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Gale Warning 709, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 9, 2022, 3:01 AM AKST. It was in force for 60 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Nov 9, 2022, 3:01 AM AKST (12:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 11, 2022, 3:17 PM AKST
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- 60 hr
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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785 FZAK52 PAFC 091201 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 301 AM AKST Wed Nov 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- 301 AM AKST Wed Nov 9 2022 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... Several troughs move across the Bering through Thu morning. A 964 mb North Pacific low reaches 155 nm south of Amchitka Wed night and moves to 100 nm south of Unalaska at 973 mb by Fri morning. Its front extends over the Southern Bering and Alaska Peninsula through Fri morning. $$ PKZ150-100115- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 301 AM AKST Wed Nov 9 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt becoming W 30 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN...S wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. $$ PKZ155-100115- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 301 AM AKST Wed Nov 9 2022 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt except W 30 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon, Seas 7 ft building to 14 ft in the afternoon. From the Shumagin Islands E, SW wind 15 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the afternoon, Seas 7 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ160-100115- Bristol Bay- 301 AM AKST Wed Nov 9 2022 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NW wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ165-100115- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 301 AM AKST Wed Nov 9 2022 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. From Port Moller E, SE wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ170-100115- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 301 AM AKST Wed Nov 9 2022 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming SE 35 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ171-100115- Unalaska Bay- 301 AM AKST Wed Nov 9 2022 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-100115- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 301 AM AKST Wed Nov 9 2022 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming SE 40 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 25 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ173-100115- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 301 AM AKST Wed Nov 9 2022 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt increasing to 50 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft building to 17 ft after midnight. Rain. .THU...SE wind 45 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ174-100115- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 301 AM AKST Wed Nov 9 2022 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 10 ft building to 20 ft after midnight. Rain. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft building to 28 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 28 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ175-100115- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 301 AM AKST Wed Nov 9 2022 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt becoming S 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ176-100115- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 301 AM AKST Wed Nov 9 2022 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt becoming SE 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 55 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 35 kt becoming N 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 28 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ177-100115- Adak to Kiska- 301 AM AKST Wed Nov 9 2022 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt becoming SE 50 kt in the afternoon. Bering side, seas 9 ft. Pac side, seas 8 ft building to 19 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 50 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .THU...N wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ178-100115- Kiska to Attu- 301 AM AKST Wed Nov 9 2022 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt becoming E 45 kt in the afternoon. Bering side, seas 8 ft. Pac side, seas 8 ft building to 16 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 19 ft Bering side... 23 ft Pac side. Rain. .THU...N wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 21 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ179-100115- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 301 AM AKST Wed Nov 9 2022 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming SE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .THU...E wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft building to 15 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ180-100115- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 301 AM AKST Wed Nov 9 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ181-100115- North and West of Nunivak Island- 301 AM AKST Wed Nov 9 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ185-100115- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 301 AM AKST Wed Nov 9 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...Variable wind 15 kt becoming NE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$
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536 FZAK52 PAFC 100016 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 316 PM AKST Wed Nov 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- 316 PM AKST Wed Nov 9 2022 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 966 low 260 nm South of Kiska moves to 85 nm South of Castle Cape at 978 mb for Fri afternoon. Its front moves over the Southern Bering, Aleutians and Alaska Peninsula before extending into the Gulf of Alaska through Fri afternoon. A 993 mb Sea of Okhotsk low moves to 195 nm West of Attu at 985 mb by Fri afternoon. $$ PKZ150-101315- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 316 PM AKST Wed Nov 9 2022 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft building to 14 ft after midnight. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. .SUN...S wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ155-101315- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 316 PM AKST Wed Nov 9 2022 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, SW wind 15 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft building to 13 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 23 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ160-101315- Bristol Bay- 316 PM AKST Wed Nov 9 2022 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...W wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ165-101315- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 316 PM AKST Wed Nov 9 2022 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. From Port Moller E, SE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ170-101315- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 316 PM AKST Wed Nov 9 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming SE 35 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ171-101315- Unalaska Bay- 316 PM AKST Wed Nov 9 2022 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-101315- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 316 PM AKST Wed Nov 9 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming SE 40 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 26 ft. Rain. