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Gale Warning 683, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 24, 2020, 4:15 AM AKST. It was in force for 35 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Nov 24, 2020, 4:15 AM AKST (13:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 25, 2020, 3:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 35 hr
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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196 FZAK52 PAFC 241315 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 415 AM AKST Tue Nov 24 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. PKZ199-250215- 415 AM AKST Tue Nov 24 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A complex 960 mb low 180 nm west of Saint Pual Island moves into eastern Russia Wednesday morning. A north Pacific low moves 125 nm south of Sand Point at 996 mb Thu morning. $$ PKZ150-250215- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 415 AM AKST Tue Nov 24 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 29 ft. .SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 29 ft. $$ PKZ155-250215- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 415 AM AKST Tue Nov 24 2020 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 50 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, SW wind 35 kt becoming S 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 25 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 45 kt becoming W 35 kt after midnight. Seas 27 ft. Snow showers. .WED...W wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 22 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...S wind 35 kt. Seas 29 ft. .SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. $$ PKZ160-250215- Bristol Bay- 415 AM AKST Tue Nov 24 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt becoming SE 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ165-250215- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 415 AM AKST Tue Nov 24 2020 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 50 kt except SE 45 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. From Port Moller E, S wind 40 kt becoming W 25 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. Rain and snow showers. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SAT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ170-250215- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 415 AM AKST Tue Nov 24 2020 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 50 kt becoming SW 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 24 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. Snow showers. .WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...W wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ171-250215- Unalaska Bay- 415 AM AKST Tue Nov 24 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 40 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ172-250215- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 415 AM AKST Tue Nov 24 2020 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 50 kt diminishing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 29 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 25 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. .FRI...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 30 ft. .SAT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ173-250215- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 415 AM AKST Tue Nov 24 2020 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW wind 50 kt becoming W 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 26 ft subsiding to 19 ft in the afternoon. Snow showers and rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Widespread snow showers. .WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI...W wind 40 kt. Seas 28 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ174-250215- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 415 AM AKST Tue Nov 24 2020 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW wind 50 kt becoming W 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 31 ft subsiding to 24 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Widespread snow and rain showers. .WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 27 ft. .FRI...W wind 45 kt. Seas 28 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ175-250215- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 415 AM AKST Tue Nov 24 2020 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Widespread snow showers. .WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI...W wind 35 kt. Seas 28 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ176-250215- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 415 AM AKST Tue Nov 24 2020 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 35 kt. Seas 29 ft subsiding to 23 ft in the afternoon. Snow showers and rain showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. .WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Widespread snow and rain showers. .WED NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. .FRI...W wind 40 kt. Seas 26 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ177-250215- Adak to Kiska- 415 AM AKST Tue Nov 24 2020 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 40 kt dimininshing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 25 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Widespread snow showers. .WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Widespread snow showers. .WED NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .THU...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .FRI...W wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ178-250215- Kiska to Attu- 415 AM AKST Tue Nov 24 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 23 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Widespread snow showers. .WED...W wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. Widespread snow showers. .WED NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ179-250215- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 415 AM AKST Tue Nov 24 2020 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 55 kt becoming SW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 31 ft subsiding to 22 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft subsiding to 16 ft after midnight. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow showers. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ180-250215- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 415 AM AKST Tue Nov 24 2020 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 50 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt becoming W 25 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft subsiding to 11 ft after midnight. Rain. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ181-250215- North and West of Nunivak Island- 415 AM AKST Tue Nov 24 2020 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 50 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming W 25 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ185-250215- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 415 AM AKST Tue Nov 24 2020 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 45 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...W 35 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Widespread snow showers. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$
