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Storm Warning 22, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 19, 2019, 3:22 PM AKST. It was in force for 37 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Jan 19, 2019, 3:22 PM AKST (00:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 21, 2019, 3:52 AM AKST
- In force
- 37 hr
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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879 FZAK52 PAFC 200022 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 322 PM AKST Sat Jan 19 2019 Coastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The Alaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ199-201300- 322 PM AKST Sat Jan 19 2019 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A front stretches across the southern Bering associated with a 967 mb low 500 nm west of Shemya Sat afternoon. A 959 mb low 500 nm southeast of Adak Sat afternoon moves to 270 nm southwest of Dutch Harbor at 958 mb by Sun afternoon and then moves to 200 nm west of Dutch Harbor at 967 mb by Mon afternoon. $$ PKZ150-201300- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 322 PM AKST Sat Jan 19 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Widespread rain showers and snow. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ155-201300- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 322 PM AKST Sat Jan 19 2019 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt, except N 15 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 35 kt except E 25 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 13 ft, except 6 ft from the Shumagin Islands E. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 35 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 19 ft, except 11 ft from the Shumagin Islands E. Widespread rain showers and snow. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ160-201300- Bristol Bay- 322 PM AKST Sat Jan 19 2019 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ165-201300- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 322 PM AKST Sat Jan 19 2019 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ170-201300- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 322 PM AKST Sat Jan 19 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt in the evening increasing to 35 kt. Seas building to 13 ft. .SUN...E wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. Snow and rain showers. .MON...E wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ171-201300- Unalaska Bay- 322 PM AKST Sat Jan 19 2019 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .SUN...E wind 25 kt in the morning increasing to 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-201300- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 322 PM AKST Sat Jan 19 2019 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt in the evening increasing to 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...E wind 40 kt increasing to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft building to 24 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 25 ft. Rain showers. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ173-201300- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 322 PM AKST Sat Jan 19 2019 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt in the evening increasing to 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt in the morning increasing to 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 26 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .MON...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 27 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ174-201300- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 322 PM AKST Sat Jan 19 2019 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft building to 17 ft after midnight. .SUN...NE wind 40 kt in the morning increasing to 50 kt. Seas 29 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 50 kt diminishing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 29 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ175-201300- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 322 PM AKST Sat Jan 19 2019 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 25 ft. Snow and rain showers. .MON...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 27 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 26 ft. .TUE...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ176-201300- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 322 PM AKST Sat Jan 19 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 26 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 27 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ177-201300- Adak to Kiska- 322 PM AKST Sat Jan 19 2019 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt in the evening increasing to 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ178-201300- Kiska to Attu- 322 PM AKST Sat Jan 19 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt in the evening becoming E 20 kt. Seas 21 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ179-201300- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 322 PM AKST Sat Jan 19 2019 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Freezing spray. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ180-201300- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 322 PM AKST Sat Jan 19 2019 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ181-201300- North and West of Nunivak Island- 322 PM AKST Sat Jan 19 2019 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. .THU...N wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ185-201300- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 322 PM AKST Sat Jan 19 2019 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$
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748 FZAK52 PAFC 201257 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 357 AM AKST Sun Jan 20 2019 Coastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The Alaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ199-210145- 357 AM AKST Sun Jan 20 2019 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 954 mb North Pacific low moves 270 nm southeast of Adak Sun afternoon and then moves 140 nm east of Adak at 963 mb Mon night. $$ PKZ150-210145- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 357 AM AKST Sun Jan 20 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Widespread rain showers and snow. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ155-210145- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 357 AM AKST Sun Jan 20 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt except E 25 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 13 ft except 6 ft from the Shumagin Islands E. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight, Seas 18 ft. From the Shumagin Islands E, E wind 25 kt, Seas 8 ft building to 13 ft after midnight. Widespread rain showers and snow. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...S wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ160-210145- Bristol Bay- 357 AM AKST Sun Jan 20 2019 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ165-210145- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 357 AM AKST Sun Jan 20 2019 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers and rain showers. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ170-210145- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 357 AM AKST Sun Jan 20 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers and snow. