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Small Craft Advisory 710, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Sep 20, 2020, 3:16 PM AKDT. It was in force for 4 days.
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- Issued
- Sep 20, 2020, 3:16 PM AKDT (23:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 24, 2020, 3:49 AM AKDT
- In force
- 4 days
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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552 FZAK52 PAFC 202316 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 316 PM AKDT Sun Sep 20 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. PKZ199-211215- 316 PM AKDT Sun Sep 20 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 979 mb low at 55N 170W this afternoon will move into the Gulf Monday afternoon. $$ PKZ150-211215- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 316 PM AKDT Sun Sep 20 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming S 15 kt W of Chirikof Island after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .MON...SE wind 30 kt, except variable 10 kt S of Chirikof Island. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. S of Chirikof Island, NE wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft, subsiding to 8 ft near the coast in the afternoon. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ155-211215- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 316 PM AKDT Sun Sep 20 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt becoming N 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ160-211215- Bristol Bay- 316 PM AKDT Sun Sep 20 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .MON...NE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ165-211215- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 316 PM AKDT Sun Sep 20 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. From Port Moller E, SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. From Port Moller E, NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ170-211215- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 316 PM AKDT Sun Sep 20 2020 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming N after midnight. From Dutch Harbor E, SW wind 20 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .MON...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ171-211215- Unalaska Bay- 316 PM AKDT Sun Sep 20 2020 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming NW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON...NW wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft building to 15 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-211215- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 316 PM AKDT Sun Sep 20 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. From Dutch Harbor E, SW wind 25 kt becoming NW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .MON...NW wind increasing to 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ173-211215- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 316 PM AKDT Sun Sep 20 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...NW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ174-211215- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 316 PM AKDT Sun Sep 20 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 27 ft. .MON...NW wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 22 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ175-211215- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 316 PM AKDT Sun Sep 20 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ176-211215- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 316 PM AKDT Sun Sep 20 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 27 ft. .MON...NW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ177-211215- Adak to Kiska- 316 PM AKDT Sun Sep 20 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft subsiding to 13 ft after midnight. .MON...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ178-211215- Kiska to Attu- 316 PM AKDT Sun Sep 20 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ179-211215- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 316 PM AKDT Sun Sep 20 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ180-211215- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 316 PM AKDT Sun Sep 20 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .MON...NE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ181-211215- North and West of Nunivak Island- 316 PM AKDT Sun Sep 20 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ185-211215- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 316 PM AKDT Sun Sep 20 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...N 20 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$
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082 FZAK52 PAFC 211143 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 343 AM AKDT Mon Sep 21 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. PKZ199-220045- 343 AM AKDT Mon Sep 21 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 982 mb low 260 nm southeast of Cold Bay this morning will move into the North Pacific Tuesday morning. $$ PKZ150-220045- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 343 AM AKDT Mon Sep 21 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt, except variable 10 kt S of Chirikof Island. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. S of Chirikof Island, NE wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft, subsiding to 8 ft near the coast in the afternoon. .TUE...N wind 30 kt, except N wind 15 kt SE of Chirikof Island. