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Gale Warning 182, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 16, 2020

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 16, 2020, 4:02 AM AKST. It was in force for 35 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued
Feb 16, 2020, 4:02 AM AKST (13:02 UTC)
Expired
Feb 17, 2020, 3:29 PM AKST
In force
35 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

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656 
FZAK52 PAFC 161302
CWFALU

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
402 AM AKST Sun Feb 16 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.

PKZ199-170200-
402 AM AKST Sun Feb 16 2020
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A complex 982 mb low over Shemya moves 100 nm south of Adak at 
980 mb Sun night and then weakens and moves south. A 985 mb low
160 nm east of Adak moves over the Pribilof Islands at 980 mb Sun
afternoon. Meanwhile, a 985 mb North Pacific low at that time 
merges with the Pribilof low 160 nm southeast of Saint Paul Island at
965 mb Sun night and then moves over Nunivak Island at 970 mb Mon
night.

$$

PKZ150-170200-
South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape-
402 AM AKST Sun Feb 16 2020

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...S wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.MON...S wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain and snow.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft.

$$

PKZ155-170200-
South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef-
402 AM AKST Sun Feb 16 2020

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S wind 25 increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon except S 30 
kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt increasing to 60 kt after midnight, Seas
17 ft building to 26 ft after midnight. From the Shumagin Islands
E, S wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight, Seas 19 ft. 
Rain.
.MON...SW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. From
the Shumagin Islands E, S wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 25 ft.

$$

PKZ160-170200-
Bristol Bay-
402 AM AKST Sun Feb 16 2020

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon.  
Snow with rain.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight.
Snow.
.MON...SE wind 35 kt.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 35 kt.
.TUE...SW wind 30 kt.
.WED...SE wind 20 kt.
.THU...NW wind 30 kt.

$$

PKZ165-170200-
Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef-
402 AM AKST Sun Feb 16 2020

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain and snow.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt increasing to 55 kt after midnight. From
Port Moller E, S wind 25 kt becoming SE 45 kt after midnight. Seas
11 ft. Rain and snow showers.
.MON...S wind 55 kt diminishing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas
20 ft except 12 ft from Port Moller E. Rain showers.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ170-170200-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side-
402 AM AKST Sun Feb 16 2020

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E wind 30 kt becoming S 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming W 55 kt after midnight. Seas
14 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers.
.MON...W wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. Snow showers and rain showers.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ171-170200-
Unalaska Bay-
402 AM AKST Sun Feb 16 2020

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming SW 35 kt after midnight. Seas 5 
ft. Widespread rain and snow showers.
.MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. Widespread snow and rain showers.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ172-170200-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side-
402 AM AKST Sun Feb 16 2020

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 45 kt becoming SW 55 kt after midnight with gusts
to 65 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft building to 26 ft after 
midnight. Widespread rain showers and snow.
.MON...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft.

$$

PKZ173-170200-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side-
402 AM AKST Sun Feb 16 2020

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...S wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON...W wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.

$$

PKZ174-170200-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side-
402 AM AKST Sun Feb 16 2020

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW wind 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the 
afternoon. Seas 18 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft.
.THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 26 ft.

$$

PKZ175-170200-
Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side-
402 AM AKST Sun Feb 16 2020

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE wind 30 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft.
Snow with rain.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 12 ft in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ176-170200-
Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side-
402 AM AKST Sun Feb 16 2020

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.MON...NW wind 20 kt becoming W 30 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 16 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft.

$$

PKZ177-170200-
Adak to Kiska-
402 AM AKST Sun Feb 16 2020

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt becoming N 40 kt after midnight. 
Seas 12 ft Bering side...18 ft Pacific side.
.MON...NW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 16 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft.

$$

PKZ178-170200-
Kiska to Attu-
402 AM AKST Sun Feb 16 2020

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Snow and rain showers.
.TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.MON...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ179-170200-
Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters-
402 AM AKST Sun Feb 16 2020

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E wind 15 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 10 ft. Snow.
.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt becoming NW after midnight. Seas 12 ft.
Snow showers.
.MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow showers.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ180-170200-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait-
402 AM AKST Sun Feb 16 2020