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ171-210145- Unalaska Bay- 357 AM AKST Sun Jan 20 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-210145- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 357 AM AKST Sun Jan 20 2019 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 50 kt. Seas 23 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 23 ft. Widespread rain showers. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ173-210145- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 357 AM AKST Sun Jan 20 2019 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 26 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ174-210145- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 357 AM AKST Sun Jan 20 2019 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 28 ft. Widespread rain showers and snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 28 ft subsiding to 22 ft after midnight. Widespread rain showers. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ175-210145- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 357 AM AKST Sun Jan 20 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 26 ft. Snow and rain. .MON...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 26 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .TUE...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ176-210145- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 357 AM AKST Sun Jan 20 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 26 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 26 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ177-210145- Adak to Kiska- 357 AM AKST Sun Jan 20 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. Snow showers and rain. .MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft Bering side... 18 ft Pacific side. Snow and rain showers. .MON NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ178-210145- Kiska to Attu- 357 AM AKST Sun Jan 20 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ179-210145- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 357 AM AKST Sun Jan 20 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ180-210145- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 357 AM AKST Sun Jan 20 2019 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. $$ PKZ181-210145- North and West of Nunivak Island- 357 AM AKST Sun Jan 20 2019 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. .THU...N wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ185-210145- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 357 AM AKST Sun Jan 20 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$
303 FZAK52 PAFC 210037 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 337 PM AKST Sun Jan 20 2019 Coastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The Alaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ199-211315- 337 PM AKST Sun Jan 20 2019 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 956 mb low 300 nm east of Adak Sun afternoon moves to 175 nm east of Adak at 963 mb by Mon afternoon and then moves to 125 nm east of Adak at 964 mb by Tue afternoon. A North Pacific low moves to 300 nm southeast of Dutch Harbor at 973 mb by Tue afternoon. $$ PKZ150-211315- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 337 PM AKST Sun Jan 20 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ155-211315- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 337 PM AKST Sun Jan 20 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight, Seas 18 ft. From the Shumagin Islands E, E wind 25 kt, Seas 8 ft building to 13 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. .MON...S wind 30 kt except S 20 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 18 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ160-211315- Bristol Bay- 337 PM AKST Sun Jan 20 2019 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. $$ PKZ165-211315- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 337 PM AKST Sun Jan 20 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ170-211315- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 337 PM AKST Sun Jan 20 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers and snow. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ171-211315- Unalaska Bay- 337 PM AKST Sun Jan 20 2019 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Widespread rain and snow showers. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-211315- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 337 PM AKST Sun Jan 20 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 23 ft. Widespread rain showers. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ173-211315- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 337 PM AKST Sun Jan 20 2019 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 26 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...NE wind 45 kt becoming E 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 23 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ174-211315- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 337 PM AKST Sun Jan 20 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 28 ft subsiding to 22 ft after midnight. Widespread rain showers. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ175-211315- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 337 PM AKST Sun Jan 20 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 26 ft. Snow and rain. .MON...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 26 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TUE...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ176-211315- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 337 PM AKST Sun Jan 20 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 26 ft. Rain and snow showers. .MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ177-211315- Adak to Kiska- 337 PM AKST Sun Jan 20 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. Snow showers and rain. .MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft Bering side... 18 ft Pacific side. Snow showers and rain showers. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft Bering side... 15 ft Pacific side. Snow and rain showers. .TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ178-211315- Kiska to Attu- 337 PM AKST Sun Jan 20 2019 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. Snow. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ179-211315- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 337 PM AKST Sun Jan 20 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Freezing spray north of St. George Island. .MON...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. Freezing spray north of St. George Island. Snow showers. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray north of St. George Island. Snow showers and widespread rain showers. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ180-211315- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 337 PM AKST Sun Jan 20 2019 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. $$ PKZ181-211315- North and West of Nunivak Island- 337 PM AKST Sun Jan 20 2019 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ185-211315- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 337 PM AKST Sun Jan 20 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$
