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Gale Warning 40, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 3, 2022

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 3, 2022, 2:38 PM 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
Jan 3, 2022, 2:38 PM AKST (23:38 UTC)
Expired
Jan 6, 2022, 2:59 PM AKST
In force
3 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

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475 
FZAK52 PAFC 032338
CWFALU

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
238 PM AKST Mon Jan 3 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.

PKZ199-041230-
238 PM AKST Mon Jan 3 2022

.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 976 mb North Pacific low moves to 185 nm South of Atka at 971 
mb by Wed afternoon. Its front extends along the Western Aleutians
for Wed afternoon. High pressure remains over the Northern Bering
through Wed afternoon.

$$

PKZ150-041230-
South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape-
238 PM AKST Mon Jan 3 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow showers.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.THU...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.

$$

PKZ155-041230-
South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef-
238 PM AKST Mon Jan 3 2022

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE...E wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray before noon. 
Snow showers.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Snow and rain.
.WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.THU...E wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.

$$

PKZ160-041230-
Bristol Bay-
238 PM AKST Mon Jan 3 2022

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...
...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Heavy freezing spray.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Heavy freezing spray.
.WED...NE wind 30 kt.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt.
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 35 kt.

$$

PKZ165-041230-
Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef-
238 PM AKST Mon Jan 3 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. From
Port Moller E, NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TUE...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.THU...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ170-041230-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side-
238 PM AKST Mon Jan 3 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Freezing spray. Snow.
.TUE...NE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas
15 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow showers.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.THU...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ171-041230-
Unalaska Bay-
238 PM AKST Mon Jan 3 2022

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. Snow.
.TUE...E wind 15 kt becoming NE 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft
building to 6 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. Widespread snow
showers.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 6 ft. Widespread snow showers.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ172-041230-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side-
238 PM AKST Mon Jan 3 2022

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE...E wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft building to 16 ft in the afternoon.
Freezing spray. Widespread snow showers.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow and rain showers.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft.

$$

PKZ173-041230-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side-
238 PM AKST Mon Jan 3 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Freezing spray. Snow.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. Snow showers.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.SAT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ174-041230-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side-
238 PM AKST Mon Jan 3 2022

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. Widespread snow
showers.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Snow and rain.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.

$$

PKZ175-041230-
Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side-
238 PM AKST Mon Jan 3 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. Widespread snow showers.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. Widespread snow and rain.
.WED...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft.
.THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.SAT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ176-041230-
Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side-
238 PM AKST Mon Jan 3 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 23 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Widespread snow showers.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow and rain.
.WED...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.

$$

PKZ177-041230-
Adak to Kiska-
238 PM AKST Mon Jan 3 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 26 ft.
.TUE...E wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. Snow showers.
.WED...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft.
.THU...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SAT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft.

$$

PKZ178-041230-
Kiska to Attu-
238 PM AKST Mon Jan 3 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 27 ft. Rain.
.TUE...E wind 40 kt. Seas 26 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. Snow showers.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.THU...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SAT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft.

$$

PKZ179-041230-
Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters-
238 PM AKST Mon Jan 3 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing 
spray.
.WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.THU...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.SAT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft.

$$

PKZ180-041230-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait-
238 PM AKST Mon Jan 3 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy
freezing spray.
.TUE...NE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Heavy freezing
spray.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Heavy
freezing spray.
.WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft.

$$

PKZ181-041230-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
238 PM AKST Mon Jan 3 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt.
.TUE...NE wind 35 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt.
.WED...NE wind 20 kt.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE wind 25 kt.
.FRI...N wind 35 kt.
.SAT...N wind 40 kt.

$$

PKZ185-041230-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
238 PM AKST Mon Jan 3 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SAT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft.

$$
6 follow-up statements
845 
FZAK52 PAFC 041224
CWFALU

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
324 AM AKST Tue Jan 4 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.

