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Brisk Wind Advisory 5, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Jan 11, 2020, 3:56 PM AKST. It was in force for 59 hr.
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- Issued
- Jan 11, 2020, 3:56 PM AKST (00:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 14, 2020, 3:20 AM AKST
- In force
- 59 hr
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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610 FZAK52 PAFC 120056 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 356 PM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 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. PKZ199-121400- 356 PM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 961 mb low 470 nm north of Attu moves into the Chukchi Sea at 1002 mb by Mon afternoon. Its front moves into Western Alaska through Sun afternoon. A 986 mb low and its front approach the Western Aleutians and Bering for Mon afternoon. $$ PKZ150-121400- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 356 PM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind increasing to 30 kt and becoming SW after midnight. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ155-121400- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 356 PM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt early becoming W. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ160-121400- Bristol Bay- 356 PM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt early increasing to 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. $$ PKZ165-121400- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 356 PM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt becoming W after midnight. Seas 9 ft building to 14 ft after midnight. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ170-121400- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 356 PM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ171-121400- Unalaska Bay- 356 PM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind increasing to 30 kt in the evening. Seas 2 ft early building to 5 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-121400- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 356 PM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...E wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 27 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ173-121400- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 356 PM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ174-121400- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 356 PM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED...S wind 45 kt. Seas 27 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ175-121400- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 356 PM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...S wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ176-121400- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 356 PM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. .WED...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ177-121400- Adak to Kiska- 356 PM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 23 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ178-121400- Kiska to Attu- 356 PM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ179-121400- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 356 PM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt shifting to W after midnight. Gusts to 40 kt in the evening. Seas 14 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ180-121400- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 356 PM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Snow and rain. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. $$ PKZ181-121400- North and West of Nunivak Island- 356 PM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Snow and rain. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. .WED...E wind 30 kt. .THU...E wind 25 kt. $$ PKZ185-121400- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 356 PM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...SW 45 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 27 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... SW 40 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 26 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... W 40 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 24 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$
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444 FZAK52 PAFC 121244 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 344 AM AKST Sun Jan 12 2020 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. PKZ199-130200- 344 AM AKST Sun Jan 12 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 977 mb low 400 nm north of Saint Paul Island moves north and exits the Bering Sunday night. A ridge builds over the Bering Monday morning. A front associated with a Kamchatka low approaches the western Aleutians Monday morning and reaches the central Aleutians Monday night. $$ PKZ150-130200- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 344 AM AKST Sun Jan 12 2020 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft subsiding to 10 ft after midnight. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ155-130200- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 344 AM AKST Sun Jan 12 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ160-130200- Bristol Bay- 344 AM AKST Sun Jan 12 2020 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ165-130200- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 344 AM AKST Sun Jan 12 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt except W 20 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ170-130200- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 344 AM AKST Sun Jan 12 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ171-130200- Unalaska Bay- 344 AM AKST Sun Jan 12 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-130200- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 344 AM AKST Sun Jan 12 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...E wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ173-130200- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 344 AM AKST Sun Jan 12 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt becoming variable 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED...S wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ174-130200- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 344 AM AKST Sun Jan 12 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...S wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ175-130200- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 344 AM AKST Sun Jan 12 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt in the evening becoming SE 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ176-130200- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 344 AM AKST Sun Jan 12 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt becoming variable 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt in the evening becoming SE 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ177-130200- Adak to Kiska- 344 AM AKST Sun Jan 12 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...S wind 50 kt. Seas 23 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ178-130200- Kiska to Attu- 344 AM AKST Sun Jan 12 2020 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt becoming SE 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ179-130200- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 344 AM AKST Sun Jan 12 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ180-130200- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 344 AM AKST Sun Jan 12 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. $$ PKZ181-130200- North and West of Nunivak Island- 344 AM AKST Sun Jan 12 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 30 kt. $$ PKZ185-130200- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 344 AM AKST Sun Jan 12 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... SW 40 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 26 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...W 40 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 23 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 29 ft. .WED...E wind 45 kt. Seas 29 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$
