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Gale Warning 46, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 6, 2022

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 6, 2022, 2:59 PM AKST. It was in force for 5 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Jan 6, 2022, 2:59 PM AKST (23:59 UTC)
Expired
Jan 11, 2022, 4:15 AM AKST
In force
5 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

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As transmitted.

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.

$$
9 follow-up statements
699 
FZAK52 PAFC 071219
CWFALU

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
319 AM AKST Fri Jan 7 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.

PKZ199-080145-
319 AM AKST Fri Jan 7 2022
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 978 mb low 150 nm west of Adak moves to 50 nm west of Attu at 
980 mb for Fri afternoon and moves to 340 nm west of Attu at 990 
mb Sat afternoon. A 972 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.

$$

PKZ150-080145-
South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape-
319 AM AKST Fri Jan 7 2022

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.SUN...N wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ155-080145-
South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef-
319 AM AKST Fri Jan 7 2022

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 30 kt except E 20 kt from the Shumagin Islands E.
Seas 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt except E 30 kt from the Shumagin Islands
E. Seas 13 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 35 kt except NE 30 kt from the Shumagin Island E. 
Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ160-080145-
Bristol Bay-
319 AM AKST Fri Jan 7 2022

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 20 kt.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE wind 30 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt.
.SUN...N wind 35 kt.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 20 kt.

$$

PKZ165-080145-
Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef-
319 AM AKST Fri Jan 7 2022

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the ice
edge.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ170-080145-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side-
319 AM AKST Fri Jan 7 2022

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ171-080145-
Unalaska Bay-
319 AM AKST Fri Jan 7 2022

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain.
.SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 10 ft in the
afternoon. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ172-080145-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side-
319 AM AKST Fri Jan 7 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E wind increasing to 35 kt. Seas 9 ft building to 14 ft in
the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain.
.SAT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ173-080145-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side-
319 AM AKST Fri Jan 7 2022

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ174-080145-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side-
319 AM AKST Fri Jan 7 2022

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain.
.SAT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ175-080145-
Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side-
319 AM AKST Fri Jan 7 2022

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14
ft subsiding to 9 ft in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain.
.SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ176-080145-
Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side-
319 AM AKST Fri Jan 7 2022

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ177-080145-
Adak to Kiska-
319 AM AKST Fri Jan 7 2022

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain.
.SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ178-080145-
Kiska to Attu-
319 AM AKST Fri Jan 7 2022

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 25 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 15 kt becoming NE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ179-080145-
Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters-
319 AM AKST Fri Jan 7 2022

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray developing in
the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ180-080145-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait-
319 AM AKST Fri Jan 7 2022

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 25 kt.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight.
.SAT...NE wind 35 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt.
.SUN...N wind 30 kt.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 20 kt.

$$

PKZ181-080145-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
319 AM AKST Fri Jan 7 2022

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 25 kt.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE wind 30 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt.
.SUN...NE wind 30 kt.
.MON...NE wind 20 kt.
.TUE...N wind 25 kt.

$$

PKZ185-080145-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
319 AM AKST Fri Jan 7 2022

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 25 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...E 30 kt W of
Saint Matthew Island. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 12
ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT...NE wind 35 kt S and W of Saint Matthew Island...NE wind 30 kt
N and E of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.TUE...N wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$
137 
FZAK52 PAFC 072347 AAA
CWFALU

Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
247 PM AKST Fri Jan 7 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.

PKZ199-081245-
247 PM AKST Fri Jan 7 2022
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 972 mb low 335 nm South of Dutch Harbor loops to 340 nm South 
of Nikolski at 961 mb for Sun afternoon. Its front extends to a 
981 mb low 115 nm West of Attu that moves to 345 nm West of Attu 
at 1005 mb by Sun afternoon. High pressure remains over the 
Chukchi Sea through Sun afternoon.

$$

PKZ150-081245-
South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape-
247 PM AKST Fri Jan 7 2022

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight.
Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.SUN...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.WED...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ155-081245-
South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef-
247 PM AKST Fri Jan 7 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt except E 30 kt from the Shumagin Islands
E. Seas 13 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ160-081245-
Bristol Bay-
247 PM AKST Fri Jan 7 2022

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt.
.SAT...NE wind 30 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt.
.SUN...NE wind 30 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 20 kt.
.WED...E wind 35 kt.

$$

PKZ165-081245-
Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef-
247 PM AKST Fri Jan 7 2022

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ170-081245-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side-
247 PM AKST Fri Jan 7 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ171-081245-
Unalaska Bay-
247 PM AKST Fri Jan 7 2022

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain.
.SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow and rain.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ172-081245-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side-
247 PM AKST Fri Jan 7 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain.
.SAT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft.