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ155-220045- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 343 AM AKDT Mon Sep 21 2020 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming N 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt, From the Shumagin Islands E, N wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ160-220045- Bristol Bay- 343 AM AKDT Mon Sep 21 2020 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ165-220045- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 343 AM AKDT Mon Sep 21 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. From Port Moller E, NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ170-220045- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 343 AM AKDT Mon Sep 21 2020 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ171-220045- Unalaska Bay- 343 AM AKDT Mon Sep 21 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft building to 14 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-220045- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 343 AM AKDT Mon Sep 21 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind increasing to 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ173-220045- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 343 AM AKDT Mon Sep 21 2020 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ174-220045- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 343 AM AKDT Mon Sep 21 2020 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 21 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ175-220045- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 343 AM AKDT Mon Sep 21 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ176-220045- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 343 AM AKDT Mon Sep 21 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ177-220045- Adak to Kiska- 343 AM AKDT Mon Sep 21 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ178-220045- Kiska to Attu- 343 AM AKDT Mon Sep 21 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ179-220045- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 343 AM AKDT Mon Sep 21 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ180-220045- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 343 AM AKDT Mon Sep 21 2020 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt becoming N 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ181-220045- North and West of Nunivak Island- 343 AM AKDT Mon Sep 21 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ185-220045- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 343 AM AKDT Mon Sep 21 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$
517 FZAK52 PAFC 212316 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 316 PM AKDT Mon Sep 21 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. PKZ199-221230- 316 PM AKDT Mon Sep 21 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 983 mb low 160 nm east of Sand Point this afternoon will move into the North Pacific Tuesday morning. High pressure will persist over the Bering through Wednesday afternoon. $$ PKZ150-221230- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 316 PM AKDT Mon Sep 21 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt, except 15 kt S of Chirikof Island. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ155-221230- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 316 PM AKDT Mon Sep 21 2020 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ160-221230- Bristol Bay- 316 PM AKDT Mon Sep 21 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ165-221230- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 316 PM AKDT Mon Sep 21 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ170-221230- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 316 PM AKDT Mon Sep 21 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ171-221230- Unalaska Bay- 316 PM AKDT Mon Sep 21 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-221230- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 316 PM AKDT Mon Sep 21 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ173-221230- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 316 PM AKDT Mon Sep 21 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ174-221230- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 316 PM AKDT Mon Sep 21 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ175-221230- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 316 PM AKDT Mon Sep 21 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ176-221230- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 316 PM AKDT Mon Sep 21 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ177-221230- Adak to Kiska- 316 PM AKDT Mon Sep 21 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ178-221230- Kiska to Attu- 316 PM AKDT Mon Sep 21 2020 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ179-221230- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 316 PM AKDT Mon Sep 21 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ180-221230- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 316 PM AKDT Mon Sep 21 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ181-221230- North and West of Nunivak Island- 316 PM AKDT Mon Sep 21 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ185-221230- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 316 PM AKDT Mon Sep 21 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$
549 FZAK52 PAFC 221018 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 218 AM AKDT Tue Sep 22 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. PKZ199-222345- 218 AM AKDT Tue Sep 22 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A strong low will persist over the Gulf while high pressure sits over the western to central Bering Sea through Wed. A Pacific low will track to 120 nm S of Shemya Wed night at 1006 mb. $$ PKZ150-222345- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 218 AM AKDT Tue Sep 22 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ155-222345- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 218 AM AKDT Tue Sep 22 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ160-222345- Bristol Bay- 218 AM AKDT Tue Sep 22 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ165-222345- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 218 AM AKDT Tue Sep 22 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ170-222345- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 218 AM AKDT Tue Sep 22 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ171-222345- Unalaska Bay- 218 AM AKDT Tue Sep 22 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ172-222345- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 218 AM AKDT Tue Sep 22 2020 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ173-222345- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 218 AM AKDT Tue Sep 22 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ174-222345- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 218 AM AKDT Tue Sep 22 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ175-222345- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 218 AM AKDT Tue Sep 22 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ176-222345- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 218 AM AKDT Tue Sep 22 2020 .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ177-222345- Adak to Kiska- 218 AM AKDT Tue Sep 22 2020 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ178-222345- Kiska to Attu- 218 AM AKDT Tue Sep 22 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ179-222345- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 218 AM AKDT Tue Sep 22 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ180-222345- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 218 AM AKDT Tue Sep 22 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ181-222345- North and West of Nunivak Island- 218 AM AKDT Tue Sep 22 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ185-222345- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 218 AM AKDT Tue Sep 22 2020 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$
