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Hurricane Force Wind Warning 14, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this hurricane force wind warning at Dec 8, 2021, 4:17 PM AKST. It was in force for 18 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Dec 8, 2021, 4:17 PM AKST (01:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 9, 2021, 10:45 AM AKST
- In force
- 18 hr
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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181 FZAK52 PAFC 090117 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 417 PM AKST Wed Dec 8 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. PKZ199-091400- 417 PM AKST Wed Dec 8 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 986 mb low 45 nm West of Adak moves to 95 nm North of Cold Bay at 959 mb for Thu morning and continues to 60 nm South of Middleton Island at 961 mb by Fri afternoon. Its front moves over the Aleutians and Alaska Peninsula and stretches across the Gulf of Alaska by Fri afternoon. A 980 mb North Kamchatka low moves into the North Pacific through Fri afternoon. $$ PKZ150-091400- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 417 PM AKST Wed Dec 8 2021 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming S 40 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .THU...SW wind 50 kt increasing to 60 kt in the afternoon. Seas 20 ft building to 30 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...W wind 55 kt. Seas 31 ft subsiding to 25 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .FRI...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 21 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 55 kt. Seas 23 ft. .SAT...NW wind 55 kt. Seas 23 ft. .SUN...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ155-091400- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 417 PM AKST Wed Dec 8 2021 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 40 kt increasing to 50 kt after midnight. From the Shumagin Islands E, SW wind 30 kt becoming S 50 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft building to 20 ft after midnight. Rain. .THU...SW wind 60 kt. Seas 28 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...W wind 50 kt. Seas 22 ft. Snow showers. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...N wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ160-091400- Bristol Bay- 417 PM AKST Wed Dec 8 2021 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming SE after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Snow. .THU...SE wind 35 kt becoming W 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Snow and rain. .THU NIGHT...W wind 50 kt. Seas in ice free waters 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas in ice free waters 13 ft. .SAT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. $$ PKZ165-091400- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 417 PM AKST Wed Dec 8 2021 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt after midnight. From Port Moller E, S wind 25 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...SW wind 70 kt. Seas 27 ft. From Port Moller E, seas 18 ft building to 24 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...W wind 40 kt becoming NW 30 kt after midnight. From Port Moller E, W wind 50 kt. Seas 20 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SAT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...S wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ170-091400- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 417 PM AKST Wed Dec 8 2021 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 50 kt becoming SW 60 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft building to 22 ft after midnight. Rain. .THU...W wind 65 kt with gusts to 75 kt diminishing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 25 ft. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 55 kt after midnight. Wind W 40 kt in the evening. From Unalaska E, NW wind 30 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. Snow showers. .FRI...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 25 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ171-091400- Unalaska Bay- 417 PM AKST Wed Dec 8 2021 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt becoming SW 55 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .THU...W wind 60 kt diminishing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. Widespread rain and snow showers. .THU NIGHT...W wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Snow showers. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-091400- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 417 PM AKST Wed Dec 8 2021 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 55 kt. Seas 18 ft building to 25 ft after midnight. Rain. .THU...W wind 55 kt diminishing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 26 ft. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...W wind 40 kt increasing to 55 kt after midnight. Seas 19 ft. Snow and rain. .FRI...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ173-091400- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 417 PM AKST Wed Dec 8 2021 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 55 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU...W wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...W wind 45 kt becoming NW 55 kt after midnight. Seas 26 ft. Snow showers. .FRI...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 26 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ174-091400- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 417 PM AKST Wed Dec 8 2021 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain. .THU...W wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...W wind 45 kt increasing to 55 kt after midnight. Seas 25 ft. Snow showers. .FRI...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 26 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...S wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ175-091400- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 417 PM AKST Wed Dec 8 2021 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 50 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...W wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...W wind 50 kt. Seas 27 ft. Snow showers. .FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...S wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ176-091400- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 417 PM AKST Wed Dec 8 2021 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 50 kt. Seas 21 ft. .THU...W wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...W wind 50 kt. Seas 22 ft. Snow showers. .FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...S wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. $$ PKZ177-091400- Adak to Kiska- 417 PM AKST Wed Dec 8 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. Snow showers. .THU...W wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. Snow showers. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN...S wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 26 ft. $$ PKZ178-091400- Kiska to Attu- 417 PM AKST Wed Dec 8 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .THU...W wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt becoming W 30 kt after midnight. Seas 19 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...S wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 27 ft. $$ PKZ179-091400- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 417 PM AKST Wed Dec 8 2021 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt becoming N 55 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. Snow. .THU...NW wind 50 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft subsiding to 12 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...E wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ180-091400- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 417 PM AKST Wed Dec 8 2021 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming E 40 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. Snow. .THU...NE wind 50 kt. Seas in ice free waters 14 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 50 kt diminishing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 16 ft subsiding to 11 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas in ice free waters 14 ft. .SAT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. .SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .MON...NE wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. $$ PKZ181-091400- North and West of Nunivak Island- 417 PM AKST Wed Dec 8 2021 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...N wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. $$ PKZ185-091400- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 417 PM AKST Wed Dec 8 2021 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...E of Saint Matthew Island, N wind 25 kt. W of Saint Matthew Island, N wind 20 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...N 40 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 26 ft. $$