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ173-101315- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 316 PM AKST Wed Nov 9 2022 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt increasing to 50 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft building to 17 ft after midnight. Rain. .THU...SE wind 45 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ174-101315- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 316 PM AKST Wed Nov 9 2022 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 10 ft building to 18 ft after midnight. Rain. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft building to 29 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...S wind 30 kt becoming NW 40 kt after midnight. Seas 29 ft. Rain. .FRI...W wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ175-101315- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 316 PM AKST Wed Nov 9 2022 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ176-101315- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 316 PM AKST Wed Nov 9 2022 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 55 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 35 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 28 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. Rain. .FRI...W wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ177-101315- Adak to Kiska- 316 PM AKST Wed Nov 9 2022 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 50 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .THU...N wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt becoming W 30 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ178-101315- Kiska to Attu- 316 PM AKST Wed Nov 9 2022 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 19 ft Bering side... 23 ft Pac side. Rain. .THU...N wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ179-101315- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 316 PM AKST Wed Nov 9 2022 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...E wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft building to 14 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ180-101315- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 316 PM AKST Wed Nov 9 2022 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ181-101315- North and West of Nunivak Island- 316 PM AKST Wed Nov 9 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ185-101315- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 316 PM AKST Wed Nov 9 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$
131 FZAK52 PAFC 101232 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 332 AM AKST Thu Nov 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. PKZ199-110115- 332 AM AKST Thu Nov 10 2022 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 964 mb low 126 nm south of Adak moves to 60 nm west of Akhiok at 981 mb by Fri night. Its front moves over the Southern Bering, Aleutians, and Alaska Peninsula before extending into the Gulf of Alaska through Sat morning. A 987 mb Sea of Okhotsk low moves to 125 nm south of Attu at 985 mb through Sat morning. $$ PKZ150-110115- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 332 AM AKST Thu Nov 10 2022 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt early becoming S. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ155-110115- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 332 AM AKST Thu Nov 10 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 40 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, SW wind 20 kt becoming SE 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft building to 13 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft building to 19 ft after midnight. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. From the Shumagin Islands W, SE wind 25 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ160-110115- Bristol Bay- 332 AM AKST Thu Nov 10 2022 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 10 kt becoming E 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI...E wind 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. and snow. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ165-110115- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 332 AM AKST Thu Nov 10 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. From Port Moller E, SE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ170-110115- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 332 AM AKST Thu Nov 10 2022 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt becoming W 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ171-110115- Unalaska Bay- 332 AM AKST Thu Nov 10 2022 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ172-110115- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 332 AM AKST Thu Nov 10 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt diminsishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 27 ft. Rain. .FRI...W wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ173-110115- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 332 AM AKST Thu Nov 10 2022 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt becoming NW after midnight. Seas 19 ft subsiding to 14 ft after midnight. Rain. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ174-110115- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 332 AM AKST Thu Nov 10 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft building to 31 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt becoming W 45 kt after midnight. Seas 31 ft. Rain. .FRI...W wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 27 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ175-110115- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 332 AM AKST Thu Nov 10 2022 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ176-110115- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 332 AM AKST Thu Nov 10 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 40 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 29 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 26 ft. Rain. .FRI...W wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 20 ft subsiding to 14 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ177-110115- Adak to Kiska- 332 AM AKST Thu Nov 10 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt becoming W 30 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ178-110115- Kiska to Attu- 332 AM AKST Thu Nov 10 2022 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain with snow. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ179-110115- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 332 AM AKST Thu Nov 10 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt early increasing to 40 kt. Seas 9 ft building to 15 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ180-110115- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 332 AM AKST Thu Nov 10 2022 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ181-110115- North and West of Nunivak Island- 332 AM AKST Thu Nov 10 2022 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ185-110115- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 332 AM AKST Thu Nov 10 2022 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$
