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Gale Warning 138, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 31, 2020, 3:40 PM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Jan 31, 2020, 3:40 PM AKST (00:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 2, 2020, 3:53 PM AKST
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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904 FZAK52 PAFC 010040 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 340 PM AKST Fri Jan 31 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. PKZ199-011345- 340 PM AKST Fri Jan 31 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 mb North Pacific low moves 240 nm south of Shemya Sat afternoon at 945 mb and then moves 320 nm southeast of Shemya at 955 mb Sun afternoon. Its front moves into the Bering Fri night and moves inland early Sun morning. $$ PKZ150-011345- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 340 PM AKST Fri Jan 31 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NW wind 40 kt becoming SW 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 55 kt out of bays and passes during the morning. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 6 ft in the afternoon. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming SE 35 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft building to 11 ft after midnight. Widespread snow showers and rain. .SUN...S wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 21 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ155-011345- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 340 PM AKST Fri Jan 31 2020 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...S wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. From the Shumagin Islands E, variable wind 10 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt except SE 35 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 13 ft building to 18 ft after midnight. Rain and widespread snow showers. .SUN...S wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 23 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ160-011345- Bristol Bay- 340 PM AKST Fri Jan 31 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Snow. .SUN...SE wind 35 kt. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. .WED...SW wind 10 kt. $$ PKZ165-011345- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 340 PM AKST Fri Jan 31 2020 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. From Port Moller E, N wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. From Port Moller E, SE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Widespread snow showers and rain. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ170-011345- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 340 PM AKST Fri Jan 31 2020 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...S wind 25 kt becoming SE 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt becoming S 35 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ171-011345- Unalaska Bay- 340 PM AKST Fri Jan 31 2020 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-011345- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 340 PM AKST Fri Jan 31 2020 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...S wind 30 kt becoming SE 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft building to 14 ft in the afternoon. Snow and rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt becoming S 30 kt after midnight. Seas 23 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 25 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 24 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ173-011345- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 340 PM AKST Fri Jan 31 2020 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft building to 18 ft in the afternoon. Snow and rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt becoming S 30 kt after midnight. Seas 19 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ174-011345- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 340 PM AKST Fri Jan 31 2020 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. and rain. .SAT...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 13 ft building to 23 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 24 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 26 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 26 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ175-011345- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 340 PM AKST Fri Jan 31 2020 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft building to 18 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ176-011345- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 340 PM AKST Fri Jan 31 2020 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming SE 40 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft building to 11 ft after midnight. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 25 ft. Rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 28 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ177-011345- Adak to Kiska- 340 PM AKST Fri Jan 31 2020 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt increasing to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft building to 15 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. .SAT...E wind 50 kt. Seas 22 ft Bering side...25 ft Pacific side. Rain and snow. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft Bering side...27 ft Pacific side. Rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. .MON...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ178-011345- Kiska to Attu- 340 PM AKST Fri Jan 31 2020 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft building to 17 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. .SAT...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 26 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 30 ft. Snow and rain. .SUN...N wind 45 kt. Seas 33 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 32 ft. .MON...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 28 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ179-011345- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 340 PM AKST Fri Jan 31 2020 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming W after midnight. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .SAT...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Widespread snow showers. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Snow and rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ180-011345- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 340 PM AKST Fri Jan 31 2020 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Widespread snow showers. .SUN...SE wind 35 kt. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. .WED...N wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ181-011345- North and West of Nunivak Island- 340 PM AKST Fri Jan 31 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 30 kt. .WED...N wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ185-011345- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 340 PM AKST Fri Jan 31 2020 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... NE 35 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...NE 40 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas in ice free waters 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 45 kt. Seas in ice free waters 20 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 20 ft. .MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 19 ft. .TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 18 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 14 ft. $$