PKZ199-050130-
324 AM AKST Tue Jan 4 2022
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A North Pacific low moves to 250 nm south of Nikolski at 975 mb 
by Wed morning and then moves to 90 nm west of Adak at 979 mb by 
Thu morning. Its front extends along the Aleutians through Thu 
morning.

$$

PKZ150-050130-
South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape-
324 AM AKST Tue Jan 4 2022

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray W of 
Chirikof Island in the morning.
.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.

$$

PKZ155-050130-
South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef-
324 AM AKST Tue Jan 4 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray in the
morning. Snow showers.
.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow showers.
.WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft building to 20 ft in the
afternoon. Rain and snow showers.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ160-050130-
Bristol Bay-
324 AM AKST Tue Jan 4 2022

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 30 kt.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt.
.WED...NE wind 30 kt.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt.
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 30 kt.

$$

PKZ165-050130-
Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef-
324 AM AKST Tue Jan 4 2022

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray E of Port
Moller.
.WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ170-050130-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side-
324 AM AKST Tue Jan 4 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 
ft. Heavy freezing spray in the morning.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain and snow showers.
.WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.

$$

PKZ171-050130-
Unalaska Bay-
324 AM AKST Tue Jan 4 2022

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE wind 15 kt becoming E 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft.
Freezing spray in the morning. Snow showers.
.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain and snow showers.
.WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain and snow.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ172-050130-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side-
324 AM AKST Tue Jan 4 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 25 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 
ft building to 17 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray in the morning.
Snow showers.
.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain and snow showers.
.WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain and snow.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.

$$

PKZ173-050130-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side-
324 AM AKST Tue Jan 4 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas
18 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. Snow showers.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain and snow showers.
.WED...E wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain and snow showers.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.THU...E wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft.

$$

PKZ174-050130-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side-
324 AM AKST Tue Jan 4 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas
15 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers.
.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain and snow showers.
.WED...E wind 45 kt becoming S 20 kt late. Seas 21 ft. Rain and 
snow.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.THU...E wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.SAT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.

$$

PKZ175-050130-
Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side-
324 AM AKST Tue Jan 4 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Snow showers.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain and snow showers.
.WED...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain and snow showers.
.THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.SAT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft.

$$

PKZ176-050130-
Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side-
324 AM AKST Tue Jan 4 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Snow showers.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain and snow showers
.WED...NE wind 45 kt becoming S 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 21 ft. 
Rain and snow showers.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.

$$

PKZ177-050130-
Adak to Kiska-
324 AM AKST Tue Jan 4 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. Snow.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Snow showers.
.WED...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft Bering side... 17 ft Pacific side. 
Rain and snow showers.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft.
.THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.SAT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft.

$$

PKZ178-050130-
Kiska to Attu-
324 AM AKST Tue Jan 4 2022

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
24 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain and snow showers.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.THU...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft.

$$

PKZ179-050130-
Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters-
324 AM AKST Tue Jan 4 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow.
.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 13 
ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Heavy freezing spray in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.THU...E wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.

$$

PKZ180-050130-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait-
324 AM AKST Tue Jan 4 2022

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. 
.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt, except 20 kt N of Cape Newenham. 
.WED...NE wind 35 kt, except 20 kt N of Cape Newenham. 
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 30 kt.
.SAT...N wind 35 kt.

$$

PKZ181-050130-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
324 AM AKST Tue Jan 4 2022

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE wind 30 kt.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt.
.WED...NE wind 20 kt.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt.
.THU...NE wind 20 kt.
.FRI...NE wind 30 kt.
.SAT...N wind 35 kt.

$$

PKZ185-050130-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
324 AM AKST Tue Jan 4 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SAT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft.

$$
677 
FZAK52 PAFC 050016
CWFALU

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
316 PM AKST Tue Jan 4 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.

PKZ199-051345-
316 PM AKST Tue Jan 4 2022
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

The northern Bering high pressure moves into the Chukchi Sea for Thu
afternoon. A 973 mb low 355 nm South of Seguam Island moves to 160 
Nm South of Seguam Island at 966 mb on Wed morning then continues to 
190 nm North of Kiska at 981 mb by Thu afternoon. A 995 mb North 
Pacific low moves to 150 nm South of Adak at 972 mb for Thu 
afternoon.

$$

PKZ150-051345-
South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape-
316 PM AKST Tue Jan 4 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight.
Seas 18 ft. Rain showers.
.THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.

$$

PKZ155-051345-
South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef-
316 PM AKST Tue Jan 4 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow showers.
.WED...E wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight.
Seas 18 ft. Rain.
.THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.

$$

PKZ160-051345-
Bristol Bay-
316 PM AKST Tue Jan 4 2022

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 30 kt.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE wind 30 kt.

$$

PKZ165-051345-
Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef-
316 PM AKST Tue Jan 4 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray near Amak
Island and east of Nelson Lagoon.
.WED...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ170-051345-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side-
316 PM AKST Tue Jan 4 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow and rain.
.WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain.
.THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ171-051345-
Unalaska Bay-
316 PM AKST Tue Jan 4 2022