$$

PKZ173-081245-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side-
247 PM AKST Fri Jan 7 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ174-081245-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side-
247 PM AKST Fri Jan 7 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain.
.SAT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain.
.SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.

$$

PKZ175-081245-
Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side-
247 PM AKST Fri Jan 7 2022

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ176-081245-
Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side-
247 PM AKST Fri Jan 7 2022

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ177-081245-
Adak to Kiska-
247 PM AKST Fri Jan 7 2022

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain.
.SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ178-081245-
Kiska to Attu-
247 PM AKST Fri Jan 7 2022

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming NE late. Seas 13 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ179-081245-
Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters-
247 PM AKST Fri Jan 7 2022

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

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray developing in
the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ180-081245-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait-
247 PM AKST Fri Jan 7 2022

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt.
.SAT...NE wind 35 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt.
.SUN...NE wind 30 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 20 kt.
.WED...NE wind 40 kt.

$$

PKZ181-081245-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
247 PM AKST Fri Jan 7 2022

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt.
.SAT...NE wind 30 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt.
.MON...NE wind 20 kt.
.TUE...N wind 25 kt.
.WED...N wind 35 kt.

$$

PKZ185-081245-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
247 PM AKST Fri Jan 7 2022

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

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...NE wind 35 kt S and W of Saint Matthew Island...NE wind 30 kt
N and E of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. 

$$
979 
FZAK52 PAFC 081224
CWFALU

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
324 AM AKST Sat Jan 8 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.

PKZ199-090115-
324 AM AKST Sat Jan 8 2022
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 971 mb low 200 nm south of Dutch Harbor moves to 310 nm
southwest of Dutch Harbor at 961 mb for Sun afternoon. The low
loops to 200 nm south of Dutch Harbor Mon afternoon. High 
pressure remains over the Chukchi Sea through Sun afternoon.

$$

PKZ150-090115-
South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape-
324 AM AKST Sat Jan 8 2022

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 50 kt becoming N 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 23 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ155-090115-
South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef-
324 AM AKST Sat Jan 8 2022

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 35 kt except E 25 kt from the Shumagin Islands E.
Seas 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt except NE 35 kt from the Shumagin Islands E.
Seas 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ160-090115-
Bristol Bay-
324 AM AKST Sat Jan 8 2022

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 30 kt.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 30 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 15 kt.
.WED...NE wind 20 kt.

$$

PKZ165-090115-
Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef-
324 AM AKST Sat Jan 8 2022

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

.TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ170-090115-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side-
324 AM AKST Sat Jan 8 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ171-090115-
Unalaska Bay-
324 AM AKST Sat Jan 8 2022

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 9 ft after
midnight. Rain and snow.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain and snow.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ172-090115-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side-
324 AM AKST Sat Jan 8 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt becoming NE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ173-090115-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side-
324 AM AKST Sat Jan 8 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ174-090115-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side-
324 AM AKST Sat Jan 8 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain.
.SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Snow showers and rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ175-090115-
Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side-
324 AM AKST Sat Jan 8 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ176-090115-
Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side-
324 AM AKST Sat Jan 8 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ177-090115-
Adak to Kiska-
324 AM AKST Sat Jan 8 2022

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ178-090115-
Kiska to Attu-
324 AM AKST Sat Jan 8 2022

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind increasing to 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ179-090115-
Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters-
324 AM AKST Sat Jan 8 2022

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

.TODAY...NE wind increasing to 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing 
spray developing in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ180-090115-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait-
324 AM AKST Sat Jan 8 2022

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 35 kt.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 30 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 20 kt.
.WED...NE wind 25 kt.

$$

PKZ181-090115-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
324 AM AKST Sat Jan 8 2022

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 30 kt.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt.
.SUN...NE wind 35 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 20 kt.
.WED...N wind 25 kt.

$$

PKZ185-090115-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
324 AM AKST Sat Jan 8 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 35 kt S and W of Saint Matthew Island...NE wind 30 kt
N and E of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.MON THROUGH WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$
203 
FZAK52 PAFC 090006
CWFALU

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
306 PM AKST Sat Jan 8 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.

