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Gale Warning 36, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 4, 2020, 2:57 PM AKST. It was in force for 4 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Jan 4, 2020, 2:57 PM AKST (23:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 8, 2020, 2:56 PM AKST
- In force
- 4 days
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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448 FZAK52 PAFC 042357 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 257 PM AKST Sat Jan 4 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. PKZ199-051300- 257 PM AKST Sat Jan 4 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1008 mb low over Adak moves to 70 nm north of Sand Point at 1004 mb by Sun afternoon then crosses the Alaska Peninsula near Pilot Point at 1007 mb Sun evening. A front associated with a 960 mb North Pacific low enters the western Aleutians Mon morning and spreads to the central Aleutians by Mon afternoon. $$ PKZ150-051300- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 257 PM AKST Sat Jan 4 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ155-051300- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 257 PM AKST Sat Jan 4 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, SW wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, SW wind 25 kt becoming W 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ160-051300- Bristol Bay- 257 PM AKST Sat Jan 4 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ165-051300- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 257 PM AKST Sat Jan 4 2020 .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ170-051300- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 257 PM AKST Sat Jan 4 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow showers. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ171-051300- Unalaska Bay- 257 PM AKST Sat Jan 4 2020 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Snow showers. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-051300- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 257 PM AKST Sat Jan 4 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind increasing to 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ173-051300- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 257 PM AKST Sat Jan 4 2020 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ174-051300- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 257 PM AKST Sat Jan 4 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming NW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ175-051300- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 257 PM AKST Sat Jan 4 2020 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ176-051300- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 257 PM AKST Sat Jan 4 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ177-051300- Adak to Kiska- 257 PM AKST Sat Jan 4 2020 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt becoming E 35 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .MON...E wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TUE...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ178-051300- Kiska to Attu- 257 PM AKST Sat Jan 4 2020 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 kt increasing to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft building to 14 ft after midnight. .MON...E wind 50 kt. Seas 24 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 25 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ179-051300- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 257 PM AKST Sat Jan 4 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ180-051300- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 257 PM AKST Sat Jan 4 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. $$ PKZ181-051300- North and West of Nunivak Island- 257 PM AKST Sat Jan 4 2020 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ185-051300- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 257 PM AKST Sat Jan 4 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$
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814 FZAK52 PAFC 051224 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 324 AM AKST Sun Jan 5 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. PKZ199-060100- 324 AM AKST Sun Jan 5 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A broad area of weak lows over the central and eastern Bering will slowly move east into the Gulf of Alaska through Sun night. A strong front moves into the Western Aleutians Sun evening and moves east to the Pribilof Islands and Eastern Aleutians by Tue morning. $$ PKZ150-060100- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 324 AM AKST Sun Jan 5 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt becoming NW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ155-060100- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 324 AM AKST Sun Jan 5 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. From the Shumagin Islands E, SW wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, W wind 25 kt becoming NW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ160-060100- Bristol Bay- 324 AM AKST Sun Jan 5 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Freezing spray in the evening. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft becoming 1 foot in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ165-060100- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 324 AM AKST Sun Jan 5 2020 .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt except N 15 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ170-060100- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 324 AM AKST Sun Jan 5 2020 .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ171-060100- Unalaska Bay- 324 AM AKST Sun Jan 5 2020 .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-060100- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 324 AM AKST Sun Jan 5 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ173-060100- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 324 AM AKST Sun Jan 5 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming variable 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ174-060100- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 324 AM AKST Sun Jan 5 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming S after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ175-060100- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 324 AM AKST Sun Jan 5 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Snow and rain. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ176-060100- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 324 AM AKST Sun Jan 5 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft building to 13 ft in the afternoon. Snow and rain. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...S wind 35 kt. Seas 27 ft. $$ PKZ177-060100- Adak to Kiska- 324 AM AKST Sun Jan 5 2020 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft building to 12 ft after midnight. .MON...E wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Snow and rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 36 ft. $$ PKZ178-060100- Kiska to Attu- 324 AM AKST Sun Jan 5 2020 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt increasing to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft building to 14 ft after midnight. .MON...E wind 50 kt. Bering side, seas 15 ft building to 20 ft in the afternoon. Pacific side, seas 23 ft. Snow and rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ179-060100- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 324 AM AKST Sun Jan 5 2020 .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NW wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ180-060100- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 324 AM AKST Sun Jan 5 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. $$ PKZ181-060100- North and West of Nunivak Island- 324 AM AKST Sun Jan 5 2020 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. $$ PKZ185-060100- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 324 AM AKST Sun Jan 5 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$
