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Gale Warning 37, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 5, 2023, 2:55 PM AKST. It was in force for 4 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Jan 5, 2023, 2:55 PM AKST (23:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 9, 2023, 3:24 PM AKST
- In force
- 4 days
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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784 FZAK52 PAFC 052355 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 255 PM AKST Thu Jan 5 2023 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. PKZ199-061315- 255 PM AKST Thu Jan 5 2023 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 976 mb low complex 120 nm west of Attu and a 965 mb 275 nm south of Amchitka merge to form an elongated 972 mb low complex 125 nm north of Amchitka Fri afternoon. A front will push across the Bering and Aleutians through Sat afternoon. $$ PKZ150-061315- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 255 PM AKST Thu Jan 5 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...E wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ155-061315- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 255 PM AKST Thu Jan 5 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming S after midnight. From the Shumagin Islands E, variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TUE...NE wind 55 kt. Seas 24 ft. $$ PKZ160-061315- Bristol Bay- 255 PM AKST Thu Jan 5 2023 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .TUE...NE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. $$ PKZ165-061315- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 255 PM AKST Thu Jan 5 2023 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt except variable 10 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 4 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ170-061315- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 255 PM AKST Thu Jan 5 2023 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ171-061315- Unalaska Bay- 255 PM AKST Thu Jan 5 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ172-061315- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 255 PM AKST Thu Jan 5 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...E wind 50 kt. Seas 26 ft. .TUE...NE wind 55 kt. Seas 26 ft. $$ PKZ173-061315- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 255 PM AKST Thu Jan 5 2023 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...N wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ174-061315- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 255 PM AKST Thu Jan 5 2023 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt becoming SE 35 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming SE 40 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .TUE...N wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ175-061315- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 255 PM AKST Thu Jan 5 2023 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming E 40 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Rain and snow showers. .FRI...E wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 30 kt becoming SE 40 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ176-061315- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 255 PM AKST Thu Jan 5 2023 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...S wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain and snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ177-061315- Adak to Kiska- 255 PM AKST Thu Jan 5 2023 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Bering side, seas 7 ft building to 11 ft after midnight. Pacific side, seas 14 ft. Rain and snow showers. .FRI...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain and snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ178-061315- Kiska to Attu- 255 PM AKST Thu Jan 5 2023 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt except NE 40 kt from Shemya W. Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt except N 40 kt from Shemya W. Seas 16 ft Bering side...12 ft Pacific side. Rain showers. .SAT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ179-061315- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 255 PM AKST Thu Jan 5 2023 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ180-061315- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 255 PM AKST Thu Jan 5 2023 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. Snow showers. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .TUE...NE wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. $$ PKZ181-061315- North and West of Nunivak Island- 255 PM AKST Thu Jan 5 2023 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. .TUE...N wind 35 kt. $$ PKZ185-061315- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 255 PM AKST Thu Jan 5 2023 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...E 25 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...E wind 15 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...E 25 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...E of Saint Matthew Island, E wind 25 kt. W of Saint Matthew Island, E wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$
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365 FZAK52 PAFC 061258 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 358 AM AKST Fri Jan 6 2023 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. PKZ199-070200- 358 AM AKST Fri Jan 6 2023 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 966 mb low complex 100 nm northeast of Attu spins over the western and central Bering and Aleutians through Sat afternoon. A front will push across the Bering and Aleutians through Sat afternoon. $$ PKZ150-070200- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 358 AM AKST Fri Jan 6 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ155-070200- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 358 AM AKST Fri Jan 6 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt except variable 10 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt except variable 10 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ160-070200- Bristol Bay- 358 AM AKST Fri Jan 6 2023 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ165-070200- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 358 AM AKST Fri Jan 6 2023 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt except variable 10 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ170-070200- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 358 AM AKST Fri Jan 6 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming S 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ171-070200- Unalaska Bay- 358 AM AKST Fri Jan 6 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt in the morning increasing to 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming SW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...S wind 10 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ172-070200- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 