...STORM WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt in the afternoon.  Snow.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming E 40 kt after midnight.  Snow.
.MON...SE wind 50 kt diminishing to 40 kt in the afternoon. 
Snow and rain.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 40 kt.
.TUE...W wind 30 kt.
.WED...NE wind 20 kt.
.THU...NW wind 30 kt.

$$

PKZ181-170200-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
402 AM AKST Sun Feb 16 2020

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 20 kt.
.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Snow.
.MON...NE wind 35 kt. Widespread snow showers.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt.
.TUE...N wind 30 kt.
.WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 25 kt.

$$

PKZ185-170200-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
402 AM AKST Sun Feb 16 2020

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...E of Saint Matthew Island, E wind 20 kt. W of Saint
Matthew Island, W wind 25 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas in 
ice free waters 10 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Heavy 
freezing spray.
.MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. Heavy
freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft.

$$
3 follow-up statements
364 
FZAK52 PAFC 170023
CWFALU

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
323 PM AKST Sun Feb 16 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.

PKZ199-171315-
323 PM AKST Sun Feb 16 2020
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 979 mb low 80 nm southwest of Saint Paul will move north and 
dissipate late tonight. A 986 mb low 300 nm southeast of Atka will 
move to 80 nm east of Saint Paul late Mon morning at 966 mb. This 
low will then move to near Kipnuk by Tue afternoon and slowly weaken 
to 977 mb. A 974 mb low near the Rat Islands will move to 170 nm 
southeast of Atka late Mon morning at 985 mb then move south of the 
area. A front will approach the western Aleutians from the south Tue 
afternoon.

$$

PKZ150-171315-
South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape-
323 PM AKST Sun Feb 16 2020

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 16 
ft.
.MON...S wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain showers.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.WED...S wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft.
.FRI...W wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft.

$$

PKZ155-171315-
South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef-
323 PM AKST Sun Feb 16 2020

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt increasing to 50 kt after midnight. From the
Shumagin Islands E, S wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight.
Seas 22 ft. Rain.
.MON...SW wind 40 kt except S 30 kt from the Shumagin Islands E.
Seas 22 ft. Rain then snow showers after noon.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 40 kt except S 35 kt from the Shumagin
Islands E. Seas 19 ft.
.TUE...W wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft.
.THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 25 ft.
.FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft.

$$

PKZ160-171315-
Bristol Bay-
323 PM AKST Sun Feb 16 2020

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt.
.MON...SE wind 30 kt.
.MON NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt.
.TUE...S wind 30 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt.
.WED...SE wind 30 kt.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 30 kt.

$$

PKZ165-171315-
Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef-
323 PM AKST Sun Feb 16 2020

...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt increasing to 50 kt after midnight. From
Port Moller E, S wind 25 kt becoming SE 40 kt after midnight. Seas
12 ft. Rain.
.MON...S wind 55 kt diminishing to 45 kt in the afternoon. From
Port Moller E, S wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft except 11 ft from Port 
Moller E.
.MON NIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. Snow showers.
.TUE...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.WED...S wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ170-171315-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side-
323 PM AKST Sun Feb 16 2020

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt increasing to 50 kt after midnight. Seas 13
ft. Rain and snow showers.
.MON...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. Snow showers.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. Snow showers.
.TUE...W wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ171-171315-
Unalaska Bay-
323 PM AKST Sun Feb 16 2020

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 6 
ft. Rain and snow showers.
.MON...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow showers.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow showers.
.TUE...W wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ172-171315-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side-
323 PM AKST Sun Feb 16 2020

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt increasing to 55 kt after midnight. Seas 18
ft building to 25 ft after midnight. Rain and snow showers.
.MON...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. Snow showers.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.TUE...W wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 32 ft.
.THU...W wind 40 kt. Seas 32 ft.
.FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.

$$

PKZ173-171315-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side-
323 PM AKST Sun Feb 16 2020

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt becoming NW 40 kt after midnight. Seas 13 
ft.
.MON...W wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow showers.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ174-171315-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side-
323 PM AKST Sun Feb 16 2020

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 15 
ft.
.MON...W wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 32 ft.
.THU...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 31 ft.
.FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ175-171315-
Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side-
323 PM AKST Sun Feb 16 2020

