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Small Craft Advisory 729, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Sep 15, 2021, 3:55 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr.
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- Issued
- Sep 15, 2021, 3:55 PM AKDT (23:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 16, 2021, 3:44 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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331 FZAK52 PAFC 152355 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 355 PM AKDT Wed Sep 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. PKZ199-161315- 355 PM AKDT Wed Sep 15 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 989 mb elongated low 100 nm west of St. George moves across the Bering and Alaska Peninsula and into the Gulf at 985 mb for Fri afternoon. Its front tracks into the northern Gulf through Fri afternoon. A 1002 mb Northern Pacific low Thu morning deepens as it moves 325 nm south of Shemya at 986 mb by Fri afternoon. Its front remains south of the Aleutians through Fri afternoon. $$ PKZ150-161315- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 355 PM AKDT Wed Sep 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt becoming N 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ155-161315- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 355 PM AKDT Wed Sep 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt except 20 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ160-161315- Bristol Bay- 355 PM AKDT Wed Sep 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ165-161315- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 355 PM AKDT Wed Sep 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .THU...Variable wind 15 kt becoming N 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ170-161315- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 355 PM AKDT Wed Sep 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ171-161315- Unalaska Bay- 355 PM AKDT Wed Sep 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ172-161315- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 355 PM AKDT Wed Sep 15 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. .THU...W wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ173-161315- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 355 PM AKDT Wed Sep 15 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ174-161315- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 355 PM AKDT Wed Sep 15 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ175-161315- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 355 PM AKDT Wed Sep 15 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ176-161315- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 355 PM AKDT Wed Sep 15 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers. .THU...NW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...S wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SUN...W wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ177-161315- Adak to Kiska- 355 PM AKDT Wed Sep 15 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt becoming NW 40 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...E wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN...W wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ178-161315- Kiska to Attu- 355 PM AKDT Wed Sep 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...E wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN...S wind 45 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...E wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ179-161315- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 355 PM AKDT Wed Sep 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ180-161315- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 355 PM AKDT Wed Sep 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ181-161315- North and West of Nunivak Island- 355 PM AKDT Wed Sep 15 2021 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ185-161315- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 355 PM AKDT Wed Sep 15 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$
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120 FZAK52 PAFC 161202 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 402 AM AKDT Thu Sep 16 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. PKZ199-170115- 402 AM AKDT Thu Sep 16 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 990 mb low 120 nm southwest of St Paul moves across and Alaska Peninsula and merges with a low in the Gulf Thu evening. A 1000 mb North Pacific low moves to 140 nm south of Kiska at 985 mb by Sat morning. Its front crosses the Western Aleutians through Sat morning. $$ PKZ150-170115- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 402 AM AKDT Thu Sep 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ155-170115- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 402 AM AKDT Thu Sep 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt except W 20 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ160-170115- Bristol Bay- 402 AM AKDT Thu Sep 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ165-170115- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 402 AM AKDT Thu Sep 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W wind 15 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ170-170115- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 402 AM AKDT Thu Sep 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ171-170115- Unalaska Bay- 402 AM AKDT Thu Sep 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ172-170115- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 402 AM AKDT Thu Sep 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ173-170115- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 402 AM AKDT Thu Sep 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ174-170115- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 402 AM AKDT Thu Sep 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ175-170115- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 402 AM AKDT Thu Sep 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ176-170115- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 402 AM AKDT Thu Sep 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SUN...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ177-170115- Adak to Kiska- 402 AM AKDT Thu Sep 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt becoming E 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN...W wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. $$ PKZ178-170115- Kiska to Attu- 402 AM AKDT Thu Sep 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft building to 11 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ179-170115- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 402 AM AKDT Thu Sep 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ180-170115- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 402 AM AKDT Thu Sep 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ181-170115- North and West of Nunivak Island- 402 AM AKDT Thu Sep 16 2021 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ185-170115- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 402 AM AKDT Thu Sep 16 2021 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$
643 FZAK52 PAFC 162344 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 344 PM AKDT Thu Sep 16 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. PKZ199-171300- 344 PM AKDT Thu Sep 16 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 997 mb North Pacific low moves to 128 nm southeast of Atka at 986 mb by Sat afternoon. Its front pushes across the Eastern Aleutians by Sat afternoon. A 992 mb low over the Alaska Peninsula moves east and merges with a low in the Gulf of Alaska Thu night. High pressure over the northern Bering moves into the Lower Kuskokwim Valley by Sat afternoon. $$ PKZ150-171300- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 344 PM AKDT Thu Sep 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Gusts up to 50 kt E of Chirikof Island. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ155-171300- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 344 PM AKDT Thu Sep 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ160-171300- Bristol Bay- 344 PM AKDT Thu Sep 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ165-171300- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 344 PM AKDT Thu Sep 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. From Port Moller E, NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ170-171300- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 344 PM AKDT Thu Sep 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ171-171300- Unalaska Bay- 344 PM AKDT Thu Sep 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-171300- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 344 PM AKDT Thu Sep 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ173-171300- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 344 PM AKDT Thu Sep 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft building to 10 ft after midnight. Rain. .SAT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ174-171300- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 344 PM AKDT Thu Sep 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft building to 10 ft after midnight. Rain. .SAT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...N wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ175-171300- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 344 PM AKDT Thu Sep 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ176-171300- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 344 PM AKDT Thu Sep 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SE 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...E wind 40 kt. Seas 26 ft. $$ PKZ177-171300- Adak to Kiska- 344 PM AKDT Thu Sep 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt becoming E 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .SAT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 23 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 26 ft. $$ PKZ178-171300- Kiska to Attu- 344 PM AKDT Thu Sep 16 2021 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt becoming NE 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft building to 12 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ179-171300- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 344 PM AKDT Thu Sep 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt late. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ180-171300- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 344 PM AKDT Thu Sep 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ181-171300- North and West of Nunivak Island- 344 PM AKDT Thu Sep 16 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ185-171300- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 344 PM AKDT Thu Sep 16 2021 .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 4:08 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Sep 14, 4:20 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Sep 14, 4:20 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 72 hr | |
| Sep 15, 3:30 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 49 hr | |
| Sep 15, 3:30 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Sep 15, 3:41 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Sep 15, 3:55 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Sep 15, 3:57 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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