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Gale Warning 784, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 15, 2020, 2:53 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Dec 15, 2020, 2:53 PM AKST (23:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 16, 2020, 3:08 PM AKST
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345 FZAK52 PAFC 152353 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 253 PM AKST Tue Dec 15 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. PKZ199-161315- 253 PM AKST Tue Dec 15 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 986 mb low 190 nm northeast of Adak moves over the northern Bering by Wed afternoon and weakens. A 982 mb low 280 nm southwest of Dutch Harbor Wed morning moves to 110 south of Cold Bay by Wed afternoon and then moves into the Western Gulf by Thu afternoon. A 978 mb low tracks in the vicinity of the central Aleutians Wed afternoon and continues eastward through Thu afternoon. $$ PKZ150-161315- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 253 PM AKST Tue Dec 15 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming S 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ155-161315- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 253 PM AKST Tue Dec 15 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, SE wind 15 kt becoming NW after midnight. Seas 12 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ160-161315- Bristol Bay- 253 PM AKST Tue Dec 15 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming SE after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Patchy fog. .WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow and rain. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ165-161315- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 253 PM AKST Tue Dec 15 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. From Port Moller E, variable wind 10 kt becoming NW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ170-161315- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 253 PM AKST Tue Dec 15 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ171-161315- Unalaska Bay- 253 PM AKST Tue Dec 15 2020 .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-161315- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 253 PM AKST Tue Dec 15 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 19 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt becoming W 15 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ173-161315- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 253 PM AKST Tue Dec 15 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming S 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft building to 12 ft after midnight. .THU...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ174-161315- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 253 PM AKST Tue Dec 15 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 24 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt becoming W 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. .THU...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ175-161315- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 253 PM AKST Tue Dec 15 2020 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt becoming SW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming W 40 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft building to 12 ft after midnight. Snow showers and rain showers. .THU...W wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ176-161315- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 253 PM AKST Tue Dec 15 2020 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt becoming variable 10 kt by midnight. Seas 21 ft subsiding to 15 ft after midnight. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ177-161315- Adak to Kiska- 253 PM AKST Tue Dec 15 2020 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .WED...SW wind 25 kt becoming variable wind 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...Bering side, W wind 25 kt. Pacific side, W wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft Bering side...17 ft Pacific side. Snow showers and rain showers. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ178-161315- Kiska to Attu- 253 PM AKST Tue Dec 15 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ179-161315- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 253 PM AKST Tue Dec 15 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt becoming W 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ180-161315- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 253 PM AKST Tue Dec 15 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .WED...E wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Patchy fog. Freezing spray. Snow. .WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ181-161315- North and West of Nunivak Island- 253 PM AKST Tue Dec 15 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. Patchy fog. Snow. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Freezing spray and patchy fog. .WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. $$ PKZ185-161315- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 253 PM AKST Tue Dec 15 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E of Saint Matthew Island, variable wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. W of Saint Matthew Island, E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$
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896 FZAK52 PAFC 161204 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 304 AM AKST Wed Dec 16 2020 Coastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The Alaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ199-170100- 304 AM AKST Wed Dec 16 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 mb low at 56N 166W moves to 160 nm northwest of Port Heiden at 985 mb Wed night, then dissipating. A second 978 mb low intensifying Thu afternoon near 120 nm southwest of Amchitka moves to 80 nm east of Saint George at 970 mb Fri morning. An area of low pressure lingers to the north of western Aleutians through Fri morning. $$ PKZ150-170100- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 304 AM AKST Wed Dec 16 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt early becoming S. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming NE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ155-170100- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 304 AM AKST Wed Dec 16 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, E wind 15 kt becoming NW 30 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ160-170100- Bristol Bay- 304 AM AKST Wed Dec 16 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt, except 15 kt E of Cape Constantine. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray, patchy freezing fog. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Rain and snow. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ165-170100- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 304 AM AKST Wed Dec 16 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...S wind 20 kt becoming variable 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. From Port Moller E, variable wind 10 kt becoming W 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt except W 15 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...S wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ170-170100- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 304 AM AKST Wed Dec 16 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft building to 16 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...S wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ171-170100- Unalaska Bay- 304 AM AKST Wed Dec 16 2020 .TODAY...SW wind 10 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ172-170100- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 304 AM AKST Wed Dec 16 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 15 kt becoming NW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt becoming SW after midnight. Seas 11 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...S wind 40 kt. Seas 27 ft. $$ PKZ173-170100- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 304 AM AKST Wed Dec 16 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming SW 40 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft building to 12 ft after midnight. Rain and snow showers. .THU...SW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...S wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ174-170100- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 304 AM AKST Wed Dec 16 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 10 kt early increasing to 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...S wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. $$ PKZ175-170100- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 304 AM AKST Wed Dec 16 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 8 ft building to 16 ft after midnight. Widespread rain and snow showers. .THU...W wind 35 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft subsiding to 11 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ176-170100- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 304 AM AKST Wed Dec 16 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain and snow showers. .THU...