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Gale Warning 574, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 17, 2021, 3:53 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Sep 17, 2021, 3:53 PM AKDT (23:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 19, 2021, 3:33 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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203 FZAK52 PAFC 172353 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 353 PM AKDT Fri Sep 17 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. PKZ199-181315- 353 PM AKDT Fri Sep 17 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 989 mb low 250 nm southwest of Amchitka Island moves to 140 nm south-southeast of Sand Point through Sun afternoon. Its front crosses the Alaska Peninsula through Sat and Sun. High pressure moves over the Aleutians and Southern Bering on Sun. $$ PKZ150-181315- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 353 PM AKDT Fri Sep 17 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ155-181315- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 353 PM AKDT Fri Sep 17 2021 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt becoming E 35 kt in the afternoon. From the Shumagin Islands E, variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ160-181315- Bristol Bay- 353 PM AKDT Fri Sep 17 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt becoming N 20 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ165-181315- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 353 PM AKDT Fri Sep 17 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. From Port Moller E, NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt except E 20 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ170-181315- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 353 PM AKDT Fri Sep 17 2021 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ171-181315- Unalaska Bay- 353 PM AKDT Fri Sep 17 2021 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming SE after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-181315- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 353 PM AKDT Fri Sep 17 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 40 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ173-181315- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 353 PM AKDT Fri Sep 17 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt increasing to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft building to 10 ft after midnight. Rain. .SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ174-181315- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 353 PM AKDT Fri Sep 17 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft building to 11 ft after midnight. Rain. .SAT...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt becoming N 35 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ175-181315- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 353 PM AKDT Fri Sep 17 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .SAT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ176-181315- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 353 PM AKDT Fri Sep 17 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt becoming S 30 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt becoming NW 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 26 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ177-181315- Adak to Kiska- 353 PM AKDT Fri Sep 17 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .SAT...N wind 40 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 23 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 26 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ178-181315- Kiska to Attu- 353 PM AKDT Fri Sep 17 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ179-181315- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 353 PM AKDT Fri Sep 17 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ180-181315- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 353 PM AKDT Fri Sep 17 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ181-181315- North and West of Nunivak Island- 353 PM AKDT Fri Sep 17 2021 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ185-181315- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 353 PM AKDT Fri Sep 17 2021 .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$
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854 FZAK52 PAFC 181200 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 400 AM AKDT Sat Sep 18 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. PKZ199-190115- 400 AM AKDT Sat Sep 18 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 mb low 100 nm south of Adak moves to 120 nm south of Nikolski at 986 mb Sat evening and then exits into the North Pacific Sun morning. Its front crosses the Eastern Aleutians through Sun morning. High pressure moves over the Bering through Mon morning. $$ PKZ150-190115- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 400 AM AKDT Sat Sep 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt in the evening becoming E 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ155-190115- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 400 AM AKDT Sat Sep 18 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt becoming E 35 kt in the afternoon. From the Shumagin Islands E, N wind 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ160-190115- Bristol Bay- 400 AM AKDT Sat Sep 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ165-190115- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 400 AM AKDT Sat Sep 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt in the morning increasing to 30 kt. From Port Moller E, N wind 15 kt becoming E 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ170-190115- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 400 AM AKDT Sat Sep 18 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ171-190115- Unalaska Bay- 400 AM AKDT Sat Sep 18 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ172-190115- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 400 AM AKDT Sat Sep 18 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...E wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ173-190115- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 400 AM AKDT Sat Sep 18 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...E wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ174-190115- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 400 AM AKDT Sat Sep 18 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt becoming N 35 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ175-190115- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 400 AM AKDT Sat Sep 18 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .SUN...N wind 30 kt becoming NW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ176-190115- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 400 AM AKDT Sat Sep 18 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt becoming NW 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ177-190115- Adak to Kiska- 400 AM AKDT Sat Sep 18 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ178-190115- Kiska to Attu- 400 AM AKDT Sat Sep 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ179-190115- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 400 AM AKDT Sat Sep 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt in the morning increasing to 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ180-190115- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 400 AM AKDT Sat Sep 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind 10 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ181-190115- North and West of Nunivak Island- 400 AM AKDT Sat Sep 18 2021 .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ185-190115- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 400 AM AKDT Sat Sep 18 2021 .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$
