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Storm Warning 167, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 3, 2022, 3:20 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Dec 3, 2022, 3:20 PM AKST (00:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 5, 2022, 3:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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656 FZAK52 PAFC 040020 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 320 PM AKST Sat Dec 3 2022 Coastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The Alaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ199-041330- 320 PM AKST Sat Dec 3 2022 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 mb low 120 nm north of Adak Sat afternoon moves over eastern Russia Sun evening. Its front sweeps the Eastern Bering and Southern Alaska Peninsula through Sun afternoon. A 964 mb Kamchatka low extends a front into the Western Aleutians and Bering Sun afternoon. $$ PKZ150-041330- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 320 PM AKST Sat Dec 3 2022 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt becoming SW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...W wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...W wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ155-041330- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 320 PM AKST Sat Dec 3 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...S wind 40 kt becoming SW 30 kt in the afternoon. From the Shumagin Islands E, SE wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ160-041330- Bristol Bay- 320 PM AKST Sat Dec 3 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 35 kt becoming SW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ165-041330- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 320 PM AKST Sat Dec 3 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. .MON...S wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ170-041330- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 320 PM AKST Sat Dec 3 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft building to 20 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 30 kt becoming S 40 kt after midnight. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ171-041330- Unalaska Bay- 320 PM AKST Sat Dec 3 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 25 kt becoming W 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers and snow showers. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Rain. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-041330- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 320 PM AKST Sat Dec 3 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .SUN...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...S wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...W wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ173-041330- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 320 PM AKST Sat Dec 3 2022 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .SUN...W wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 22 ft. and rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt becoming S 50 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ174-041330- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 320 PM AKST Sat Dec 3 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt becoming W after midnight. Seas 15 ft. Rain and snow showers. .SUN...W wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming S 45 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ175-041330- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 320 PM AKST Sat Dec 3 2022 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...NW wind 40 kt becoming W 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 22 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 50 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ176-041330- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 320 PM AKST Sat Dec 3 2022 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. Snow showers and rain. .SUN...W wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 20 ft. Snow and rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 45 kt increasing to 55 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft building to 24 ft after midnight. Rain. .MON...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ177-041330- Adak to Kiska- 320 PM AKST Sat Dec 3 2022 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SUN...W wind 35 kt becoming S 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft subsiding to 13 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 50 kt. Seas 19 ft Bering side... 24 ft Pac side. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TUE...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ178-041330- Kiska to Attu- 320 PM AKST Sat Dec 3 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...S wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON...W wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...S wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ179-041330- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 320 PM AKST Sat Dec 3 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 30 kt becoming W 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 21 ft. Rain and snow showers. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ180-041330- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 320 PM AKST Sat Dec 3 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. .MON...S wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ181-041330- North and West of Nunivak Island- 320 PM AKST Sat Dec 3 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...S wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ185-041330- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 320 PM AKST Sat Dec 3 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .SUN...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...E of Saint Matthew Island, W wind 30 kt. W of Saint Matthew Island, W wind 30 kt becoming S 45 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 50 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$
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346 FZAK52 PAFC 041217 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 317 AM AKST Sun Dec 4 2022 Coastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The Alaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ199-050100- 317 AM AKST Sun Dec 4 2022 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 mb low 110 nm west of Saint Paul exits into the Gulf of Anadyr Sun afternoon. A North Pacific low moves 200 nm north of Shemya at 975 mb Sun evening and then moves 220 nm west of Saint Matthew Island as it exits into the northern Bering Mon morning. Its front crosses the Bering through Monday evening. $$ PKZ150-050100- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 317 AM AKST Sun Dec 4 2022 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt becoming W 20 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .MON...W wind 15 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...W wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ155-050100- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 317 AM AKST Sun Dec 4 2022 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...S wind 40 kt becoming SW 30 kt in the afternoon. From the Shumagin Islands E, SE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...S wind 40 