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195 FZAK52 PAFC 011233 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 333 AM AKST Sat Feb 1 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. PKZ199-020200- 333 AM AKST Sat Feb 1 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 946 mb North Pacific low moves 280 nm south of Attu Island and then moves 300 nm southeast of Shemya at 950 mb Sun afternoon. Its front moves into the Bering Sat morning and moves inland early Sun morning. $$ PKZ150-020200- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 333 AM AKST Sat Feb 1 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt becoming SW 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 55 kt out of bays and passes during the morning. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 6 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming SE 35 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft building to 12 ft after midnight. Snow. .SUN...SE wind 35 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 21 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ155-020200- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 333 AM AKST Sat Feb 1 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, S wind 30 kt becoming SE 40 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft building to 17 ft after midnight. Widespread rain and snow showers. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, S wind 35 kt becoming SW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 22 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ160-020200- Bristol Bay- 333 AM AKST Sat Feb 1 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Snow. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ165-020200- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 333 AM AKST Sat Feb 1 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. From Port Moller E, SE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. From Port Moller E, SE wind 30 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ170-020200- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 333 AM AKST Sat Feb 1 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft building to 9 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt becoming S 30 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ171-020200- Unalaska Bay- 333 AM AKST Sat Feb 1 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt becoming S 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-020200- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 333 AM AKST Sat Feb 1 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt becoming SE 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft building to 14 ft in the afternoon. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 45 kt becoming SW 30 kt after midnight. Seas 23 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ173-020200- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 333 AM AKST Sat Feb 1 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft building to 19 ft in the afternoon. Widespread rain showers and snow. .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 20 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ174-020200- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 333 AM AKST Sat Feb 1 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft building to 23 ft in the afternoon. Widespread rain and snow showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 24 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ175-020200- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 333 AM AKST Sat Feb 1 2020 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft building to 19 ft in the afternoon. Widespread rain and snow showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ176-020200- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 333 AM AKST Sat Feb 1 2020 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 25 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 26 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ177-020200- Adak to Kiska- 333 AM AKST Sat Feb 1 2020 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 45 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft Bering side... 26 ft Pacific side. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ178-020200- Kiska to Attu- 333 AM AKST Sat Feb 1 2020 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 45 kt. Seas 27 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 31 ft. Snow and rain. .SUN...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 34 ft Bering side... 27 ft Pacific side. Snow and rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 30 ft. .MON...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ179-020200- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 333 AM AKST Sat Feb 1 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers and snow. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ180-020200- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 333 AM AKST Sat Feb 1 2020 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Snow. .SUN...E wind 35 kt. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ181-020200- North and West of Nunivak Island- 333 AM AKST Sat Feb 1 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Snow. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. .MON...NE wind 35 kt. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. .WED...N wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ185-020200- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 333 AM AKST Sat Feb 1 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...NE 35 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E of Saint Matthew Island, NE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. W of Saint Matthew Island, NE wind 45 kt. Seas in ice free waters 16 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .SUN...NE wind 40 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... NE 45 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas in ice free waters 22 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas in ice free waters 21 ft. .MON...NE wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 19 ft. .TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 16 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 15 ft. $$
900 FZAK52 PAFC 020043 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 343 PM AKST Sat Feb 1 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. PKZ199-021330- 343 PM AKST Sat Feb 1 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 946 mb North Pacific low 230 nm south of Shemya moves 120 nm southeast of Adak at 966 mb Mon afternoon. Its front continues across the eastern Bering Sat evening and moves inland early Sun morning. $$ PKZ150-021330- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 343 PM AKST Sat Feb 1 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...Variable wind to 15 kt this afternoon becoming S wind 30 kt then increasing to SE 40 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft building to 13 ft after midnight. Freezing spray N of Chirikof Island. Snow, mixing with rain S of Chirikof Island after midnight. .SUN...SE wind 40 kt becoming SW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. Rain and snow, becoming all rain in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ155-021330- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 343 PM AKST Sat Feb 1 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft building to 18 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. .SUN...