512 FZAK52 PAFC 130054 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 354 PM AKST Sun Jan 12 2020 Coastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The Alaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ199-131415- 354 PM AKST Sun Jan 12 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 mb low over the Gulf of Anadyr continues north Sun night. A 1003 mb low over the North Pacific Mon morning moves 340 nm northwest of Attu at 977 mb Tue afternoon. Its front moves into the western Aleutians Mon night and reaches the central Aleutians Tues afternoon. $$ PKZ150-131415- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 354 PM AKST Sun Jan 12 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ155-131415- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 354 PM AKST Sun Jan 12 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ160-131415- Bristol Bay- 354 PM AKST Sun Jan 12 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ165-131415- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 354 PM AKST Sun Jan 12 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming N 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ170-131415- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 354 PM AKST Sun Jan 12 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ171-131415- Unalaska Bay- 354 PM AKST Sun Jan 12 2020 .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-131415- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 354 PM AKST Sun Jan 12 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 25 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ173-131415- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 354 PM AKST Sun Jan 12 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ174-131415- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 354 PM AKST Sun Jan 12 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED...SW wind 55 kt. Seas 25 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ175-131415- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 354 PM AKST Sun Jan 12 2020 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt shifting to S after midnight. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...W wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ176-131415- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 354 PM AKST Sun Jan 12 2020 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt becoming SE 40 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft building to 13 ft after midnight. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ177-131415- Adak to Kiska- 354 PM AKST Sun Jan 12 2020 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt increasing to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft building to 19 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 25 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ178-131415- Kiska to Attu- 354 PM AKST Sun Jan 12 2020 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt increasing to 50 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft building to 18 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...S wind 50 kt. Seas 23 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ179-131415- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 354 PM AKST Sun Jan 12 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt in the evening. Seas 16 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ180-131415- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 354 PM AKST Sun Jan 12 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. $$ PKZ181-131415- North and West of Nunivak Island- 354 PM AKST Sun Jan 12 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. .MON...W wind 25 kt. .MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. .WED...E wind 35 kt. .THU...E wind 30 kt. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ185-131415- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 354 PM AKST Sun Jan 12 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...W 40 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 23 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...S 25 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 29 ft. .WED...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 29 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$
583 FZAK52 PAFC 131258 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 358 AM AKST Mon Jan 13 2020 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. PKZ199-140200- 358 AM AKST Mon Jan 13 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A front approaches the western Aleutians Mon morning and reaches the central Aleutians Tue morning. The associated complex low moves over Shemya at 985 mb Tue morning and then exits the Bering to the north Tue night. Its front reaches the eastern Bering Tue night. $$ PKZ150-140200- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 358 AM AKST Mon Jan 13 2020 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ155-140200- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 358 AM AKST Mon Jan 13 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ160-140200- Bristol Bay- 358 AM AKST Mon Jan 13 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ165-140200- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 358 AM AKST Mon Jan 13 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ170-140200- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 358 AM AKST Mon Jan 13 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ171-140200- Unalaska Bay- 358 AM AKST Mon Jan 13 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-140200- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 358 AM AKST Mon Jan 13 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 27 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ173-140200- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 358 AM AKST Mon Jan 13 2020 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SE wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft building to 17 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED...S wind 50 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ174-140200- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 358 AM AKST Mon Jan 13 2020 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft building to 17 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED...SW wind 55 kt. Seas 24 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ175-140200- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 358 AM AKST Mon Jan 13 2020 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED...W wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ176-140200- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 358 AM AKST Mon Jan 13 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt becoming SE 40 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft building to 13 ft after midnight. .TUE...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. .WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ177-140200- Adak to Kiska- 358 AM AKST Mon Jan 13 2020 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt increasing to 50 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft building to 18 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ178-140200- Kiska to Attu- 358 AM AKST Mon Jan 13 2020 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 50 kt becoming SW 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 23 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ179-140200- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 358 AM AKST Mon Jan 13 2020 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ180-140200- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 358 AM AKST Mon Jan 13 2020 .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. $$ PKZ181-140200- North and West of Nunivak Island- 358 AM AKST Mon Jan 13 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. .WED...E wind 35 kt. .THU...E wind 30 kt. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ185-140200- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 358 AM AKST Mon Jan 13 2020 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...S 25 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...E of Saint Matthew Island, S wind 20 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the afternoon. W of Saint Matthew Island, S wind 30 kt becoming SE 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft building to 14 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 29 ft. .WED...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 29 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$
