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Storm Warning 232, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 26, 2021, 3:44 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Dec 26, 2021, 3:44 AM AKST (12:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 26, 2021, 3:55 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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616 FZAK52 PAFC 261244 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 344 AM AKST Sun Dec 26 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. PKZ199-270200- 344 AM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 mb low 104 nm north of Shemya moves to 310 nm north of Attu at 985 mb Sunday afternoon and then moves inland Sunday night. A 970 mb 145 nm north of Shemya Sunday night moves to 477 nm north of Shemya at 978 mb Monday night. A 982 mb North Pacific low moves to 190 nm east of Saint Matthew Island Monday night. $$ PKZ150-270200- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 344 AM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ155-270200- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 344 AM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ160-270200- Bristol Bay- 344 AM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft building to 7 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ165-270200- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 344 AM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt except SW 25 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 11 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt except SW 25 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ170-270200- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 344 AM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ171-270200- Unalaska Bay- 344 AM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ172-270200- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 344 AM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ173-270200- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 344 AM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 21 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ174-270200- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 344 AM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 23 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ175-270200- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 344 AM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming S 50 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft building to 13 ft after midnight. .MON...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ176-270200- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 344 AM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 24 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ177-270200- Adak to Kiska- 344 AM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt becoming S 50 kt after midnight. Bering side, seas 12 ft building to 19 ft after midnight. Pacific side, seas 22 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 40 kt. Bering side, seas 17 ft subsiding to 12 ft in the afternoon. Pacific side, seas 19 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ178-270200- Kiska to Attu- 344 AM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt becoming SW after midnight. From Shemya W, S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ179-270200- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 344 AM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...S wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...S wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...S wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ180-270200- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 344 AM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt becoming SW 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ181-270200- North and West of Nunivak Island- 344 AM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 14 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 13 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 13 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. $$ PKZ185-270200- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 344 AM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .MON NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$
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158 FZAK52 PAFC 261301 CCA CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast...CORRECTED National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 401 AM AKST Sun Dec 26 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. PKZ199-270200- 401 AM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 mb low 104 nm north of Shemya moves to 310 nm north of Attu at 985 mb Sunday afternoon and then moves inland Sunday night. A 970 mb 145 nm north of Shemya Sunday night moves to 477 nm north of Shemya at 978 mb Monday night. A 982 mb North Pacific low moves to 190 nm east of Saint Matthew Island Monday night. $$ PKZ150-270200- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 401 AM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ155-270200- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 401 AM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ160-270200- Bristol Bay- 401 AM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft building to 7 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ165-270200- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 401 AM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt except SW 25 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 11 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt except SW 25 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ170-270200- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 401 AM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ171-270200- Unalaska Bay- 401 AM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ172-270200- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 401 AM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ173-270200- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 401 AM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 21 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ174-270200- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 401 AM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 23 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ175-270200- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 401 AM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming S 50 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft building to 13 ft after midnight. .MON...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ176-270200- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 401 AM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 24 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ177-270200- Adak to Kiska- 401 AM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt becoming S 50 kt after midnight. Bering side, seas 12 ft building to 19 ft after midnight. Pacific side, seas 22 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 40 kt. Bering side, seas 17 ft subsiding to 12 ft in the afternoon. Pacific side, seas 19 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ178-270200- Kiska to Attu- 401 AM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt becoming SW after midnight. From Shemya W, S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ179-270200- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 401 AM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...S wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...S wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...S wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ180-270200- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 401 AM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt becoming SW 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ181-270200- North and West of Nunivak Island- 401 AM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 14 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 13 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 13 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. $$ PKZ185-270200- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 401 AM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray N of St. Matthew Island. Snow. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray N of St. Matthew Island. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray in the morning N of St. Matthew Island. .MON NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$
806 FZAK52 PAFC 270055 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 355 PM AKST Sun Dec 26 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. PKZ199-271415- 355 PM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 990 mb low 300 nm north of Attu moves north and dissipates Sun evening. A 985 mb low 120 nm southeast of Shemya Sun evening moves north and dissipates Mon evening. A 990 mb low develops 190 nm north of Shemya and moves towards the Bering Strait Tue afternoon. A series of fronts move across the Bering through Tue afternoon. $$ PKZ150-271415- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 355 PM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...W wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ155-271415- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 355 PM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...W wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ160-271415- Bristol Bay- 355 PM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. $$ PKZ165-271415- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 355 PM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. From Port Moller E, SW wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt except SW 25 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. From Port Moller E, S wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ170-271415- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 355 PM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...W wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ171-271415- Unalaska Bay- 355 PM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ172-271415- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 355 PM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ173-271415- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 355 PM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ174-271415- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 355 PM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ175-271415- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 355 PM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt except SW 20 kt E of Atka after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ176-271415- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 355 PM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt except SW 20 kt E of Atka after midnight.. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ177-271415- Adak to Kiska- 355 PM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .MON...SE wind 30 kt becoming S 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ178-271415- Kiska to Attu- 355 PM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt becoming SW after midnight. From Shemya W, E wind 15 kt becoming SW 25 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...W wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 25 ft. $$ PKZ179-271415- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 355 PM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft subsiding to 12 ft after midnight. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...S wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ180-271415- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 355 PM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ181-271415- North and West of Nunivak Island- 355 PM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt becoming SE 15 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 14 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt becoming S 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Rain and snow. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Rain. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. $$ PKZ185-271415- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 355 PM AKST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt E of St. Matthew Island becoming SE 20 kt after midnight. W wind 30 kt W of St. Matthew Island. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 3:15 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 25, 3:15 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 25, 3:16 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 25, 3:49 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 32 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:01 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:01 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 25, 4:01 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 26, 3:44 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 26, 3:44 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 26, 3:57 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 26, 3:57 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days |
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