...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...NW wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas
12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ176-171315-
Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side-
323 PM AKST Sun Feb 16 2020

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 15
ft.
.MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.WED...W wind 45 kt. Seas 30 ft.
.THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 25 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ177-171315-
Adak to Kiska-
323 PM AKST Sun Feb 16 2020

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 11 ft
Bering side...18 ft Pac side.
.MON...NW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas
16 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.WED...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 25 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ178-171315-
Kiska to Attu-
323 PM AKST Sun Feb 16 2020

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.MON...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas
15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming E after midnight. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...E wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.WED...N wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ179-171315-
Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters-
323 PM AKST Sun Feb 16 2020

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 11
ft. Snow showers.
.MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow showers.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Freezing spray. Snow
showers.
.TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ180-171315-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait-
323 PM AKST Sun Feb 16 2020

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight.
Snow.
.MON...SE wind 40 kt. Snow.
.MON NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Snow showers.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W wind 30 kt.
.WED...E wind 30 kt.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 30 kt.

$$

PKZ181-171315-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
323 PM AKST Sun Feb 16 2020

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Snow.
.MON...E wind 35 kt. Snow.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Snow.
.TUE...N wind 25 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt.
.WED...NE wind 25 kt.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 25 kt.

$$

PKZ185-171315-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
323 PM AKST Sun Feb 16 2020

...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Heavy freezing
spray.
.MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. Heavy freezing
spray. Snow showers.
.MON NIGHT...E of Saint Matthew Island, NE wind 30 kt. W of Saint
Matthew Island, N wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight.
Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft.
.WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft.
.THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft.

$$
897 
FZAK52 PAFC 171258
CWFALU

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
358 AM AKST Mon Feb 17 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.

PKZ199-180200-
358 AM AKST Mon Feb 17 2020
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 965 mb low 140 nm south of Saint Paul Island Sun
morning moves 180 nm northeast of Saint Paul Island at 970 mb Mon
night and then moves inland Tue afternoon. A 980 mb low 60 nm 
southwest of Adak Sun morning moves 180 nm southeast of Adak at 
985 mb Mon morning and then dissipates. Another 980 mb low 340 nm 
southwest of Shemya Tue afternoon moves 180 nm southeast of Shemya
at 970 mb Tue night.

$$

PKZ150-180200-
South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape-
358 AM AKST Mon Feb 17 2020

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Widespread rain 
and snow showers.
.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 25 ft.
.FRI...W wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft.

$$

PKZ155-180200-
South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef-
358 AM AKST Mon Feb 17 2020

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 40 kt except S 30 kt from the Shumagin 
Islands E. Seas 21 ft. and rain showers.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Snow showers.
.TUE...W wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 30 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft.

$$

PKZ160-180200-
Bristol Bay-
358 AM AKST Mon Feb 17 2020

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE wind 30 kt.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Snow.
.TUE...S wind 30 kt. Snow showers.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt.
.WED...SE wind 30 kt.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 30 kt.

$$

PKZ165-180200-
Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef-
358 AM AKST Mon Feb 17 2020

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S wind 55 kt diminishing to 45 kt in the afternoon. From
Port Moller E, S wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 20 ft except 11 ft from Port Moller E.
.TONIGHT...S wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt after midnight. 
Seas 18 ft. Widespread snow showers.
.TUE...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Snow showers.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.WED...S wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ170-180200-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side-
358 AM AKST Mon Feb 17 2020

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 20 ft. Widespread snow showers.
.TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. Snow showers.
.TUE...W wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ171-180200-
Unalaska Bay-
358 AM AKST Mon Feb 17 2020

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. Widespread snow showers.
.TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. 
Seas 5 ft. Widespread snow showers.
.TUE...W wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 5 ft. Snow showers.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ172-180200-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side-
358 AM AKST Mon Feb 17 2020

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW wind 45 kt diminishing to 55 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 21 ft. Snow showers.
.TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 30 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 30 ft.
.FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.

$$

PKZ173-180200-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side-
358 AM AKST Mon Feb 17 2020

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow showers.
.TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.TUE...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 16 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ174-180200-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side-
358 AM AKST Mon Feb 17 2020

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 32 ft.
.THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 31 ft.
.FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ175-180200-
Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side-
358 AM AKST Mon Feb 17 2020