PKZ199-091300-
306 PM AKST Sat Jan 8 2022
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A North Pacific low will remain nearly stationary south of the 
central Aleutians through Mon afternoon.

$$

PKZ150-091300-
South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape-
306 PM AKST Sat Jan 8 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. 
Seas 14 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.

$$

PKZ155-091300-
South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef-
306 PM AKST Sat Jan 8 2022

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt except NE 15 kt from the Shumagin
Islands E. Seas 11 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.

$$

PKZ160-091300-
Bristol Bay-
306 PM AKST Sat Jan 8 2022

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt.
.MON...NE wind 15 kt.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt.
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt.

$$

PKZ165-091300-
Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef-
306 PM AKST Sat Jan 8 2022

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy Freezing spray near ice
edge.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy Freezing spray near ice
edge.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE THROUGH THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ170-091300-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side-
306 PM AKST Sat Jan 8 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ171-091300-
Unalaska Bay-
306 PM AKST Sat Jan 8 2022

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 9 ft 
after midnight. Rain and snow.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain and snow.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow showers.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ172-091300-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side-
306 PM AKST Sat Jan 8 2022

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt becoming NE 30 kt after midnight. 
Seas 15 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ173-091300-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side-
306 PM AKST Sat Jan 8 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow showers.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ174-091300-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side-
306 PM AKST Sat Jan 8 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain.
.SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Snow showers and rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow showers and rain.
.MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ175-091300-
Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side-
306 PM AKST Sat Jan 8 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ176-091300-
Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side-
306 PM AKST Sat Jan 8 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ177-091300-
Adak to Kiska-
306 PM AKST Sat Jan 8 2022

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ178-091300-
Kiska to Attu-
306 PM AKST Sat Jan 8 2022

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ179-091300-
Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters-
306 PM AKST Sat Jan 8 2022

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

.TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ180-091300-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait-
306 PM AKST Sat Jan 8 2022

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt.
.SUN...NE wind 30 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt.
.MON...N wind 20 kt.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt.
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt.
.WED THROUGH THU...N wind 25 kt.

$$

PKZ181-091300-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
306 PM AKST Sat Jan 8 2022

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt.
.SUN...NE wind 30 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt.
.MON...N wind 20 kt.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt.
.TUE...N wind 20 kt.
.WED THROUGH THU...N wind 25 kt.

$$

PKZ185-091300-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
306 PM AKST Sat Jan 8 2022

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

.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE THROUGH THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$
042 
FZAK52 PAFC 091231
CWFALU

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
331 AM AKST Sun Jan 9 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.

PKZ199-100115-
331 AM AKST Sun Jan 9 2022
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A North Pacific low will remain nearly stationary south of the 
central Aleutians through Tue morning. Its front extends across
the central and western Bering. 

$$

PKZ150-100115-
South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape-
331 AM AKST Sun Jan 9 2022

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.MON...N wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft.

$$

PKZ155-100115-
South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef-
331 AM AKST Sun Jan 9 2022

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt except NE 15 kt from the Shumagin Islands
E. Seas 11 ft.
.MON...E wind 30 kt except 15 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 
12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft.

$$

PKZ160-100115-
Bristol Bay-
331 AM AKST Sun Jan 9 2022

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE wind 30 kt.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt.
.MON...NE wind 20 kt.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt.
.TUE...E wind 20 kt.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 25 kt.

$$

PKZ165-100115-
Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef-
331 AM AKST Sun Jan 9 2022

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the ice
edge.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt except 20 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 7 ft.
Heavy freezing spray near the ice edge.
.MON...NE wind 30 kt except NE 20 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 7
ft. Heavy freezing spray near the ice edge in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ170-100115-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side-
331 AM AKST Sun Jan 9 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Freezing spray N of 55N. Snow showers.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray N of 55N. Snow showers.
.MON...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ171-100115-
Unalaska Bay-
331 AM AKST Sun Jan 9 2022

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 25 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft 
subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow showers.
.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow showers.
.MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ172-100115-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side-
331 AM AKST Sun Jan 9 2022

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow.
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.

$$

PKZ173-100115-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side-
331 AM AKST Sun Jan 9 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Freezing spray developing after
midnight N of 53N and W of 172E. Snow showers.
.MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Freezing spray in the morning N of
53N and W of 172E. Snow showers.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.

$$

PKZ174-100115-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side-
331 AM AKST Sun Jan 9 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain showers.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain and snow showers.
.MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain and snow showers.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ175-100115-
Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side-
331 AM AKST Sun Jan 9 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ176-100115-
Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side-
331 AM AKST Sun Jan 9 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ177-100115-
Adak to Kiska-
331 AM AKST Sun Jan 9 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Freezing spray after midnight.
.MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ178-100115-
Kiska to Attu-
331 AM AKST Sun Jan 9 2022

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ179-100115-
Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters-
331 AM AKST Sun Jan 9 2022

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

.TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ180-100115-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait-
331 AM AKST Sun Jan 9 2022

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE wind 30 kt.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt.
.MON...NE wind 20 kt.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt.
.THU...NE wind 25 kt.

$$

PKZ181-100115-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
331 AM AKST Sun Jan 9 2022

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 35 kt.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt.
.MON...NE wind 20 kt.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt.
.TUE THROUGH THU...N wind 25 kt.

$$

PKZ185-100115-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
331 AM AKST Sun Jan 9 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... NE 40 kt W
of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 16 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON...NE wind 25 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... NE 35 kt W of
Saint Matthew Island. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$
890 
FZAK52 PAFC 100001
CWFALU

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
301 PM AKST Sun Jan 9 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.