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow and rain.
.WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain and snow.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 35 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas
5 ft. Rain.
.THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ172-051345-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side-
316 PM AKST Tue Jan 4 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain and snow.
.WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain and snow.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 35 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas
15 ft. Rain.
.THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ173-051345-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side-
316 PM AKST Tue Jan 4 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. Snow and rain.
.WED...E wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain and snow.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 40 kt becoming SE 20 kt after midnight. Seas
20 ft. Rain.
.THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.

$$

PKZ174-051345-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side-
316 PM AKST Tue Jan 4 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Snow and rain.
.WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.SAT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.

$$

PKZ175-051345-
Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side-
316 PM AKST Tue Jan 4 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. Snow and rain.
.WED...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain and snow.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 45 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas
24 ft.
.THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft.

$$

PKZ176-051345-
Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side-
316 PM AKST Tue Jan 4 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Snow and rain.
.WED...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain and snow.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.

$$

PKZ177-051345-
Adak to Kiska-
316 PM AKST Tue Jan 4 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Snow and rain.
.WED...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain and snow.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft Bering side...16 ft Pac
side. Rain.
.THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft.

$$

PKZ178-051345-
Kiska to Attu-
316 PM AKST Tue Jan 4 2022

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.THU...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft.

$$

PKZ179-051345-
Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters-
316 PM AKST Tue Jan 4 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Heavy freezing spray ending at noon.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Snow and rain.
.THU...E wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.

$$

PKZ180-051345-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait-
316 PM AKST Tue Jan 4 2022

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt.
.WED...NE wind 30 kt.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NE wind 35 kt.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt.
.FRI...NE wind 30 kt.
.SAT...N wind 35 kt.
.SUN...NE wind 30 kt.

$$

PKZ181-051345-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
316 PM AKST Tue Jan 4 2022

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt.
.WED...NE wind 25 kt.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt.
.FRI...NE wind 30 kt.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 35 kt.

$$

PKZ185-051345-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
316 PM AKST Tue Jan 4 2022

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft.

$$
822 
FZAK52 PAFC 051207
CWFALU

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
307 AM AKST Wed Jan 5 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.

PKZ199-060115-
307 AM AKST Wed Jan 5 2022
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

The northern Bering high pressure moves into the Chukchi Sea for 
Thu afternoon. A 968 mb moves to 200 nm North of Kiska at 981 mb 
by Thu afternoon. A 975 mb North Pacific low moves to 150 nm 
South of Adak at 972 mb for Thu afternoon.

$$

PKZ150-060115-
South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape-
307 AM AKST Wed Jan 5 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E wind increasing to 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain showers.
.TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 21
ft subsiding to 15 ft after midnight. Rain and snow.
.THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.

$$

PKZ155-060115-
South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef-
307 AM AKST Wed Jan 5 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft except 21 ft from the Shumagin
Islands E. Rain.
.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 20
ft subsiding to 14 ft after midnight.
.THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ160-060115-
Bristol Bay-
307 AM AKST Wed Jan 5 2022

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 30 kt.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt.
.THU...NE wind 30 kt.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE wind 30 kt.

$$

PKZ165-060115-
Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef-
307 AM AKST Wed Jan 5 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.THU...E wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 
ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ170-060115-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side-
307 AM AKST Wed Jan 5 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt becoming SE 20 kt afer midnight. Seas 17 ft.
.THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.

$$

PKZ171-060115-
Unalaska Bay-
307 AM AKST Wed Jan 5 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E wind 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt becoming SE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft 
subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Rain.
.THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt late. Seas 2 
ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ172-060115-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side-
307 AM AKST Wed Jan 5 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft.
.THU...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12
ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ173-060115-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side-
307 AM AKST Wed Jan 5 2022

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E wind 50 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas
21 ft subsiding to 15 ft after midnight. Rain.
.THU...SE wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14
ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft.

$$

PKZ174-060115-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side-
307 AM AKST Wed Jan 5 2022

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E wind 50 kt, becoming S 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 24 
ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas
20 ft subsiding to 15 ft after midnight.
.THU...SE wind 25 kt becoming E 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13
ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft.

$$

PKZ175-060115-
Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side-
307 AM AKST Wed Jan 5 2022