314 FZAK52 PAFC 110045 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 345 PM AKST Thu Nov 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- 345 PM AKST Thu Nov 10 2022 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 964 mb low over Seguam Island moves to 115 nm North of Cold Bay at 983 mb for Sat afternoon. Its front wraps over the Bering, extends into the Northern Gulf of Alaska, and trails along the Aleutians through Sat afternoon. A 982 mb South Kamchatka low moves to 200 nm South of Adak at 993 mb by Sat afternoon. $$ PKZ150-111315- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 345 PM AKST Thu Nov 10 2022 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ155-111315- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 345 PM AKST Thu Nov 10 2022 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt, Seas 15 ft building to 21 ft after midnight. From the Shumagin Islands E, SE wind 40 kt becoming S 20 kt after midnight, Seas 14 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ160-111315- Bristol Bay- 345 PM AKST Thu Nov 10 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI...E wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ165-111315- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 345 PM AKST Thu Nov 10 2022 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. From Port Moller E, variable wind 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 9 ft after midnight. Rain. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ170-111315- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 345 PM AKST Thu Nov 10 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .FRI...N wind 30 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ171-111315- Unalaska Bay- 345 PM AKST Thu Nov 10 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt before midnight. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt becoming W 30 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 40 in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-111315- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 345 PM AKST Thu Nov 10 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 28 ft. Rain. .FRI...W wind 45 kt. Seas 26 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft subsiding to 16 ft after midnight. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ173-111315- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 345 PM AKST Thu Nov 10 2022 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt becoming NW after midnight. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .FRI...W wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ174-111315- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 345 PM AKST Thu Nov 10 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt becoming W 45 kt after midnight. Seas 30 ft. Rain. .FRI...W wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 28 ft subsiding to 22 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ175-111315- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 345 PM AKST Thu Nov 10 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ176-111315- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 345 PM AKST Thu Nov 10 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 26 ft. .FRI...W wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 21 ft subsiding to 13 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ177-111315- Adak to Kiska- 345 PM AKST Thu Nov 10 2022 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 45 kt becoming W 30 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ178-111315- Kiska to Attu- 345 PM AKST Thu Nov 10 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ179-111315- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 345 PM AKST Thu Nov 10 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ180-111315- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 345 PM AKST Thu Nov 10 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ181-111315- North and West of Nunivak Island- 345 PM AKST Thu Nov 10 2022 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ185-111315- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 345 PM AKST Thu Nov 10 2022 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. $$
717 FZAK52 PAFC 111259 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 359 AM AKST Fri Nov 11 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. PKZ199-120130- 359 AM AKST Fri Nov 11 2022 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 972 mb low at 40 nm south of Unalaska splits Sat morning and moves to Shelikof Strait and a 982 mb low forms near 130 nm north of Cold Bay by Sat afternoon. Its front trails along the Aleutians to the Alaska Peninsula through Sat afternoon. A 982 mb low 235 nm west of Attu moves to 25 nm east of Atka at 990 mb by Sun morning. $$ PKZ150-120130- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 359 AM AKST Fri Nov 11 2022 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft subsiding to 15 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ155-120130- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 359 AM AKST Fri Nov 11 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt becoming SW 35 kt in the afternoon. From the Shumagin Islands E, SE wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ160-120130- Bristol Bay- 359 AM AKST Fri Nov 11 2022 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 7 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ165-120130- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 359 AM AKST Fri Nov 11 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. From Port Moller E, variable wind 10 kt becoming SW 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 9 ft after midnight. Rain. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. From Port Moller E, seas 7 ft building to 13 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ170-120130- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 359 AM AKST Fri Nov 11 2022 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ171-120130- Unalaska Bay- 359 AM AKST Fri Nov 11 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-120130- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 359 AM AKST Fri Nov 11 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ173-120130- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 359 AM AKST Fri Nov 11 2022 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ174-120130- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 359 AM AKST Fri Nov 11 2022 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 28 ft subsiding to 21 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ175-120130- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 359 AM AKST Fri Nov 11 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...S wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ176-120130- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 359 AM AKST Fri Nov 11 2022 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 20 ft subsiding to 14 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...S wind 50 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ177-120130- Adak to Kiska- 359 AM AKST Fri Nov 11 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...S wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 29 ft. $$ PKZ178-120130- Kiska to Attu- 359 AM AKST Fri Nov 11 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Bering side, seas 10 ft building to 16 ft in the afternoon. Pac side, seas 19 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...S wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. $$ PKZ179-120130- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 359 AM AKST Fri Nov 11 2022 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ180-120130- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 359 AM AKST Fri Nov 11 2022 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ181-120130- North and West of Nunivak Island- 359 AM AKST Fri Nov 11 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...S wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ185-120130- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 359 AM AKST Fri Nov 11 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...S wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$
