales diminish in coverage on Wednesday as the
low enters the Gulf and the ridge expands eastward over the
central Bering. By late Wednesday into Thursday, a band of
southeasterly gales will develop ahead of a front will moving over
the Western Bering and Aleutians.
...Gulf of Alaska...
Broad southerly small-craft level winds, with perhaps some
embedded gales, will persist across the Gulf on Tuesday as a front
lifts toward the Southcentral coast. An area of westerly gales
will expand across the western and southern Gulf late Tuesday
into Wednesday as the low south of the AKPEN lifts toward a
position near Kodiak Island. These winds will continue into
Thursday as the low tracks in the northern Gulf. Sea will range
from 15 to 25 feet across the Gulf through late Thursday before
diminishing the low tracks toward the Alaska Panhandle.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7)...
(Tuesday through Saturday)
The active weather pattern that has been so persistent for well
over a week now will continue into the new year. By Tuesday, the
main weather feature will be a 960 to 970 mb low spinning up in
the north Pacific south of the eastern Aleutians with yet another
arctic trough digging south over the Bering. As has been the case,
model performance this far out has varied considerably. Thus,
confidence in the evolution of this surface low and its
interaction with the digging trough remains low. With that said,
it does appear that this system will bring accumulating snow and
strong northeasterly winds to portions of Southwest Alaska. The
main difference between the models is track and timing, and these
variables will impact where the heaviest bands of snow set up.
Right now, this could be anywhere from along the Alaska Range
north to Bethel.
For Southcentral, Tuesday will also be quite active as a series of
shortwaves ahead of the aforementioned low ushers in bands of
precipitation and much warmer air with a continued southerly
flow. It is hard to believe right now with so much cold air in
place, but this system looks to push temperatures above freezing
not just for the immediate coast, but also for areas farther
inland and around Cook Inlet. Obviously, any mention of temperatures
above freezing will mean a changeover in precipitation from snow
to a wintry mix or even all rain. The big question remains how
much of this precipitation makes over the mountains and into
places like Anchorage, as there will also be a downslope component
accompanying these shortwaves which will help limit precipitation
amounts. The warmer temperatures and mixed precipitation will
continue into Wednesday as the main low tracks into the Gulf.
Conditions then turn colder and more showery for the second half
of the week as the low tracks south and a ridge develops over
interior Alaska. This set up will usher in colder air across the
Southern Mainland as northerly outflow winds pick up in intensity.
By the weekend, it appears the Southern Mainland will remain cold
and fairly dry. The active weather will stay over the Bering and
Aleutians where a series of surface fronts attached to a Kamchatka
Low pass over the region.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...Wind Chill Advisory: 155 161.
Flood Advisory: 145.
MARINE...Storm Warning: 119 130.
Gale Warning: 120 125 131 132 138 139 150 155 172 173 174
175 176 178 180 185 351 352 411 412 413.
Heavy Freezing Spray Warning: 160 179 180 181 185 414.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...PD
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...BB
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...AH
MARINE/LONG TERM...TMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 3:37 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 28, 3:54 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Dec 28, 3:54 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 28, 3:54 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Dec 29, 3:17 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 29, 3:17 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 29, 3:25 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 29, 3:26 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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