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Heavy Freezing Spray Warning 65, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this heavy freezing spray warning at Feb 12, 2021, 3:30 PM AKST. It was in force for 60 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Feb 12, 2021, 3:30 PM AKST (00:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 15, 2021, 3:18 AM AKST
- In force
- 60 hr
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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785 FZAK52 PAFC 130030 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 330 PM AKST Fri Feb 12 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. PKZ199-131345- 330 PM AKST Fri Feb 12 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 969 mb low 100 nm South of Adak loops to 190 nm North of Seguam Island at 971 mb for Sun afternoon. Its front stretches over the Central Bering through Sun afternoon. Several troughs move across the Western Bering by Sun afternoon. $$ PKZ150-131345- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 330 PM AKST Fri Feb 12 2021 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...E wind 40 kt increasing to 50 kt by afternoon. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt becoming S 30 kt after midnight. Seas 21 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ155-131345- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 330 PM AKST Fri Feb 12 2021 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming E 45 kt after midnight. Seas 20 ft. .SAT...E wind 55 kt. Seas 27 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 45 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, S wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 28 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...S wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ160-131345- Bristol Bay- 330 PM AKST Fri Feb 12 2021 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt by afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. .SUN...SE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. $$ PKZ165-131345- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 330 PM AKST Fri Feb 12 2021 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming E 40 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...E wind 50 kt. Seas 12 ft building to 18 ft by afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...S wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ170-131345- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 330 PM AKST Fri Feb 12 2021 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming E 40 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...E wind 40 kt increasing to 50 kt by afternoon. Seas 14 ft building to 20 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 40 kt becoming N 20 kt and VRB 15 KT E of Unalaska after midnight. Seas 20 ft subsiding to 15 ft after midnight. Snow and rain. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ171-131345- Unalaska Bay- 330 PM AKST Fri Feb 12 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming E 35 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt becoming W 10 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ172-131345- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 330 PM AKST Fri Feb 12 2021 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming E 50 kt after midnight. Seas 20 ft. .SAT...E wind 50 kt becoming 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 25 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming SW 40 kt after midnight. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ173-131345- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 330 PM AKST Fri Feb 12 2021 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft building to 18 ft by afternoon. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 19 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ174-131345- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 330 PM AKST Fri Feb 12 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming E 40 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ175-131345- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 330 PM AKST Fri Feb 12 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers and snow. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ176-131345- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 330 PM AKST Fri Feb 12 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers with snow. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt except E of Atka SW 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers and widespread snow showers. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ177-131345- Adak to Kiska- 330 PM AKST Fri Feb 12 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain and snow showers. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ178-131345- Kiska to Attu- 330 PM AKST Fri Feb 12 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .SAT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ179-131345- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 330 PM AKST Fri Feb 12 2021 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt by afternoon. Seas 12 ft building to 17 ft by afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ180-131345- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 330 PM AKST Fri Feb 12 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. .SAT...E wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt by afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas in ice free waters 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray near ice edge. .SUN...E wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ181-131345- North and West of Nunivak Island- 330 PM AKST Fri Feb 12 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. .MON THROUGH WED...N wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ185-131345- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 330 PM AKST Fri Feb 12 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...NE 35 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas in ice free waters 14 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 15 ft. .MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 14 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. $$
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787 FZAK52 PAFC 131303 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 403 AM AKST Sat Feb 13 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. PKZ199-140230- 403 AM AKST Sat Feb 13 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A complex 957 mb low 260 nm south of Dutch Harbor moves 120 nm northwest of Dutch Harbor at 965 mb Sat night. The low then moves 110 nm west of Dutch Harbor at 974 mb Sun night. $$ PKZ150-140230- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 403 AM AKST Sat Feb 13 2021 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 40 kt increasing to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 45 kt becoming S 30 kt after midnight. Seas 21 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...S wind 25 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 21 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ155-140230- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 403 AM AKST Sat Feb 13 2021 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 55 kt. Seas 26 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...S wind 45 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, S wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 26 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...S wind 35 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, S wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 23 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ160-140230- Bristol Bay- 403 AM AKST Sat Feb 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt by the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .SUN...E wind 35 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ165-140230- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 403 AM AKST Sat Feb 13 2021 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 50 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...S wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ170-140230- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 403 AM AKST Sat Feb 13 2021 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 40 kt increasing to 50 kt by the afternoon. Seas 15 ft building to 20 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt decreasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 20 ft. Snow and rain. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ171-140230- Unalaska Bay- 403 AM AKST Sat Feb 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 45 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt becoming W 10 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-140230- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 403 AM AKST Sat Feb 13 2021 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 50 kt. Seas 25 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming SW 40 kt after midnight. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 40 kt becoming S 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 22 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ173-140230- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 403 AM AKST Sat Feb 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 19 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .SUN...E wind 25 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ174-140230- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 403 AM AKST Sat Feb 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt becoming SW 30 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ175-140230- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 403 AM AKST Sat Feb 13 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain and snow showers. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Snow and rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ176-140230- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 403 AM AKST Sat Feb 13 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers with snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain and snow showers. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. E of 173W, S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow showers. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ177-140230- Adak to Kiska- 403 AM AKST Sat Feb 13 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow showers. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ178-140230- Kiska to Attu- 403 AM AKST Sat Feb 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt decreasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 22 ft. Snow and rain showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Snow and rain showers. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ179-140230- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 403 AM AKST Sat Feb 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt by the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN...NE wind 40 kt decreasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ180-140230- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 403 AM AKST Sat Feb 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 45 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray near ice edge. .SUN...E wind 40 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. $$ PKZ181-140230- North and West of Nunivak Island- 403 AM AKST Sat Feb 13 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. $$ PKZ185-140230- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 403 AM AKST Sat Feb 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 15 ft. .MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 13 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. $$
534 FZAK52 PAFC 140053 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 353 PM AKST Sat Feb 13 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. PKZ199-141330- 353 PM AKST Sat Feb 13 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 959 mb low 125 nm South of Dutch harbor loops the Southern Bering to 70 nm North of Seguam Island at 977 mb for Mon afternoon. Its front breaks over Bristol Bay and dissipates over the Central Bering by Mon afternoon. $$ PKZ150-141330- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 353 PM AKST Sat Feb 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt becoming S 25 kt after midnight. Seas 22 ft. Rain with snow. .SUN...S wind 20 kt decreasing to 10 kt by afternoon. Seas 20 ft subsiding to 16 ft by afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ155-141330- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 353 PM AKST Sat Feb 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt becoming S 30 kt after midnight. Seas 24 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 25 kt except S 20 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 20 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt except S 20 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 15 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ160-141330- Bristol Bay- 353 PM AKST Sat Feb 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. .SUN...E wind 35 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. $$ PKZ165-141330- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 353 PM AKST Sat Feb 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt becoming SE 35 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft subsiding to 13 ft after midnight. .SUN...S wind 30 kt except S 20 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ170-141330- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 353 PM AKST Sat Feb 13 2021 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 50 kt becoming south 30 kt after midnight. Seas 22 ft subsiding to 15 ft after midnight. Rain with snow. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ171-141330- Unalaska Bay- 353 PM AKST Sat Feb 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt becoming S 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-141330- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 353 PM AKST Sat Feb 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ173-141330- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 353 PM AKST Sat Feb 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt becoming S 35 kt after midnight. Seas 21 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ174-141330- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 353 PM AKST Sat Feb 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...W wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ175-141330- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 353 PM AKST Sat Feb 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt becoming E 20 kt by afternoon E of Atka. Seas 20 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft subsiding to 12 ft after midnight. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ176-141330- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 353 PM AKST Sat Feb 13 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable 15 kt after midnight becoming N 25 kt W of Atka and S 25 kt E of Atka. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt and S 20 kt E of Atka. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...W wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ177-141330- Adak to Kiska- 353 PM AKST Sat Feb 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers and widespread snow showers. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft Bering side...14 ft Pacific side. Widespread snow and rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft Bering side...16 ft Pacific side. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ178-141330- Kiska to Attu- 353 PM AKST Sat Feb 13 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ179-141330- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 353 PM AKST Sat Feb 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. Snow. .SUN...NE wind 40 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft subsiding to 13 ft in the afternoon. Rain with snow. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ180-141330- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 353 PM AKST Sat Feb 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...E wind 35 kt decreasing to 20 kt by afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft subsiding to 6 ft by afternoon. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Freezing spray. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. $$ PKZ181-141330- North and West of Nunivak Island- 353 PM AKST Sat Feb 13 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 25 kt. $$ PKZ185-141330- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 353 PM AKST Sat Feb 13 2021 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... NE 40 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas in ice free waters 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. .THU...N wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. $$
630 FZAK52 PAFC 141251 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 351 AM AKST Sun Feb 14 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. PKZ199-150200- 351 AM AKST Sun Feb 14 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 964 mb low 160 nm west of Dutch Harbor moves 230 nm west of Dutch Harbor at 971 mb Sun night. The low then moves 200 nm northwest of Dutch Harbor at 982 mb Mon night. $$ PKZ150-150200- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 351 AM AKST Sun Feb 14 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ155-150200- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 351 AM AKST Sun Feb 14 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt except S 20 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 20 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt except S 20 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 15 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt except S 20 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ160-150200- Bristol Bay- 351 AM AKST Sun Feb 14 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 40 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. $$ PKZ165-150200- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 351 AM AKST Sun Feb 14 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt except S 20 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ170-150200- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 351 AM AKST Sun Feb 14 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft subsiding to 10 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ171-150200- Unalaska Bay- 351 AM AKST Sun Feb 14 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Widespread rain and snow showers. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-150200- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 351 AM AKST Sun Feb 14 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON...S wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ173-150200- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 351 AM AKST Sun Feb 14 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 35 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ174-150200- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 351 AM AKST Sun Feb 14 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ175-150200- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 351 AM AKST Sun Feb 14 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ176-150200- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 351 AM AKST Sun Feb 14 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ177-150200- Adak to Kiska- 351 AM AKST Sun Feb 14 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft Bering side...16 ft Pacific side. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ178-150200- Kiska to Attu- 351 AM AKST Sun Feb 14 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...E wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ179-150200- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 351 AM AKST Sun Feb 14 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 40 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft subsiding to 13 ft in the afternoon. Snow with rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ180-150200- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 351 AM AKST Sun Feb 14 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ181-150200- North and West of Nunivak Island- 351 AM AKST Sun Feb 14 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 25 kt. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ185-150200- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 351 AM AKST Sun Feb 14 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... NE 40 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas in ice free waters 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 25 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... NE 35 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. $$
287 FZAK52 PAFC 150018 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 318 PM AKST Sun Feb 14 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. PKZ199-151300- 318 PM AKST Sun Feb 14 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 969 mb low 70 nm south of Atka moves to 70 nm west of Nikolski at 987 mb for Tue afternoon. A 1002 mb North Pacific low moves to 25 nm southwest of Sand Point at 993 mb for Tue afternoon. $$ PKZ150-151300- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 318 PM AKST Sun Feb 14 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ155-151300- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 318 PM AKST Sun Feb 14 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt except S 20 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 14 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt except S 20 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt except S 25 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ160-151300- Bristol Bay- 318 PM AKST Sun Feb 14 2021 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. $$ PKZ165-151300- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 318 PM AKST Sun Feb 14 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ170-151300- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 318 PM AKST Sun Feb 14 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ171-151300- Unalaska Bay- 318 PM AKST Sun Feb 14 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-151300- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 318 PM AKST Sun Feb 14 