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049 FZAK52 PAFC 250024 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 324 PM AKST Tue Nov 24 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. PKZ199-251330- 324 PM AKST Tue Nov 24 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A complex 950 mb low exits the Bering to the north Tue evening. A 980 mb low forms 200 nm southeast of Adak Thu afternoon. $$ PKZ150-251330- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 324 PM AKST Tue Nov 24 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...S wind 40 kt. Seas 29 ft. .SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 29 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ155-251330- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 324 PM AKST Tue Nov 24 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 45 kt becoming W 35 kt after midnight. Seas 27 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .WED...W wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 22 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 29 ft. .SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ160-251330- Bristol Bay- 324 PM AKST Tue Nov 24 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow showers. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ165-251330- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 324 PM AKST Tue Nov 24 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. From Port Moller E, S wind 40 kt becoming W 25 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. Rain and snow showers. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain and snow showers. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Widespread snow and rain showers. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SAT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ170-251330- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 324 PM AKST Tue Nov 24 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. Widespread snow showers. .WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Widespread snow showers. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 29 ft. .SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ171-251330- Unalaska Bay- 324 PM AKST Tue Nov 24 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-251330- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 324 PM AKST Tue Nov 24 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 25 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow showers and widespread rain showers. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...W wind 50 kt. Seas 33 ft. .SAT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 25 ft. $$ PKZ173-251330- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 324 PM AKST Tue Nov 24 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Widespread snow showers. .WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Widespread snow showers. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .FRI...W wind 50 kt. Seas 32 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ174-251330- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 324 PM AKST Tue Nov 24 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Widespread snow and rain showers. .WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Widespread snow showers. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. .FRI...W wind 50 kt. Seas 38 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 26 ft. $$ PKZ175-251330- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 324 PM AKST Tue Nov 24 2020 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Widespread snow showers. .WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Widespread snow showers. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 27 ft. .FRI...W wind 50 kt. Seas 32 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ176-251330- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 324 PM AKST Tue Nov 24 2020 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. Widespread snow showers. .WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Widespread snow and rain showers. .WED NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. Widespread snow showers. .THU...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 31 ft. .FRI...W wind 50 kt. Seas 34 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ177-251330- Adak to Kiska- 324 PM AKST Tue Nov 24 2020 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Widespread snow showers. .WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Widespread snow showers. .WED NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. Widespread snow showers. .THU...S wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 50 kt. Seas 29 ft. .FRI...W wind 50 kt. Seas 28 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...N wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ178-251330- Kiska to Attu- 324 PM AKST Tue Nov 24 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Widespread snow showers. .WED...W wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. Widespread snow showers. .WED NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. Widespread snow showers. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ179-251330- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 324 PM AKST Tue Nov 24 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Snow showers. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow showers. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Widespread snow showers. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ180-251330- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 324 PM AKST Tue Nov 24 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt becoming W 25 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...E wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ181-251330- North and West of Nunivak Island- 324 PM AKST Tue Nov 24 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming W 25 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow showers. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow showers. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ185-251330- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 324 PM AKST Tue Nov 24 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Widespread snow showers. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...SW 30 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 16 ft. Widespread snow showers. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$