021 FZAK52 PAFC 052359 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 259 PM AKST Sun Jan 5 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. PKZ199-061315- 259 PM AKST Sun Jan 5 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1008 mb low 95 nm North of St Paul Island moves to 35 nm Northeast of St Paul Island at 1013 mb and dissipates Mon night. A front dissipates over the Eastern Aleutians Mon morning. A 966 mb North Pacific low swings its front across the Aleutians into the Bering by Tue afternoon. A 962 mb low moves along the front to 335 nm South of Kiska for Tue afternoon. $$ PKZ150-061315- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 259 PM AKST Sun Jan 5 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ155-061315- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 259 PM AKST Sun Jan 5 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming SE after midnight. From the Shumagin Islands E, NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ160-061315- Bristol Bay- 259 PM AKST Sun Jan 5 2020 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 1 foot. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ165-061315- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 259 PM AKST Sun Jan 5 2020 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming SW after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 20 kt after midnight. From Port Moller E, variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ170-061315- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 259 PM AKST Sun Jan 5 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ171-061315- Unalaska Bay- 259 PM AKST Sun Jan 5 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-061315- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 259 PM AKST Sun Jan 5 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow and rain. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ173-061315- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 259 PM AKST Sun Jan 5 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...S wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ174-061315- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 259 PM AKST Sun Jan 5 2020 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .FRI...S wind 35 kt. Seas 26 ft. $$ PKZ175-061315- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 259 PM AKST Sun Jan 5 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow and rain. .MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...S wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ176-061315- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 259 PM AKST Sun Jan 5 2020 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow and rain. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt becoming W 25 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...S wind 35 kt. Seas 27 ft. .FRI...S wind 40 kt. Seas 32 ft. $$ PKZ177-061315- Adak to Kiska- 259 PM AKST Sun Jan 5 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt becoming E 35 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. .MON...E wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Snow and rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt becoming SW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. Snow and rain. .TUE...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 36 ft. .FRI...S wind 40 kt. Seas 36 ft. $$ PKZ178-061315- Kiska to Attu- 259 PM AKST Sun Jan 5 2020 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt increasing to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft building to 13 ft after midnight. .MON...E wind 50 kt. Seas 20 ft. Snow and rain. .MON NIGHT...Bering side, SE wind 40 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. Pacific side, S wind 20 kt. Seas 22 ft. Snow and rain. .TUE...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. $$ PKZ179-061315- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 259 PM AKST Sun Jan 5 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...W wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ180-061315- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 259 PM AKST Sun Jan 5 2020 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. $$ PKZ181-061315- North and West of Nunivak Island- 259 PM AKST Sun Jan 5 2020 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 25 kt. $$ PKZ185-061315- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 259 PM AKST Sun Jan 5 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$
381 FZAK52 PAFC 061227 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 327 AM AKST Mon Jan 6 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. PKZ199-070100- 327 AM AKST Mon Jan 6 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A powerful front associated with a 949 mb Kamchatka Low will move into the Western Bering Sea and Aleutians this morning then move east to the Pribilof Islands and Eastern Aleutians through Wed morning. A series of weaker lows will spin up along this front across the Aleutian Chain as it moves east. A 965 mb North Pacific low Tue afternoon will move to 200 NM south of Shemya at 964 mb Wed morning. $$ PKZ150-070100- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 327 AM AKST Mon Jan 6 2020 .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing Spray E of Chirikof Island. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ155-070100- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 327 AM AKST Mon Jan 6 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 20 kt after midnight. From the Shumagin Islands E, W wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt except E 20 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 10 ft. Rain with snow. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ160-070100- Bristol Bay- 327 AM AKST Mon Jan 6 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 1 foot. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. $$ PKZ165-070100- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 327 AM AKST Mon Jan 6 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray after midnight. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ170-070100- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 327 AM AKST Mon Jan 6 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 15 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt in the evening increasing to 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...S wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ171-070100- Unalaska Bay- 327 AM AKST Mon Jan 6 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 15 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. Rain with snow. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ172-070100- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 327 AM AKST Mon Jan 6 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...S wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ173-070100- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 327 AM AKST Mon Jan 6 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft subsiding to 7 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...S wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...S wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ174-070100- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 327 AM AKST Mon Jan 6 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...S wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ175-070100- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 327 AM AKST Mon Jan 6 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming S 20 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...S wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...S wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ176-070100- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 327 AM AKST Mon Jan 6 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt becoming SW 25 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TUE...W wind 15 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...S wind 45 kt. Seas 25 ft. $$ PKZ177-070100- Adak to Kiska- 327 AM AKST Mon Jan 6 2020 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 40 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt becoming SW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt becoming E 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...S wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .THU...S wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .FRI...S wind 45 kt. Seas 30 ft. $$ PKZ178-070100- Kiska to Attu- 327 AM AKST Mon Jan 6 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft Bering side...21 ft Pacific side. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...Bering side, SE wind 40 kt becoming S 20 kt after midnight. Pacific side, S wind 20 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...S wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 30 ft. $$ PKZ179-070100- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 327 AM AKST Mon Jan 6 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt in the morning becoming S 10 kt. Seas 7 ft in the morning subsiding to 4 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...S wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ180-070100- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 327 AM AKST Mon Jan 6 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. $$ PKZ181-070100- North and West of Nunivak Island- 327 AM AKST Mon Jan 6 2020 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. .WED...E wind 30 kt. .THU...E wind 25 kt. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. $$ PKZ185-070100- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 327 AM AKST Mon Jan 6 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$
467 FZAK52 PAFC 070042 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 342 PM AKST Mon Jan 6 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. PKZ199-071345- 342 PM AKST Mon Jan 6 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A strong North Pacific front pushes into the Eastern Aleutians and Bering through Wed afternoon. A 992 mb North Pacific low moves along the front to 330 nm South of Kiska at 960 mb Tue night then shifts to 280 nm South of Adak at 970 mb by Wed afternoon. A 969 mb low forms on the front 115 nm West of Kiska for Wed afternoon. $$ PKZ150-071345- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 342 PM AKST Mon Jan 6 2020 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ155-071345- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 342 PM AKST Mon Jan 6 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming SE 20 kt except W 15 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 20 kt after midnight. From the Shumagin Islands E, E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ160-071345- Bristol Bay- 342 PM AKST Mon Jan 6 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. $$ PKZ165-071345- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 342 PM AKST Mon Jan 6 2020 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...S wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ170-071345- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 342 PM AKST Mon Jan 6 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 25 kt this evening. Seas 5 ft. Snow and rain. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...S wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ171-071345- Unalaska Bay- 342 PM AKST Mon Jan 6 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-071345- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 342 PM AKST Mon Jan 6 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI...S wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ173-071345- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 342 PM AKST Mon Jan 6 2020 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming SE 35 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...S wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SAT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ174-071345- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 342 PM AKST Mon Jan 6 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...S wind 45 kt. Seas 25 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ175-071345- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 342 PM AKST Mon Jan 6 2020 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...S wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ176-071345- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 342 PM AKST Mon Jan 6 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt becoming SW 25 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .TUE...W wind 20 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 28 ft. .SAT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. $$ PKZ177-071345- Adak to Kiska- 342 PM AKST Mon Jan 6 2020 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming W 15 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft. Snow. .TUE...W wind 15 kt becoming E 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .THU...S wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 27 ft. $$ PKZ178-071345- Kiska to Attu- 342 PM AKST Mon Jan 6 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt becoming S 20 kt after midnight. Seas 21 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt becoming E 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...S wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 27 ft. $$ PKZ179-071345- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 342 PM AKST Mon Jan 6 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray in the morning, then snow. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...S wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ180-071345- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 342 PM AKST Mon Jan 6 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. $$ PKZ181-071345- North and West of Nunivak Island- 342 PM AKST Mon Jan 6 2020 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. .THU...E wind 25 kt. .FRI...SE wind 35 kt. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. $$ PKZ185-071345- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 342 PM AKST Mon Jan 6 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SAT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 31 ft. $$