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 23 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ160-021330- Bristol Bay- 343 PM AKST Sat Feb 1 2020 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt early increasing to 30 kt. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .SUN...E wind 35 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ165-021330- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 343 PM AKST Sat Feb 1 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt except SE 35 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 9 ft. Rain with snow. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ170-021330- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 343 PM AKST Sat Feb 1 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 45 kt becoming S 35 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ171-021330- Unalaska Bay- 343 PM AKST Sat Feb 1 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt becoming S 20 kt after midnight. Gusts to 50 kt in the evening. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-021330- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 343 PM AKST Sat Feb 1 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 45 kt becoming S 30 kt after midnight. Seas 24 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ173-021330- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 343 PM AKST Sat Feb 1 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt becoming S 30 kt after midnight. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ174-021330- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 343 PM AKST Sat Feb 1 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 26 ft. .SUN...S wind 35 kt. Seas 25 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ175-021330- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 343 PM AKST Sat Feb 1 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ176-021330- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 343 PM AKST Sat Feb 1 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 26 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 25 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ177-021330- Adak to Kiska- 343 PM AKST Sat Feb 1 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft Bering side... 27 ft Pacific side. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft Bering side... 25 ft Pacific side. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...W wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ178-021330- Kiska to Attu- 343 PM AKST Sat Feb 1 2020 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 33 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt except NE 50 kt from Shemya W. Seas 35 ft Bering side...28 ft Pacific side. Rain and snow. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 31 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...E wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. $$ PKZ179-021330- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 343 PM AKST Sat Feb 1 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind increasing to 40 kt. Seas building to 16 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ180-021330- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 343 PM AKST Sat Feb 1 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...increasing to E wind 35 kt. Snow. .SUN...E wind 35 kt. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ181-021330- North and West of Nunivak Island- 343 PM AKST Sat Feb 1 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Snow. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Snow. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. .WED...N wind 25 kt. .THU...N wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ185-021330- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 343 PM AKST Sat Feb 1 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E of Saint Matthew Island, NE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. W of Saint Matthew Island, NE wind 45 kt. Seas in ice free waters building to 17 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 45 kt. Seas in ice free waters 22 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... NE 45 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas in ice free waters 21 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 19 ft. .TUE...NE wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 16 ft. .WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 15 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 13 ft. $$
300 FZAK52 PAFC 021219 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 319 AM AKST Sun Feb 2 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. PKZ199-030130- 319 AM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... Sun morning there is a 940 mb North Pacific low 150 nm southeast of Shemya. This low moves eastward to 65 nm south of Atka at 966 mb Mon afternoon. Tue morning there is a new low of 970 mb at 550 nm southwest of Attu Island. $$ PKZ150-030130- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 319 AM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 40 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ155-030130- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 319 AM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 23 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ160-030130- Bristol Bay- 319 AM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. .MON...E wind 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ165-030130- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 319 AM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ170-030130- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 319 AM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ171-030130- Unalaska Bay- 319 AM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-030130- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 319 AM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ173-030130- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 319 AM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ174-030130- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 319 AM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 35 kt. Seas 25 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ175-030130- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 319 AM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ176-030130- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 319 AM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 25 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ177-030130- Adak to Kiska- 319 AM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft Bering side...25 ft Pacific side. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...W wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ178-030130- Kiska to Attu- 319 AM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt except NE 50 kt from Shemya W. Seas 35 ft Bering side...28 ft Pacific side. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 31 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 25 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...E wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. $$ PKZ179-030130- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 319 AM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ180-030130- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 319 AM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Snow. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ181-030130- North and West of Nunivak Island- 319 AM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Snow. .MON...E wind 30 kt. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. .WED...N wind 25 kt. .THU...N wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ185-030130- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 319 AM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 45 kt. Seas in ice free waters 22 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... NE 45 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas in ice free waters 21 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .MON...NE wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 19 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 18 ft. .TUE...NE wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 16 ft. .WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 15 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 13 ft. $$