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft building to 13 ft 
in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ176-180200-
Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side-
358 AM AKST Mon Feb 17 2020

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.WED...W wind 45 kt. Seas 30 ft.
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 25 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.

$$

PKZ177-180200-
Adak to Kiska-
358 AM AKST Mon Feb 17 2020

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt becoming W 15 kt after midnight. 
Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...E wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.WED...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 25 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.

$$

PKZ178-180200-
Kiska to Attu-
358 AM AKST Mon Feb 17 2020

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 14 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming E after midnight. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...E wind 20 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.WED...N wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.

$$

PKZ179-180200-
Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters-
358 AM AKST Mon Feb 17 2020

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 20 kt becoming NW 30 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 9 ft. Snow showers.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Heavy freezing spray. 
Snow showers.
.TUE...W wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Heavy freezing spray. 
Snow showers.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ180-180200-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait-
358 AM AKST Mon Feb 17 2020

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE wind 40 kt. Snow.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Widespread snow showers.
.TUE...SW wind 30 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 30 kt.
.WED...E wind 30 kt.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 30 kt.

$$

PKZ181-180200-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
358 AM AKST Mon Feb 17 2020

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Widespread snow showers.
.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Snow.
.TUE...N wind 25 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt.
.WED...NE wind 25 kt.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 25 kt.

$$

PKZ185-180200-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
358 AM AKST Mon Feb 17 2020

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. 
Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers.
.TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. 
Heavy freezing spray.
.TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Heavy 
freezing spray.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft.
.WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft.

$$
456 
FZAK52 PAFC 180029
CWFALU

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
329 PM AKST Mon Feb 17 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.

PKZ199-181315-
329 PM AKST Mon Feb 17 2020
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 965 mb low 105 nm northeast of Saint Paul Mon afternoon moves
inland Mon night. A 975 mb low 390 nm southwest of Shemya Tue
afternoon moves to 125 nm southwest of Saint Paul Wed afternoon.

$$

PKZ150-181315-
South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape-
329 PM AKST Mon Feb 17 2020

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.WED...S wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.

$$

PKZ155-181315-
South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef-
329 PM AKST Mon Feb 17 2020

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Snow showers.
.TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.WED...S wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft.
.THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 26 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ160-181315-
Bristol Bay-
329 PM AKST Mon Feb 17 2020

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Snow.
.TUE...S wind 30 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt.
.WED...SE wind 30 kt.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 30 kt.
.SAT...NW wind 25 kt.

$$

PKZ165-181315-
Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef-
329 PM AKST Mon Feb 17 2020

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Snow showers.
.TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ170-181315-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side-
329 PM AKST Mon Feb 17 2020

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming SE after midnight. Seas 11 ft
subsiding to 7 ft after midnight. Snow.
.WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ171-181315-
Unalaska Bay-
329 PM AKST Mon Feb 17 2020

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow showers.
.TUE...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5
ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow.
.WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ172-181315-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side-
329 PM AKST Mon Feb 17 2020

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.TUE...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas
17 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas
11 ft. Rain with snow.
.WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 27 ft.
.THU...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 27 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ173-181315-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side-
329 PM AKST Mon Feb 17 2020

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.TUE...W wind 25 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14
ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming E 30 kt after midnight. Seas
10 ft. Snow and rain.
.WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ174-181315-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side-
329 PM AKST Mon Feb 17 2020

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.TUE...W wind 25 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15
ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow.
.WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 28 ft.
.THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft.
.FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.

$$

PKZ175-181315-
Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side-
329 PM AKST Mon Feb 17 2020

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.TUE...W wind 15 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming SE 40 kt after midnight. Seas
10 ft. Snow and rain.
.WED...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ176-181315-
Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side-
329 PM AKST Mon Feb 17 2020

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow showers.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming S 40 kt after midnight. Seas
8 ft building to 14 ft after midnight. Rain and snow showers.
.WED...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 27 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 26 ft.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft.

$$

PKZ177-181315-
Adak to Kiska-
329 PM AKST Mon Feb 17 2020

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow showers.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 10 ft building to 17 ft after
midnight. Snow showers and rain.
.WED...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 23 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft.