090 FZAK52 PAFC 071249 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 349 AM AKST Tue Jan 7 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. PKZ199-080130- 349 AM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 995 mb low over Atka Island will move to the Pribilof Islands and weaken into a front on Tue evening. A 975 mb low late Tue morning 520 NM south of Shemya will move to Shemya at 971 mb Wed morning then move to 200 NM northeast of Shemya at 975 mb Thu morning. $$ PKZ150-080130- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 349 AM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ155-080130- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 349 AM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ160-080130- Bristol Bay- 349 AM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. $$ PKZ165-080130- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 349 AM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt except E 25 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray E of Port Moller. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...S wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ170-080130- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 349 AM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SE wind 35 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...S wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ171-080130- Unalaska Bay- 349 AM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Snow with rain. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-080130- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 349 AM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI...S wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ173-080130- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 349 AM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming SE 40 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...S wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ174-080130- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 349 AM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...S wind 45 kt. Seas 26 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ175-080130- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 349 AM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming SE 40 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft building to 13 ft after midnight. Rain. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ176-080130- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 349 AM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. .THU...S wind 50 kt. Seas 25 ft. .FRI...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 28 ft. .SAT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. $$ PKZ177-080130- Adak to Kiska- 349 AM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt becoming S wind 25 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU...S wind 45 kt. Seas 23 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 27 ft. $$ PKZ178-080130- Kiska to Attu- 349 AM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...NE wind 30 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...S wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 27 ft. $$ PKZ179-080130- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 349 AM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow and rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...S wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ180-080130- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 349 AM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. $$ PKZ181-080130- North and West of Nunivak Island- 349 AM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. .THU...E wind 25 kt. .FRI...SE wind 35 kt. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. $$ PKZ185-080130- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 349 AM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SAT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 31 ft. $$
022 FZAK52 PAFC 071924 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 1024 AM AKST Tue Jan 7 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. PKZ199-080415- 1024 AM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... ...SHISHALDIN VOLCANO ON UNIMAK ISLAND IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE... A 995 mb low over Atka Island will move to the Pribilof Islands and weaken into a front on Tue evening. A 975 mb low late Tue morning 520 NM south of Shemya will move to Shemya at 971 mb Wed morning then move to 200 NM northeast of Shemya at 975 mb Thu morning. $$ PKZ150-080415- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 1024 AM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ155-080415- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 1024 AM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ160-080415- Bristol Bay- 1024 AM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. $$ PKZ165-080415- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 1024 AM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt except E 25 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray E of Port Moller. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...S wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ170-080415- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 1024 AM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SE wind 35 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...S wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ171-080415- Unalaska Bay- 1024 AM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Snow with rain. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-080415- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 1024 AM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI...S wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ173-080415- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 1024 AM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming SE 40 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...S wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ174-080415- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 1024 AM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...S wind 45 kt. Seas 26 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ175-080415- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 1024 AM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming SE 40 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft building to 13 ft after midnight. Rain. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ176-080415- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 1024 AM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. .THU...S wind 50 kt. Seas 25 ft. .FRI...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 28 ft. .SAT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. $$ PKZ177-080415- Adak to Kiska- 1024 AM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt becoming S wind 25 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU...S wind 45 kt. Seas 23 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 27 ft. $$ PKZ178-080415- Kiska to Attu- 1024 AM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...NE wind 30 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...S wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 27 ft. $$ PKZ179-080415- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 1024 AM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow and rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...S wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ180-080415- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 1024 AM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. $$ PKZ181-080415- North and West of Nunivak Island- 1024 AM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. .THU...E wind 25 kt. .FRI...SE wind 35 kt. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. $$ PKZ185-080415- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 1024 AM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SAT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 31 ft. $$