510 FZAK52 PAFC 211252 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 352 AM AKST Mon Jan 21 2019 Coastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The Alaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ199-220200- 352 AM AKST Mon Jan 21 2019 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 960 mb low 240 nm southeast of Adak moves 120 nm east of Adak at 965 mb Mon night. The low then moves 200 nm west of Saint Paul at 968 mb Tue night. A second 974 mb North Pacific low moves 360 nm south of Sand Point Tue afternoon and then moves over Sand Point at 976 mb Tue night. $$ PKZ150-220200- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 352 AM AKST Mon Jan 21 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ155-220200- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 352 AM AKST Mon Jan 21 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt except S 20 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 19 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...S wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ160-220200- Bristol Bay- 352 AM AKST Mon Jan 21 2019 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the ice edge. Snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Freezing spray near the ice edge. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. $$ PKZ165-220200- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 352 AM AKST Mon Jan 21 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ170-220200- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 352 AM AKST Mon Jan 21 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ171-220200- Unalaska Bay- 352 AM AKST Mon Jan 21 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Widespread rain showers. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-220200- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 352 AM AKST Mon Jan 21 2019 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 22 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. $$ PKZ173-220200- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 352 AM AKST Mon Jan 21 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 45 kt becoming E 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 23 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ174-220200- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 352 AM AKST Mon Jan 21 2019 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 26 ft. $$ PKZ175-220200- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 352 AM AKST Mon Jan 21 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 25 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE...NE wind 40 kt becoming N 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 22 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ176-220200- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 352 AM AKST Mon Jan 21 2019 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt becoming NW 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 20 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 25 ft. $$ PKZ177-220200- Adak to Kiska- 352 AM AKST Mon Jan 21 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft Bering side...19 ft Pacific side. Snow and rain showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft Bering side...16 ft Pacific side. Snow and rain showers. .TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft Bering side...15 ft Pacific side. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ178-220200- Kiska to Attu- 352 AM AKST Mon Jan 21 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. Snow. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ179-220200- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 352 AM AKST Mon Jan 21 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. Freezing spray north of St. George Island. Widespread snow showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray north of St. George Island. Widespread snow showers. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt becoming E 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray north of St. George Island. Rain showers and snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ180-220200- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 352 AM AKST Mon Jan 21 2019 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. $$ PKZ181-220200- North and West of Nunivak Island- 352 AM AKST Mon Jan 21 2019 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. .WED...E wind 25 kt. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ185-220200- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 352 AM AKST Mon Jan 21 2019 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .TUE...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Jan 19, 5:13 AM AKST, 10 hours 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 19, 5:13 AM AKST, 10 hours 9 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
513 AM AKST Sat Jan 19 2019
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A quiet weather pattern has descended across most of the forecast
area this morning as an upper level ridge extends over the
central and eastern Bering. This is bringing dry offshore flow
over most of the mainland leading to mostly clear skies and cold
temperatures to the area. Strong subsidence and a surface
inversion is leading to widespread fog and stratus over the Copper
River Basin with dense fog continuing over the Anchorage area,
the Knik Arm, and filtering down the Cook Inlet. The only action
is seen over the far western Aleutians as a strong North Pacific
low is pushing a front north across the islands with scatterometer
data showing widespread gale force winds with embedded storm
force winds impacting the area.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
Models are in good overall agreement through the end of the
weekend, now all locking onto a North Pacific low moving north
towards the Aleutians by Monday morning. The EC/GFS are in lock
step with the low after Sunday keeping it just south of Atka while
the 06Z NAM has deviated from the other 2 models, bringing the
low north into Bristol Bay. This solution was thrown out as the
outlier. Forecast confidence is near normal.
&&
.AVIATION...
PANC...Dense fog will persist through the early afternoon as a
strong inversion is still in place over Anchorage. A slight shift
in the pattern will lead to the fog bank ebbing and flowing over
the Anchorage Bowl with conditions expected to switch between
LIFR and MVFR conditions. In the afternoon, visibility will
slightly improve, maintaining the patchy nature of the fog bank
over the terminal. Overnight on Saturday, fog is expected to
return as the surface inversion redevelops.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2/Today
through Sunday night)...
A weak upper level short-wave trough will drop southeastward
across Southcentral this afternoon through tonight, bringing weak
cold air advection. Expect the increase in low level flow will
create just enough vertical mixing in the boundary layer to erode
some of the dense fog currently sitting over Anchorage, Turnagain
Arm and parts of the Matanuska Valley and western Kenai Peninsula.
Thus, expect improving visibilities by this afternoon. However,
do not expect winds to mix down to the surface for most areas, so
a weaker surface-based temperature inversion will persist and
suspect at least patches of fog will remain around into Sunday.
A stronger short-wave will drop down into the northern reaches of
Southcentral tonight (up along the Alaska Range), bringing notably
colder air to inland areas. For locations which are cloud and fog
free, this will lead to quickly dropping temperatures tonight.