$$

PKZ178-181315-
Kiska to Attu-
329 PM AKST Mon Feb 17 2020

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...E wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7
ft building to 11 ft in the afternoon. Snow showers.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.WED...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft.

$$

PKZ179-181315-
Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters-
329 PM AKST Mon Feb 17 2020

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt.
Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ180-181315-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait-
329 PM AKST Mon Feb 17 2020

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 45 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Snow 
showers.
.TUE...SW wind 30 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt.
.WED...NE wind 30 kt.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 30 kt.
.SAT...SW wind 20 kt.

$$

PKZ181-181315-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
329 PM AKST Mon Feb 17 2020

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Snow.
.TUE...NW wind 30 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt.
.WED...N wind 20 kt.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt.
.THU...NW wind 30 kt.
.FRI...W wind 25 kt.
.SAT...S wind 15 kt.

$$

PKZ185-181315-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
329 PM AKST Mon Feb 17 2020

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. Heavy
freezing spray.
.TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Heavy freezing
spray.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy
freezing spray.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft.
.THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft.
.FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft.
.SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 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 Feb 15, 4:53 PM AKST, 11 hours 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 15, 4:53 PM AKST, 11 hours 9 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
453 PM AKST Sat Feb 15 2020

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...

A zonal polar jetstream which extends across the Aleutians and
through the southern Gulf of Alaska is in the process of
amplifying. The subtropical jetstream remains south of 50N across
the North Pacific. Surface high pressure extends southwestward
across mainland Alaska from northern Yukon Territory. A large area
of low pressure approximately 300 nm northwest of Saint Paul is
slowly moving northward. A shortwave trough is moving through the
Kuskokwim and Bristol Bay bringing snow to the area with warmer
temperatures along the coast. Another area of light snow is moving
eastward through the central Gulf and Prince William Sound.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...

Models are consistent with the overall synoptic pattern for
Sunday and Sunday night. However, some discrepancies arise on
Monday with respect to the deep low approaching southwest Alaska.
Even so, solutions are at least grouped together and all models
depict a storm force low. As a result, will overhaul the forecast
for the eastern Bering and Southwest Alaska to better depict the
impacts of this storm.

Major model disagreement begins on Tuesday, particularly with
development and track of a surface low across the Gulf of Alaska.
Conditions are favorable for cyclogenesis, as a high amplitude
trough progresses eastward underneath the western Alaska Low and
swings into the Gulf. Arctic air accompanies it into the Gulf.
There are differences with individual short-waves moving through
the larger trough as well as with the tilt of the trough. For now,
will not completely buy off any particular solution and wait until
there is better agreement before making any significant changes
to the forecast.

Forecast confidence is high for Sunday, moderate for Monday and
low Tuesday onward. Despite the differences in model output, we
are confident that the overall weather pattern will be active with
impactful weather likely across much of the forecast area. As is
typical, higher resolution models were favored for small-scale
localized effects in this forecast package.

&&

.AVIATION...
PANC...VFR conditions and light winds will persist.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)...

An amplifying pattern will bring a warm front across Kodiak Island
tonight. This warm front will bring moisture and warmer
temperatures, so the southwestern part of the island will see rain
while Kodiak City will start off as snow before transitioning over
to rain. As this front moves northeast across Southcentral
through Sunday into Monday night, snow chances will increase for
coastal areas, higher elevations and the Susitna Valley.

As the front propagates into the central Gulf, a barrier jet will
set up along the northern Gulf. The southeasterly flow associated
with this barrier jet will make it's way into Prince William
Sound. This is an indicator of the beginning of a Turnagain Arm
wind that will start early Monday morning and carry into Tuesday.
As the wind ramps up, warmer temperatures will make their way into
the Anchorage Bowl with the highest temperatures expected on
Tuesday. This flow pattern also indicates downsloping as the
mountains on the windward side of this flow pattern receive the
bulk of the precipitation. Areas on the leeward side, including
Anchorage and the western Kenai Peninsula look to remain mostly
dry with only up to a 20 percent chance of precipitation for these
areas.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 through 3: Tonight
through Tuesday)...

Major changes were made to the forecast this afternoon, in
response to improving agreement between the models on the track
and likely impacts resulting from a strong low moving north up the
west coast from the North Pacific. More on that below.