749 FZAK52 PAFC 222344 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 344 PM AKDT Tue Sep 22 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. PKZ199-231230- 344 PM AKDT Tue Sep 22 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A strong low will persist over the Gulf while high pressure moves over the western to central Bering Sea through Wed. A Pacific low will track to 140 nm S of Shemya Wed afternoon at 1010 mb. The low will move to 125 nm SE of Amchitka at 1006 mb Thursday afternoon. $$ PKZ150-231230- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 344 PM AKDT Tue Sep 22 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ155-231230- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 344 PM AKDT Tue Sep 22 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ160-231230- Bristol Bay- 344 PM AKDT Tue Sep 22 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ165-231230- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 344 PM AKDT Tue Sep 22 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ170-231230- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 344 PM AKDT Tue Sep 22 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ171-231230- Unalaska Bay- 344 PM AKDT Tue Sep 22 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ172-231230- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 344 PM AKDT Tue Sep 22 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ173-231230- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 344 PM AKDT Tue Sep 22 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ174-231230- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 344 PM AKDT Tue Sep 22 2020 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ175-231230- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 344 PM AKDT Tue Sep 22 2020 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ176-231230- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 344 PM AKDT Tue Sep 22 2020 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ177-231230- Adak to Kiska- 344 PM AKDT Tue Sep 22 2020 .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ178-231230- Kiska to Attu- 344 PM AKDT Tue Sep 22 2020 .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ179-231230- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 344 PM AKDT Tue Sep 22 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ180-231230- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 344 PM AKDT Tue Sep 22 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ181-231230- North and West of Nunivak Island- 344 PM AKDT Tue Sep 22 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ185-231230- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 344 PM AKDT Tue Sep 22 2020 .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$
895 FZAK52 PAFC 231138 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 338 AM AKDT Wed Sep 23 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. PKZ199-240030- 338 AM AKDT Wed Sep 23 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A low will persist over the Gulf while high pressure moves over the western to central Bering Sea through Wed. A Pacific low will track to 200 nm S of Adak Wed morning at 1003 mb. This low will weaken and push east. A new 1007 mb low will be 130 nm southeast of Attu Island Thursday morning. $$ PKZ150-240030- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 338 AM AKDT Wed Sep 23 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ155-240030- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 338 AM AKDT Wed Sep 23 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ160-240030- Bristol Bay- 338 AM AKDT Wed Sep 23 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ165-240030- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 338 AM AKDT Wed Sep 23 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ170-240030- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 338 AM AKDT Wed Sep 23 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ171-240030- Unalaska Bay- 338 AM AKDT Wed Sep 23 2020 .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ172-240030- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 338 AM AKDT Wed Sep 23 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ173-240030- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 338 AM AKDT Wed Sep 23 2020 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ174-240030- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 338 AM AKDT Wed Sep 23 2020 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ175-240030- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 338 AM AKDT Wed Sep 23 2020 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ176-240030- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 338 AM AKDT Wed Sep 23 2020 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ177-240030- Adak to Kiska- 338 AM AKDT Wed Sep 23 2020 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ178-240030- Kiska to Attu- 338 AM AKDT Wed Sep 23 2020 .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ179-240030- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 338 AM AKDT Wed Sep 23 2020 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ180-240030- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 338 AM AKDT Wed Sep 23 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ181-240030- North and West of Nunivak Island- 338 AM AKDT Wed Sep 23 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ185-240030- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 338 AM AKDT Wed Sep 23 2020 .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$