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE wind increasing to 50 kt. Seas 25 ft. Rain showers.
.TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt becoming S 35 after midnight. Seas 26 ft. 
Rain.
.THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft.

$$

PKZ176-060115-
Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side-
307 AM AKST Wed Jan 5 2022

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 50 kt diminishing to 35 kt late. Seas 25 ft. Rain 
showers.
.TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.THU...SE wind 25 kt becoming E 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13
ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.

$$

PKZ177-060115-
Adak to Kiska-
307 AM AKST Wed Jan 5 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain showers.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt, except 20 kt Pacific side. Seas 24 ft 
Bering side... 15 ft Pacific side. Rain.
.THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 22 ft Bering side... 12 ft Pacific side.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft.

$$

PKZ178-060115-
Kiska to Attu-
307 AM AKST Wed Jan 5 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain showers.
.THU...NE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 22 
ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft.

$$

PKZ179-060115-
Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters-
307 AM AKST Wed Jan 5 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.THU...E wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt late. Seas 16 ft subsiding
to 12 ft late. Snow.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ180-060115-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait-
307 AM AKST Wed Jan 5 2022

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 30 kt, except 20 kt N of Cape Newenham.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt, except 25 kt N of Cape Newenham.
.THU...NE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. N of Cape
Newenham, NE wind 25 kt. 
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE wind 30 kt.

$$

PKZ181-060115-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
307 AM AKST Wed Jan 5 2022

.TODAY...NE wind 20 kt.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt.
.THU...NE wind 20 kt.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt.
.FRI...NE wind 30 kt.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 35 kt.

$$

PKZ185-060115-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
307 AM AKST Wed Jan 5 2022

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray near ice
edge.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray near ice
edge.
.THU...E wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray 
near ice edge.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft.

$$
837 
FZAK52 PAFC 060005
CWFALU

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
305 PM AKST Wed Jan 5 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.

PKZ199-061245-
305 PM AKST Wed Jan 5 2022
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 968 mb low 65 nm South of Atka moves to 200 nm West of Attu at 
992 mb and dissipates Fri morning. A 978 mb North Pacific low 
moves to 250 nm South of Adak at 965 mb Thu afternoon, then shifts
to 85 nm West of Kiska at 977 mb by Fri afternoon. Bering high 
pressure moves into the Arctic through Fri afternoon.

$$

PKZ150-061245-
South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape-
305 PM AKST Wed Jan 5 2022

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain and snow.
.THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft.

$$

PKZ155-061245-
South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef-
305 PM AKST Wed Jan 5 2022

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. From
the Shumagin Islands E, E wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft subsiding to 14
ft after midnight.
.THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ160-061245-
Bristol Bay-
305 PM AKST Wed Jan 5 2022

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt.
.THU...NE wind 30 kt.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 30 kt.
.MON...E wind 15 kt.

$$

PKZ165-061245-
Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef-
305 PM AKST Wed Jan 5 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.THU...E wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon.. Seas 11 
ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ170-061245-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side-
305 PM AKST Wed Jan 5 2022

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt becoming SE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 17 
ft.
.THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ171-061245-
Unalaska Bay-
305 PM AKST Wed Jan 5 2022

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5
ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Rain.
.THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ172-061245-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side-
305 PM AKST Wed Jan 5 2022

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas
16 ft.
.THU...S wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ173-061245-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side-
305 PM AKST Wed Jan 5 2022

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas
21 ft. Rain.
.THU...SE wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14
ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ174-061245-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side-
305 PM AKST Wed Jan 5 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas
20 ft.
.THU...SE wind 25 kt becoming E 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13
ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ175-061245-
Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side-
305 PM AKST Wed Jan 5 2022

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt becoming SE 35 kt after midnight. Seas
26 ft. Rain showers.
.THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft.
.MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ176-061245-
Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side-
305 PM AKST Wed Jan 5 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.THU...SE wind 25 kt becoming E 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13
ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ177-061245-
Adak to Kiska-
305 PM AKST Wed Jan 5 2022

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt , except 20 kt Pacific side. Seas 24 ft 
Bering side... 15 ft Pacific side. Rain showers.
.THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 22 ft Bering side... 12 ft Pacific side.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft.

$$

PKZ178-061245-
Kiska to Attu-
305 PM AKST Wed Jan 5 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain showers.
.THU...NE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 22 
ft. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.SAT THROUGH MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft.