PKZ199-101315-
301 PM AKST Sun Jan 9 2022
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A North Pacific low will remain nearly stationary south of the 
central Aleutians through Tue morning. Its front extends across
the central and western Bering. An emerging 978 mb low 155 nm
northwest of Adak Mon night will shift to 160 nm south of Shemya 
at 982 mb Tue afternoon.

$$

PKZ150-101315-
South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape-
301 PM AKST Sun Jan 9 2022

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. 
Seas 15 ft.
.MON...N wind 15 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. 
Seas 11 ft.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ155-101315-
South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef-
301 PM AKST Sun Jan 9 2022

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt except NE 15 kt from the Shumagin Islands
E. Seas 11 ft.
.MON...E wind 30 kt except E 20 kt from the Shumagin Islands E.
Seas 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ160-101315-
Bristol Bay-
301 PM AKST Sun Jan 9 2022

.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt.
.MON...NE wind 20 kt.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt.
.TUE...E wind 25 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 25 kt.
.FRI...SE wind 20 kt.

$$

PKZ165-101315-
Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef-
301 PM AKST Sun Jan 9 2022

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

.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the ice
edge.
.MON...E wind 30 kt except NE 25 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 8 ft.
Heavy freezing spray near the ice edge.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt except NE 20 kt from Port Moller E.
Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the ice edge.
.TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ170-101315-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side-
301 PM AKST Sun Jan 9 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Snow showers and rain showers.
.MON...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ171-101315-
Unalaska Bay-
301 PM AKST Sun Jan 9 2022

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers and snow showers.
.MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers.
.TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ172-101315-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side-
301 PM AKST Sun Jan 9 2022

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers.
.MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ173-101315-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side-
301 PM AKST Sun Jan 9 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Snow showers.
.MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers and snow showers.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers.
.TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ174-101315-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side-
301 PM AKST Sun Jan 9 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Snow showers and rain
showers.
.MON...NE wind 35 kt diminishing to E 25 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 17 ft. Rain showers and snow showers.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ175-101315-
Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side-
301 PM AKST Sun Jan 9 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Freezing spray after midnight.
.MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Freezing spray in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers and snow
showers.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ176-101315-
Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side-
301 PM AKST Sun Jan 9 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. 
Snow showers and rain showers.
.TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ177-101315-
Adak to Kiska-
301 PM AKST Sun Jan 9 2022

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Freezing spray after midnight. 
Snow showers.
.MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. 
Snow showers.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ178-101315-
Kiska to Attu-
301 PM AKST Sun Jan 9 2022

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray after midnight.
.MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ179-101315-
Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters-
301 PM AKST Sun Jan 9 2022

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

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ180-101315-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait-
301 PM AKST Sun Jan 9 2022

.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt.
.MON...NE wind 20 kt.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt.
.WED...NE wind 20 kt.
.THU...NE wind 25 kt.
.FRI...N wind 20 kt.

$$

PKZ181-101315-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
301 PM AKST Sun Jan 9 2022

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt.
.MON...NE wind 20 kt.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt.
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt.
.WED THROUGH THU...N wind 25 kt.
.FRI...N wind 20 kt.

$$

PKZ185-101315-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
301 PM AKST Sun Jan 9 2022

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

.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt becoming 30 kt after midnight E of Saint 
Matthew Island. NE 40 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas in ice free
waters 16 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON...NE wind 25 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...NE 35 kt W of Saint
Matthew Island. Seas in ice free waters 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Heavy
freezing spray.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft.
.WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 13 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft.

$$
750 
FZAK52 PAFC 101209
CWFALU

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
309 AM AKST Mon Jan 10 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.

