Gale Warning 491, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Jul 30, 2021, 4:08 AM AKDT (12:08 UTC)

Expired

Jul 30, 2021, 3:39 PM AKDT

In force

12 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

965 
FZAK52 PAFC 301208
CWFALU

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
408 AM AKDT Fri Jul 30 2021

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.

PKZ199-310130-
408 AM AKDT Fri Jul 30 2021
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A stationary front over the Eastern Bering stretches from the 
Eastern Aleutians into Southwest Alaska through Sun morning. A 
second front moves into the Western Bering today and exits to the 
north by Sat evening. A 997 mb low at 52N 174E on Sat evening 
moves to 53N 177E at 992 mb on Sun morning. 

$$

PKZ150-310130-
South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape-
408 AM AKDT Fri Jul 30 2021

.TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ155-310130-
South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef-
408 AM AKDT Fri Jul 30 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S wind 25 kt Shumagin Islands W...S 20 kt Shumagin Islands E.
Seas 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ160-310130-
Bristol Bay-
408 AM AKDT Fri Jul 30 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ165-310130-
Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef-
408 AM AKDT Fri Jul 30 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ170-310130-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side-
408 AM AKDT Fri Jul 30 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog.
.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog.
.SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ171-310130-
Unalaska Bay-
408 AM AKDT Fri Jul 30 2021

.TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2
ft.
.SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ172-310130-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side-
408 AM AKDT Fri Jul 30 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Areas of fog.
.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Areas of fog.
.SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Areas of fog.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ173-310130-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side-
408 AM AKDT Fri Jul 30 2021

.TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog.
.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog.
.SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ174-310130-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side-
408 AM AKDT Fri Jul 30 2021

.TODAY...S wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog.
.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog.
.SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ175-310130-
Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side-
408 AM AKDT Fri Jul 30 2021

.TODAY...E wind 15 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
Areas of fog.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of fog.
.SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ176-310130-
Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side-
408 AM AKDT Fri Jul 30 2021

.TODAY...SE wind 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. 
Areas of fog.
.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Areas of fog.
.SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Areas of fog.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ177-310130-
Adak to Kiska-
408 AM AKDT Fri Jul 30 2021

.TODAY...N wind 10 kt becoming SW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft.
Areas of fog.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Areas of fog.
.SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Areas of fog.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ178-310130-
Kiska to Attu-
408 AM AKDT Fri Jul 30 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Areas of fog.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6
ft. Areas of fog.
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Areas of fog. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ179-310130-
Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters-
408 AM AKDT Fri Jul 30 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Areas of fog.
.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 
ft. Areas of fog. Rain.
.SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Areas of fog.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ180-310130-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait-
408 AM AKDT Fri Jul 30 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ181-310130-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
408 AM AKDT Fri Jul 30 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ185-310130-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
408 AM AKDT Fri Jul 30 2021

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S wind 20 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...S 25 kt in the
morning increasing to 35 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 9 ft. 
Rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt becoming W after midnight. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas
7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

419 
FZAK52 PAFC 302339
CWFALU

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
339 PM AKDT Fri Jul 30 2021

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.

PKZ199-311215-
339 PM AKDT Fri Jul 30 2021
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 994mb low 223 nm west of Saint Matthew Island moves into the 
Chukchi Sea Sat afternoon. A 1005 mb South Kamchatka low pushes 
to 248 nm north of Amchitka at 990 mb Sun afternoon. Its front 
sweeps into the Central Aleutians Sun afternoon.

$$

PKZ150-311215-
South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape-
339 PM AKDT Fri Jul 30 2021

.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ155-311215-
South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef-
339 PM AKDT Fri Jul 30 2021

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

.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Areas of fog.
.SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Areas of fog.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Areas of fog.
.SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ160-311215-
Bristol Bay-
339 PM AKDT Fri Jul 30 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ165-311215-
Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef-
339 PM AKDT Fri Jul 30 2021

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

.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ170-311215-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side-
339 PM AKDT Fri Jul 30 2021

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

.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Areas of fog.
.SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ171-311215-
Unalaska Bay-
339 PM AKDT Fri Jul 30 2021

.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ172-311215-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side-
339 PM AKDT Fri Jul 30 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Areas of fog.
.SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Areas of fog.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Areas of fog.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ173-311215-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side-
339 PM AKDT Fri Jul 30 2021

.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog.
.SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of fog.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ174-311215-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side-
339 PM AKDT Fri Jul 30 2021

.TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog.
.SAT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Areas of fog.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ175-311215-
Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side-
339 PM AKDT Fri Jul 30 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of fog.
.SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of fog.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Areas of fog.
.SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...S wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ176-311215-
Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side-
339 PM AKDT Fri Jul 30 2021

.TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Areas of fog.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Areas of fog.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...S wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ177-311215-
Adak to Kiska-
339 PM AKDT Fri Jul 30 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog.
.SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Areas of fog.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ178-311215-
Kiska to Attu-
339 PM AKDT Fri Jul 30 2021

.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming variable up to 15 kt 
after midnight. Seas 5 ft. Areas of fog.
.SAT...S wind 20 kt Pacific side, NE 20 kt Bering Side. 
Seas 6 ft. Areas of fog.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming N after midnight. 
Seas 7 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ179-311215-
Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters-
339 PM AKDT Fri Jul 30 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Areas of fog. Rain.
.SAT...SW wind 20 kt decreasing to 10 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 6 ft. Areas of fog.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt after midnight. 
Seas 5 ft. Areas of fog.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ180-311215-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait-
339 PM AKDT Fri Jul 30 2021

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

.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ181-311215-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
339 PM AKDT Fri Jul 30 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ185-311215-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
339 PM AKDT Fri Jul 30 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt, becoming NW 30 kt west of Saint Matthew 
Island after midnight. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 20 kt, except SW east of Saint Matthew Island. 
Seas 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable wind up to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

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