$$

PKZ179-061245-
Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters-
305 PM AKST Wed Jan 5 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.THU...E wind 35 kt diminishing to 30 kt late. Seas 16 ft subsiding
to 12 ft late. Snow showers.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ180-061245-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait-
305 PM AKST Wed Jan 5 2022

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt, except 25 kt N of Cape Newenham.
.THU...NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. N of Cape
Newenham, NE wind 25 kt.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt.
.FRI...NE wind 25 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 30 kt.
.MON...NE wind 25 kt.

$$

PKZ181-061245-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
305 PM AKST Wed Jan 5 2022

.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt.
.THU...NE wind 20 kt.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt.
.FRI...NE wind 25 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 35 kt.
.MON...NE wind 25 kt.

$$

PKZ185-061245-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
305 PM AKST Wed Jan 5 2022

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray near ice
edge.
.THU...NE wind 25 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...E 35 kt W of
Saint Matthew Island. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray 
near ice edge.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...E 35 kt W
of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray 
near ice edge.
.FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$
060 
FZAK52 PAFC 061218
CWFALU

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
318 AM AKST Thu Jan 6 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.

PKZ199-070130-
318 AM AKST Thu Jan 6 2022
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 974 mb low 150 NM northwest of Adak moves to 100 NM north of
Attu this afternoon and dissipates Fri morning. A 970 mb North 
Pacific low moves to 150 MN south of Adak Thu afternoon, then 
shifts to 50 NM south of Shemya at 977 mb by Fri afternoon. Bering
high pressure moves into the Arctic through Fri afternoon.

$$

PKZ150-070130-
South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape-
318 AM AKST Thu Jan 6 2022

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 15 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ155-070130-
South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef-
318 AM AKST Thu Jan 6 2022

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas
14 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI...E wind 30 kt except 20 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 9
ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ160-070130-
Bristol Bay-
318 AM AKST Thu Jan 6 2022

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE wind 25 kt.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 35 kt.
.MON...E wind 15 kt.

$$

PKZ165-070130-
Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef-
318 AM AKST Thu Jan 6 2022

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray near ice edge.
.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray near ice edge.
.FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray near ice edge.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ170-070130-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side-
318 AM AKST Thu Jan 6 2022

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ171-070130-
Unalaska Bay-
318 AM AKST Thu Jan 6 2022

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ172-070130-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side-
318 AM AKST Thu Jan 6 2022

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI...E wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 
ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ173-070130-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side-
318 AM AKST Thu Jan 6 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE wind 25 kt becoming E 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas
13 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ174-070130-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side-
318 AM AKST Thu Jan 6 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE wind 30 kt becoming E 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas
15 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain.
.FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ175-070130-
Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side-
318 AM AKST Thu Jan 6 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE wind 30 kt becoming E 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas
16 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas
16 ft. Rain.
.FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ176-070130-
Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side-
318 AM AKST Thu Jan 6 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE wind 25 kt becoming E 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas
16 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ177-070130-
Adak to Kiska-
318 AM AKST Thu Jan 6 2022

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft Bering side...11 ft Pacific side.
.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.FRI...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 
ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft.

$$

PKZ178-070130-
Kiska to Attu-
318 AM AKST Thu Jan 6 2022

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain.
.FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft.

$$

PKZ179-070130-
Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters-
318 AM AKST Thu Jan 6 2022

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ180-070130-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait-
318 AM AKST Thu Jan 6 2022

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 30 kt, except 20 kt N of Cape Newenham. 
.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt, except 20 kt N of Cape Newenham.
.FRI...NE wind 25 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt.
.SAT...NE wind 35 kt.
.SUN...NE wind 30 kt.
.MON...NE wind 25 kt.

$$

PKZ181-070130-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
318 AM AKST Thu Jan 6 2022

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 20 kt.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt late.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 30 kt.
.MON...NE wind 25 kt.

$$

PKZ185-070130-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
318 AM AKST Thu Jan 6 2022

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E wind 25 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...E 35 kt W of
Saint Matthew Island. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$
262 
FZAK52 PAFC 062359
CWFALU

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
259 PM AKST Thu Jan 6 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.