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ173-151300- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 318 PM AKST Sun Feb 14 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ174-151300- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 318 PM AKST Sun Feb 14 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ175-151300- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 318 PM AKST Sun Feb 14 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ176-151300- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 318 PM AKST Sun Feb 14 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ177-151300- Adak to Kiska- 318 PM AKST Sun Feb 14 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ178-151300- Kiska to Attu- 318 PM AKST Sun Feb 14 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...E wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ179-151300- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 318 PM AKST Sun Feb 14 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ180-151300- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 318 PM AKST Sun Feb 14 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ181-151300- North and West of Nunivak Island- 318 PM AKST Sun Feb 14 2021 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. .WED...N wind 25 kt. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ185-151300- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 318 PM AKST Sun Feb 14 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... NE 40 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas in ice free waters 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 25 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... NE 35 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. $$
061 FZAK52 PAFC 151218 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 318 AM AKST Mon Feb 15 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. PKZ199-160145- 318 AM AKST Mon Feb 15 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 974 mb low 260 nm southwest of Saint Paul Island moves 200 nm southwest of Saint Paul Island at 984 mb Mon night. The low then moves 70 nm southeast of Dutch Harbor at 993 mb Tue night. $$ PKZ150-160145- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 318 AM AKST Mon Feb 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ155-160145- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 318 AM AKST Mon Feb 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt except S 20 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt except S 25 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt except S 30 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ160-160145- Bristol Bay- 318 AM AKST Mon Feb 15 2021 .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. $$ PKZ165-160145- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 318 AM AKST Mon Feb 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ170-160145- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 318 AM AKST Mon Feb 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ171-160145- Unalaska Bay- 318 AM AKST Mon Feb 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-160145- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 318 AM AKST Mon Feb 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ173-160145- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 318 AM AKST Mon Feb 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ174-160145- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 318 AM AKST Mon Feb 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ175-160145- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 318 AM AKST Mon Feb 15 2021 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ176-160145- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 318 AM AKST Mon Feb 15 2021 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ177-160145- Adak to Kiska- 318 AM AKST Mon Feb 15 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ178-160145- Kiska to Attu- 318 AM AKST Mon Feb 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...S wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ179-160145- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 318 AM AKST Mon Feb 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ180-160145- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 318 AM AKST Mon Feb 15 2021 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ181-160145- North and West of Nunivak Island- 318 AM AKST Mon Feb 15 2021 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. .WED THROUGH FRI...N wind 25 kt. $$ PKZ185-160145- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 318 AM AKST Mon Feb 15 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... NE 35 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. .FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this heavy freezing spray warning 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 heavy freezing spray warning went out at Feb 12, 5:26 AM AKST, 10 hours 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 12, 5:26 AM AKST, 10 hours 4 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
526 AM AKST Fri Feb 12 2021
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A strong upper level low remains in place over the southern
Bering while an upper level ridge is centered over the Alcan
border. An inverted trough extends over Southwest, with a surface
low bringing blizzard conditions to the Kuskokwim Delta Coast
early this morning. A front is in place across the central Gulf
with strong winds and precipitation spread across Kodiak Island
and the northern Gulf coast.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
Model solutions continue to remain in good agreement. By Sunday,
some differences arise regarding the placement of an upper level
low over the eastern Aleutians. Models are suggesting a broad
frontal boundary associated with a surface low over the eastern
Bering lifting northeastward across Southwest and Southcentral
Saturday night into Sunday. At this time, there are differences
on timing and the extent of this front.
&&
.AVIATION...
PANC...VFR conditions and light winds will persist.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2: Today
through Saturday evening)...
A frontal boundary draped over the Barren Islands overnight will
drift back to the west as a surface low in the eastern Bering
tracks northeast and a surface ridge builds back over Southcentral
Alaska. As these systems work to the west, colder air aloft and
at the surface will track west across the Gulf, changing the rain
that fell overnight back to snow by mid morning for Kodiak City.
Although precipitation will come to an end across the southern
Kenai Peninsula this morning as the boundary slides west, light
snow is expected to continue through early morning Saturday for
Kodiak City, even as temperatures remaining at or slightly above
freezing.
A second frontal system moves into the western Gulf late Saturday
and continues to track toward the northern Gulf by Sunday. Snow
over Kodiak Island early Saturday will transition to rain as a
southerly flow pulls up warmer air form the North Pacific.
Elsewhere across Southcentral, weather conditions will remain
rather benign as high pressure dominates through much of the
weekend.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 through 3:
Friday morning through Sunday)...
A very potent inverted shortwave trough that brought a number of
inclement weather conditions to the Southwest over the past day
is just making its way offshore near Nunivak Island this morning.