344 FZAK52 PAFC 120017 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 317 PM AKST Fri Nov 11 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. PKZ199-121345- 317 PM AKST Fri Nov 11 2022 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 mb low 15 nm South of Sand Point moves over the Alaska Peninsula Sat morning and dissipates Sat night. A 982 mb low forms 95 nm North of Dutch Harbor Sat morning and moves over Cape Newenham at 992 mb by Sun afternoon. Its front wraps into Interior Alaska through Sun afternoon. A 984 mb low 225 nm West of Attu moves South of the Aleutians by Sun afternoon. $$ PKZ150-121345- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 317 PM AKST Fri Nov 11 2022 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 25 ft. Rain. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ155-121345- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 317 PM AKST Fri Nov 11 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 27 ft. Rain. .SAT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ160-121345- Bristol Bay- 317 PM AKST Fri Nov 11 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ165-121345- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 317 PM AKST Fri Nov 11 2022 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. From Port Moller E, seas 4 ft building to 8 ft after midnight. Rain. .SAT...SW wind 35 kt except SW 25 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ170-121345- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 317 PM AKST Fri Nov 11 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ171-121345- Unalaska Bay- 317 PM AKST Fri Nov 11 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ172-121345- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 317 PM AKST Fri Nov 11 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SAT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ173-121345- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 317 PM AKST Fri Nov 11 2022 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...S wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ174-121345- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 317 PM AKST Fri Nov 11 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt becoming SW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...S wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ175-121345- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 317 PM AKST Fri Nov 11 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming N 25 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...S wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ176-121345- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 317 PM AKST Fri Nov 11 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...S wind 50 kt. Seas 35 ft. $$ PKZ177-121345- Adak to Kiska- 317 PM AKST Fri Nov 11 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...S wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 29 ft. .WED...W wind 50 kt. Seas 31 ft. $$ PKZ178-121345- Kiska to Attu- 317 PM AKST Fri Nov 11 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...S wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. $$ PKZ179-121345- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 317 PM AKST Fri Nov 11 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ180-121345- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 317 PM AKST Fri Nov 11 2022 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ181-121345- North and West of Nunivak Island- 317 PM AKST Fri Nov 11 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...S wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ185-121345- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 317 PM AKST Fri Nov 11 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...S wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$
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 Nov 8, 5:04 PM AKST, 9 hours 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 8, 5:04 PM AKST, 9 hours 57 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
504 PM AKST Tue Nov 8 2022
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
The overarching feature aloft is a large multi-centered longwave
trough, anchored by a deep 498dm low west of the Kamchatka
Peninsula. The other main center is just north of the Bering
Strait, associated with the last low to move northward from the
Bering Sea in to the Chukchi Sea. The longwave stretches southward
across the Aleutians. The main branch of the jet stream is fairly
zonal across the north Pacific, but amplifies near the Gulf of
Alaska with an upper level ridge in place that extends all the way
in the Arctic/Canadian Archipelago. A potent shortwave trough is
evident on water vapor satellite, moving into the western Gulf of
Alaska with large scale lift ahead and drying behind. The
development of that aforementioned system will be the focus of the
forecast package today.
From a sensible weather perspective, rain and snow are
overspreading the greater Bristol Bay area, extending into the
Kuskokwim Valley and also the southern Cook Inlet region. Out
ahead of the warm front there are some instability showers
impacting the north Gulf coast.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
The past couple days model discrepancies have centered around
where this developing surface low moves in the western Gulf. The
general consensus is that the low bottoms out just northeast of
Kodiak Island, and more importantly stops progressing before
weakening and moving east in the Gulf. The most important facet of
that track is it severely limits the chance for warmer air
impacting the precipitation forecast.
Further out in time, there is great agreement with a developing
north Pacific low approaching the central Aleutians on Wednesday
and slowly moving eastward across the Chain through the rest of
the week.
&&
.AVIATION...
PANC...VFR conditions and light winds will persist. There is a
chance in the 12-15Z timeframe that some moisture will overcome
the downslope and bring snow and lower ceilings, however, at this
time we are not leaning in that direction.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 through 3)...
An active weather pattern continues across Southcentral Alaska
over the next couple of days as low pressure continues
northeastward in the Gulf. The bulk of the precipitation will be
along the windward side of the Chugach and Kenai Mountains. The
brunt of the precipitation will be from this afternoon through
Thursday morning. Precipitation will move from southwest to
northeast and taper off in that order on Thursday. Downsloping is
expected to continue across the Anchorage Bowl and significantly
cut down on the precipitation amounts. Only a light coating of
snow is expected at most for Anchorage during the forecast period.
A coating to an inch is expected in Valdez during this event. The
highest snow accumulations will be in the Chugach and Kenai
Mountains due to orographic enhancement and colder temperatures.
The other story is the Turnagain Arm wind will continue to bend
southward (down-inlet) and gradually ease from now through
Thursday morning.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 through 3: Tonight
through Friday)...