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119 FZAK52 PAFC 091244 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 344 AM AKST Thu Dec 9 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. PKZ199-100115- 344 AM AKST Thu Dec 9 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 963 mb low at 180 nm North of Unalaska moves into Southwest Alaska Thu afternoon. A 982 mb low 290 nm West of St. Matthew Island Thu morning moves to 240 nm South of St. Paul Island at 1003 mb Fri morning as it tracks into the North Pacific. $$ PKZ150-100115- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 344 AM AKST Thu Dec 9 2021 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW wind 55 kt increasing to 65 kt in the afternoon. Seas 22 ft building to 32 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 60 kt diminishing to 50 kt after midnight. Seas 31 ft subsiding to 22 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .FRI...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 55 kt. Seas 23 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 55 kt. Seas 21 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ155-100115- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 344 AM AKST Thu Dec 9 2021 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 60 kt diminishing to 50 kt in the afternoon. From the Shumagin Islands E, W wind 65 kt. Seas 29 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. Snow showers. .FRI...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SAT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...N wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...S wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ160-100115- Bristol Bay- 344 AM AKST Thu Dec 9 2021 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt becoming NW 55 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft building to 18 ft in the afternoon. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...NW wind 55 kt diminishing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 25 ft subsiding to 16 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas in ice free waters 15 ft. .SAT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. .MON...E wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. $$ PKZ165-100115- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 344 AM AKST Thu Dec 9 2021 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 70 kt diminishing to 55 kt in the afternoon, Seas 31 ft. From Port Moller E, SW wind 55 kt becoming W 65 kt in the afternoon, Seas 20 ft building to 28 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt, Seas 17 ft. From Port Moller E, W wind 50 kt becoming NW 30 kt after midnight, Seas 25 ft subsiding to 14 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SAT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...S wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ170-100115- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 344 AM AKST Thu Dec 9 2021 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 65 kt diminishing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 29 ft subsiding to 18 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Snow showers. .FRI...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 26 ft. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ171-100115- Unalaska Bay- 344 AM AKST Thu Dec 9 2021 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 55 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Widespread snow showers. .FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. Widespread snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ172-100115- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 344 AM AKST Thu Dec 9 2021 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 55 kt diminishing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 26 ft subsiding to 20 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .FRI...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. $$ PKZ173-100115- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 344 AM AKST Thu Dec 9 2021 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt becoming NW 50 kt after midnight. Seas 20 ft building to 27 ft after midnight. Snow showers. .FRI...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 25 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ174-100115- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 344 AM AKST Thu Dec 9 2021 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt increasing to 50 kt after midnight. Seas 25 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .FRI...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 26 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...S wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 27 ft. $$ PKZ175-100115- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 344 AM AKST Thu Dec 9 2021 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 50 kt. Seas 26 ft. Snow showers. .FRI...NW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 24 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ176-100115- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 344 AM AKST Thu Dec 9 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .FRI...NW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...S wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 28 ft. $$ PKZ177-100115- Adak to Kiska- 344 AM AKST Thu Dec 9 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt becoming W 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...S wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 24 ft. $$ PKZ178-100115- Kiska to Attu- 344 AM AKST Thu Dec 9 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt becoming W 30 kt after midnight. Seas 19 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SUN...S wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. .MON...S wind 50 kt. Seas 25 ft. $$ PKZ179-100115- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 344 AM AKST Thu Dec 9 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...E wind 50 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ180-100115- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 344 AM AKST Thu Dec 9 2021 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 55 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 15 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...NW wind 45 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas in ice free waters 14 ft. .SAT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. .SUN...NE wind 45 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .MON...NE wind 45 kt. Seas in ice free waters 15 ft. $$ PKZ181-100115- North and West of Nunivak Island- 344 AM AKST Thu Dec 9 2021 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .SUN...NE wind 45 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .MON...NE wind 45 kt. Seas in ice free waters 13 ft. $$ PKZ185-100115- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 344 AM AKST Thu Dec 9 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 60 kt. Seas 28 ft. .MON...NE wind 55 kt. Seas 28 ft. $$