The light snow ongoing across much of the Kuskokwim Delta, Lower
Kuskokwim Valley, and portions of Bristol Bay this afternoon are
the result of a dying front moving across the area. Visibilities
across the area should gradually improve overnight. The break
between the systems will be brief during the day Sunday. Late
Sunday afternoon, a warm front will move south to north across the
area. This front will increase the winds, particularly across the
Kuskokwim Delta. Much of the rest of the area will pick up 1 to 3
inches of snow with this front, but it will be a precursor to the
more active weather alluded to above. The front itself will also
fall apart and weaken overnight, but snow showers are likely to
persist across the Kuskokwim Valley. With the windiest conditions
expected along the Kuskokwim Delta coast, it is those areas where
visibilities are most likely to drop to one half mile or less late
Sunday afternoon and evening.

Following right behind this front will be the strong low mentioned
above that will cause much of the hazardous weather that will
impact Southwest Alaska. A second warm front at the leading edge
of the low will begin the precipitation over Southwest Alaska. The
warm air with this feature will be enough to cause any snow that
begins at the onset to mix with and change over to rain across
much of Bristol Bay, mainly after midnight Sunday night. Strong
southeasterly winds through the gaps, particularly across Lake
Iliamna, will lead to downsloping which will shut off the rain or
make it light from Iliamna through King Salmon. The main
precipitation will ramp up across the Kuskokwim Delta a bit later,
after midnight. From Kipnuk and Kuskokwim Bay south, the snow may
mix with rain, especially Monday morning. Elsewhere from Bethel
north and west, snow will be the sole precipitation type. Winds
will increase markedly with this low, especially along the coast.
A Winter Storm Watch for blizzard conditions is in effect west of
Bethel. The watch begins Sunday afternoon, but that is with the
aforementioned warm front bringing some wind and snow, but not
enough where blizzard conditions are expected. Late Sunday night,
with the main low, is when the worst conditions west of Bethel
are possible. From Monday afternoon on, there are some significant
differences between the models on the storm track. However, the
most common one involves the low center stalling off the coast.
While snowfall rates will be much lesser Monday afternoon and
Monday night at the coast, the gusty winds and already fallen snow
will keep blowing snow advisory conditions ongoing throughout the
night and into Tuesday morning. Cold air will quickly wrap around
the low by Monday evening, which will transition all of Southwest
Alaska back to snow.

The leading front, now occluded Monday evening could possibly
result in a deformation band developing for Bristol Bay and the
Lower Kuskokwim Valley. This could bring a few inches of snow to
many of the areas that changed over to rain or didn't get much
precipitation at all. This band moves north and east across the
Alaska Range Monday night. As the weakening primary low very
slowly drifts eastward into Southwest Alaska on Tuesday,
widespread snow shower activity is likely to persist throughout
the day, resulting in additional minor accumulations for the
entire area.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 through 3:
Tonight through Tuesday)...

A strong low over the northern Bering keeping active weather
ongoing for much of the basin will continue gradually weakening.
A pair of compact North Pacific lows follows behind it. Both are
capable of producing small areas of gale force winds. The first
will track just east of Shemya, causing some snow or a rain/snow
mix along with windy conditions through Sunday night. The low will
then accelerate quickly south and eastward back into the North
Pacific by Monday morning. The second low tracks east of Nikolski
late tonight then then will move to near the Pribilofs as it
weakens into a trough Sunday night. Yet another low will follow
behind this second one.

This next low will be the main hazardous weather maker for
portions of the area. As the low track near Dutch Harbor Monday
night, it will be rapidly strengthening. Cold air streaming in
south of the low will lead to rapid pressure rises, causing high
winds in the waters around the eastern Aleutians. High Wind
Watches have been issued for the Alaska Peninsula and Eastern
Aleutians, with the primary threat area expected from Dutch Harbor
through King Cove. South to southwest winds gusting to 80 mph are
possible for a brief period late Sunday night. As the parent low
quickly lifts northward away from the area, the high wind threat
will rapidly diminish Monday morning. The low will then sit and
spin somewhere in the area between the Pribilofs, Cape Newenham,
and Nunivak Island through the day Monday. In addition to
widespread gales and small areas of storm force winds, it will
also draw down much colder air across the central Bering,
including around the Pribilofs. This will likely cause blowing
snow conditions across the Pribilofs. How severely visibilities
are reduced will entirely depend on the exact track of the low,
which remains uncertain. Thus, while no hazardous winter weather
products have been issued for the islands, residents should remain
on alert for blowing snow conditions and cold temperatures
returning to the islands. The low slowly moves into the southwest
mainland during the day Tuesday, as another front moves into the
western and central Aleutians late in the day on Tuesday.