PKZ199-110100-
309 AM AKST Mon Jan 10 2022
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 964 mb low 250 nm southwest of Unalaska moves to 200 nm
southwest of Unalaska at 968 mb this evening. It then elongates 
and remains nearly stationary through Wed morning, dissipating to 
980 mb.

$$

PKZ150-110100-
South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape-
309 AM AKST Mon Jan 10 2022

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 15 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.THU...E wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.

$$

PKZ155-110100-
South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef-
309 AM AKST Mon Jan 10 2022

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 30 kt except E 20 kt from the Shumagin Islands E.
Seas 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt except E 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after
midnight from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 25 kt except SE wind 15 kt from the Shumagin Islands E.
Seas 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...E wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.THU...N wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ160-110100-
Bristol Bay-
309 AM AKST Mon Jan 10 2022

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 20 kt.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt.
.TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Snow Showers.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt.
.WED...E wind 25 kt.
.THU...NE wind 25 kt.
.FRI...W wind 20 kt.

$$

PKZ165-110100-
Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef-
309 AM AKST Mon Jan 10 2022

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 30 kt except NE 20 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 9 
ft. Heavy freezing spray near the ice edge.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt except NE 20 kt from Port Moller E. Seas
9 ft. Freezing spray mainly in the morning from Port Moller E.
.TUE...E wind 30 kt except E wind 20 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the 
afternooon from Port Moller E. Seas 8 ft except Seas 4 ft subsiding 
to 2 ft in the afternoon from Port Moller E.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ170-110100-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side-
309 AM AKST Mon Jan 10 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers.
.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ171-110100-
Unalaska Bay-
309 AM AKST Mon Jan 10 2022

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers.
.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers.
.TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ172-110100-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side-
309 AM AKST Mon Jan 10 2022

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ173-110100-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side-
309 AM AKST Mon Jan 10 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain and snow showers.
.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers.
.TUE...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ174-110100-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side-
309 AM AKST Mon Jan 10 2022

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
18 ft subsiding to 12 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers.
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt becoming N 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ175-110100-
Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side-
309 AM AKST Mon Jan 10 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers.
.TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain and snow showers.
.TUE...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ176-110100-
Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side-
309 AM AKST Mon Jan 10 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers.
.TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ177-110100-
Adak to Kiska-
309 AM AKST Mon Jan 10 2022

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ178-110100-
Kiska to Attu-
309 AM AKST Mon Jan 10 2022

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers.
.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow showers.
.TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ179-110100-
Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters-
309 AM AKST Mon Jan 10 2022

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray in the morning.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ180-110100-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait-
309 AM AKST Mon Jan 10 2022

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 20 kt.
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt.
.TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Snow showers.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt.
.WED...NE wind 25 kt.
.THU...N wind 25 kt.
.FRI...W wind 15 kt.

$$

PKZ181-110100-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
309 AM AKST Mon Jan 10 2022

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 20 kt.
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt.
.TUE...NE wind 25 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt.
.WED...NE wind 30 kt.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 20 kt.

$$

PKZ185-110100-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
309 AM AKST Mon Jan 10 2022

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

.TODAY...NE wind 25 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... NE 35 kt W of
Saint Matthew Island. Seas in ice free waters 15 ft. Heavy
freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Heavy
freezing spray.
.TUE...NE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. Heavy
freezing spray.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 14 ft.
.WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 14 ft.
.THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft.
.FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft.

$$
550 
FZAK52 PAFC 101216 CCA
CWFALU

Coastal Waters Forecast...CORRECTED
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
316 AM AKST Mon Jan 10 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.

PKZ199-110100-
316 AM AKST Mon Jan 10 2022
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 964 mb low 250 nm southwest of Unalaska moves to 200 nm
southwest of Unalaska at 968 mb this evening. It then elongates 
and remains nearly stationary through Wed morning, dissipating to 
980 mb.

$$

PKZ150-110100-
South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape-
316 AM AKST Mon Jan 10 2022

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 15 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.THU...E wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.

$$

PKZ155-110100-
South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef-
316 AM AKST Mon Jan 10 2022

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 30 kt except E 20 kt from the Shumagin Islands E.
Seas 12 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt except E 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after
midnight from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 25 kt except SE wind 15 kt from the Shumagin Islands E.
Seas 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...E wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.THU...N wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ160-110100-
Bristol Bay-
316 AM AKST Mon Jan 10 2022

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 20 kt.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt.
.TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Snow Showers.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt.
.WED...E wind 25 kt.
.THU...NE wind 25 kt.
.FRI...W wind 20 kt.

$$

PKZ165-110100-
Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef-
316 AM AKST Mon Jan 10 2022

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 30 kt except NE 20 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 9 
ft. Heavy freezing spray near the ice edge.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt except NE 20 kt from Port Moller E. Seas
9 ft. Freezing spray near the ice edge.
.TUE...E wind 30 kt except E wind 20 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the 
afternooon from Port Moller E. Seas 8 ft except Seas 4 ft subsiding 
to 2 ft in the afternoon from Port Moller E.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ170-110100-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side-
316 AM AKST Mon Jan 10 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers.
.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ171-110100-
Unalaska Bay-
316 AM AKST Mon Jan 10 2022