138 FZAK52 PAFC 091945 AAA CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED National Weather Service Anchorage AK 1045 AM AKST Thu Dec 9 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. PKZ199-100415- 1045 AM AKST Thu Dec 9 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 963 mb low at 180 nm North of Unalaska moves into Southwest Alaska Thu afternoon. A 982 mb low 290 nm West of St. Matthew Island Thu morning moves to 240 nm South of St. Paul Island at 1003 mb Fri morning as it tracks into the North Pacific. $$ PKZ150-100415- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 1045 AM AKST Thu Dec 9 2021 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW wind 55 kt increasing to 65 kt in the afternoon. Seas 22 ft building to 32 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 60 kt diminishing to 50 kt after midnight. Seas 31 ft subsiding to 22 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .FRI...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 55 kt. Seas 23 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 55 kt. Seas 21 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ155-100415- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 1045 AM AKST Thu Dec 9 2021 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 60 kt diminishing to 50 kt in the afternoon. From the Shumagin Islands E, W wind 65 kt. Seas 29 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. Snow showers. .FRI...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SAT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...N wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...S wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ160-100415- Bristol Bay- 1045 AM AKST Thu Dec 9 2021 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt becoming NW 55 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft building to 18 ft in the afternoon. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...NW wind 55 kt diminishing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 25 ft subsiding to 16 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas in ice free waters 15 ft. .SAT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. .MON...E wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. $$ PKZ165-100415- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 1045 AM AKST Thu Dec 9 2021 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 70 kt diminishing to 55 kt in the afternoon, Seas 31 ft. From Port Moller E, SW wind 55 kt becoming W 65 kt in the afternoon, Seas 20 ft building to 28 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt, Seas 17 ft. From Port Moller E, W wind 50 kt becoming NW 30 kt after midnight, Seas 25 ft subsiding to 14 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SAT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...S wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ170-100415- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 1045 AM AKST Thu Dec 9 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft subsiding to 18 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Snow showers. .FRI...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 26 ft. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ171-100415- Unalaska Bay- 1045 AM AKST Thu Dec 9 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Widespread snow showers. .FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. Widespread snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ172-100415- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 1045 AM AKST Thu Dec 9 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W wind 45 kt. Seas 25 ft subsiding to 20 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .FRI...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. $$ PKZ173-100415- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 1045 AM AKST Thu Dec 9 2021 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt becoming NW 50 kt after midnight. Seas 20 ft building to 27 ft after midnight. Snow showers. .FRI...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 25 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ174-100415- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 1045 AM AKST Thu Dec 9 2021 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt increasing to 50 kt after midnight. Seas 25 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .FRI...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 26 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...S wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 27 ft. $$ PKZ175-100415- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 1045 AM AKST Thu Dec 9 2021 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 50 kt. Seas 26 ft. Snow showers. .FRI...NW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 24 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ176-100415- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 1045 AM AKST Thu Dec 9 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .FRI...NW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...S wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 28 ft. $$ PKZ177-100415- Adak to Kiska- 1045 AM AKST Thu Dec 9 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt becoming W 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...S wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 24 ft. $$ PKZ178-100415- Kiska to Attu- 1045 AM AKST Thu Dec 9 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt becoming W 30 kt after midnight. Seas 19 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SUN...S wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. .MON...S wind 50 kt. Seas 25 ft. $$ PKZ179-100415- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 1045 AM AKST Thu Dec 9 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...E wind 50 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ180-100415- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 1045 AM AKST Thu Dec 9 2021 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 55 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 15 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...NW wind 45 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas in ice free waters 14 ft. .SAT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. .SUN...NE wind 45 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .MON...NE wind 45 kt. Seas in ice free waters 15 ft. $$ PKZ181-100415- North and West of Nunivak Island- 1045 AM AKST Thu Dec 9 2021 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .SUN...NE wind 45 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .MON...NE wind 45 kt. Seas in ice free waters 13 ft. $$ PKZ185-100415- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 1045 AM AKST Thu Dec 9 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 60 kt. Seas 28 ft. .MON...NE wind 55 kt. Seas 28 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 4:03 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 8, 4:03 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Dec 8, 4:06 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 72 hr | |
| Dec 8, 4:17 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 8, 4:17 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 8, 4:17 PM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFC | 39 hr | |
| Dec 8, 4:17 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 44 hr | |
| Dec 8, 4:18 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 8, 4:18 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 9, 3:44 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 9, 3:44 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 9, 3:44 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 9, 3:53 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Dec 9, 3:53 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 9, 3:53 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 9, 4:27 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Dec 9, 9:27 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 20 hr | |
| Dec 9, 10:19 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 30 hr | |
| Dec 9, 10:45 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days |
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