Meanwhile, the weak cold advection will combine with tightening
pressure gradients to strengthen gap winds along the Gulf coast
and Prince William Sound.
As the short-waves continue off to the east on Sunday, a reverse
in flow will ensue, as a short-wave ridge builds up from the Gulf
followed by an upper trough and frontal system moving up from the
Pacific. This front will approach Kodiak Island Sunday night,
bringing rain and snow along with strengthening winds. Clouds will
gradually increase across Southcentral Sunday night into Monday.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 and 2/Tonight
through Sunday night)...
High pressure over the Bering combined with an Arctic high inland
will cause offshore winds and cold conditions to continue into
Monday. During the day Monday, a front associated with a low
shifting towards the central Aleutians from the North Pacific,
will bring snow and increasing temperatures in southerly flow.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 2/Tonight
through Sunday evening)...
A storm force low is nearing the western Aleutians, and winds
have already gusted near 50 kt in the coastal waters based on the
10Z ASCAT pass. Besides storm force winds in the western
Aleutians, this low will bring gales to the western Bering, and
precipitation to the western and central Aleutians. It will then
shift northwest out of the area. Another low will push in from the
North Pacific later today into early Sunday. Initially it will
bring gales to the central Aleutians, then expand to a large
swath of gales and precipitation over much of the Aleutians and
the Bering Sea by midday Sunday. With cold air in place, expect
precipitation over the Aleutians to initially be snow or a
rain/snow mix, then transition to mostly rain over the central
and eastern Aleutians Monday.
&&
.MARINE (Days 3 through 5...Mon through Wed)...
The period will start with a wide swath of gale-force easterly
winds stretching from the Central Bering towards the Western
Aleutians. It is still possible there would be a small swath of
storm force winds through the Central Aleutians, but again, this
would be a small area. Model uncertainty increases rapidly on
Tue-Wed, but it does look like there will be cyclonic flow over
the Bering with a closed high over Siberia. This will likely keep
gale force northeast winds over the Western Bering.
For the Gulf of AK, models continue to grasp at straws. It does
looks like a front will slide into the Western Gulf early Mon
bringing winds up to at least small craft. Another front will lift
through Tue pushing winds to small craft again, but with an
outside shot of some gales. The pattern will remain active through
the middle of the week, though we will not be able to nail down
any specific surface low's location or strength until later.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7...Mon through Fri)...
The long term forecast starts out with a surface low situated near
the Central Aleutians, bringing gale force winds across the
Bering on Monday. Models have a similar position, with the GFS a
bit further east. The GFS has been the most consistent model in
the past 24 hours with this system, increasing confidence for
early Monday morning. By Monday afternoon into Tuesday, a weak
low in the eastern Gulf looks to bring stronger winds to the
eastern Gulf and coastal areas, but models have yet to lock on to
an exact position.
Tuesday is when the models start to diverge a bit with the low
over the Aleutians as some models try to split the low. Things
become messier in terms of low position and winds in the Gulf due
to the model disagreement. For this reason, forecast uncertainty
will remain for this system for now. It seems it is about 3 days
out when models come into better consensus...so stay tuned.
Regardless of how the low system moves, models all seem to be in
better agreement with cyclonic flow over the eastern
Bering/southwest AK and stronger winds entering the Gulf for
Wednesday.
By Thursday, a highly amplified ridge sits over the ALCAN border,
with a deep trough over the Bering and Aleutians. Models are in
agreement with the big picture, however, they vary vastly on the
development of any system in the base of the longwave trough. In
any case, this pattern is likely to bring warm, southerly flow,
with increased precipitation along coastal areas of Southern AK.
This is a good setup to potentially bring atmospheric rivers to
the area. The middle of next week (21-25 Jan) will see a much more
active pattern.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...Dense Fog Advisory 101 111 125 141.
MARINE...Gales 170 172 173 174 175 176 177 179
Storms 178
Heavy Freezing Spray 127 150 160 165 180.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...KVP
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...SEB
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...JA/MM
MARINE/LONG TERM...MO/AHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 3:10 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 19, 3:22 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 61 hr | |
| Jan 19, 3:22 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Jan 19, 3:22 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 19, 3:22 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 61 hr | |
| Jan 19, 3:35 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 19, 3:35 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Jan 20, 3:50 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 20, 3:50 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 20, 3:57 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr |
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