PKZ199-071315-
259 PM AKST Thu Jan 6 2022
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 973 mb low 195 nm South of Atka moves to 360 nm Southwest of 
Attu at 988 mb for Sat afternoon. A 981 mb North Pacific low moves
to 285 nm South of Dutch Harbor at 971 mb Fri afternoon, then 
shifts to 130 nm South of Seguam Island at 971 mb by Sat 
afternoon. Broad high pressure retreats into the Russian Arctic 
through Sat afternoon.

$$

PKZ150-071315-
South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape-
259 PM AKST Thu Jan 6 2022

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ155-071315-
South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef-
259 PM AKST Thu Jan 6 2022

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt except E 20 kt from the Shumagin Islands
E. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI...E wind 30 kt except E 20 kt from the Shumagin Islands E.
Seas 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt except E 25 kt from the Shumagin
Islands E. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ160-071315-
Bristol Bay-
259 PM AKST Thu Jan 6 2022

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt.
.SUN...NE wind 30 kt.
.MON...E wind 15 kt.
.TUE...E wind 20 kt.

$$

PKZ165-071315-
Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef-
259 PM AKST Thu Jan 6 2022

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray near ice edge.
.FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray near ice edge.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ170-071315-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side-
259 PM AKST Thu Jan 6 2022

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ171-071315-
Unalaska Bay-
259 PM AKST Thu Jan 6 2022

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ172-071315-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side-
259 PM AKST Thu Jan 6 2022

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI...E wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 
ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain.
.SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ173-071315-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side-
259 PM AKST Thu Jan 6 2022

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas
14 ft.
.FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ174-071315-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side-
259 PM AKST Thu Jan 6 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ175-071315-
Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side-
259 PM AKST Thu Jan 6 2022

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 16
ft.
.FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ176-071315-
Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side-
259 PM AKST Thu Jan 6 2022

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ177-071315-
Adak to Kiska-
259 PM AKST Thu Jan 6 2022

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 30 kt Bering side...SW wind 20 kt Pacific side... 
Seas 14 ft Bering side...8 ft Pacific side.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft.

$$

PKZ178-071315-
Kiska to Attu-
259 PM AKST Thu Jan 6 2022

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.FRI...N wind 25 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt Bering side...Variable 10 kt Pacific 
side. Seas 14 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft.

$$

PKZ179-071315-
Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters-
259 PM AKST Thu Jan 6 2022

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN...N wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ180-071315-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait-
259 PM AKST Thu Jan 6 2022

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt, except 20 kt N of Cape Newenham. 
.FRI...NE wind 25 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt.
.SUN...N wind 30 kt.
.MON...NE wind 25 kt.
.TUE...NE wind 15 kt.

$$

PKZ181-071315-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
259 PM AKST Thu Jan 6 2022

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt late.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt.
.SUN...N wind 30 kt.
.MON...NE wind 25 kt.
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt.

$$

PKZ185-071315-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
259 PM AKST Thu Jan 6 2022

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...E 35 kt W of
Saint Matthew Island. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN...N wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

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 Jan 3, 5:35 AM AKST, 9 hours 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 3, 5:35 AM AKST, 9 hours 3 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
535 AM AKST Mon Jan 3 2022

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...

Bora winds are continuing with unrelenting force across
parts of Southcentral this morning, with a core of particularly
strong winds gusting at times over 80 mph continuing to shoot out
across the Matanuska Valley out of Chickaloon Pass from the
northeast. Damage and widespread periods of power interruptions
have been reported across the Palmer vicinity, where winds have
now gusted almost continuously above 60 mph for more than 24
hours. The corridor of strongest winds is beginning to shift
slightly west into the Wasilla area as the wind direction shifts
from northeast to slightly more east-northeast, with gusts
increasing to around 75 mph at times in Wasilla proper during the
past several hours. A High Wind Warning remains in effect for the
area, now extended in time through much of the day today with the
expectation for the Mat Valley winds to persist for longer.
Strong winds are also bending down into mainly the far west side
of Anchorage as well, with gusts occasionally as high as 50 to 60
mph recorded on the north and west side of town earlier in the
evening on Sunday. Gusty north to northeast winds are also
continuing elsewhere across parts of Southwest, as well as through
the typical gaps along the North Gulf Coast including the Valdez
Arm, Thompson Pass and Copper River Delta. Another corridor of
strong northerly winds gusting up to Hurricane force continues to
blow south of the Alaska Peninsula, roughly halfway between the
Shumagin Islands and Kodiak Island. Extremely cold wind chills
between -25 and -45F also continue for the areas seeing gusty
winds, with actual temperatures mostly in the single digits above
to teens (or lower) below zero across most of the southern
mainland.