056 FZAK52 PAFC 231521 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage AK 721 AM AKDT Wed Sep 23 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. PKZ199-240315- 721 AM AKDT Wed Sep 23 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A low will persist over the Gulf while high pressure moves over the western to central Bering Sea through Wed. A Pacific low will track to 200 nm S of Adak Wed morning at 1003 mb. This low will weaken and push east. A new 1007 mb low will be 130 nm southeast of Attu Island Thursday morning. $$ PKZ150-240315- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 721 AM AKDT Wed Sep 23 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ155-240315- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 721 AM AKDT Wed Sep 23 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ160-240315- Bristol Bay- 721 AM AKDT Wed Sep 23 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ165-240315- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 721 AM AKDT Wed Sep 23 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ170-240315- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 721 AM AKDT Wed Sep 23 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ171-240315- Unalaska Bay- 721 AM AKDT Wed Sep 23 2020 .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ172-240315- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 721 AM AKDT Wed Sep 23 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ173-240315- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 721 AM AKDT Wed Sep 23 2020 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ174-240315- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 721 AM AKDT Wed Sep 23 2020 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ175-240315- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 721 AM AKDT Wed Sep 23 2020 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ176-240315- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 721 AM AKDT Wed Sep 23 2020 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ177-240315- Adak to Kiska- 721 AM AKDT Wed Sep 23 2020 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ178-240315- Kiska to Attu- 721 AM AKDT Wed Sep 23 2020 .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ179-240315- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 721 AM AKDT Wed Sep 23 2020 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ180-240315- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 721 AM AKDT Wed Sep 23 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ181-240315- North and West of Nunivak Island- 721 AM AKDT Wed Sep 23 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ185-240315- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 721 AM AKDT Wed Sep 23 2020 .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$
814 FZAK52 PAFC 232331 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 331 PM AKDT Wed Sep 23 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. PKZ199-241215- 331 PM AKDT Wed Sep 23 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A low over the Western Gulf of Alaska extends troughs into the Eastern Bering through Fri. A 1008 mb low 130 nm south of Shemya Wed evening and its front exits to the North Pacific Fri afternoon. A 1002 mb low develops 300 nm north of Shemya on Fri morning moving south to 170 nm north of Shemya Fri afternoon. $$ PKZ150-241215- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 331 PM AKDT Wed Sep 23 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ155-241215- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 331 PM AKDT Wed Sep 23 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ160-241215- Bristol Bay- 331 PM AKDT Wed Sep 23 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ165-241215- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 331 PM AKDT Wed Sep 23 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ170-241215- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 331 PM AKDT Wed Sep 23 2020 .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ171-241215- Unalaska Bay- 331 PM AKDT Wed Sep 23 2020 .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-241215- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 331 PM AKDT Wed Sep 23 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ173-241215- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 331 PM AKDT Wed Sep 23 2020 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ174-241215- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 331 PM AKDT Wed Sep 23 2020 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ175-241215- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 331 PM AKDT Wed Sep 23 2020 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ176-241215- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 331 PM AKDT Wed Sep 23 2020 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ177-241215- Adak to Kiska- 331 PM AKDT Wed Sep 23 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Widespread rain showers. .THU...Bering side...Variable wind 10 kt. Pacific side...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ178-241215- Kiska to Attu- 331 PM AKDT Wed Sep 23 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...Bering side...Variable wind 10 kt. Pacific side...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ179-241215- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 331 PM AKDT Wed Sep 23 2020 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ180-241215- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 331 PM AKDT Wed Sep 23 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ181-241215- North and West of Nunivak Island- 331 PM AKDT Wed Sep 23 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ185-241215- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 331 PM AKDT Wed Sep 23 2020 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...variable 10 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 4 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$