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers.
.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers.
.TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ172-110100-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side-
316 AM AKST Mon Jan 10 2022

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ173-110100-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side-
316 AM AKST Mon Jan 10 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain and snow showers.
.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers.
.TUE...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ174-110100-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side-
316 AM AKST Mon Jan 10 2022

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
18 ft subsiding to 12 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers.
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt becoming N 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ175-110100-
Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side-
316 AM AKST Mon Jan 10 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers.
.TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain and snow showers.
.TUE...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ176-110100-
Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side-
316 AM AKST Mon Jan 10 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers.
.TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ177-110100-
Adak to Kiska-
316 AM AKST Mon Jan 10 2022

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ178-110100-
Kiska to Attu-
316 AM AKST Mon Jan 10 2022

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. Snow showers.
.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow showers.
.TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ179-110100-
Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters-
316 AM AKST Mon Jan 10 2022

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray in the morning.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ180-110100-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait-
316 AM AKST Mon Jan 10 2022

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 20 kt.
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt.
.TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Snow showers.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt.
.WED...NE wind 25 kt.
.THU...N wind 25 kt.
.FRI...W wind 15 kt.

$$

PKZ181-110100-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
316 AM AKST Mon Jan 10 2022

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 20 kt.
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt.
.TUE...NE wind 25 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt.
.WED...NE wind 30 kt.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 20 kt.

$$

PKZ185-110100-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
316 AM AKST Mon Jan 10 2022

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

.TODAY...NE wind 25 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... NE 35 kt W of
Saint Matthew Island. Seas in ice free waters 15 ft. Heavy
freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Heavy
freezing spray.
.TUE...NE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. Heavy
freezing spray.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 14 ft.
.WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 14 ft.
.THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft.
.FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft.

$$
132 
FZAK52 PAFC 110003
CWFALU

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
303 PM AKST Mon Jan 10 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.

PKZ199-111315-
303 PM AKST Mon Jan 10 2022
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 965 mb low 90 nm southwest of Nikolski drifts slowly to 105 nm 
southeast of Atka at 985 mb Wed afternoon.

$$

PKZ150-111315-
South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape-
303 PM AKST Mon Jan 10 2022

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ155-111315-
South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef-
303 PM AKST Mon Jan 10 2022

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt except SE 25 kt from the Shumagin Islands
E. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ160-111315-
Bristol Bay-
303 PM AKST Mon Jan 10 2022

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt.
.TUE...E wind 25 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming SE 20 kt after midnight.
.WED...SE wind 10 kt.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt.
.THU...NE wind 25 kt.
.FRI...W wind 20 kt.
.SAT...S wind 15 kt.

$$

PKZ165-111315-
Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef-
303 PM AKST Mon Jan 10 2022

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt except E 20 kt from Port Moller E. Seas
7 ft. Heavy freezing spray after midnight near ice edge.
.TUE...E wind 25 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. 
Heavy freezing spray in the morning near the ice edge.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ170-111315-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side-
303 PM AKST Mon Jan 10 2022

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...E wind 30 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft
subsiding to 7 ft in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ171-111315-
Unalaska Bay-
303 PM AKST Mon Jan 10 2022

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers.
.TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ172-111315-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side-
303 PM AKST Mon Jan 10 2022

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers.
.TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ173-111315-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side-
303 PM AKST Mon Jan 10 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers.
.TUE...NE wind 35 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ174-111315-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side-
303 PM AKST Mon Jan 10 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt becoming SW after midnight. Seas 15 ft.
Rain showers.
.TUE...SW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas
15 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ175-111315-
Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side-
303 PM AKST Mon Jan 10 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt becoming NE 30 after midnight. Seas 17 ft. 
Rain showers and snow showers.
.TUE...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Snow showers.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ176-111315-
Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side-
303 PM AKST Mon Jan 10 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Snow showers and rain
showers.
.TUE...W wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers and snow showers.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft.

$$

PKZ177-111315-
Adak to Kiska-
303 PM AKST Mon Jan 10 2022

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Snow showers.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft.

$$

PKZ178-111315-
Kiska to Attu-
303 PM AKST Mon Jan 10 2022

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow showers.
.TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SAT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft.

$$

PKZ179-111315-
Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters-
303 PM AKST Mon Jan 10 2022

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ180-111315-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait-
303 PM AKST Mon Jan 10 2022

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt.
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt.
.WED...E wind 25 kt.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt.
.THU...N wind 20 kt.
.FRI...W wind 15 kt.
.SAT...S wind 15 kt.

$$

PKZ181-111315-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
303 PM AKST Mon Jan 10 2022

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt.
.TUE...N wind 20 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt.
.WED...NE wind 30 kt.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 20 kt.
.SAT...W wind 15 kt.

$$

PKZ185-111315-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
303 PM AKST Mon Jan 10 2022

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

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Heavy
freezing spray.
.TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Heavy
freezing spray.
.TUE NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 13 ft. Heavy
freezing spray.
.WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft.
.THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft.
.FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft.
.SAT...N wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 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 6, 5:28 AM AKST, 9 hours 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 6, 5:28 AM AKST, 9 hours 31 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
528 AM AKST Thu Jan 6 2022

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...