635 FZAK52 PAFC 251304 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 404 AM AKST Wed Nov 25 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. PKZ199-260200- 404 AM AKST Wed Nov 25 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A complex 950 mb low exits the Bering to the north this afternoon. A 980 mb low forms 200 nm southeast of Adak Thu afternoon. $$ PKZ150-260200- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 404 AM AKST Wed Nov 25 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft subsiding to 10 ft in the afternoon. Snow showers and rain showers. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...S wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ155-260200- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 404 AM AKST Wed Nov 25 2020 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 24 ft. Widespread snow showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Snow showers. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 27 ft. .SAT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 27 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ160-260200- Bristol Bay- 404 AM AKST Wed Nov 25 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain Showers .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow showers. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E wind 45 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ165-260200- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 404 AM AKST Wed Nov 25 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Widespread snow and rain showers. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Widespread snow showers. .THU NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ170-260200- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 404 AM AKST Wed Nov 25 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Widespread snow and rain showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Widespread snow showers. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Widespread snow showers. .THU NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...W wind 45 kt. Seas 28 ft. .SAT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ171-260200- Unalaska Bay- 404 AM AKST Wed Nov 25 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers. .THU NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ172-260200- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 404 AM AKST Wed Nov 25 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Snow showers and widespread rain showers. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI...W wind 50 kt. Seas 33 ft. .SAT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 27 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 26 ft. $$ PKZ173-260200- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 404 AM AKST Wed Nov 25 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Widespread snow showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Widespread snow showers. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...S wind 55 kt. Seas 25 ft. .FRI...W wind 60 kt. Seas 37 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ174-260200- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 404 AM AKST Wed Nov 25 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. Widespread snow and rain showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Widespread snow showers. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 27 ft. .FRI...W wind 55 kt. Seas 36 ft. .SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 28 ft. $$ PKZ175-260200- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 404 AM AKST Wed Nov 25 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Widespread snow showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Widespread snow showers. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Snow and rain. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 65 kt. Seas 34 ft. .FRI...W wind 60 kt. Seas 35 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ176-260200- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 404 AM AKST Wed Nov 25 2020 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Widespread snow showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Widespread snow showers. .THU...W wind 30 kt becoming SW 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. Rain and snow showers. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 65 kt. Seas 33 ft. .FRI...W wind 55 kt. Seas 32 ft. .SAT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. $$ PKZ177-260200- Adak to Kiska- 404 AM AKST Wed Nov 25 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Widespread snow showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. Widespread snow showers. .THU...SW wind 30 kt becoming S 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. Snow and rain. .THU NIGHT...W wind 60 kt. Seas 29 ft. .FRI...W wind 45 kt. Seas 27 ft. .SAT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...N wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ178-260200- Kiska to Attu- 404 AM AKST Wed Nov 25 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. Widespread snow showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. Widespread snow showers. .THU...Bering side, SW wind 30 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Pac side, S wind 25 kt becoming SE 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. Snow and rain. .THU NIGHT...W wind 50 kt. Seas 25 ft. .FRI...W wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ179-260200- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 404 AM AKST Wed Nov 25 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Widespread snow showers. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Widespread snow showers. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...N wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ180-260200- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 404 AM AKST Wed Nov 25 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow showers. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow showers. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...E wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ181-260200- North and West of Nunivak Island- 404 AM AKST Wed Nov 25 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ185-260200- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 404 AM AKST Wed Nov 25 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Widespread snow showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... SW 30 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 15 ft. Widespread snow showers. .THU...SW wind 15 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... SW 25 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 14 ft. Widespread snow showers. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$