964 FZAK52 PAFC 140049 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 349 PM AKST Mon Jan 13 2020 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. PKZ199-141400- 349 PM AKST Mon Jan 13 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A complex 992 mb low over the North Pacific moves into the Gulf of Anadyr at 984 mb by Wed afternoon. Its front moves across the Bering and Aleutians through Wed afternoon. Another low forms along this front 475 nm southeast of Adak Tue night and moves 185 nm northeast of Adak at 979 mb Wednesday afternoon. $$ PKZ150-141400- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 349 PM AKST Mon Jan 13 2020 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ155-141400- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 349 PM AKST Mon Jan 13 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt except N 30 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. From the Shumagin Islands E, N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ160-141400- Bristol Bay- 349 PM AKST Mon Jan 13 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming NW 25 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ165-141400- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 349 PM AKST Mon Jan 13 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. From Port Moller E, variable wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ170-141400- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 349 PM AKST Mon Jan 13 2020 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming NE. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt becoming SE 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 50 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ171-141400- Unalaska Bay- 349 PM AKST Mon Jan 13 2020 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S wind 50 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-141400- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 349 PM AKST Mon Jan 13 2020 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt. Seas 11 ft building to 17 ft after midnight. .WED...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 28 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 27 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ173-141400- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 349 PM AKST Mon Jan 13 2020 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft building to 17 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 55 kt. Seas 22 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ174-141400- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 349 PM AKST Mon Jan 13 2020 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft building to 16 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt increasing to 50 kt after midnight. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 55 kt. Seas 28 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ175-141400- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 349 PM AKST Mon Jan 13 2020 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ176-141400- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 349 PM AKST Mon Jan 13 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming SE 40 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft building to 12 ft after midnight. .TUE...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .WED...W wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ177-141400- Adak to Kiska- 349 PM AKST Mon Jan 13 2020 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt increasing to 50 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft building to 17 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 55 kt. Seas 25 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ178-141400- Kiska to Attu- 349 PM AKST Mon Jan 13 2020 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 55 kt becoming SW 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ179-141400- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 349 PM AKST Mon Jan 13 2020 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming E after midnight. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 24 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ180-141400- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 349 PM AKST Mon Jan 13 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...W wind 15 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray along the ice edge. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ181-141400- North and West of Nunivak Island- 349 PM AKST Mon Jan 13 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ185-141400- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 349 PM AKST Mon Jan 13 2020 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...S 25 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...E of Saint Matthew Island, S wind 20 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the afternoon. W of Saint Matthew Island, SE wind 35 kt increasing to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft building to 15 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...SE 55 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 30 ft. Snow and rain. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 27 ft. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$
299 FZAK52 PAFC 141220 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 320 AM AKST Tue Jan 14 2020 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. PKZ199-150100- 320 AM AKST Tue Jan 14 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A front associated with a Kamchatka low moves from the western Aleutians to the central Aleutians Tuesday night. A 994 mb low forms along this front Tuesday night 270 nm southeast of Adak and moves 100 nm south of Dutch Harbor Wednesday night at 990 mb. $$ PKZ150-150100- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 320 AM AKST Tue Jan 14 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ155-150100- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 320 AM AKST Tue Jan 14 2020 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt except N 30 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. From the Shumagin Islands E, N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SE wind 40 kt except E 20 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 9 ft building to 15 ft in the afternoon. From the Shumagin Islands E, seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ160-150100- Bristol Bay- 320 AM AKST Tue Jan 14 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ165-150100- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 320 AM AKST Tue Jan 14 2020 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. From Port Moller E, variable wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...SE wind 40 kt except E 30 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ170-150100- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 320 AM AKST Tue Jan 14 2020 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt becoming SE 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 50 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ171-150100- Unalaska Bay- 320 AM AKST Tue Jan 14 2020 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 10 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 50 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-150100- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 320 AM AKST Tue Jan 14 2020 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 11 ft building to 17 ft after midnight. .WED...