At 500 mb there is a strong high over Siberia that spans into
Alaska and the Yukon Territory. There are closed lows south of
Shemya and near Adak. That high will influence the track of the
lows coming out of the north Pacific. On nighttime microphysics
satellite imagery there is fog over portions of Turnagain Arm, an
occluded front over Kodiak and the remnants of a frontal boundary
near Dutch Harbor. The high for the state was 45F at Dutch Harbor
and the low for the state was -55F at Northway.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
The models are in good agreement with the synoptic pattern for
Thursday and Friday. The models remain on track bringing a fetch
of warmer and moister air aloft into Southcentral this weekend.
The primary forecast challenge will be pin pointing the
precipitation type.

&&

.AVIATION...
PANC...VFR conditions expected this TAF package. Winds will
remain northerly. Next chance for precipitation at PANC will be
Saturday.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 to 3)...

The upper-level ridge that was in place over the interior is
beginning to push to the south and west as a polar low dives south
from the Beaufort Sea. This feature will keep conditions mainly
clear and cold across interior Southcentral through into the
weekend. However, as this upper-level low moves over the Canadian
Arctic, it will eject a series of upper-level shortwaves south
across the region. The first of these will move through overnight
Thursday and begin the push of colder air aloft back over the
Copper River Basin. This wave will also allow gap winds across
Prince William Sound to increase once again, as well as develop a
surface trough or weak low near Middleton Island.

A second, more potent wave will race south on the heels of the
first, reaching the Southcentral coast late Friday. 850mb
temperatures across the Copper River Basin (~4,500 ft AGL) will
drop quickly from -12C late Thursday to -18C Friday morning and to
near -30C by Saturday morning. By Saturday, the aforementioned
upper-level wave will stall, then slowly retrograde west as a
ridge builds in advance of another storm system lifting toward to
the western Gulf from the North Pacific. This retrograde motion
will help steer the surface low back toward the Barren Islands
with another round of light snow possible for the eastern Kenai
Peninsula and Kodiak Island.

An increase in northeasterly winds, especially for the Matanuska
Valley, will be the bigger focus, though. As the upper-level wave
drops south, a northeasterly flow will develop not only near the
surface, but aloft. This wind flow, coupled with the synoptic set
up and arctic air building over the Copper River Basin, will once
again bring a sharp increase in winds across the valley beginning
Friday afternoon. These winds will likely peak late Friday night
then diminish slightly overnight as the wave slides west and the
flow aloft becomes more easterly. However, as stated earlier, this
will move the surface low to the Barren Islands and allow the
pressure gradient between it and the building surface ridge over
the Al-Can border to tighten. Given the northeast to southwest
orientation of these surface features, an increase in winds is
again expected for Saturday and should continue into Sunday as
this gradient holds, aided by a frontal system moving into the
northern Gulf.

While gusty winds are expected for locations such as Palmer and
Wasilla, these gusts are currently not expected to be nearly as
strong as the previous wind event. The reason is twofold. First,
the upper-level support is not quite as strong as with the
previous system. Second, the pressure difference between the
surface features is not as great. Nonetheless, given the dynamics
and the amount of cold air pooling in the Copper River Basin,
wind gusts as high 45 to 60 mph Friday afternoon through early
Sunday are not out of the question. Stay tuned to forecast
updates as there is still some model uncertainty as to how this
event may play out.

By late Saturday into early Sunday, a front associated with a low
well south of the AKPen will lift into the Gulf. Snow is expected
to move across Kodiak Island, changing to rain along the eastern
coast as an easterly flow advects warmer air in from the Gulf. The
front then moves to the coast with snow expected along the coast
as well as an increase in northerly gap winds across Prince
William Sound.

&&

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

Clear, cool, and dry conditions will persist through the end of
the week as zonal flow aloft gives way to weak upper high pressure
by Friday. A North Pacific low will track farther northward by
Friday evening, tightening the pressure gradient and thus
increasing northeasterly winds over the Kuskokwim Delta and
central Bristol Bay. Scattered precipitation is also possible by
Saturday over Bristol Bay as the low continues its northward track
and elongates. However, its exact position any resultant
downsloping near the Alaska Range remain uncertain at this time.
In any case, any rain/snow would be of little/no impact until
possibly later in the weekend.