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...S wind 45 kt. Seas 24 ft. $$ PKZ177-170100- Adak to Kiska- 304 AM AKST Wed Dec 16 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...Pacific side...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Bering side...SW wind 30 kt becoming variable 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 19 ft, Bering side...9 ft Pacific side. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ178-170100- Kiska to Attu- 304 AM AKST Wed Dec 16 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...W wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ179-170100- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 304 AM AKST Wed Dec 16 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming S after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft building to 14 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ180-170100- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 304 AM AKST Wed Dec 16 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Patchy freezing fog. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. Rain and snow showers. .THU...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray N of Cape Newenham. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ181-170100- North and West of Nunivak Island- 304 AM AKST Wed Dec 16 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Freezing spray and patchy freezing fog. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray after midnight. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. $$ PKZ185-170100- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 304 AM AKST Wed Dec 16 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray E of Saint Matthew Island in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$
893 FZAK52 PAFC 170008 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 308 PM AKST Wed Dec 16 2020 Coastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The Alaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ199-171330- 308 PM AKST Wed Dec 16 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 mb low 260 nm south of Sand Point moves into the Gulf by Thu afternoon. A 977 mb low 210 nm southwest of Adak moves to 160 nm southwest of Saint Paul at 972 mb by Thu afternoon and then moves to 80 nm north of Cold Bay at 976 mb by Fri afternoon. A 985 mb complex low moves over the western Aleutians by Fri afternoon. $$ PKZ150-171330- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 308 PM AKST Wed Dec 16 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming S 25 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 29 ft. $$ PKZ155-171330- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 308 PM AKST Wed Dec 16 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, NE wind 15 kt becoming NW 30 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .MON...S wind 45 kt. Seas 31 ft. $$ PKZ160-171330- Bristol Bay- 308 PM AKST Wed Dec 16 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .THU...NE wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ165-171330- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 308 PM AKST Wed Dec 16 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. From Port Moller E, variable wind 10 kt becoming NW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight, Seas 7 ft building to 14 ft after midnight. From Port Moller E, S wind 15 kt, Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ170-171330- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 308 PM AKST Wed Dec 16 2020 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming SW 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt becoming SW 40 kt in the afternoon. From Unalaska E, S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft building to 13 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. .FRI...W wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...S wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ171-171330- Unalaska Bay- 308 PM AKST Wed Dec 16 2020 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W wind 40 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-171330- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 308 PM AKST Wed Dec 16 2020 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...WW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...W wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...S wind 40 kt. Seas 27 ft. $$ PKZ173-171330- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 308 PM AKST Wed Dec 16 2020 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming S 30 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft building to 10 ft after midnight. .THU...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 23 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...S wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ174-171330- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 308 PM AKST Wed Dec 16 2020 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming S 30 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. .THU...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...S wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 26 ft. $$ PKZ175-171330- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 308 PM AKST Wed Dec 16 2020 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt increasing to 50 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft building to 14 ft after midnight. Rain showers and snow showers. .THU...W wind 50 kt diminishing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 20 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ176-171330- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 308 PM AKST Wed Dec 16 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft building to 23 ft after midnight. .THU...W wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt becoming SW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...S wind 45 kt. Seas 24 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 25 ft. $$ PKZ177-171330- Adak to Kiska- 308 PM AKST Wed Dec 16 2020 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt becoming 50 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft Bering side...22 ft Pac side. .THU...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 25 ft. $$ PKZ178-171330- Kiska to Attu- 308 PM AKST Wed Dec 16 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...W wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 30 ft. $$ PKZ179-171330- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 308 PM AKST Wed Dec 16 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ180-171330- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 308 PM AKST Wed Dec 16 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ181-171330- North and West of Nunivak Island- 308 PM AKST Wed Dec 16 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. $$ PKZ185-171330- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 308 PM AKST Wed Dec 16 2020 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 26 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 3:15 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 14, 3:20 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 15, 3:04 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 15, 3:04 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 15, 4:05 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Dec 15, 2:53 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 72 hr |
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