Storm Warning 52, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Feb 28, 2020, 2:44 PM AKST (23:44 UTC)

Expired

Feb 29, 2020, 3:30 AM AKST

In force

13 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

289 
FZAK52 PAFC 282344
CWFALU

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
244 PM AKST Fri Feb 28 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.

PKZ199-291230-
244 PM AKST Fri Feb 28 2020
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 982 mb low 140 nm west of Adak moves 230 nm northwest of Adak and
phases with a stronger 970 mb low located 120 nm south of Adak Fri
night. This low deepens to 960 mb and moves 200 nm southwest of
Saint Paul Island Sat afternoon. The low then moves 75 nm east of
Saint Paul Island at 965 mb Sat night and then moves inland over 
Southwest Alaska Sun afternoon.

$$

PKZ150-291230-
South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape-
244 PM AKST Fri Feb 28 2020

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming S 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 28 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 25 ft.
.MON...W wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ155-291230-
South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef-
244 PM AKST Fri Feb 28 2020

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. From 
the Shumagin Islands E, SE wind 10 kt increasing to 30 kt after 
midnight. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow.
.SAT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft building to 18 ft in the
afternoon. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 28 ft building to 35 ft after
midnight. From the Shumagin Islands E, seas 20 ft building to 27
ft after midnight.
.SUN...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 35 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft.
.MON...W wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ160-291230-
Bristol Bay-
244 PM AKST Fri Feb 28 2020

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt after midnight.
.SAT...E wind 35 kt. Snow and rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Rain and snow.
.SUN...SW wind 50 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 40 kt.
.MON...W wind 20 kt.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 20 kt.

$$

PKZ165-291230-
Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef-
244 PM AKST Fri Feb 28 2020

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow and 
rain.
.SAT...SE wind 30 kt becoming S 40 kt in the afternoon. From Port
Moller E, E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 55 kt except SW 45 kt from Port Moller E.
Seas 14 ft building to 34 ft after midnight. From Port Moller E, 
seas 10 ft building to 18 ft after midnight.
.SUN...SW wind 60 kt. Seas 35 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ170-291230-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side-
244 PM AKST Fri Feb 28 2020

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas
11 ft. Rain and snow.
.SAT...SE wind 35 kt becoming S 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft 
building to 20 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 60 kt. Seas 37 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 60 kt. Seas 37 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ171-291230-
Unalaska Bay-
244 PM AKST Fri Feb 28 2020

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5
ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Rain and snow.
.SAT...S wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt around noon. Seas 3 ft 
building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 45 kt increasing to 55 kt after midnight.
Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ172-291230-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side-
244 PM AKST Fri Feb 28 2020

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt late. Seas 11 ft. 
Rain.
.SAT...S wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft
building to 28 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 55 kt. Seas 37 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 55 kt. Seas 35 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ173-291230-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side-
244 PM AKST Fri Feb 28 2020

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas
13 ft subsiding to 8 ft after midnight. Rain.
.SAT...S wind 40 kt becoming SW 55 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft
building to 27 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 55 kt. Seas 34 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 31 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ174-291230-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side-
244 PM AKST Fri Feb 28 2020

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain.
.SAT...S wind 45 kt becoming SW 55 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft 
building to 34 ft in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 55 kt. Seas 37 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 30 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ175-291230-
Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side-
244 PM AKST Fri Feb 28 2020

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft subsiding to 7 ft after
midnight. Rain.
.SAT...SE wind 35 kt becoming SW 55 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft
building to 16 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 55 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ176-291230-
Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side-
244 PM AKST Fri Feb 28 2020

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas
12 ft. Rain.
.SAT...SW wind 40 kt increasing to 55 kt in the afternoon. Seas
20 ft building to 32 ft in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 32 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ177-291230-
Adak to Kiska-
244 PM AKST Fri Feb 28 2020

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt becoming NW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 11 
ft.
.SAT...NW wind 25 kt becoming W 40 kt in the afternoon. Bering side,
seas 10 ft. Pacific side, seas 11 ft building to 17 ft in the 
afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ178-291230-
Kiska to Attu-
244 PM AKST Fri Feb 28 2020

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow.
.SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft Bering side...13 ft Pacific side.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ179-291230-
Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters-
244 PM AKST Fri Feb 28 2020

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt by late evening. Seas 6
ft building to 13 ft after midnight. Snow.
.SAT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain and snow.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 11 ft
building to 20 ft after midnight. Rain and snow.
.SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.MON THROUGH WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ180-291230-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait-
244 PM AKST Fri Feb 28 2020

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight.
.SAT...E wind 40 kt. Snow.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Snow.
.SUN...NW wind 45 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt.
.MON THROUGH WED...N wind 20 kt.

$$

PKZ181-291230-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
244 PM AKST Fri Feb 28 2020

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt.
.SAT...NE wind 35 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Snow.
.SUN...N wind 35 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt.
.MON...N wind 20 kt.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 15 kt.

$$

PKZ185-291230-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
244 PM AKST Fri Feb 28 2020

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...NE 35 kt W of
Saint Matthew Island. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Heavy freezing
spray.
.SAT...E of Saint Matthew Island, NE wind 30 kt increasing to 40
kt in the afternoon. W of Saint Matthew Island, NE wind 40 kt. Seas 
in ice free waters 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas in ice free waters 14 ft. Heavy
freezing spray.
.SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft.
.MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft.
.WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.

$$

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