All of the winds mentioned above have been made possible by an
unusually steady-state and rather extreme contrast between two
synoptic scale features. A very strong, blocking ridge continues
to sit over the northern Bering aloft, with maximum sea level
pressure as high as 1055 mb over parts of the North Slope in
association with the very cold/dense Arctic air becoming
entrenched over much of the state. Meanwhile, a deep and nearly
inverted trough axis extends from the Gulf into Southcentral and
the Alaska Peninsula, with much lower surface pressure around 985
mb persisting in the southeastern Gulf near the low drifting slowly
away from the forecast area. The very strong pressure gradient
and strong northeast flow between the opposing high and low
centers is combining with advection of bitterly cold air spilling
through gaps and passes (especially those that connect with the
Copper River Basin) to produce the long duration wind event well
underway.

Out in the west, things are remaining fairly steady-state as well,
with a stalled front focusing southeast gale force winds along
the western Aleutians and across the southwestern Bering. Steady
rain continues to fall along the front, mainly for locations west
of Amchitka.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...

Model agreement for synoptic scale features remains well in check
through the middle of the week. Smaller scale details with the
ongoing winds continue to be the main short range forecast
challenge, with some lingering uncertainty for how quickly the
winds will begin to subside through gaps across Southcentral,
especially over the Mat Valley. The winds (or lack thereof) will
continue to cause issues for temperature forecasts as well, with
mixing due to the winds keeping temperatures much warmer than
where the winds drop out during the next couple days.

&&

.AVIATION...
PANC...Strong and gusty northerly winds will weaken throughout
the day today a upper level winds become more easterly with time.
The veering of winds aloft should slowly push the core of
strongest northerly winds off to the west, allowing winds to
diminish at the terminal by this afternoon. Weaker north to
northeast winds gusting to around 20 kts may still persist
thereafter and linger into Tuesday morning.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 through 2:
Today through Tuesday night)...

Strong gap winds will persist through today due to a tight
pressure gradient between high pressure over the interior of the
state and a surface low situated near the Alaska Panhandle. These
winds are expected to slowly diminish from their peak yesterday
as the cold air advection that was driving and enhancing these
wind gusts subsides. A weak easterly wave in the mid levels of
the atmosphere will move across Southcentral today. This feature
may help to not only maintain an east-northeasterly pressure
gradient across the Matanuska Valley, but help increase
atmospheric instability. This could allow winds to remain near
warning levels through at least the morning hours. Thus, the High
Wind Warning for the Matanuska Valley has been extended through
Monday afternoon. Elsewhere, winds are beginning to diminish
across the northern portions of the Anchorage Bowl. While there
may be a secondary peak in gusty winds later this morning, these
gusts are not expected to be as strong as those yesterday evening.
Furthermore, the aforementioned wave may shift the pressure
gradient enough to keep any area of gusty winds west of Anchorage
and out over Cook Inlet.

Dangerously cold wind chills will also continue across parts of
Southcentral through at least Monday. Values ranging from 45 to 55
below zero are possible for Thompson Pass and Broad Pass, with
valley locations seeing values as low 10 to 30 below zero.

While clear and cold conditions prevail across the Southern
Mainland, clouds and periods of light snow will be likely for
Kodiak Island today and Tuesday as a series of troughs moves from
the eastern Gulf to the western Gulf.

Heavy freezing spray will continue across much of the coastal
waters through the next couple of days.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Day 1 through 3: Today
through Wednesday)...

Strong northerly flow aloft continues across the region, bringing
clear, cold and dry conditions. Wind Chill Advisories remain in
effect for the Middle Kuskokwim Valley and central Bristol Bay.
The strongest core of winds have shifted northward and are now
found over the Kuskokwim Delta. Winds will gradually diminish and
veer easterly Tuesday into Wednesday, though temperatures will
remain below zero over the interior. No precipitation is
expected.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Day 1 through 3: Today
through Wednesday)...

Strong northerly winds remain possible this morning as a result of
impressive forcing between an upper low in the Gulf and a ridge
over the central Bering. Conditions will be much more quiet over
the Pribilofs and central/western Aleutians closer to the ridge
axis. The aforementioned upper low will flatten and track westward
late tonight through Tuesday. Surface winds will diminish and
shift more easterly. Light snow or mixed precipitation will be
widespread across the Aleutian Chain, likely changing to all rain
by Wednesday as upper flow becomes more southerly.

&&

.MARINE (Days 3 through 5/Wednesday through Friday)...

Bering/Aleutians...

Forecast confidence remains above average during the 3-5 day
period. Widespread easterly gale force winds are expected across
the southern Bering Sea on Wednesday. These winds ease to below
gale force on Thursday and back northeasterly on Friday. There is
a high probability of heavy freezing spray across the ice free
waters on Friday. These winds will allow for large long period
swell to build in the western Bering Sea on Thursday due to the
long fetch over the water. This swell will then gradually abate on
Friday.