567 FZAK52 PAFC 260000 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 300 PM AKST Wed Nov 25 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. PKZ199-261245- 300 PM AKST Wed Nov 25 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A complex 950 mb low exits the Bering to the north this afternoon. A 980 mb low forms 180 nm southeast of Shemya Thu afternoon and moves 50 nm north of Dutch Harbor at 960 mb Fri afternoon. $$ PKZ150-261245- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 300 PM AKST Wed Nov 25 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...S wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 24 ft. $$ PKZ155-261245- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 300 PM AKST Wed Nov 25 2020 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow showers. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming S 40 kt after midnight. From the Shumagin Islands E, SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 27 ft. .SAT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 26 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 25 ft. $$ PKZ160-261245- Bristol Bay- 300 PM AKST Wed Nov 25 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow and rain showers. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow showers. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ165-261245- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 300 PM AKST Wed Nov 25 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Widespread snow and rain showers. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Widespread snow showers. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming S 30 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. Widespread snow and rain showers. .FRI...S wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ170-261245- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 300 PM AKST Wed Nov 25 2020 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Widespread snow showers. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Widespread snow showers. .THU NIGHT...S wind 25 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. Widespread rain showers. .FRI...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 26 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ171-261245- Unalaska Bay- 300 PM AKST Wed Nov 25 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming W 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Widespread snow showers. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. Widespread snow and rain showers. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ172-261245- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 300 PM AKST Wed Nov 25 2020 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow showers and widespread rain showers. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt becoming S 45 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft building to 19 ft after midnight. Widespread rain showers. .FRI...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 37 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 34 ft. .SAT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 26 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 26 ft. $$ PKZ173-261245- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 300 PM AKST Wed Nov 25 2020 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Widespread snow showers. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow and rain showers. .THU NIGHT...S wind 40 kt becoming SW 60 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft building to 25 ft after midnight. Widespread rain and snow showers. .FRI...W wind 60 kt. Seas 34 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 24 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ174-261245- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 300 PM AKST Wed Nov 25 2020 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Widespread snow showers. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 45 kt becoming SW 55 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft building to 31 ft after midnight. Widespread rain and snow showers. .FRI...W wind 55 kt. Seas 36 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 50 kt. Seas 31 ft. .SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 28 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 28 ft. $$ PKZ175-261245- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 300 PM AKST Wed Nov 25 2020 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Widespread snow showers. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow and widespread rain showers. .THU NIGHT...S wind 55 kt becoming W 65 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft building to 26 ft after midnight. Widespread rain and snow showers. .FRI...W wind 60 kt. Seas 28 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ176-261245- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 300 PM AKST Wed Nov 25 2020 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Widespread snow showers. .THU...S wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 60 kt. Seas 28 ft building to 34 ft after midnight. Widespread rain and snow showers. .FRI...W wind 50 kt. Seas 31 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SAT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. $$ PKZ177-261245- Adak to Kiska- 300 PM AKST Wed Nov 25 2020 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. Widespread snow showers. .THU...SW wind 30 kt becoming SE 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. Widespread rain showers. .THU NIGHT...W wind 60 kt. Bering side, seas 15 ft building to 23 ft after midnight. Pac side, seas 28 ft. Widespread snow showers and rain. .FRI...W wind 45 kt. Seas 24 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SAT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...N wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ178-261245- Kiska to Attu- 300 PM AKST Wed Nov 25 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. Widespread snow showers. .THU...Bering side, SW wind 30 kt. Pac side, SW wind 25 kt becoming S 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. Widespread rain showers and snow. .THU NIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 24 ft. Widespread snow showers. .FRI...W wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ179-261245- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 300 PM AKST Wed Nov 25 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. Widespread snow showers. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Widespread snow showers. .THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ180-261245- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 300 PM AKST Wed Nov 25 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow showers. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...E wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ181-261245- North and West of Nunivak Island- 300 PM AKST Wed Nov 25 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ185-261245- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 300 PM AKST Wed Nov 25 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...SW 30 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 15 ft. Widespread snow showers. .THU...SW wind 15 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... SW 25 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 14 ft. Widespread snow showers. .THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$