744 FZAK52 PAFC 030053 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 353 PM AKST Sun Feb 2 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. PKZ199-031400- 353 PM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 951 mb low 175 nm south of Kiska moves to 25 nm south of St George Island at 975 mb Tue afternoon. Its front moves over the Aleutians and Bering into Western Alaska through Tue afternoon. A 972 mb low forms 200 nm west of St Paul Island Mon morning and moves to 380 nm west of St Paul Island at 977 mb by Tue afternoon. $$ PKZ150-031400- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 353 PM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ155-031400- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 353 PM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt except S 20 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ160-031400- Bristol Bay- 353 PM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Snow. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. $$ PKZ165-031400- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 353 PM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt, except 40 kt out of bays and passes before midnight. Seas 6 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ170-031400- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 353 PM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ171-031400- Unalaska Bay- 353 PM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-031400- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 353 PM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ173-031400- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 353 PM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming SW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ174-031400- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 353 PM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain showers. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ175-031400- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 353 PM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .MON...SE wind 25 kt becoming variable 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming W 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ176-031400- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 353 PM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TUE...W wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ177-031400- Adak to Kiska- 353 PM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Snow and rain showers. .TUE...W wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ178-031400- Kiska to Attu- 353 PM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 31 ft. Snow. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 25 ft. Snow and rain. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...E wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ179-031400- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 353 PM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ180-031400- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 353 PM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. $$ PKZ181-031400- North and West of Nunivak Island- 353 PM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Snow. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Snow. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. .WED...N wind 30 kt. .THU...N wind 20 kt. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. $$ PKZ185-031400- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 353 PM AKST Sun Feb 2 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... NE 45 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas in ice free waters 22 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .MON...NE wind 35 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... NE 45 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas in ice free waters 19 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... NE 40 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas in ice free waters 17 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 15 ft. .WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 16 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 13 ft. .FRI...N wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Jan 31, 6:43 AM AKST, 8 hours 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 31, 6:43 AM AKST, 8 hours 57 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion...CORRECTED
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
643 AM AKST Fri Jan 31 2020
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A broad upper level trough is over the mainland with a closed low
center spinning over the western Gulf of Alaska. This low remains
stagnant since Thursday as an upper level ridge pattern borders
it to the east and west. Farther west, an upper low is spinning
along the northern Kamchatka Peninsula. At the surface, scattered
snow showers continue to develop across the Gulf and eastern Bering
along with upper level shortwaves propagating around the Gulf low. A
few showers are moving into the surrounding coasts before
dissipating.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
Models continue in good synoptic agreement through the weekend
with the low over the Gulf exiting southeast followed by another
strong storm moving to the Western and Central Aleutians on
Saturday. Only minor changes were made for the morning forecast
package with most of the edits focused around increasing winds
along the Gulf coasts as cold air advects from the north. Hi-res
models were used to update the forecast across Southcentral and
the Gulf with use of the GFS across the Southwest and Bering.
&&
.AVIATION...
PANC...MVFR ceilings are expected to improve to VFR this morning
then remain VFR through late Saturday morning. Winds will be
relatively light with a prevailing north wind setting up as
offshore flow develops this afternoon.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)...
A trough lifting over Southcentral Alaska this morning is
responsible for snow showers over the Gulf into Prince William
Sound. This afternoon, a second shortwave trough will spread snow
showers farther inland, including into the Copper River Basin.
The brunt of showers with this second short-wave will move across
Cordova and vicinity, with locally heavy snow possible producing
a few inches of snow.
In the upper levels, a ridge over the Bering Sea continues to
move eastward along with an upper level jet and weak cold air
advection on the front side of this ridge. This will keep strong
winds and gusts in the forecast for bays and passes along Shelikof
Strait, as well as Kamishak Bay to the Barren Islands. These winds
will quickly diminish Saturday evening as the ridge moves into the
western Gulf and pressure gradients weaken.
