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Gale Warning 182, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 19, 2022, 4:02 AM AKST. It was in force for 3 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Feb 19, 2022, 4:02 AM AKST (13:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 22, 2022, 3:56 PM AKST
- In force
- 3 days
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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830 FZAK52 PAFC 191302 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 402 AM AKST Sat Feb 19 2022 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. PKZ199-200200- 402 AM AKST Sat Feb 19 2022 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 mb low at 289 nm southwest of Shemya this morning will move 190 nm southeast of Shemya at 984 mb Sunday morning. This low will then dissipate Sunday afternoon. A second 986 mb low will develop 550 nm southwest of Dutch Harbor Saturday night and then move 340 nm southwest of Saint Paul at 974 mb Sunday morning. The low then moves 350 nm northwest of Saint Paul at 981 mb Monday morning. A front will enter the far western Bering Sea Monday morning. $$ PKZ150-200200- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 402 AM AKST Sat Feb 19 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ155-200200- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 402 AM AKST Sat Feb 19 2022 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt except SW 25 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt except SW 25 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...SE wind 35 kt except S 25 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ160-200200- Bristol Bay- 402 AM AKST Sat Feb 19 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ165-200200- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 402 AM AKST Sat Feb 19 2022 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt except S 20 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt except S 20 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ170-200200- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 402 AM AKST Sat Feb 19 2022 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...SE wind 50 kt with gusts to 70 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ171-200200- Unalaska Bay- 402 AM AKST Sat Feb 19 2022 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 40 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-200200- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 402 AM AKST Sat Feb 19 2022 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft building to 25 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ173-200200- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 402 AM AKST Sat Feb 19 2022 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...S wind 55 kt with gusts to 75 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 23 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ174-200200- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 402 AM AKST Sat Feb 19 2022 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 24 ft. .SUN...S wind 50 kt with gusts to 70 kt. Seas 26 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ175-200200- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 402 AM AKST Sat Feb 19 2022 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft building to 13 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 50 kt with gusts to 65 kt. Seas 14 ft building to 22 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ176-200200- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 402 AM AKST Sat Feb 19 2022 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .SUN...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 28 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ177-200200- Adak to Kiska- 402 AM AKST Sat Feb 19 2022 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt becoming N 30 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft Bering side...18 ft Pac side. Rain. .SUN...W wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ178-200200- Kiska to Attu- 402 AM AKST Sat Feb 19 2022 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 19 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ179-200200- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 402 AM AKST Sat Feb 19 2022 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft.Snow. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 35 kt becoming S 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 26 ft. .MON...S wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ180-200200- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 402 AM AKST Sat Feb 19 2022 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt in the afternoon. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. .MON...S wind 45 kt. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 25 kt. $$ PKZ181-200200- North and West of Nunivak Island- 402 AM AKST Sat Feb 19 2022 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt in the afternoon. Snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. .SUN...E wind 25 kt becoming SE 35 kt in the afternoon. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. .MON...S wind 45 kt. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 25 kt. $$ PKZ185-200200- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 402 AM AKST Sat Feb 19 2022 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... NE 40 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...E wind 35 kt. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. .MON...SW wind 45 kt. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 30 kt. $$
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107 FZAK52 PAFC 200059 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 359 PM AKST Sat Feb 19 2022 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. PKZ199-201400- 359 PM AKST Sat Feb 19 2022 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 mb low 100 nm south of Attu merges with a North Pacific low 140 nm north of Adak Sun afternoon and moves into the Northern Bering 95 nm west of Saint Matthew Island as a 985 mb low. Its front moves through the Eastern Bering through Sun afternoon. Another front approaches the Western Aleutians by Mon afternoon. $$ PKZ150-201400- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 359 PM AKST Sat Feb 19 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ155-201400- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 359 PM AKST Sat Feb 19 2022 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...SE wind 35 kt except S 30 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 16 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ160-201400- Bristol Bay- 359 PM AKST Sat Feb 19 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ165-201400- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 359 PM AKST Sat Feb 19 2022 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt becoming S 40 kt in the afternoon. From Port Moller E, SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 35 kt except S 25 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 10 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ170-201400- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 359 PM AKST Sat Feb 19 2022 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...SE wind 50 kt turning S in the afternoon. Gusts to 65 kt. Seas 11 ft building to 17 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ171-201400- Unalaska Bay- 359 PM AKST Sat Feb 19 2022 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 40 kt. Gusts to 65 kt. Seas 6 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-201400- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 359 PM AKST Sat Feb 19 2022 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...SE wind 50 kt. Gusts to 65 kt. Seas 20 ft building to 26 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ173-201400- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 359 PM AKST Sat Feb 19 2022 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 50 kt. Gusts to 65 kt. Seas 17 ft building to 24 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 23 ft. .MON...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ174-201400- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 359 PM AKST Sat Feb 19 2022 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 55 kt. Gusts to 70 kt. Seas 27 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ175-201400- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 359 PM AKST Sat Feb 19 2022 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt becoming SE 35 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft building to 12 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 35 kt becoming S 50 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 65 kt. Seas 15 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...S wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ176-201400- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 359 PM AKST Sat Feb 19 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 45 kt. Gusts to 65 kt. Seas 25 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...S wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 21 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ177-201400- Adak to Kiska- 359 PM AKST Sat Feb 19 2022 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft Bering side...18 ft Pacific side. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ178-201400- Kiska to Attu- 359 PM AKST Sat Feb 19 2022 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt becoming N 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ179-201400- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 359 PM AKST Sat Feb 19 2022 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft building to 18 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 26 ft. .MON...S wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ180-201400- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 359 PM AKST Sat Feb 19 2022 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Rain with snow. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. .TUE THROUGH THU...E wind 25 kt. $$ PKZ181-201400- North and West of Nunivak Island- 359 PM AKST Sat Feb 19 2022 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Snow. .MON...SE wind 40 kt. .MON NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. .WED...E wind 25 kt. .THU...E wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ185-201400- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 359 PM AKST Sat Feb 19 2022 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt becoming E 35 kt in the afternoon. Heavy freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Heavy freezing spray. Widespread snow. .MON...SE wind 40 kt. .MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 30 kt. .THU...E wind 20 kt. $$
954 FZAK52 PAFC 201313 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 413 AM AKST Sun Feb 20 2022 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. PKZ199-210245- 413 AM AKST Sun Feb 20 2022 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 mb low 420 nm southwest of Saint Paul this morning will move 290 nm northwest of Saint Paul at 984 mb Monday morning. The low then moves 580 nm northwest of Saint Paul at 998 mb Tuesday morning. A front moves across the western Aleutians Monday morning through Tuesday morning. $$ PKZ150-210245- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 413 AM AKST Sun Feb 20 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ155-210245- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 413 AM AKST Sun Feb 20 2022 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 40 kt except S 30 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt except S 30 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 14 ft. Rain with snow. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ160-210245- Bristol Bay- 413 AM AKST Sun Feb 20 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ165-210245- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 413 AM AKST Sun Feb 20 2022 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt increasing to 50 kt in the afternoon. From Port Moller E, SE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt except S 30 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 14 ft except 8 ft from Port Moller E. .MON...S wind 30 kt except SE 20 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ170-210245- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 413 AM AKST Sun Feb 20 2022 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 40 kt becoming S 50 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 65 kt through gaps and passes in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft building to 16 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ171-210245- Unalaska Bay- 413 AM AKST Sun Feb 20 2022 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt becoming S 45 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 65 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-210245- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 413 AM AKST Sun Feb 20 2022 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 45 kt becoming S 55 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 65 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft building to 26 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ173-210245- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 413 AM AKST Sun Feb 20 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ174-210245- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 413 AM AKST Sun Feb 20 2022 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt early becoming SW wind 50 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ175-210245- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 413 AM AKST Sun Feb 20 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt becoming SW 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...S wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ176-210245- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 413 AM AKST Sun Feb 20 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 21 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...S wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ177-210245- Adak to Kiska- 413 AM AKST Sun Feb 20 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft Bering side...16 ft Pac side. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...S wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ178-210245- Kiska to Attu- 413 AM AKST Sun Feb 20 2022 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt becoming SE 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ179-210245- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 413 AM AKST Sun Feb 20 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft building to 16 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON...S wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 20 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ180-210245- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 413 AM AKST Sun Feb 20 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. .TUE THROUGH THU...SE wind 30 kt. $$ PKZ181-210245- North and West of Nunivak Island- 413 AM AKST Sun Feb 20 2022 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. .MON...S wind 35 kt. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 30 kt. .THU...E wind 25 kt. $$ PKZ185-210245- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 413 AM AKST Sun Feb 20 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...NE 35 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray W of 176W. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray W of 176W. Snow and rain. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray W of 176W. Snow and rain. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$
407 FZAK52 PAFC 210016 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 316 PM AKST Sun Feb 20 2022 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. PKZ199-211300- 316 PM AKST Sun Feb 20 2022 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 976 mb low 180 nm north of Amchitka moves through the northern Bering by Tue morning. A front from a South Kamchatka low reaches the western Aleutians late Mon night and crosses the western Bering through Tue afternoon. $$ PKZ150-211300- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 316 PM AKST Sun Feb 20 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ155-211300- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 316 PM AKST Sun Feb 20 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft except 14 ft from the Shumagin Islands E. .MON...SE wind 15 kt except S 30 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, SW wind 25 kt becoming W 15 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ160-211300- Bristol Bay- 316 PM AKST Sun Feb 20 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Snow. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ165-211300- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 316 PM AKST Sun Feb 20 2022 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt except S 30 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ170-211300- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 316 PM AKST Sun Feb 20 2022 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ171-211300- Unalaska Bay- 316 PM AKST Sun Feb 20 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-211300- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 316 PM AKST Sun Feb 20 2022 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ173-211300- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 316 PM AKST Sun Feb 20 2022 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ174-211300- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 316 PM AKST Sun Feb 20 2022 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ175-211300- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 316 PM AKST Sun Feb 20 2022 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming SE 40 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ176-211300- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 316 PM AKST Sun Feb 20 2022 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 40 kt becoming S 30 kt after midnight. Seas 21 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt becoming SE 40 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ177-211300- Adak to Kiska- 316 PM AKST Sun Feb 20 2022 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 21 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ178-211300- Kiska to Attu- 316 PM AKST Sun Feb 20 2022 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt becoming SE 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. Snow and rain. .MON NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ179-211300- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 316 PM AKST Sun Feb 20 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. .MON...S wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ180-211300- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 316 PM AKST Sun Feb 20 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 45 kt. .MON...S wind 35 kt. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. .WED...SE wind 35 kt. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ181-211300- North and West of Nunivak Island- 316 PM AKST Sun Feb 20 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Rain. .MON...S wind 40 kt. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. .WED...E wind 30 kt. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE wind 25 kt. $$ PKZ185-211300- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 316 PM AKST Sun Feb 20 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .MON...S wind 40 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...NE 30 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...NW 20 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. .WED...E wind 30 kt. .THU...E wind 20 kt. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. $$