&&

.MARINE (Days 3 through 5/Tuesday through Thursday)...The extended
forecast begins on Tuesday with a deep system in the eastern
Bering Sea. Widespread gales can be expected over much of the
Bering with this system as well as freezing spray concerns.
Another system enters the area on Wed/Thur and looks to come west
to east, possibly tracking just south of the Aleutians. No matter
the storm track, the secondary system will bring a colder air mass
to the Bering Sea along with freezing spray concerns and prolonged
northerly wind.

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 4 through 7/Wednesday through
Saturday)... An active storm pattern will be taking shape in the
extended period. Guidance is pointing at a slightly different
track than what we've been experiencing, just south of the
Aleutians into the Gulf of Alaska as opposed to the north Pacific
into the Bering Sea. The setup will bring more active weather to
Southcentral Alaska. The focus for this time period will be a
front stalling out from northwest to southeast over the
mainland/Gulf of Alaska on Tuesday. Guidance is pointing to the
development of strong low pressure system along this boundary in
the Gulf, tracking into Prince William Sound. The main concerns
with this track will be snowfall potential in the Anchorage and
Matanuska Valley, as well as Valdez area. Behind that system, a
system from the Aleutians will move into the Gulf of Alaska late
in the week. No matter the exact storm track, look for another
shot of Arctic air coming back into the area.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...High wind watch 181 185. Winter Storm Watch 155.
MARINE...Gale 150 160 171 173 174 177 178 180 185.
		 Storm 155 165 170.
		 Hurricane Force 172.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...ED
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CK
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...JW
MARINE/LONG TERM...MTL

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Feb 15, 10:02 PM AKST, 6 hours before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
National Weather Service ANCHORAGE AK
1002 PM AKST Sat Feb 15 2020

AKZ101-111-161500-
Anchorage-Matanuska Valley-
Including the cities of Anchorage, Eagle River, Indian, Eklutna,
Palmer, Wasilla, Sutton, and Chickaloon
1002 PM AKST Sat Feb 15 2020

...Gusty winds and warm temperatures will likely return to
Anchorage and the Matanuska Valley late Monday into Tuesday...

Strong and gusty southeast winds will develop along Turnagain Arm
and the Anchorage Hillside during the day Monday and peak Monday
night. Gusts as high as 70 mph are likely Monday night. Gusty east
to southeast winds will also move into the rest of Anchorage and
much of the Matanuska Valley Monday night. Winds could gust as
high as 20 to 35 mph. The arrival of winds will cause
temperatures across the area to jump above freezing, possibly
reaching the upper 30s to lower 40s. Winds are expected to then
die down during the day Tuesday, with temperatures cooling back
down to freezing or below.

There is still some uncertainty in the track and strength of the
storm system causing these winds. Stay tuned to the latest forecasts
for this impending storm system by visiting weather.gov/afc.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 15, 3:24 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC61 hr
Feb 15, 3:40 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Feb 15, 3:40 PM AKSTHurricane Force Wind WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 15, 3:40 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Feb 15, 3:40 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC48 hr
Feb 15, 3:44 PM AKSTHigh Wind WatchAFC24 hr
Feb 15, 3:44 PM AKSTWinter Storm WatchAFC13 hr
Feb 16, 1:06 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC14 hr
Feb 16, 1:06 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC27 hr
Feb 16, 3:49 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC4 days
Feb 16, 3:51 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC5 days
Feb 16, 3:57 AM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC11 hr
Feb 16, 3:57 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Feb 16, 3:57 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Feb 16, 3:57 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC48 hr
Feb 16, 4:02 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC24 hr
Feb 16, 4:02 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC6 days
Feb 16, 4:52 AM AKSTBlizzard WarningAFC49 hr

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Sources

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