397 FZAK52 PAFC 190004 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 404 PM AKDT Sat Sep 18 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. PKZ199-191315- 404 PM AKDT Sat Sep 18 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 mb low 150 nm southwest of Nikolski moves to 190 nm southeast of Chignik at 990 mb Sun afternoon and then exits into the western Gulf Mon morning. Its front crosses the Eastern Aleutians through Sun morning. High pressure moves across the western and central Bering and Aleutians through Mon afternoon. $$ PKZ150-191315- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 404 PM AKDT Sat Sep 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft building to 8 ft toward morning. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft building to 11 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ155-191315- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 404 PM AKDT Sat Sep 18 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TOMORROW... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt except E 30 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ160-191315- Bristol Bay- 404 PM AKDT Sat Sep 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ165-191315- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 404 PM AKDT Sat Sep 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ170-191315- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 404 PM AKDT Sat Sep 18 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ171-191315- Unalaska Bay- 404 PM AKDT Sat Sep 18 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt during the evening. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ172-191315- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 404 PM AKDT Sat Sep 18 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ173-191315- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 404 PM AKDT Sat Sep 18 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...E wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ174-191315- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 404 PM AKDT Sat Sep 18 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming N 35 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ175-191315- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 404 PM AKDT Sat Sep 18 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt becoming NW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ176-191315- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 404 PM AKDT Sat Sep 18 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ177-191315- Adak to Kiska- 404 PM AKDT Sat Sep 18 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ178-191315- Kiska to Attu- 404 PM AKDT Sat Sep 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ179-191315- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 404 PM AKDT Sat Sep 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ180-191315- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 404 PM AKDT Sat Sep 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ181-191315- North and West of Nunivak Island- 404 PM AKDT Sat Sep 18 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ185-191315- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 404 PM AKDT Sat Sep 18 2021 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$
065 FZAK52 PAFC 191133 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 333 AM AKDT Sun Sep 19 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. PKZ199-200015- 333 AM AKDT Sun Sep 19 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 mb low 200 nm south of Dutch Harbor moves 160 nm southeast of Sand Point at 990 mb Sunday afternoon and then moves into the Gulf Sunday night. A 980 mb low develops 360 nm southwest of Adak Monday night. $$ PKZ150-200015- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 333 AM AKDT Sun Sep 19 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 11 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ155-200015- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 333 AM AKDT Sun Sep 19 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ160-200015- Bristol Bay- 333 AM AKDT Sun Sep 19 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ165-200015- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 333 AM AKDT Sun Sep 19 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ170-200015- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 333 AM AKDT Sun Sep 19 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ171-200015- Unalaska Bay- 333 AM AKDT Sun Sep 19 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ172-200015- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 333 AM AKDT Sun Sep 19 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ173-200015- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 333 AM AKDT Sun Sep 19 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...E wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ174-200015- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 333 AM AKDT Sun Sep 19 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ175-200015- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 333 AM AKDT Sun Sep 19 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt becoming NW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ176-200015- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 333 AM AKDT Sun Sep 19 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ177-200015- Adak to Kiska- 333 AM AKDT Sun Sep 19 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ178-200015- Kiska to Attu- 333 AM AKDT Sun Sep 19 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ179-200015- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 333 AM AKDT Sun Sep 19 2021 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ180-200015- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 333 AM AKDT Sun Sep 19 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ181-200015- North and West of Nunivak Island- 333 AM AKDT Sun Sep 19 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ185-200015- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 333 AM AKDT Sun Sep 19 2021 .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 3:33 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 17, 3:53 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Sep 17, 4:02 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 17, 4:02 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 17, 3:51 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 61 hr |
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