965 FZAK52 PAFC 241149 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 349 AM AKDT Thu Sep 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. PKZ199-250015- 349 AM AKDT Thu Sep 24 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A front persists across the eastern Bering until Fri morning. A 1007 mb low 120 nm south of Shemya moves into the North Pacific Thu night. A 1005 mb low 230 nm north of Shemya Fri morning moves to 140 nm east of Shemya at 1004 mb Sat morning. $$ PKZ150-250015- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 349 AM AKDT Thu Sep 24 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ155-250015- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 349 AM AKDT Thu Sep 24 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ160-250015- Bristol Bay- 349 AM AKDT Thu Sep 24 2020 .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ165-250015- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 349 AM AKDT Thu Sep 24 2020 .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ170-250015- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 349 AM AKDT Thu Sep 24 2020 .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ171-250015- Unalaska Bay- 349 AM AKDT Thu Sep 24 2020 .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ172-250015- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 349 AM AKDT Thu Sep 24 2020 .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ173-250015- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 349 AM AKDT Thu Sep 24 2020 .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ174-250015- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 349 AM AKDT Thu Sep 24 2020 .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ175-250015- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 349 AM AKDT Thu Sep 24 2020 .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ176-250015- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 349 AM AKDT Thu Sep 24 2020 .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ177-250015- Adak to Kiska- 349 AM AKDT Thu Sep 24 2020 .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ178-250015- Kiska to Attu- 349 AM AKDT Thu Sep 24 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ179-250015- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 349 AM AKDT Thu Sep 24 2020 .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ180-250015- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 349 AM AKDT Thu Sep 24 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ181-250015- North and West of Nunivak Island- 349 AM AKDT Thu Sep 24 2020 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ185-250015- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 349 AM AKDT Thu Sep 24 2020 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Sep 20, 5:21 AM AKDT, 9 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 20, 5:21 AM AKDT, 9 hours 55 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 521 AM AKDT Sun Sep 20 2020 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... On synoptic scale, GOES-17 Water Vapor imagery shows the jetstream in a zonal pattern with the core of the jetstream between 45N and 50N across the North Pacific. There are two areas of low pressure in the region. The first low is in the central Gulf of Alaska and it is moving northeastward. The second low is in the western Bering Sea and it is moving northeastward. A warm front extending across the eastern Bering/Aleutians is moving northeastward. A cold front is currently moving eastward in the central Bering/Aleutians. On the mesoscale, radar imagery shows showers moving northwestward across the northern Gulf of Alaska into Prince William Sound and over the Kenai Peninsula. Observations and radar show a convergence zone in the eastern Susitna Valley which is producing a band of rain from Willow to the base of the Alaska Range in the northern Susitna Valley. Radar imagery also shows areas of showers moving northeastward across the Kuskokwim Delta. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... Guidance is in good agreement with the placement and intensity of synoptic scale features over the next 3 days. The consistent solution is the energy from the aforementioned low in the central Gulf of Alaska will become absorbed into the low in the Bering, creating a stronger low that will move into the Gulf Monday afternoon. Longer range, deterministic models are consistent with their ensembles as the Arctic Oscillation weakens later this week while the Eastern Pacific Oscillation becomes stronger in the positive phase, this will allow for a more meridional pattern with a upper level trough over the Alaskan mainland and the Gulf of Alaska. Due to the good agreement between deterministic models and the deterministic models having consistency with their ensembles, forecast confidence remains above average. && .AVIATION... PANC...Conditions will be VFR before 18z today. After 18z, conditions will become MVFR as ceilings fall to near 1500ft. Ceilings will then rise back to VFR at 00z Monday. Winds will remain light throughout this TAF package. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... An upper level short wave is slowly moving eastward across the Susitna Valley and Kenai Peninsula early this morning which has been the focus of some rainfall overnight. The heaviest rainfall has bee from just west of Anchorage northward to Talkeetna due to a convergence zone due to southwest wind traveling up Cook Inlet meeting Southeast wind coming out of Turnagain Arm. These winds are diminishing as the wave moves eastward so this enhancement should end this morning. The vertically stacked low in the Gulf will continue to weaken today and then drift northward to Prince William SOund late Sunday night. The interaction of this sort wave and Gulf low will keep some showers over the Chugach and Talkeetna Mountains through the day and then the region of rain showers should move over the Copper River Basin and all of Prince William Sound for early Monday. A break in between systems is clearing out skies from Cook INlet to Kodiak early this morning allowing some areas of fog to develop in the saturated lower atmosphere. By tonight, the next front will be over Kodiak Island and then to the north GUlf coast by Monday night. A barrier jet with this front will develop and bring in at least Gale force winds, though there is a chance for some storm force winds to develop east of Montague Island Monday night, but enough uncertainty is still there for that front to keep the forecast at Gale force for now. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 through 3)... Quiet weather conditions continue for Southwest today as a weak upper level ridge remains in place. A front associated with a low pressure system over the central Bering Sea will move up to the coastal regions of Bristol Bay west to Kipnuk. There has been a shift south with the front for this forecast package. Some rain will still make it to the Capes and Goodnews Bay, though its progression any further inland will be hard to come by. As a result of the front being slightly further south this will create mainly cross barrier flow for much of Southwest. King Salmon and areas to the west of the Kuskokwim Mountains may just see a brief shower but there is the chance they remain dry. The main story will be the winds increasing as the front approaches and pivots over the coastal areas of Bristol Bay. Breezy conditions are expected for Southwest beginning later this afternoon and continuing through the forecast package. As the front pulls away Tuesday afternoon, an upper level shortwave will move southward across the Kuskokwim Delta that will bring a colder air mass and the chance for showers especially for the Kuskokwim Delta coastal areas. Temperatures may not get out of the 40s for much of the Kuskokwim Delta Tuesday afternoon. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 through 3)... A 980 mb low pressure system continues moving eastward across the Bering this morning. This is bringing gale force winds to much of the Bering Sea especially areas to the south of the center. As cold air advection strengthens behind the low today, storm force winds and gusts are possible for the marine zones near Adak. When the cold air advection along with the tight pressure gradient increases behind the low and for Adak, this may cause some gusts upwards of 60-63kts this afternoon. There is the potential the winds can be higher than forecast with gusts potentially greater than 64 kts (75 mph) around noontime to 4-5 PM today when the cold air advection is moving through. As the low continues across the Bering Sea it will be accompanied with periods of rain as well for many areas. Wave heights will be 20-30 ft for areas mainly to the south of the Aleutian Chain with 10-20 feet in the Bering on the northern side of the Chain. Starting Monday afternoon through the remainder of the forecast package, an even colder air mass will move southward through the Bering. This will create an unstable atmospheric profile that will produce showers across the Bering during this time period along with breezy conditions. Between Saint Matthew Island north to Saint Lawrence Island, there may even be some snow that mixes in with these showers Monday night into early Tuesday. && .MARINE (Days 3 through 5/Tuesday through Thursday)... Gulf of Alaska: A broad and strong storm system is expected to remain nearly stationary and weaken over the southern Gulf through Thursday. There is high confidence in Gale force winds over the northern Gulf coast with potential for storm force gusts if a secondary low is to develop in the lee of Kodiak Island on Tue. By late Wednesday night the low is expected to weaken, which will bring winds down to at or below small craft criteria. Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands: There is high confidence that the broad low pressure system over the Gulf will bring moderate to strong northerly winds over the eastern Bering. The winds will be strongest (gale force) through the terrain gaps from Nikolski to Sand Point through Thursday morning. By this time winds should calm down to well below gale criteria as the low to the east breaks down. Over the western Bering, there is high confidence that high pressure and calm winds are expected to persist through Wed night. On Thursday confidence decreases significantly in regards to the next system, with models showing a 20 mb spread. If the stronger solutions comes to fruition, gale force winds are possible moving east across the Aleutian Chain Thursday night into Friday. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 4 through 7/Wednesday through Saturday)... A broad and strong low pressure system is expected to be centered over the Gulf at the start of the forecast period. The main impact from this system will be for the Gulf coast and Kodiak Island, where strong winds and rain are expected to persist through Wednesday afternoon. For Southcentral it should be mostly dry, with seasonal temperatures and the occasional shower as weak shortwaves move around the low center. On the backside of the low, strong winds and increasingly cool, northerly wind are expected to persist over the eastern Bering and coastal areas of Southwest through Thursday night. By Friday morning, an arctic trough is expected to move in from the Bering Strait, which will cool off the Bering considerably through Saturday. The main forecast question is in regards to the next system forecast to move over/near the central Aleutians Thursday night. Forecast confidence decreases considerably due to a large model spread in both the location and strength of this system. The GFS and Canadian models have a storm force low clipping the central Aleutians on Friday as it rapidly moves east into the Gulf by Saturday morning. The primary difference between these solutions and the EC, which has a considerably weaker system, is whether or not jet remains zonal or becomes slightly meridional. If the jet is to become meridional, then the storm will have a better chance of tapping into the strong temperature gradient N/S of the Aleutian Chain to produce a stronger storm. Regardless, model agreement and forecast confidence increases once again Saturday, with a strong system moving into the Gulf. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...Gale Warning 138 351 352 150 160 165 170 172 173 177 178 179 180 411 412 413 414. Storm Warning 174 175 176. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...ED SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...EZ SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...MV MARINE/LONG TERM...CJ
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Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Sep 20, 3:21 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 61 hr | |
| Sep 20, 3:22 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Sep 20, 3:22 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Sep 20, 3:32 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Sep 20, 3:32 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 20, 3:16 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Sep 20, 3:40 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Sep 20, 3:40 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 47 hr |
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