As the ridge approaches Southcentral later today through
Saturday, pressure gradients will tighten along the north Gulf
coast and Prince William Sound, particularly for Passage Canal
and Resurrection Bay. Winds over these areas have been increased
for today's forecast with a much more impressive pressure gradient
in today's models along with favorable flow aloft. Expect the
strongest winds late tonight through Saturday morning followed by
weakening winds as the ridge begins to move in over Southcentral
Saturday night.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)...
Upper level troughing and low level cyclonic flow continues to
dominate the region as bitterly cold temps remain in place. Snow
showers are still impacting the Southern Alaska Peninsula but
these will diminish today. Surface high pressure will strengthen
through Saturday morning until a significant warm front begins to
impact the coast Saturday afternoon as a leading weak wave moves
through the Kuskokwim Delta. The big warm front moves in on Sunday
morning, and this will likely bring accumulating snow and blowing
snow impacts to Southwest as the pattern shifts dramatically.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 2)...
An upper level mobile shortwave trough is slowly moving east
across the western Bering Sea with the surface trough axis
extending from Nikolski to the southern tip of Eastern Siberia.
This is bringing rain/snow to the Central Aleutians, and as the
trough shifts east and consolidates, light snow accumulations
will impact the Pribilof Islands and Unalaska/Akun.
Attention rapidly turns to a quickly developing bomb cyclone which
will spread snow into the western Bering/Aleutians today. The warm
front associated with this low will move into the Bering Sea
tonight and Saturday, then reach the Southwest coast by Sunday
afternoon. Snow will initially accompany the front along with
quick accumulations, but this front will bring in enough warm air
for the entire Aleutian Chain to turn to rain as the front lifts
north. The one concern will be 3-5" snow and strong east winds
impacting the Pribilof Islands with snow/blowing snow, so this
will need to be monitored as we get closer.
&&
.MARINE (Days 3 through 5 Sunday through Tuesday)...
Bering Sea and Aleutian Coastal Waters: A ~950 mb low will be
located near the Rat Islands Sunday afternoon, with sustained
high-end gales and storm force gusts expected on the backside of
this system across the western Aleutians and Bering. The low then
moves to just west of the Pribilof Islands by Tuesday, with
sustained winds having decreased below gales by then.
As for seas, given a long dynamic fetch, seas of 25 to 30 feet are
anticipated on Sunday across the western Bering and south of the
Aleutian chain west of Dutch Harbor decreasing into the 5 to 15 feet
range north of the Chain and east of 175W. These waves then subside
further for Monday and Tuesday as the storm system weakens.
Gulf of Alaska: A sustained gale force front will enter the Gulf
on Sunday from west to east, before the front stretches out
parallel to the coast on Monday as it weakens. As it does so
winds will decrease towards the small craft variety, with a few
gales still possible near the Copper River Delta. By Tuesday winds
will remain below 20 knots. As the front crosses the region, waves
will build into the 15 to 20 feet range for Sunday into Monday
before decreasing on Tuesday.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 4 through 7, Monday through Thursday)...
A pattern change looks to commence over the next several days as a
fairly strong storm system reaches the west central Aleutians
Tuesday morning, moving into the Pribilof Islands by later that
evening. As it does so a warm front will surge north and east
bringing increased warmth and moisture aloft, which translates to
temperatures moderating towards normal for the middle portion of the
week for the central Aleutians eastward through Southwest and
Southcentral Alaska. Precipitation potential will also increase
ahead of these features.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...Storm Warning 130 174 176 177 178 185.
Gale Warning 120 121 129 131 132 136 138
150 155 170 171 172 173 175 185.
Heavy Freezing Spray Warning 120 121 129 130 131 132
136 137 138 139 141 150 165.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...KH
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...AH
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...JA
MARINE/LONG TERM...PDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 3:23 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 25 hr | |
| Jan 31, 3:23 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 31, 3:34 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 31, 3:40 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 1, 3:25 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 1, 3:33 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 1, 3:56 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 72 hr | |
| Feb 1, 3:56 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 72 hr | |
| Feb 1, 3:56 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 1, 3:56 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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