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, SW wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...S wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ160-050100- Bristol Bay- 317 AM AKST Sun Dec 4 2022 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt becoming SW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ165-050100- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 317 AM AKST Sun Dec 4 2022 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. From Port Moller E, SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. .MON...S wind 45 kt. From Port Moller E, S wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...E wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ170-050100- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 317 AM AKST Sun Dec 4 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft building to 19 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming S 45 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 45 kt becoming SW 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...S wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...S wind 45 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ171-050100- Unalaska Bay- 317 AM AKST Sun Dec 4 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 30 kt becoming W 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ172-050100- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 317 AM AKST Sun Dec 4 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt becoming SW 40 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ173-050100- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 317 AM AKST Sun Dec 4 2022 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 21 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt increasing to 50 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 45 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ174-050100- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 317 AM AKST Sun Dec 4 2022 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 21 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt becoming S 50 kt after midnight. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 45 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ175-050100- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 317 AM AKST Sun Dec 4 2022 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 40 kt becoming SW 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 21 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 50 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 35 kt becoming W 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ176-050100- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 317 AM AKST Sun Dec 4 2022 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 40 kt becoming SW 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 55 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ177-050100- Adak to Kiska- 317 AM AKST Sun Dec 4 2022 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 35 kt becoming S 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...SW wind 50 kt becoming W 40 kt after midnight. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .MON...W wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...E wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ178-050100- Kiska to Attu- 317 AM AKST Sun Dec 4 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt increasing to 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...W wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. Snow showers. .MON NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ179-050100- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 317 AM AKST Sun Dec 4 2022 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt becoming W 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft building to 21 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt becoming S 50 kt after midnight. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 50 kt becoming SW 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ180-050100- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 317 AM AKST Sun Dec 4 2022 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. .MON...S wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ181-050100- North and West of Nunivak Island- 317 AM AKST Sun Dec 4 2022 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain and snow. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ185-050100- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 317 AM AKST Sun Dec 4 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 45 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...W 35 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 19 ft. Freezing spray in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt becoming S 45 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON...S wind 45 kt becoming SW 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. Rain and snow. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$
363 FZAK52 PAFC 041253 CCA CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast...CORRECTED National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 353 AM AKST Sun Dec 4 2022 Coastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The Alaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ199-050100- 353 AM AKST Sun Dec 4 2022 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 mb low 110 nm west of Saint Paul exits into the Gulf of Anadyr Sun afternoon. A North Pacific low moves 200 nm north of Shemya at 975 mb Sun evening and then moves 220 nm west of Saint Matthew Island as it exits into the northern Bering Mon morning. Its front crosses the Bering through Monday evening. $$ PKZ150-050100- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 353 AM AKST Sun Dec 4 2022 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt becoming W 20 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .MON...W wind 15 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...W wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ155-050100- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 353 AM AKST Sun Dec 4 2022 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...S wind 40 kt becoming SW 30 kt in the afternoon. From the Shumagin Islands E, SE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...S wind 40 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, SW wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...S wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ160-050100- Bristol Bay- 353 AM AKST Sun Dec 4 2022 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt becoming SW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ165-050100- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 353 AM AKST Sun Dec 4 2022 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. From Port Moller E, SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. .MON...S wind 45 kt. From Port Moller E, S wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...E wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ170-050100- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 353 AM AKST Sun Dec 4 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft building to 19 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming S 45 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 45 kt becoming SW 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...S wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...S wind 45 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ171-050100- Unalaska Bay- 353 AM AKST Sun Dec 4 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 30 kt becoming W 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ172-050100- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 353 AM AKST Sun Dec 4 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt becoming SW 40 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ173-050100- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 353 AM AKST Sun Dec 4 2022 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 21 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt increasing to 50 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 45 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ174-050100- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 353 AM AKST Sun Dec 4 2022 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 21 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt becoming S 50 kt after midnight. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 45 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ175-050100- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 353 AM AKST Sun Dec 4 2022 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 40 kt becoming SW 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 21 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 50 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 35 kt becoming W 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ176-050100- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 353 AM AKST Sun Dec 4 2022 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 40 kt becoming SW 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 55 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ177-050100- Adak to Kiska- 353 AM AKST Sun Dec 4 2022 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 35 kt becoming S 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...SW wind 50 kt becoming W 40 kt after midnight. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .MON...W wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...E wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ178-050100- Kiska to Attu- 353 AM AKST Sun Dec 4 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt increasing to 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...W wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. Snow showers. .MON NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ179-050100- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 353 AM AKST Sun Dec 4 2022 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt becoming W 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft building to 21 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt becoming S 50 kt after midnight. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 50 kt becoming SW 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ180-050100- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 353 AM AKST Sun Dec 4 2022 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. .MON...S wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ181-050100- North and West of Nunivak Island- 353 AM AKST Sun Dec 4 2022 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain and snow. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ185-050100- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 353 AM AKST Sun Dec 4 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 45 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...W 35 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 19 ft. Freezing spray in the afternoon. Snow. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt becoming S 45 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .MON...S wind 45 kt becoming SW 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. Rain and snow. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$
893 FZAK52 PAFC 050028 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 328 PM AKST Sun Dec 4 2022 Coastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The Alaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ199-051315- 328 PM AKST Sun Dec 4 2022 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 974 mb low 300 nm north of Amchitka Sun evening moves north as it exits into the northern Bering Mon morning. Its front moves eastward across the Bering through Mon evening. $$ PKZ150-051315- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 328 PM AKST Sun Dec 4 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt becoming SW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ155-051315- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 328 PM AKST Sun Dec 4 2022 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...S wind 35 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, SW wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...S wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ160-051315- Bristol Bay- 328 PM AKST Sun Dec 4 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt becoming SW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming SW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. Snow with rain. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ165-051315- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 328 PM AKST Sun Dec 4 2022 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. From Port Moller E, SW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. .MON...S wind 40 kt except S 30 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow showers. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...E wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ170-051315- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 328 PM AKST Sun Dec 4 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming S 45 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 45 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow showers. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ171-051315- Unalaska Bay- 328 PM AKST Sun Dec 4 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...S wind 30 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-051315- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 328 PM AKST Sun Dec 4 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt becoming SW 35 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 45 kt becoming SW 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...W wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ173-051315- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 328 PM AKST Sun Dec 4 2022 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt increasing to 50 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ174-051315- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 328 PM AKST Sun Dec 4 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt becoming S 45 kt after midnight. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 45 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 20 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ175-051315- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 328 PM AKST Sun Dec 4 2022 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 50 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ176-051315- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 328 PM AKST Sun Dec 4 2022 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 50 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ177-051315- Adak to Kiska- 328 PM AKST Sun Dec 4 2022 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 50 kt becoming W 40 kt after midnight. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .MON...W wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ178-051315- Kiska to Attu- 328 PM AKST Sun Dec 4 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft Bering side...23 ft Pac side. Rain showers. .MON...W wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. Snow showers. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ179-051315- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 328 PM AKST Sun Dec 4 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt becoming S 45 kt after midnight. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 45 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...W wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ180-051315- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 328 PM AKST Sun Dec 4 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. .MON...S wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ181-051315- North and West of Nunivak Island- 328 PM AKST Sun Dec 4 2022 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow and rain. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ185-051315- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 328 PM AKST Sun Dec 4 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt becoming SE 45 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. Snow and rain. .MON...S wind 45 kt becoming SW 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. Snow with rain. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$
701 FZAK52 PAFC 051200 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 300 AM AKST Mon Dec 5 2022 Coastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The Alaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ199-060045- 300 AM AKST Mon Dec 5 2022 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 968 mb low 250 nm west of Saint Matthew Island exits into the northern Bering Mon morning. Its front moves across the Bering through Monday evening. A series of weak lows cross the Bering through Tue afternoon. $$ PKZ150-060045- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 300 AM AKST Mon Dec 5 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 15 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ155-060045- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 300 AM AKST Mon Dec 5 2022 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW wind 35 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, SW wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...W wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ160-060045- Bristol Bay- 300 AM AKST Mon Dec 5 2022 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming SW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. Snow with rain. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt becoming W 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ165-060045- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 300 AM AKST Mon Dec 5 2022 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 40 kt except S 30 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ170-060045- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 300 AM AKST Mon Dec 5 2022 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 45 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...S wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...S wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...W wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ171-060045- Unalaska Bay- 300 AM AKST Mon Dec 5 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ172-060045- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 300 AM AKST Mon Dec 5 2022 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 45 kt becoming SW 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...S wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...S wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...W wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ173-060045- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 300 AM AKST Mon Dec 5 2022 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...W wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ174-060045- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 300 AM AKST Mon Dec 5 2022 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW wind 45 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ175-060045- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 300 AM AKST Mon Dec 5 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ176-060045- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 300 AM AKST Mon Dec 5 2022 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ177-060045- Adak to Kiska- 300 AM AKST Mon Dec 5 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ178-060045- Kiska to Attu- 300 AM AKST Mon Dec 5 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 23 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ179-060045- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 300 AM AKST Mon Dec 5 2022 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 45 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .TUE...W wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ180-060045- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 300 AM AKST Mon Dec 5 2022 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ181-060045- North and West of Nunivak Island- 300 AM AKST Mon Dec 5 2022 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ185-060045- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 300 AM AKST Mon Dec 5 2022 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 45 kt becoming SW 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...E of Saint Matthew Island, SW wind 25 kt. W of Saint Matthew Island, SW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 24 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...W 30 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 22 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...S wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Dec 3, 4:52 AM AKST, 10 hours 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 3, 4:52 AM AKST, 10 hours 28 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 452 AM AKST Sat Dec 3 2022 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... Broad upper level ridging continue shifting eastward over the next couple of days. Longwave upper level troughing exists out over the Bering Sea, with a surface low reflected at the base of the trough. The front extending off the low will push towards Southwest Alaska by Sunday morning, moving eastward towards Southcentral Alaska through Monday morning. A transient ridge builds behind the system, that will bring a very brief bit of reprieve between fronts. There is a low developing over the Kamchatka Peninsula whose front moves into the western Bering Sea Sunday afternoon. The front will move towards Southwest Alaska through Monday night. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... Models remain in good overall synoptic agreement through the short term. There is better agreement for the elongated Bering low as it tracks northwards. The surge of warm air with the front may bring forecast challenges regarding precipitation type in Southwest Alaska. && .AVIATION... PANC...VFR conditions and light winds will persist. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 through 3: Saturday through Monday night)... An upper-level ridge over the Gulf of Alaska will keep conditions generally calm and dry through the weekend. Periodic mid and high levels clouds will move across the region, however, as a series of weak upper-level waves move around the top of the ridge. 850 mb temperatures with this ridge are hovering around 0C to 2C, keeping a strong inversion in place, with valley locations generally remaining in single digits and teens and temperatures at higher elevations ranging from 28 to 40 degrees. This ridge, while persistent, will begin to breakdown and slide east by late Sunday. As it does, low stratus over the southwestern Gulf of Alaska will begin to drift northward on a southerly wind flow. These clouds will move over Kodiak Island later today, and, perhaps, move as for north as the immediate Southcentral coast by Sunday morning. As the ridge departs, a front will move over Cook Inlet from the west. Light snow is expected to overspread the Kenai Peninsula north to the Mat-Su Valleys by Monday afternoon, slowly moving west by Tuesday morning. Temperatures are expected to warm due to the southwesterly wind flow ahead of the front. The warmer temperatures may make for a rain/snow mix along the coast, especially around Homer and Seward, before colder air returns behind the front and changes any residual precipitation back to snow. This system will weaken as it runs into the ridge, meaning that snowfall is expected to be light, with a general 1 to 3 inches of snow possible from Kenai north to Palmer and Talkeetna. &&.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 and 2: Today and Sunday)... A ridge of high pressure remains anchored over the region, providing benign conditions and an influx of clouds moving overhead. For today, a couple of weak shortwaves riding on top of the ridge may provide enough lift for rain in Toksook Bay, and upslope precipitation in Bristol Bay. For the rest of the weekend, the ridge axis shifts slowly eastward in response to a deepening trough setting up over the Bering Sea. The main weather feature with this trough is associated with a North Pacific low lifting north of the western Aleutians Islands. Along and ahead of the low is a front that will reach the eastern Bering Sea by Sunday morning. This will bring a round of precipitation for the Alaska Peninsula and across the western mainland between Sunday and Monday. Increasing southerly winds will accompany the front and help draw enough warmer air for rain as the main precipitation type for the low-lying areas. There are some timing differences, however, on how quickly the front pushes eastward. In the wake of the front, colder air filters across Bristol Bay sometime late Sunday night and early Monday morning. As the atmospheric column of air cools above the surface, this will allow rain to transition to either a wintry mix or a brief period of snow. Any snow accumulations will generally be light, with less than 2 inches expected. A brief break of drier weather is in store for the rest of Monday as a transient ridge builds overhead before the next round of precipitation returns Monday afternoon/evening. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 2: Today and Sunday)... A broad upper trough over eastern Russia extends southward into the Bering Sea. Ahead of the trough, a low pressure system is lifting north of Amchitka, bringing unsettled conditions as the main front pushes eastward. Rain will increase in coverage throughout the today, with widespread gales along the Aleutian Chain and over the Pribilof Islands. The low will then track near Saint Paul Island by Sunday morning, with southerly gales out of the bays and passes for the eastern Aleutians. As the aforementioned upper trough lifts northward into the Bering Strait, rain is expected to taper off along with subsiding winds by late Sunday night. A rinse and repeat is in store on Monday as another low over eastern Russia pushes a gale force front across the western Bering Sea and along the Aleutian Chain. &&.LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 4 through 7: Tuesday through Friday)... Active weather is in store for Southern Alaska and the Bering/Aleutians next week as multiple systems parade across the regions. On Tuesday, a longwave upper-level trough encompasses the entire Bering Sea/Aleutians while a ridge sits over the Mainland. As the trough amplifies across the Alaska Peninsula and Southwest Alaska on Tuesday and Wednesday, it shunts the upper ridge east into Canada. An associated surface front will weaken over Southwest on Tuesday morning while a surface low develops near the Alaska Peninsula that same morning. Model agreement with this low begins to diverge on Wednesday, but there is general consensus for the feature to track across the Gulf and to the Panhandle by late Thursday. Overall, there is decent confidence that Southern Alaska can expect cooler temperatures and precipitation (likely snow) on Tuesday and Wednesday before an upper-level ridge builds over the region, tapering off precipitation for Thursday and Friday. Out west, model agreement still worsens by Wednesday in regards to the track and strength of a North Pacific low. The deterministic GFS supports the low tracking into the southcentral Bering Sea by Thursday morning and then east to the Alaska Peninsula by Friday morning. On the other hand, the deterministic ECMWF keeps the low south of the Aleutians and tracks it due east to the Panhandle by Friday morning. Lastly, the deterministic Canadian model tracks the low north across the Bering and towards Russia by Friday morning. The Canadian model currently depicts the strongest low in terms of central pressure and wind strength. Overall active weather is expected for the Bering and Aleutians in the longterm despite the remaining forecast uncertainties. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...Gale Warning: 150 155 160 165 170-181 185 411-414 FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...KM SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...TM SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...MF LONG TERM...AF
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Special weather statement, Dec 3, 1:28 PM AKST, 1 hour 52 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT National Weather Service ANCHORAGE AK 128 PM AKST Sat Dec 3 2022 AKZ155-032330- Kuskokwim Delta- Including the cities of Bethel and Nunivak Island 128 PM AKST Sat Dec 3 2022 The Special Weather Statement has been cancelled and a Coastal Flood Advisory has been issued for Zone 155. AKZ161-032330- Bristol Bay- Including the cities of King Salmon, Dillingham, Naknek, and Pilot Point 128 PM AKST Sat Dec 3 2022 The Special Weather Statement has been cancelled and a Coastal Flood Advisory has been issued for Zone 161.
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Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 3:20 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 3, 3:35 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 4, 2:46 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Dec 4, 3:16 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 4, 3:17 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 71 hr | |
| Dec 4, 3:17 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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