204 FZAK52 PAFC 211229 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 329 AM AKST Mon Feb 21 2022 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. PKZ199-220100- 329 AM AKST Mon Feb 21 2022 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 mb low 360 nm southwest of Saint Paul this morning will dissipate by Tuesday morning. A front will move across the Aleutians this morning through Wednesday morning. A 962 mb low approaches 210 nm southwest of Shemya Wednesday morning. $$ PKZ150-220100- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 329 AM AKST Mon Feb 21 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt becoming W 20 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ155-220100- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 329 AM AKST Mon Feb 21 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt except S 25 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ160-220100- Bristol Bay- 329 AM AKST Mon Feb 21 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Snow and Rain. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ165-220100- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 329 AM AKST Mon Feb 21 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt except SE 20 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 8 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ170-220100- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 329 AM AKST Mon Feb 21 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ171-220100- Unalaska Bay- 329 AM AKST Mon Feb 21 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-220100- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 329 AM AKST Mon Feb 21 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...S wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ173-220100- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 329 AM AKST Mon Feb 21 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming SE 35 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ174-220100- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 329 AM AKST Mon Feb 21 2022 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming SE 35 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ175-220100- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 329 AM AKST Mon Feb 21 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt becoming SE 45 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ176-220100- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 329 AM AKST Mon Feb 21 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft building to 19 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ177-220100- Adak to Kiska- 329 AM AKST Mon Feb 21 2022 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Bering side, seas 11 ft building to 16 ft after midnight. Pac side, seas 20 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 35 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 21 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ178-220100- Kiska to Attu- 329 AM AKST Mon Feb 21 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 20 kt becoming SE 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt becoming SW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ179-220100- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 329 AM AKST Mon Feb 21 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft. Snow. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ180-220100- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 329 AM AKST Mon Feb 21 2022 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Snow showers. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. .WED...SE wind 45 kt. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ181-220100- North and West of Nunivak Island- 329 AM AKST Mon Feb 21 2022 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 35 kt. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. .WED...SE wind 40 kt. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ185-220100- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 329 AM AKST Mon Feb 21 2022 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt E of 178W. N wind 25 kt W of 178W. Heavy freezing spray near the ice edge W of 178W in the morning. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt E of 178W... N wind 20 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight W of 178W. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. .WED...E wind 35 kt. .THU...E wind 25 kt. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. $$
052 FZAK52 PAFC 220014 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 314 PM AKST Mon Feb 21 2022 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. PKZ199-221300- 314 PM AKST Mon Feb 21 2022 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 mb low 220 nm west of Saint Paul will dissipate in the North Bering by Tue afternoon. A 962 mb low approaches 155 nm south of Attu by Wed afternoon. Its front moves across the Bering Sea and Aleutians from west to east through Wed afternoon. $$ PKZ150-221300- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 314 PM AKST Mon Feb 21 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt becoming W 20 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft S of Chirikof Island...10 ft W of Chirikof Island. Rain. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ155-221300- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 314 PM AKST Mon Feb 21 2022 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ160-221300- Bristol Bay- 314 PM AKST Mon Feb 21 2022 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. $$ PKZ165-221300- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 314 PM AKST Mon Feb 21 2022 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ170-221300- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 314 PM AKST Mon Feb 21 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ171-221300- Unalaska Bay- 314 PM AKST Mon Feb 21 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-221300- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 314 PM AKST Mon Feb 21 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ173-221300- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 314 PM AKST Mon Feb 21 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming SE 35 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ174-221300- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 314 PM AKST Mon Feb 21 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming SE 35 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ175-221300- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 314 PM AKST Mon Feb 21 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt becoming SE 40 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming SW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft subsiding to 9 ft after midnight. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ176-221300- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 314 PM AKST Mon Feb 21 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 19 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ177-221300- Adak to Kiska- 314 PM AKST Mon Feb 21 2022 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft Bering side...19 ft Pacific side. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ178-221300- Kiska to Attu- 314 PM AKST Mon Feb 21 2022 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt becoming S 30 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ179-221300- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 314 PM AKST Mon Feb 21 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ180-221300- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 314 PM AKST Mon Feb 21 2022 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Rain. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. .THU THROUGH FRI...S wind 20 kt. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ181-221300- North and West of Nunivak Island- 314 PM AKST Mon Feb 21 2022 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming E 40 kt after midnight. Rain. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE wind 20 kt. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ185-221300- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 314 PM AKST Mon Feb 21 2022 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Snow and rain. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE wind 15 kt. $$