886 FZAK52 PAFC 080011 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 311 PM AKST Tue Jan 7 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. PKZ199-081300- 311 PM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... ...SHISHALDIN VOLCANO ON UNIMAK ISLAND IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE... Two 971 mb North Pacific lows merge to form a 966 mb low 90 nm South of Kiska Wed afternoon then shifts to 245 nm Northwest of Attu at 979 mb Thu afternoon. A 966 mb North Pacific low moves to 425 nm South of Attu Thu afternoon. $$ PKZ150-081300- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 311 PM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ155-081300- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 311 PM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, SE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ160-081300- Bristol Bay- 311 PM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. $$ PKZ165-081300- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 311 PM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. From Port Moller E, E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ170-081300- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 311 PM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...S wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ171-081300- Unalaska Bay- 311 PM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-081300- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 311 PM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ173-081300- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 311 PM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...S wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ174-081300- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 311 PM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. .FRI...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 24 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ175-081300- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 311 PM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ176-081300- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 311 PM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft building to 24 ft after midnight. .THU...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 27 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 25 ft. .FRI...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 27 ft. .SAT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ177-081300- Adak to Kiska- 311 PM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Bering side, seas 17 ft. Pacific side, seas 20 ft building to 26 ft after midnight. .THU...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 28 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ178-081300- Kiska to Attu- 311 PM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...E wind 35 kt becoming NE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...SW wind 55 kt. Seas 29 ft. .SAT...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 27 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ179-081300- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 311 PM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow and rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...S wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ180-081300- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 311 PM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. $$ PKZ181-081300- North and West of Nunivak Island- 311 PM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. .WED...E wind 30 kt. .WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Snow. .THU...E wind 25 kt. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. .FRI...SE wind 35 kt. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. $$ PKZ185-081300- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 311 PM AKST Tue Jan 7 2020 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SAT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 31 ft. .SUN...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 081233 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 333 AM AKST Wed Jan 8 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. PKZ199-090130- 333 AM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 964 mb low 260 NM south of Shemya will move to 170 NM northwest of Adak at 973 mb Thu morning before weakening as it moves north through Thu. A 966 mb North Pacific low will move to Shemya at 961 mb Fri morning. $$ PKZ150-090130- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 333 AM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ155-090130- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 333 AM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, SE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ160-090130- Bristol Bay- 333 AM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. $$ PKZ165-090130- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 333 AM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray east of Port Moller. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. From Port Moller E, E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray east of Port Moller. Snow. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt becoming W 20 kt in the afternoon. From Port Moller E, E wind 20 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ170-090130- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 333 AM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...S wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ171-090130- Unalaska Bay- 333 AM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas building to 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt becoming W 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-090130- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 333 AM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ173-090130- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 333 AM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt becoming S 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...S wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ174-090130- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 333 AM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 23 ft. .FRI...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 26 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ175-090130- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 333 AM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ176-090130- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 333 AM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft building to 24 ft after midnight. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 27 ft. .FRI...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 28 ft. .SAT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ177-090130- Adak to Kiska- 333 AM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Bering side, seas 13 ft building to 18 ft after midnight. Pacific side, seas 25 ft. .THU...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 23 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 28 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ178-090130- Kiska to Attu- 333 AM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...SW wind 55 kt. Seas 29 ft. .SAT...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 27 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ179-090130- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 333 AM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray in the morning. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow showers. .THU NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...S wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ180-090130- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 333 AM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. $$ PKZ181-090130- North and West of Nunivak Island- 333 AM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Snow. .THU...E wind 25 kt. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. .FRI...SE wind 35 kt. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. $$ PKZ185-090130- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 333 AM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SAT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 31 ft. .SUN...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. $$