A deep upper-level trough over the eastern Bering Sea will
interact with a developing surface low in the western Gulf of
Alaska as it pushes moisture across Southwest Alaska on southerly
flow. Widespread precipitation as a result of these features will
continue across Bristol Bay, the Alaska Peninsula, and Lower
Kuskokwim Valley overnight and into Wednesday morning. The
Kuskokwim Delta should stay mostly dry from this system, though
the western edge of the precipitation will linger near Bethel
through the overnight hours. With temperatures in the mid to upper
30s across the region, rain is expected to continue this evening
before transitioning to snow from northwest to southeast as
colder air moves in aloft tonight on the back side of the low and
surface temperatures gradually cool. With snow not expected to
begin until tonight, snow totals for this package as a bit lower,
ranging from two to five inches across Bristol Bay from Dillingham
north into the Lower Kuskokwim Valley. Cold air on the back side
of the low will also make its way across the Alaska Peninsula,
inducing a round of gale force gap winds south of the peninsula
gusting to storm force late tonight into Wednesday.
Snow will end from west to east on Wednesday as the upper-level
trough and surface low track over the central Gulf, though upslope
areas near the Alaska Range and Kuskokwim Mountains may have
lingering precipitation into Thursday morning. Wednesday night,
ridging begins to move in over Southwest Alaska. Continued weak
cold advection on the eastern side of the ridge will allow
temperatures to drop into the 10s for interior locations,
especially with the partial clearing afforded by the approaching
ridge. Limited solar heating on Thursday will keep temperatures
from rising above freezing for most locations north of King
Salmon, aside from locations along the immediate coast. For the
end of the week, a Bering Sea low will push a front to the
Southwest coast. With cooler temperatures in place, precipitation
is most likely to start out as snow except along the coast.
Blowing snow will be a potential point of concern with this system
on Friday for locations that remain cold enough as easterly winds
up to 30 mph may accompany the front.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 through 3: Tonight
through Friday)...
Westerly winds below gale force and brief rain showers will
persist over most of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Chain through
Wednesday morning with several weak shortwaves propagating
eastward through the flow. However, by Wednesday afternoon a
strong low moving up from the North Pacific will begin to push a
storm force front across the western and central Aleutians. The
low will take a turn toward the east and stay south of the
Aleutian Islands as southerly winds and rain along the front track
eastward into the eastern Aleutians and the southern AKPEN by
Thursday. The front weakens to gale force and pushes north across
the Bering through Friday as its parent low occludes and weakens.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 4 through 7: Saturday through Tuesday)...
Taking a look into the extended forecast, the pattern on Saturday
begins with an upper level low/trough over the Bering Sea with
shortwaves ejecting and pivoting eastward through Southwestern
Alaska and Southcentral Alaska keeping the domain unsettled for
the most part. For Sunday, a strong North Pacific shortwave
approaches the Alaska Peninsula (AKPEN)/Kodiak Island from the
south. There is model disagreement as far as the exact track is
concerned, even amongst the various global ensemble suites.
However, there is above average consensus with the associated
surface low being at least storm force. The jury is still out if
the system progresses further east into the Gulf of Alaska like
the Canadian model depicts, or continues further north into the
AKPEN like the GFS and ECMWF reveal.
Moist southerly flow in the upper levels continues for
Southcentral for Monday and Tuesday as warmer air from the North
Pacific works in towards the end of the long term period while
there is reasonable agreement on ridge building in for the central
Aleutians Monday and drifting eastward while amplifying. Behind
this ridge is an upper level Kamchatka/Northwest Bering low with a
strong upper shortwave near or over Southwest ahead of the ridge
for Tuesday. Overall in the long term, the odds favor warmer than
normal temperatures for the entire domain with above normal
precipitation for Southcentral (most for Prince William Sound and
eastern Kenai Peninsula) and near normal precipitation for
Southwest. The Aleutian Chain, mostly due to the potential ridge
developing, looks to be a little drier with slightly below normal
precipitation.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...Storms: 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178.
Gales: 119, 120, 125, 130, 131, 132, 139, 150, 155, 160, 170, 172, 351, 352.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...MTL
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...ED
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...CQ
LONG TERM...DANThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 3:19 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 8, 3:23 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 8, 3:23 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 8, 3:41 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 9, 2:53 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Nov 9, 3:55 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 9, 3:55 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 9, 3:55 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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