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 28 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 27 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ173-150100- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 320 AM AKST Tue Jan 14 2020 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft building to 17 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 55 kt becoming S 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ174-150100- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 320 AM AKST Tue Jan 14 2020 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft building to 16 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt increasing to 50 kt after midnight. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 55 kt becoming SW 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 28 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ175-150100- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 320 AM AKST Tue Jan 14 2020 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .WED...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ176-150100- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 320 AM AKST Tue Jan 14 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .WED...W wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ177-150100- Adak to Kiska- 320 AM AKST Tue Jan 14 2020 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 55 kt. Seas 25 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ178-150100- Kiska to Attu- 320 AM AKST Tue Jan 14 2020 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 55 kt becoming SW 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ179-150100- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 320 AM AKST Tue Jan 14 2020 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 23 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 25 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ180-150100- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 320 AM AKST Tue Jan 14 2020 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 15 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray along the ice edge. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray along the ice edge. .WED NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ181-150100- North and West of Nunivak Island- 320 AM AKST Tue Jan 14 2020 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. .WED...E wind 35 kt. .WED NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ185-150100- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 320 AM AKST Tue Jan 14 2020 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E of Saint Matthew Island, S wind 20 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the afternoon. W of Saint Matthew Island, SE wind 35 kt increasing to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft building to 15 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...SE wind 45 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... SE 55 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 30 ft. Snow and rain. .WED...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 29 ft. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 24 ft. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this brisk wind advisory 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 brisk wind advisory went out at Jan 11, 4:22 AM AKST, 11 hours 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 11, 4:22 AM AKST, 11 hours 34 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
422 AM AKST Sat Jan 11 2020
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A persistent 1036 mb surface ridge nestled across the Al-Can
border continues to keep arctic air firmly entrenched from the
upper Kuskokwim Delta east to the Copper River Basin. An upper-
level shortwave, coupled with the development of a compact surface
low near Middleton Island, have also allowed the northerly
outflow winds to continue from Seward to Prince William Sound and
the Copper River Delta. Periodic northerly gusts have also
developed across the northern Susitna Valley and across a
channeled corridor of the Glen in the MatSu. These winds have
allowed the temperature oscillate between -15F and +15F for
places like Talkeetna and Wasilla overnight. High cloud cover is
on the increase over the southern half of the Kenai Peninsula as a
front moves over the interior of the state. Snow has ended across
the eastern half of Kodiak Island as a low in the western Gulf
races east.
Farther west, a weakening occluded front stretches from Aniak to
Iliamna. Along and ahead of this front, light snow is falling.
Behind the front, the snow has transitioned to snow showers.
Warmer air has also advected in along the coast, with overnight
temperatures climbing into the mid 20s to lower 30s from King
Salmon and Cape Newenham north to Hooper Bay.
For the Bering and Aleutians, westerly flow around a deep area of
low pressure lifting north toward the Russian coast is advecting
colder air across the region with temperatures dropping back into
the 30s. Infrared satellite imagery shows the development of a
North Pacific low along a frontal boundary draped across the
central Bering beginning to lift north toward Dutch Harbor.
Yesterday, the southerly flow across the eastern Aleutians and
southern AKPEN pushed the daytime temperature in Cold Bay to a
daily record of 50F while evening temperatures across the Yukon
Flats dropped to -50F (Fort Yukon). This made for an impressive
100 degree temperature swing across the state.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
Models remain in good agreement with the overall synoptic pattern
across the forecast area through the weekend. There is some model
divergence in the progression of the front into Southcentral and
the development of a triple-point low near Kodiak by Sunday, with
the NAM still trying to develop some degree of downsloping across
the western Kenai and Anchorage Bowl on Sunday. It is, however,
also more bullish in the amount of accumulating snow from Kenai
north across the Susitna valley late Sunday into Monday as the
upper-trough moves through. How these systems interact and evolve
will also have some impact on winds and temperatures. However,
even with these distinctions, the resulting sensible weather does
not appear significantly different.
&&
.AVIATION...
PANC...VFR conditions and light winds are expected to persist.
Clouds will be on the increase Sunday morning as a front
approaches; however, any potential reduction to ceiling and/or
visibility is expected to occur after 18z Sunday (current TAF
package).
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 through 2)...
Very cold, arctic air remains over the Copper River Basin. This
combined with the tight pressure gradient that has remained
stationary over the north Gulf coast continues to promote strong
winds out of bays and passes. These gap winds will increase when a
tertiary component comes into play, a triple point low developing
Sunday near Kodiak Island. This third addition to our synoptic
pattern will effectively further strengthen the already intact
pressure gradient to increase gap winds Sunday into Monday. Due to
the remaining cold temperatures and wind chills in Thompson Pass
a Wind Chill Advisory has been issued through Sunday at noon AKST.
Expect wind chill temperatures as low as 50 below through this
timeframe.
The triple point low which develops near Kodiak Island Sunday will
combine with an upper level short-wave to produce widespread
precipitation across the western Gulf/Kodiak Island northward to
the Kenai Peninsula, Anchorage, and the Mat-Su. The upper trough
will split, with some of the energy diving southeastward into the
Gulf and some of the energy lifting northward up Cook Inlet.