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 Nov 23, 5:02 PM AKST, 11 hours 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 23, 5:02 PM AKST, 11 hours 13 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 502 PM AKST Mon Nov 23 2020 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... Satellite shows low pressure near the Kamchatka Peninsula with an upper level trough stretching south across the western Bering to just west of Attu Island. A transitory ridge is moving across the central and eastern Aleutians, while a warm occluded low is over the south central Gulf. At the surface, a frontal system is moving into the western Bering and western Aleutians while a surface ridge stretches from the Kuskokwim Delta south to the eastern Aleutians. Finally, an occluded surface front stretches from the northern Gulf and southeastward towards Southeast Alaska. Closer to the surface, radar imagery shows rain in Prince William Sound and coastal locations with temperatures in the upper 30s to near 40. Some patches of light snow are seen near Valdez and the eastern Kenai Peninsula with temperatures in the 30s. Out west, radar shows some snow bands across northern parts of the AKPEN from near King Salmon to around Katmai National Park with temperatures in the upper 20s to the mid 30s. Across Southcentral, breezy conditions in spots with east to northeast winds from the MAT valley to Anchorage and south into the Kenai Peninsula with gusts of 25 to 30 mph. It is much cooler across the Copper River Basin with teens, but light winds. Near the low in the Gulf ASCAT passes show winds 50 to 55 knots south of low and southeast of Cordova with the barrier jet. Otherwise winds are gusty across the AKPEN with gusts of 50 to 60 mph being observed with ASCAT showing 45 to 50 knots across the adjacent marine zones of 150 and 155. Farther west strong winds at Adak Island with the next frontal system with gusts to up to 62 mph, while Buoy 46073 and the Pribilofs are showing gusts from 40 to 50 mph. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... Overall, model solutions remain in good agreement for the short term. A triple point low that develops over the western Gulf Tue night has also been resolving well across model solutions with good agreement on the strength and track of this feature. Generally, the higher resolution models were preferred for this forecast package, especially to resolve local effect winds. && .AVIATION... Gusty northerly winds should be diminishing through the evening hours. Ceilings are expected to remain VFR, even with passing snow showers. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 through 3/Tonight through Thursday)... One major storm system will exit tonight, but another will bring widespread impacts of heavy precipitation and strong winds to the Gulf and Southcentral Tuesday night through Wednesday night. This will likely impact travel conditions along area roadways leading into Thanksgiving. The deep low over the Gulf this afternoon will exit eastward tonight, with any remaining precipitation along the Gulf coast rapidly coming to an end early this evening. Arctic air diving southward behind the low will cause strong winds to linger, especially through bays and passes along the Gulf coast, Kodiak Island, and Prince William Sound. Winds will gradually diminish late tonight through Tuesday as a ridge builds overhead. With very progressive upper level flow, a high amplitude trough and surface frontal system from the Bering Sea will follow quickly, bringing gale force winds and rain to Kodiak and the western Gulf beginning Tuesday evening. A potent short-wave will then exit the base of the trough and drive northward to Southcentral Wednesday afternoon. This will help initiate formation of a triple point low in the vicinity of southern Cook Inlet early Wednesday morning. While there is some uncertainty in the ultimate track of this low, right now it looks like it will track right up Cook Inlet and pass west of Anchorage. For now, have issued a High Wind Watch for wind gusts up to 80 mph for west Turnagain Arm and higher elevations of Anchorage on Wednesday (including the upper Hillside). For lower elevations, will hold off on brining in really strong winds until have more confidence in the track of the triple point low - but there is definitely potential for 60 mph winds to reach lower elevations near the mountains. Meanwhile, as the front approaches the north Gulf coast, expect formation of a barrier jet, with storm force winds. Some of these stronger winds will continue through Prince William Sound, Passage Canal, and into Portage Valley and east Turnagain Arm. The Matanuska Valley can also expect strong easterly winds both ahead of the low and then with arrival of the front on Wednesday afternoon. As for precipitation, the short-wave combined with upslope flow will produce heavy precipitation along the coast, most notably for the eastern Kenai Peninsula. Warmer air aloft combined with all of the wind at the surface will lead to a rapid changeover to all rain along the Gulf coast and eastern Kenai Peninsula, with snow levels rising to around 1000 feet. Expect downslope drying initially for much of the western Kenai on up to Anchorage and the Matanuska Valley. Based on the strength of the short-wave can't completely rule out some sprinkles or flurries in the lee of the mountains. As the low and front continue northward late Wednesday afternoon through evening, winds will diminish and the downslope hole will fill in. Based on all the warming induced by the chinook winds, precipitation will likely fall as rain or a rain/snow mix. However, colder air aloft will quickly move in behind the low and front and should change precipitation to all snow sometime Wednesday evening. It then looks favorable for some snow accumulation from Anchorage to the Mat-Su Wednesday night. This storm will exit by Thanksgiving day, though another weaker upper trough will follow close behind. This will lead to another chance of precipitation, though anything that falls should be fairly light and primarily in the form of snow. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 through 3)... The system that impacted Bristol Bay and the AKPEN this morning is quickly moving east and a shortwave ridge is now present over Southwest AK. This brief break in the weather will give way to a powerful front that will approaching Southwest Alaska tonight and into tomorrow. This front will bring warming temperatures with it, due to strong flow out of the South. This will shift the precipitation type through tomorrow. During the transition tonight, freezing rain mixed with snow is possible from Bethel to Dillingham. Greatest chances are near Bethel, as this is where the highest likelihood of precipitation will be. Due to the track of the front, precipitation chances are lower around Dillingham. Still, icy conditions can be expected tomorrow along coastal Southwest AK. Windy conditions will accompany this front along the coast as well. This front will push inland tomorrow where temperatures won't warm as much. This means snow for interior areas of Southwest AK. Right now highest amounts are around the Kuskokwim Valley. However, this is one area of the forecast that will need some adjustment the next couple of days, so more updates coming on snowfall totals. This system will exit late Wednesday and Southwest Alaska should quiet for Thursday. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 through 3)... A strong front extending from a complex low near coastal Siberia is working its way through the Western and Central Aleutians/Bering. We have been watching this for a couple of days and model data indicated solid storm force winds. However, now that it has arrived and we have observations to sample, this front is stronger than initially indicated by models. Hurricane Force gusts will be present with this system as it moves east, so we updated the forecast to reflect this. We also issued high wind warnings for the Central Aleutians, Eastern Aleutians and the Pribilofs due to Hurricane Force gusts in all of those areas. Please see the warning statements for details on strength and timing. This front will finally lose steam as it enters the Eastern Bering tomorrow afternoon, but will still be of gale force strength. It will bring rain and high seas with it, so be sure and check the marine forecast if need be. The strong southerly winds will increase temperatures as well. Behind the front winds will rapidly shift to the west-northwest, ushering in cooler air again. General westerly flow will then be present for the next few days and the Bering will quiet some. && .MARINE (Days 3 through 5: Thursday through Saturday)... Gulf of Alaska: Fair confidence with overall pattern but much uncertainty remains in the details during the 3-5 day timeframe. Thursday night and Friday morning a Gale force may clip the southern Gulf. The low will weaken and move into either the northeastern or eastern Gulf Friday morning. However, there is low confidence on the track and strength. Friday night a gale force front moves into the Gulf, and there is a chance for pockets of storm force winds but low confidence on strength and higher confidence with track. A gale force low will move in behind the front sometime late Saturday, however very low confidence on timing and track. Bering Sea: Good confidence as a weak front with small crafts moves across the eastern Bering Thursday morning and moves into Southwest Alaska by Thursday afternoon. Another low enters the western Aleutians Thursday afternoon with high end Storms mainly across the Pacific side of Aleutians. This low will move near the Aleutians through the south Bering on Friday and move east into the Gulf sometime on Saturday. Fair confidence on track, but lower confidence on strength of low. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 4 through 7...Friday through Monday)... Progressive flow will continue to dominate the long term with a series of fronts and lows moving across the Aleutians and Bering into Southwest and Southcentral Alaska. These systems may bring chances of accumulating snow. Good confidence on the overall pattern, but lower confidence on details of the track and strength of the systems. A weak low is expected to move across the Gulf Friday with light rain and snow mainly near the coast and coastal mountains, but minimal impacts. But uncertainty still remains with the strength and track of this low. A strong low will move across the southern Bering near the Aleutians on Friday and with an accompanying front moving south of the Aleutians. This will produce high end storm force winds mainly on the Pacific side of the Aleutians. Late Friday into Saturday Southwest Alaska may receive some accumulating snow on north side of this low in the deformation zone. Fair confidence with this system through early Saturday, however lower confidence as we head into Saturday as models vary a bit with track of low. This low and frontal system will track into the Gulf late Friday and Saturday with at least Gale force winds along front and possibly pockets of storms but low confidence at this point. There is a chance of heavier rain and snow from Kodiak Island towards the Kenai and Prince William Sound. Snow may move into parts of Southcentral late Saturday into Sunday. However, a lot of uncertainty Saturday and Sunday with the evolution of this system progressing across the Gulf. Yet another strong low tracks near the Aleutians Sunday and Monday still a bit of spread among the models, but relatively good agreement considering its 6 days out. Most models show storm force winds, however the EC is a bit weaker at this point. The front associated with this low will track into the Gulf on Monday bringing winds, rain, and snow. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...High Wind Warning 185 187 195. High Wind Watch 101. MARINE...Gale 120 130 131 136-138 160 178 185. Storm 132 150 155 165-177 179-181. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...RC/KO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...SEB SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...BB MARINE/LONG TERM...RC
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23, 3:42 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Nov 23, 3:43 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 23, 3:43 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 23, 3:44 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Nov 24, 3:56 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Nov 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 24, 4:09 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 24, 4:09 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 24, 4:09 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr |
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