&&

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

A low tracking northward near the western Aleutians will bring
rain and gusty southerly winds today. Southeasterly flow to its
east will allow for highs to reach the 40s over the central
Aleutians. Two lows will merge over the North Pacific Friday into
Saturday. Much of the precipitation looks to remain south of the
Chain until later in the weekend, although gusty northeasterly
winds are possible near the Alaska Peninsula.

&&

.MARINE (Days 3 through 5 - Saturday through Monday)...

Aleutians / Bering...Broad high pressure retreats to the Russian
Arctic by Monday. An elongated area of low pressure remains South
of the Aleutians, weakening over the Western Aleutians for Monday.
Forecast confidence decreases by the end of the period.
Widespread Easterly gales spread across the Aleutians and Bering,
becoming Northerly over the Central and Western Aleutians and
Bering by Monday. Seas building to 22 feet over the Bering Sunday
and Monday. Increasing risks for freezing spray over Western
Bering open waters through Monday. A North Pacific low moves
across the Alaska Peninsula Sunday to the Central Bering for
Monday.

Gulf of Alaska...A North Pacific low moves over the Alaska
Peninsula South of Kodiak Island Sunday. Forecast confidence is
mixed based on the low's track and timing. Gusty winds increase to
widespread high end gales with boundary jets storm force winds
along the Gulf coasts, diminishing late Sunday. Seas building to
22 feet over the Gulf for Sunday, subsiding Monday.Increasing
risks for freezing spray over open waters of Cook Inlet and
Kachemak Bay on Sunday.

&&

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

Looking ahead into the extended forecast, the latest operational
model runs are slowly coming into agreement with the evolution and
progression of the synoptic scale features for the weekend but
diverge in the specific details towards the end of the period. A
blocking ridge extending from the northern Bering Sea to eastern
Siberia will continue shifting westward on Sunday, while a trough
with an embedded low retrogrades westward across the Alaska
mainland and into the eastern Bering Sea. Meanwhile, this low will
eventually phase into a broader trough to the south of the
Aleutians, with increasing southerly winds drawing a deep fetch of
tropical moisture across the Bering into the Gulf. For Sunday
through Tuesday, models seem to key on a frontal boundary
extending from a center of a low, bringing precipitation from
Kodiak Island northward to the Alaska Peninsula, and into the
southern mainland. Where the uncertainty emerges is the track,
position, and timing of subsequent surface lows circulating
upstream of the main trough, but overall are trending toward a wet
and unsettled pattern to persist. Additionally, a tightening
pressure between the retreating high to the north and low pressure
in the Gulf will create conditions favorable for windy
conditions, especially through the gaps and passes. Increasing
moisture and cloudiness will also help with the much below normal
temperatures over the last several days to rebound across much of
the coastal areas and interior valleys.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...131 Wind Chill Advisory.
MARINE...Gale 150 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 185 411 412 413
121 125 127 128 138. Heavy Freezing Spray 119 121 126 127 128 129
130 139.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...PJS
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...TM
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...AP
MARINE/LONG TERM...KZ/MF

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jan 6, 2:23 PM AKST, 36 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
National Weather Service ANCHORAGE AK
223 PM AKST Thu Jan 6 2022

AKZ111-071130-
Matanuska Valley-
Including the cities of Palmer, Wasilla, Sutton, and Chickaloon
223 PM AKST Thu Jan 6 2022

...STRONG WINDS FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY...

Strong northeast winds sustained 25 to 40 mph, with gusts of 45
to 60 mph will return Friday afternoon and continue through the
overnight hours before slowly diminishing Saturday morning. There
is also the potential that winds will increase again late Saturday
afternoon before diminishing Sunday morning. Loose debris may
still be blown about by these winds and should be secured where
possible.

Wind chills from 15 to 30 below zero are expected with higher
winds. This could cause dangerous life-threatening conditions for
those without power, as frostbite can develop in as little as 15
minutes in these conditions.

For the latest information, visit us at: weather.gov/anchorage.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 5, 3:05 PM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Jan 5, 3:05 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC6 days
Jan 5, 3:47 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Jan 5, 3:47 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC47 hr
Jan 6, 3:18 AM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Jan 6, 3:18 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days
Jan 6, 3:42 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Jan 6, 3:42 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Jan 6, 3:42 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Jan 6, 2:58 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC5 days
Jan 6, 2:58 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC7 days
Jan 6, 2:59 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days
Jan 6, 2:59 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC5 days

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