140 FZAK52 PAFC 221252 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 352 AM AKST Tue Feb 22 2022 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. PKZ199-230215- 352 AM AKST Tue Feb 22 2022 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A front will move northeast from the central to eastern Bering by Wed morning. A low will form along the front at 971 mb 168 nm S of Unalaska. The low will then merge into a broad 970 mb complex low with multiple centers centered 200 nm N of Shemya Thursday morning. $$ PKZ150-230215- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 352 AM AKST Tue Feb 22 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind increasing to 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ155-230215- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 352 AM AKST Tue Feb 22 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ160-230215- Bristol Bay- 352 AM AKST Tue Feb 22 2022 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. $$ PKZ165-230215- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 352 AM AKST Tue Feb 22 2022 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ170-230215- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 352 AM AKST Tue Feb 22 2022 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ171-230215- Unalaska Bay- 352 AM AKST Tue Feb 22 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 10 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-230215- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 352 AM AKST Tue Feb 22 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt becoming E 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ173-230215- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 352 AM AKST Tue Feb 22 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .WED...SW wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ174-230215- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 352 AM AKST Tue Feb 22 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt becoming S 25 kt after midnight. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .WED...W wind 15 kt in the morning increasing to 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ175-230215- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 352 AM AKST Tue Feb 22 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ176-230215- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 352 AM AKST Tue Feb 22 2022 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt becoming SW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 19 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ177-230215- Adak to Kiska- 352 AM AKST Tue Feb 22 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft Bering side...19 ft Pacific side. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft Bering side...20 ft Pacific side. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ178-230215- Kiska to Attu- 352 AM AKST Tue Feb 22 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ179-230215- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 352 AM AKST Tue Feb 22 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt in the morning becoming SE 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. and snow. .WED NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ180-230215- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 352 AM AKST Tue Feb 22 2022 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ181-230215- North and West of Nunivak Island- 352 AM AKST Tue Feb 22 2022 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming E 35 kt after midnight. Rain with snow. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ185-230215- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 352 AM AKST Tue Feb 22 2022 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E of Saint Matthew Island, S wind 20 kt. W of Saint Matthew Island, SE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Rain. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Snow and rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 20 kt. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. $$
212 FZAK52 PAFC 230056 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 356 PM AKST Tue Feb 22 2022 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. PKZ199-231330- 356 PM AKST Tue Feb 22 2022 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A front moves across the Bering Thu afternoon. A 959 mb low 350 nm Southwest of Attu moves to 205 nm North of Amchitka and becomes a 975 mb low complex Thu afternoon. $$ PKZ150-231330- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 356 PM AKST Tue Feb 22 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...S wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ155-231330- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 356 PM AKST Tue Feb 22 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt except SE 25 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 13 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ160-231330- Bristol Bay- 356 PM AKST Tue Feb 22 2022 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ165-231330- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 356 PM AKST Tue Feb 22 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt except SE 25 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ170-231330- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 356 PM AKST Tue Feb 22 2022 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ171-231330- Unalaska Bay- 356 PM AKST Tue Feb 22 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 30 kt becoming S 15 kt late. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-231330- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 356 PM AKST Tue Feb 22 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ173-231330- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 356 PM AKST Tue Feb 22 2022 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ174-231330- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 356 PM AKST Tue Feb 22 2022 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ175-231330- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 356 PM AKST Tue Feb 22 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming SW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ176-231330- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 356 PM AKST Tue Feb 22 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt becoming SW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ177-231330- Adak to Kiska- 356 PM AKST Tue Feb 22 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft Bering side...19 ft Pacific side. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft Bering side...19 ft Pacific side. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft Bering side...18 ft Pacific side. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ178-231330- Kiska to Attu- 356 PM AKST Tue Feb 22 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ179-231330- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 356 PM AKST Tue Feb 22 2022 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ180-231330- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 356 PM AKST Tue Feb 22 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ181-231330- North and West of Nunivak Island- 356 PM AKST Tue Feb 22 2022 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Snow. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Rain. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ185-231330- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 356 PM AKST Tue Feb 22 2022 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...E of Saint Matthew Island, E wind 30 kt becoming SE 20 kt after midnight. W of Saint Matthew Island, E wind 30 kt. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S wind 15 kt. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale warning went out at Feb 18, 5:10 PM AKST, 10 hours 52 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 18, 5:10 PM AKST, 10 hours 52 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 510 PM AKST Fri Feb 18 2022 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A broad longwave trough remains in place across much of southern Alaska and the Bering this morning. Multiple upper level shortwaves continue to move from the western Bering all the way to the east towards Southeast Alaska and the Alcan border. As a result, this is keeping a rather progressive weather pattern in place. The upper level shortwave that brought the precipitation to Southcentral yesterday continues moving off to the east towards Southeast Alaska and Canada. As a result, much of Southcentral has just been left with some low clouds and fog in areas. Talkeetna has been reporting mist/fog all morning as well as low ceilings and occasional snow. Much of the Kenai Peninsula has just been observing mid to high level clouds for most of the morning. Even Anchorage has had ceilings rise with just mid to high level clouds overhead. Some residual moisture remains in place across the Matanuska Valley especially around Palmer where a mix of rain and snow continued through the morning hours. A broad upper level shortwave trough over the central Bering continues moving east-southeastward today which is resulting in some light snow for much of Southwest Alaska this morning/early afternoon. Places like Bethel, Dillingham, and Togiak have all been reporting light snow throughout the morning and early afternoon hours. Lastly, a strong upper level low southeast of the Western Aleutians continues moving northward bringing with it another round of unsettled weather (mainly rain and gusty winds) to the Western and Central Aleutians. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... The overall synoptic pattern remains in good agreement out to Day 3. Of course, there are some differences that arise though. Model guidance continues to be in good agreement on the track and strength of the western Bering low that is expected to impact the Western Aleutians later today through Saturday morning. Therefore, minimal changes made here. However, the next system that comes up on Saturday afternoon towards the Western and Central Aleutians remains in disagreement on the exact and strength of this low. The GFS is by far the strongest solution showing hurricane force winds but in the boundary layer. The 18z NAM came into closer agreement with the GFS but is still not nearly as strong as the GFS solution. The Canadian-NH is in closer agreement with the NAM but only showing storm force winds. THE EC is the lowest with the wind speeds showing only high end gale force. The EC was largely discounted this forecast package as it was the outlier and weakest on the wind field. The main issues across Southcentral the next few days will be temperatures and cloud cover as the overall pattern is in good agreement. && .AVIATION... PANC...VFR conditions are expected throughout the TAF package. Gusty southerly winds are expected to continue through this evening before diminishing and becoming light and variable for the overnight hours. There is some potential that ceilings may lower to around the 5000 foot cloud deck overnight into Saturday morning. Also, some guidance was hinting at MVFR ceilings Saturday am, though, this is low confidence. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 through 3: Tonight through Monday)... Western southcentral is being treated to a glimpse of sunlight this afternoon, while many locations further east and inland remain bogged down under a low cloud shield. A few areas of light snow linger along Hatcher Pass and the Susitna Valley, but elsewhere, the moisture stream has been cut off as the main low that brought in the immense amount of moisture passes into Canada. Warm temperatures in the 30s, about 5 to 10 degrees above normal, encompass the region under a light wind regime. Looking ahead to tonight, a combination of radiational cooling over a wet snowpack may lead to the development of patchy fog across the region seeing sunlight this afternoon, and a bit of cooling. The drying trend under generally warm conditions maintains itself Saturday, under a building ridge of high pressure aloft. Some moisture trapped beneath the ridge will lead to a few isolated showers, but this won't being anything substantial. This ridge will be short-lived however, as a deep upper level low, with a fair amount of energy, builds strength over the North Pacific. Ahead of it, a fast-moving shortwave will move out ahead of the low and move into southcentral from the southwest. This shortwave won't amount to much with a line of showers along its primary boundary forecast to move southwest to northeast, quickly losing steam over the Kenai as it rolls into western Prince William Sound and Anchorage as the upper low gets engulfed in the next, more substantial upper level low, located over the Bering Sea by Sunday afternoon. The weather becomes dicey as the aforementioned upper low swings northeast, with a nice swatch of moisture taking aim at the southern Alaska coast. Increased surface gradients over the mountains Monday morning will heighten the probability of gap winds over the course of the day, while difficulties in precipitation type forecasting ensue once again. It does look like a warm jet will pair with what looks like significant moisture Monday evening and into the day Tuesday, so be prepared for similar precipitation types and rates to what we saw with the previous system. The warm tongue of moisture will move north over the Kenai Peninsula and take aim at the Anchorage Bowl and Mat Valley during the day Monday; higher elevations and locations inland look to see snow at this point as precipitation spreads northeastward. Locations like Hatcher Pass will likely become favored once more. As this system is still developing; standby for updates with many uncertainties still at play. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 through 3 - Tonight through Monday)... A combination of steady snow and rain/snow mixed, and intermittent snowfall pattern will continue tonight with parts of Bristol Bay catching a bit more light rain/snow mixed and snow farther inland and along the Kusko Delta Coast. Fortunately, a much quieter forecast will kick in Sat morning through Sun night as a result of an upper ridging moving over the Southwest Sat morning trailed by warm air advection behind a frontal system beneath the upper ridging. Cooler temperatures and partly to mostly clear skies will associate with this patter. Meanwhile, persistence rainfall and warm southerly winds pushes their way north through the Kusko Delta and beyond Bristol Bay through the weekend. A frontal system from the Bering combined with an upper level trough aims for Nunivak and the northwestern part of Kusko Delta Coast Sun night. It's unclear whether this solution may change in the next forecast run but based on the NNW position of the upper ridging across the state, this next system from the Bering may likely remain west of the region with only light snow expected from it along the Kusko Delta Coast. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 through 3 - Tonight through Monday)... A weakening low over the eastern Bering aims for Bristol Bay this evening, bringing rain/snow mixed across Bristol Bay, steady light snow along the Kusko Delta Coast, and freezing fog across Kipnuk tonight. Through the short term, warm advection will aid to rising temperatures and increased rainfall over much of the Bering and Aleutians. Two separate lows will move near the western and central Aleutians, with the second low crossing the central Aleutians Sun morning bringing elevated winds and gusts up to 75 mph over Atka and Adak. Widespread gales and much stronger gap winds will spread through such of the central and eastern Aleutians into Monday morning. This same system could bring strong widespread gales across the path of Pribilof Islands Sun morning should the low remain on track and on the west of Saint Paul. The first low will eventually circle to the south of the western Aleutians Sat afternoon, then weakens Sat night into Sun afternoon. For this reason, a High Wind Warning is in effect for the Central Aleutians from 5 am to 5 pm Sunday, and a High Wind Watch remains in effect late Saturday night through Sunday afternoon for the Eastern Aleutians. Overall, an active pattern will continue for the Bering/Aleutians. && .Marine (Days 3 through 5: Monday through Wednesday)... Gulf of Alaska: High pressure moves into the Eastern Gulf for Tuesday. A front enters the Western Gulf and extends across the Northern Gulf through Wednesday. Forecast guidance is good. Light winds yield to gusty Southerly winds less than gale force moves across the Gulf through Wednesday. An area of high end Easterly gales extends over the Barren Islands and Kamishak Bay late Monday through Wednesday. Seas to 12 feet with the front through Wednesday. Bering Sea/Aleutians: The weather pattern continues busy through Wednesday. A well developed Central Bering low moves through The Bering Strait for Tuesday. A strong front moves across the Aleutians and Bering through Wednesday. Forecast confidence is good. The Central Bering wind wrapped low has high end Southerly gales with areas of storm force winds on its Eastern flank, diminishing Tuesday. Western flank has Northerly gales, diminishing late Monday. Seas to 24 feet over the Central Bering, and to 20 feet on the Pacific side of the Aleutians, subsiding late Monday. Widespread Southerly gales with the front move into the Central Aleutians and Bering by Wednesday. Seas building to 20 feet for Wednesday. && .Long Term Discussion (Days 4 through 7: Thursday through Sunday)... Upper level trough/ridge pattern continues through the long term. Ridging over the State on Tuesday moves eastward through the late week. Meanwhile, longwave troughing extends over the Bering sea. Solutions are hinting at the development of a surface low at the base of the trough south of Kodiak Island/Southern AKPen. This would bring active weather to Kodiak Island initially, and to the North Gulf Coast later as the front moves northwards. Periods of warmer air ahead of front may keep temperatures freezing in some places, and precipitation type will continue to vary. There is fair model agreement for the progression of the upper level waves moving across the State through mid-week. Model spread begins to grow beyond Wednesday with the approach of a North Pacific low. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...High Wind Warning 187. High Wind Watch 185. MARINE...Gale Warning 170 172-176 178 185 411-413. Heavy Freezing Spray 179 185 411 412. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...MV SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...AB SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...CB MARINE/LONG TERM...MK/KM
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Local storm report, Feb 18, 11:58 PM AKST, 4 hours 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1158 PM AKST FRI FEB 18 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1000 AM HEAVY SNOW 12 SSE TALKEETNA 62.18N 149.96W
02/18/2022 M18.0 INCH MATANUSKA-SUSITNA AK PUBLIC
18 INCHES OF SNOW MEASURED OFF OF YODER RD 3
MILES EAST OF TALKEETNA SPUR RD WITH SYSTEM
THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.
ESTIMATED WEEKLY TOTAL OF 4 FEET.
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BLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 3:30 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 18, 3:30 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Feb 18, 3:33 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 18, 4:05 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 232 days | |
| Feb 19, 3:45 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 19, 4:02 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 35 hr |
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