Strong winds gusting over 60 mph in places are now subsiding as
the trough moves offshore and as the pressure gradient weakens,
and these winds should continue to come down throughout the day
today. Conditions are also rapidly improving along coastal
sections of the Kuskokwim Delta as warmer air sweeps in behind the
departing easterly wave. After experiencing periods of near
whiteout conditions on Thursday, areas from Toksook Bay to Chevak
are now switching over to rain with temperatures above freezing.
This will effectively mark the end to the threat for additional
blowing snow across the area today and tonight.
Much calmer, drier and less windy conditions are expected to
persist through Saturday across the Southwest. Temperatures will
also cool back into the 10s and 20s as cooler air advects in with
a switch back to northeasterly flow near the surface. By Saturday
night and Sunday, another strong shortwave will eject from the
complex upper low stalled over the Central Aleutians, and this
shortwave will cross over the AKPEN by early Sunday morning.
Fortunately, it appears this feature will track much farther
southwest and pivot more towards the Pribilofs on Sunday. Thus, it
appears the heaviest rain, winds and mountain snow will likely
remain over the AKPEN. The front associated with this system may
still bring another round of light snow to areas north of Bristol
Bay and across the Kilbucks, but new snowfall amounts are expected
to be light, and winds will not be nearly as strong as they were
with yesterday evening's storm.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 through 3:
Friday morning through Sunday)...
An active pattern over the Bering Sea will persist over the next
several days. A strong frontal system is moving west this morning,
spanning roughly from the Pribilofs to St Matthew Island. Gale to
storm force winds have been observed on either side of this front
across northwest sections of the Bering and close to Nunivak
Island. This front will weaken to gale force today as it moves
out to sea towards the far western Bering, then will further
weaken by this evening with mainly small crafts dominating the
Bering through early Saturday morning. The weaker winds and warmer
temperatures moving in behind the front will yield a short break
in the Heavy Freezing Spray for Saturday near the sea ice edge,
including areas around St Matthew Island.
By Saturday afternoon, another strong frontal wave will move up
into the Western Aleutians, bringing another round of gale to
storm force winds to the southern and eastern Bering. The front
will cross the Aleutian Chain on Saturday night and approach the
Pribilof Islands by Sunday as winds near this front decrease
slightly to mainly gales. The front's parent small craft to gale
wrapped low center will remain nearly stationary through Sunday
over the Western Aleutians. Cooling temperatures and increasing
offshore winds will again lead to Heavy Freezing Spray close to
the sea ice edge from south of Nunivak Island to near and west of
St Matthew Island where fishing operations could be significantly
hampered once again.
&&
.MARINE (Days 3 through 5)... Sunday through Tuesday...
Bering Sea: Heavy freezing spray is likely in the northern Bering
Sea to Bristol Bay. There is a strong surface low south of the
chain that will result in widespread gale force winds and waves
over 20 feet. The surface low moves north of Dutch Harbor on
Monday. Tuesday this low weakens considerably and wobbles between
the Pribilof Islands and Cold Bay.
Gulf of Alaska: Gusty winds anticipated across the Barren Islands
and Shelikof Strait into Sunday. Monday the models have a 987 mb
low just south of Seward that will move into Prince William Sound.
The models diverge past Monday bringing an element of uncertainty
for the Gulf.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7)...
The forecast period commences with the longwave trough from north
of Alaska extending across the Bering and into the North Pacific.
Aloft there is a closed low near Kamchatka, another closed low
over the Central Aleutians and a third closed low over the Arctic
Ocean. There are numerous weak shortwaves from the Western Bering
to the Alaska Range. Its definitely an unsettled pattern for the
Bering, Gulf and North Pacific. Some of this energy from the
Bering will get ejected from the upper low and push across
portions of Southcentral. The model divergence continues. To
hedge, multiple models were blended to produce the long term
forecast.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...Storms: 155, 165, 170, 172, 414.
Gales: 130, 131, 138, 150, 160, 171, 173,
174, 175, 178, 179, 180, 181, 185, 411, 412, 413.
Heavy Freezing Spray: 185.
. FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...KO
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...TM
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...AS
MARINE/LONG TERM...PJSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 3:04 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Feb 12, 3:22 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 12, 3:30 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 12, 3:30 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 12, 3:30 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 13, 3:42 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 13, 3:42 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 13, 3:42 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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