669 FZAK52 PAFC 082356 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 256 PM AKST Wed Jan 8 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. PKZ199-091300- 256 PM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... Two 972 mb lows 95 nm South of Amchitka and 90 nm West of Attu merge to form a 974 mb low 300 nm West of Attu Thu afternoon. A 968 mb North Pacific low merges with the 974 mb low and become a 955 mb low 205 nm North of Attu for Fri afternoon. Its front pushes across the Bering and Alaska Peninsula through Fri afternoon. $$ PKZ150-091300- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 256 PM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt becoming W after midnight. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ155-091300- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 256 PM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming W 15 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt early morning becoming variable 10 kt by late morning, then increasing to W 30 kt in the afternoon. From the Shumagin Islands E, N wind 20 kt becoming variable 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt except W 20 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...S wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...W wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ160-091300- Bristol Bay- 256 PM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ165-091300- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 256 PM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt after midnight. From Port Moller E, E wind 30 kt becoming SE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...S wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ170-091300- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 256 PM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming SE 40 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ171-091300- Unalaska Bay- 256 PM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt becoming W 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. .FRI...S wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ172-091300- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 256 PM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming S 40 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...S wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ173-091300- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 256 PM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 35 kt becoming SE 45 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft building to 17 ft after midnight. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ174-091300- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 256 PM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ175-091300- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 256 PM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. Widespread rain showers. .FRI...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ176-091300- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 256 PM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft building to 23 ft after midnight. .THU...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 25 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 26 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 25 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ177-091300- Adak to Kiska- 256 PM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft Bering side...23 ft Pacific side. .THU...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft subsiding to 15 ft in the afternoon. Widespread snow showers and rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 17 ft Bering side...26 ft Pacific side. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 28 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 26 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ178-091300- Kiska to Attu- 256 PM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 40 kt becoming W after midnight. Seas 17 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 26 ft. .SAT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ179-091300- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 256 PM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt becoming SE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft subsiding to 10 ft after midnight. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...S wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ180-091300- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 256 PM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .FRI...SE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .MON...NW wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ181-091300- North and West of Nunivak Island- 256 PM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. .THU...E wind 25 kt. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. .FRI...E wind 40 kt. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. .MON...W wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ185-091300- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 256 PM AKST Wed Jan 8 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .THU NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...E wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SAT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 27 ft. .SUN...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 27 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$
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 4, 5:42 AM AKST, 9 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 4, 5:42 AM AKST, 9 hours 15 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 542 AM AKST Sat Jan 4 2020 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... The core of the upper-level low is now moving into the southern Gulf with an associated gale-force surface low positioned southeast of Kodiak City. Mesoscale snow shower bands continue along the eastern half of the island overnight and extend along a front up to eastern half of the Kenai Peninsula. The snow shower activity continues to wind down this morning for Kodiak City as the main low drift southeast. Snow showers, however, persist for places like Seward and Seldovia as a new low is beginning to spin up south of the Kenai Peninsula along the front. Elsewhere along the southern mainland, conditions are relatively clear, dry, and very cold (sub-zero temperatures across much of the area) with a ridge firmly anchored over the interior of the state. The clear conditions have been helped by an increase in the northerly offshore flow between this ridge and the aforementioned low. The exception to this has been within the sheltered valleys of the Copper River Basin and along the Knik Arm into Palmer where the northerly flow has been much weaker, allowing for some low stratus and fog to persist. Fog and low stratus also persist near Iliamna and west of King Salmon. For the eastern half of the Bering, a cold, northerly flow continues to produce bands of clouds and snow showers from the Pribilofs south to the eastern Aleutians. A ridge is keeping things quiet over the central Bering while the combination of a decaying front and surface low lifting north toward Adak is bringing some mixed precipitation and small-craft level winds to the western Aleutians. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... While guidance continues to perform decently with the overall synoptic pattern through Sunday, they are struggling in handling the development and evolution of the smaller-scale convective polar lows across the western and northern Gulf. This means an added reliance on not only higher-res models, but also on radar and satellite imagery and trends in the very short-term. This includes forecasting the movement and timing of mesoscale snow shower bands impacting places like Kodiak, the eastern Kenai Peninsula, and eventually Prince William Sound. Beginning Sunday, model consensus starts to break down concerning a low tracking into Bristol Bay. Both the NAM and EC bring a weaker system across over the AKPEN and redevelop a stronger low in the western Gulf, steering toward Prince William Sound by Monday. Conversely, the GFS and GEM both spin up a stronger low as it moves over interior Bristol Bay. These models then spin up a new low near the Barren Islands and lift the system close to western Prince William Monday afternoon/evening. Given the discrepancy, a middle of the road approach was taken for the forecast package beyond Sunday. && .AVIATION... PANC...Fog continues to sit up in Knik Arm, and with weakening northerly winds this morning through much of Saturday, there remains the potential for fog and/or low stratus to move across the terminal. Latest nighttime satellite imagery does show this area of low stratus drifting south, therefore a tempo group has been added for fog through 18z. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2...Sat and Sun)... The weather pattern will be slow to change for the next couple of days. The biggest sensible weather makers will be a variety of cold core compact lows moving over the warmer waters of the Gulf of AK. A few of these features moved through Kodiak and Seward on Fri and early this morning. Due to their convective nature, they are capable of dropping a quick few inches of snow. The next squall is just off the Southern Kenai Peninsula coast this morning and should bring some more light accumulations to Seward. This feature will then wrap up into a closed low by this evening. This low is set to track towards the Eastern Prince William Sound and the Cordova area. With as cold as this airmass is, it will not be hard for this system to bring a few inches of fresh snow to these areas. The low will then track inland through Sun morning bringing the chance for some snow to the Copper River Basin, especially the SE portions of that zone to include McCarthy along the Edgerton Highway. The other main story is the cold air. Many places will see their coldest morning of the winter this morning with Ted Stevens International Airport dropping as cold as -4F so far and Gulkana reaching -38F. Some patchy fog and low stratus will continue to lurk around parts of the Knik Arm and Cook Inlet. Otherwise, offshore flow is leading to clear skies across nearly all inland areas. The flow is being squeezed through some of the typical gaps, such as Thompson Pass, and Whittier, creating gusty winds. A Wind Chill Advisory remains in effect for Thompson Pass. If the previously mentioned low in Prince William Sound arrives early enough, it might bring some high clouds and actually allow temperatures to warm in Thompson Pass. However, it could also make for a brief period of blowing snow later tonight as the precipitation moves in. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... Cold high pressure is continuing to remain dominant across Southwest Alaska as temps remain well below across the region. More cloud cover moves in tonight, so temps will still be cold, but slightly warmer than this morning. A compact low will move into the Alaska Peninsula Sunday afternoon. The northward extent of this low is not very certain, but light snow accumulation will impact the Alaska Peninsula, with a chance that locations farther north across interior Bristol Bay also see light snow Sunday evening and Monday morning. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 2)... A low is developing across the Central Aleutians this morning, bringing a mix of rain and snow to Adak and Atka. The rest of the Bering remains under the influence of cold arctic air with convectively driven snow showers. A weak low is centered over the Pribilof Islands and this is also supporting more organized light snow showers. Over the next 36 hours, these lows will move east, bringing snow along the Chain before moving east across the AKPEN Sunday night. A storm force warm front will move into the far Western Aleutians late Sunday night and Monday. && .MARINE (Days 3 through 5)... On Sunday, a surface low across the central Gulf brings small craft gusty winds across much of the gulf, then tapers down by Monday morning as the Low exits east. The next strong storm organizes over the north Pacific and pushes a front to the western Aleutians Sunday night. This storm system moves slowly northeast spreading gales across the southwest Bering through Monday night. Winds were increased across a broader area along the front for the afternoon package. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7)... Southcentral: Dry and cold conditions will persist for inland Southcentral Alaska Saturday through next Thursday night. Gulf coastal locations will see snow through Sunday as low pressure tracks east...tapering off Sunday night with the low moving to the eastern Gulf. Another weak low tracking east from the Bering could bring additional snow to Kodiak between Sunday and Tuesday, however there is still a bit of uncertainty on the track and timing of this next system. Southwest: Dry and cold conditions are expected for Sunday; however, snow chances increase Sunday night along the coast and across Bristol Bay as a weak low from the Bering pushes east toward the Gulf. Drier conditions are expected on Tuesday and Wednesday, however another Bering front approaches Tuesday night. There is high uncertainty with the progression of this front, but the general model trends keep the dominant ridge influence across the Southwest through Thursday night. Bering: Across the Bering, active weather persists through the extended forecast Sunday through next Wednesday night. The next strong storm develops across the North Pacific and lifts north to the Western Aleutians late Sunday night. This is a warmer gale force system that moves to the southern Bering on Monday with re- enforcing energy sending this front farther north and east into Tuesday. Precipitation around the core of this system will mainly be rain for the central Aleutians with mixed precipitation for the western and eastern Aleutians. The front moves across the Pribilof Islands Tuesday night and then across the Alaska Peninsula on Wednesday. Precipitation along the front across the central eastern Bering will likely stay snow; however, a rain and snow mix is possible as the atmosphere modifies slightly warmer Wednesday afternoon. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...Wind Chill Advisory 131. MARINE...Heavy Freezing Spray Warning 121 127 129 130 160 180 185 414. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...TM SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...MSO SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...JA MARINE/LONG TERM...KH
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 4, 11:47 AM AKST, 3 hours 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1147 AM AKST SAT JAN 4 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1000 AM SNOW KODIAK 57.80N 152.39W
01/04/2020 E12.0 INCH KODIAK ISLAND AK LAW ENFORCEMENT
TROOPERS REPORTED 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW AS
OF SATURDAY MORNING IN KODIAK.
0900 PM SNOW KODIAK 57.80N 152.39W
01/03/2020 E6.0 INCH KODIAK ISLAND AK PUBLIC
6 TO 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW REPORTED AT KODIAK
AS OF 9PM FRIDAY EVENING.
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 3:26 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 3, 3:26 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Jan 4, 3:46 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 4, 3:48 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:02 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 4, 2:57 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 4, 2:58 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 4, 2:58 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr |
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