Gulf of Alaska...

Forecast confidence remains above average with widespread strong
easterly winds that are likely to reach gale force across the
southwestern Gulf. These winds will then weaken to below gale
force on Thursday and remain below gale force on Friday.

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 4 through 7/Thursday through Sunday)...

The pattern will remain amplified during the extended period as
the Aleutian Low will deepen across the eastern Aleutians while
upper ridging extends across Siberia. This will allow for brisk
easterly winds across the Bering Sea to back northeasterly Friday
night. These strong northeasterly winds will allow for convective
snow showers across the Aleutians and is likely to result in heavy
freezing spray in the ice free waters. This pattern will also
allow for the cold temperatures to continue across Southcentral
and Southwest Alaska as offshore flow continues on Thursday and
Friday. Precipitation chances will increase this weekend,
especially for coastal areas along the northern Gulf as the flow
pattern will shift from offshore to onshore as the Aleutian Low
deepens. This will be an interesting pattern as pressure gradients
(ageostrophic flow) support an offshore surface wind flow pattern
across the leeward locations while the geostrophic flow will
favor an onshore surface wind flow across windward locations.
This will allow for precipitation across coastal areas such as the
southern Kenai Peninsula and Prince William Sound. There is a
chance for intermittent snow in the Anchorage Bowl Saturday
afternoon through Sunday afternoon as there is good model
agreement for weak cross barrier flow across the Chugach
Mountains. The weak cross barrier flow will allow for minimal
downsloping and thus increase the chance for precipitation.
Temperatures in the lower levels of the atmosphere will be
conducive to snow as the dominant precipitation type in the
Anchorage Bowl this weekend.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...High Wind Warning: 111, 181.
         Blizzard Warning: 141.
         Wind Chill Advisory: 141, 131, 145, 161, 152.
MARINE...Storm Warning: 150,155.
         Gale Warning: 119,125-128,130,132,138,139,140,160-185.
         Heavy Freezing Spray: 119-131,136-139,141,150-165,179,
         180,185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...AS
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...TM
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...AP
MARINE/LONG TERM...ED

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 3, 1:51 PM AKST, 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
151 PM AKST MON JAN 3 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0210 AM     EXTR WIND CHILL  9 ENE MENDELTNA         62.10N 146.17W
01/03/2022  E-50 F           VALDEZ-CORDOVA     AK   PUBLIC

0453 AM     EXTR WIND CHILL  7 NE GLENNALLEN         62.15N 145.45W
01/03/2022  E-55 F           VALDEZ-CORDOVA     AK   ASOS

1120 AM     EXTR WIND CHILL  4 NNE CHITINA           61.58N 144.43W
01/03/2022  E-50 F           VALDEZ-CORDOVA     AK   OTHER FEDERAL

0211 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 1 S TALKEETNA           62.32N 150.09W
01/03/2022  E59 MPH          MATANUSKA-SUSITNA  AK   ASOS

0236 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 1 E PALMER              61.60N 149.09W
01/03/2022  E87 MPH          MATANUSKA-SUSITNA  AK   PUBLIC

0322 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 3 ENE SUTTON            61.74N 148.79W
01/03/2022  E60 MPH          MATANUSKA-SUSITNA  AK   PUBLIC

0334 AM     EXTR WIND CHILL  20 WSW CANTWELL         63.30N 149.54W
01/03/2022  E-51 F           MATANUSKA-SUSITNA  AK   OTHER FEDERAL

0556 AM     EXTR WIND CHILL  25 WSW MENDELTNA        61.93N 147.17W
01/03/2022  E-41 F           MATANUSKA-SUSITNA  AK   AWOS

0131 PM     EXTR WIND CHILL  5 E CHICKALOON          61.81N 148.33W
01/03/2022  E-49 F           MATANUSKA-SUSITNA  AK   OTHER FEDERAL

&&

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 2, 3:32 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Jan 2, 3:32 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Jan 2, 3:54 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC7 days
Jan 2, 3:54 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC23 hr
Jan 2, 3:59 PM AKSTHigh Wind WarningAFC258 days
Jan 3, 3:55 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC5 days
Jan 3, 3:55 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Jan 3, 3:55 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Jan 3, 4:16 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC3 days
Jan 3, 2:38 PM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC6 days

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