Thus, it will weaken as it crosses Southcentral.
Southeast winds will develop ahead of the low across the Kenai
Mountains. While this could produce some downsloping on the
western Kenai, winds are weaker and more southerly as you head
north to Anchorage. For Anchorage and the Matanuska Valley, a
light dusting is possible Sunday. Snow is likely Sunday night for
these areas right ahead of the upper trough and as flow shifts to
southwest to west. It doesn't look like a lot of snow - perhaps
an inch or two accumulation. While precipitation will remain all
snow for Southcentral, Kodiak Island will likely see a mix of rain
and snow, as easterly winds off the warm Gulf waters warm surface
temperatures above freezing.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)...
A few snow showers will linger across Southwest Alaska this
morning as a front continues to weaken. A brief period of dry and
clear conditions set it late this morning through the early
afternoon, allowing for temperatures to continue on their upward
trend before the next system moves in.
A frontal boundary associated with a deepening upper level
shortwave will be the main focus starting this afternoon. Winter
Weather Advisories have been issued for the Kuskokwim Delta and
Bristol Bay as this system is expected to see blowing snow
conditions on the front edge of the front along the Southwest
coast. As it moves inland later today into tomorrow, advisory
level snowfall amounts (6 inches in 12 hours) is likely for areas
in the Kuskokwim Delta and north and west of King Salmon in the
Greater Bristol Bay area. Blowing snow conditions will also occur
near Iliamna for Sunday morning as the system continue to move
farther inland.
The Lower Kuskokwim Valley will also see a few inches of snowfall
from this system, but it is less certain that they will see
advisory level amounts like areas closer to the coast. For this
reason, an advisory has not been issued, but will continue to be
monitored to see how well organized the frontal system remains
once farther inland. Snow showers will begin to taper off on
Monday as this system weakens.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 2)...
Scatterometer imagery this morning shows a strong core of high end
gale force winds over much of the western and central Bering this
morning associated with a low center north of Shemya. Winds will
slowly weaken to small craft advisory level through Sunday as the
low continues to lift northward out of the forecast area.
A fast moving moving frontal boundary crosses over the central
Aleutians, extending to the Pribilofs late this morning into the
afternoon, which will bring a solid area of rain and snow across
the region. As the system moves eastward through the afternoon,
strong gap winds can be expected for areas north of the eastern
Chain and AKPEN through the evening hours. By Sunday, conditions
over the Bering improve, with only a weak fast moving low bringing
an area of small craft advisory levels winds over the south
central Bering through Monday.
&&
.MARINE (Days 3 through 5)...
The western gulf will see gusty northerly flow Monday through
Wednesday of next week as the pressure gradient tights between low
pressure near the Gulf and a ridge moving to the Southwest
mainland. Small craft to gale force winds will taper down for a
short time Monday night; however, gusty winds return by late
Tuesday Morning. Across the Bering...relatively quiet weather on
Monday is followed by a gale force front moving to the western
waters Monday night. This front moves slowly across to the
central waters on Wednesday. There is still high uncertainty on
the strength of the front on Wednesday and should be monitored as
it has the potential to be stronger than currently forecast.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7)...
Dry and colder than normal conditions are on tap for much of the
southern mainland in the extended forecast Monday night through
Friday. A few snow showers will be possible across the southwest
as several weak fronts push inland. The Bering will see the most
active weather pattern as a North Pacific storm send a front to
the across the western Aleutians late Monday night. This front
moves slowly east bringing strong gusty winds and rain to the
Eastern Aleutians to Pribilof Islands. There is still some
uncertainty on the strength of this system and should be monitored
for updates. The forecast for Wednesday night through Friday will
generally be a persistent forecast with dry cold conditions over
the southern mainland and active weather over Bering and Gulf.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...Flood Advisory 121.
Wind Chill Advisory 131.
Winter Weather Advisory 155 161.
MARINE...Heavy Freezing Spray Warning 119 127 128 130 139 140.
Gale Warning 127 128 130 132 139 155 170>172 177>179
181 185 411>413.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...TM
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CK/SB
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...AH
MARINE/LONG TERM...KHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 3:35 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 11, 3:45 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 11, 3:45 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 11, 3:45 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 8 days | |
| Jan 11, 3:56 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 11, 3:56 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 59 hr | |
| Jan 12, 3:44 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 12, 3:44 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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