358 AM AKST Fri Jan 6 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ173-070200- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 358 AM AKST Fri Jan 6 2023 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt becoming SE 35 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...SE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ174-070200- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 358 AM AKST Fri Jan 6 2023 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 40 kt becoming SW 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft building to 21 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming SE 35 kt after midnight. Seas 21 ft. .SAT...S wind 40 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ175-070200- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 358 AM AKST Fri Jan 6 2023 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 40 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt becoming SE 40 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...S wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ176-070200- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 358 AM AKST Fri Jan 6 2023 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 45 kt in the morning becoming W. Seas 17 ft building to 23 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers with snow showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 19 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ177-070200- Adak to Kiska- 358 AM AKST Fri Jan 6 2023 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt early becoming W. Seas 12 ft Bering side...19 ft Pacific side. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ178-070200- Kiska to Attu- 358 AM AKST Fri Jan 6 2023 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. West of Shemya, NE wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. Snow and rain showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt except NE 35 kt west of Shemya. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...N wind 30 kt becoming NW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...E wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ179-070200- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 358 AM AKST Fri Jan 6 2023 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ180-070200- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 358 AM AKST Fri Jan 6 2023 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. $$ PKZ181-070200- North and West of Nunivak Island- 358 AM AKST Fri Jan 6 2023 .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 25 kt. $$ PKZ185-070200- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 358 AM AKST Fri Jan 6 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...E 30 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E of Saint Matthew Island, E wind 25 kt. W of Saint Matthew Island, E wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...E of Saint Matthew Island, E wind 25 kt. W of Saint Matthew Island, E wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray near ice edge. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$
750 FZAK52 PAFC 070030 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 330 PM AKST Fri Jan 6 2023 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. PKZ199-071300- 330 PM AKST Fri Jan 6 2023 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 mb low 145 nm North of Amchitka and a 991 mb North Pacific low merge to form a 983 mb low over Atka for Sun afternoon. Its front extends over the Aleutians by Sun afternoon. Several troughs rotate across the Bering through Sun afternoon. $$ PKZ150-071300- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 330 PM AKST Fri Jan 6 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ155-071300- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 330 PM AKST Fri Jan 6 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt except variable 10 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt except variable 10 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ160-071300- Bristol Bay- 330 PM AKST Fri Jan 6 2023 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ165-071300- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 330 PM AKST Fri Jan 6 2023 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ170-071300- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 330 PM AKST Fri Jan 6 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ171-071300- Unalaska Bay- 330 PM AKST Fri Jan 6 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming S 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ172-071300- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 330 PM AKST Fri Jan 6 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ173-071300- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 330 PM AKST Fri Jan 6 2023 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming SE 40 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ174-071300- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 330 PM AKST Fri Jan 6 2023 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming SE 35 kt after midnight. Seas 21 ft. .SAT...SE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ175-071300- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 330 PM AKST Fri Jan 6 2023 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt becoming SE 40 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...S wind 35 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 11 ft after midnight. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ176-071300- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 330 PM AKST Fri Jan 6 2023 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ177-071300- Adak to Kiska- 330 PM AKST Fri Jan 6 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 kt Pacific Side...E wind 15 kt Bering Side. Seas 17 ft Pacific side...8 ft Bering side. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ178-071300- Kiska to Attu- 330 PM AKST Fri Jan 6 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ179-071300- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 330 PM AKST Fri Jan 6 2023 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ180-071300- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 330 PM AKST Fri Jan 6 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. $$ PKZ181-071300- North and West of Nunivak Island- 330 PM AKST Fri Jan 6 2023 .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. .MON THROUGH WED...N wind 25 kt. $$ PKZ185-071300- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 330 PM AKST Fri Jan 6 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...E 35 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...E wind 25 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...E 35 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 16 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$
155 FZAK52 PAFC 071257 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 357 AM AKST Sat Jan 7 2023 Coastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The Alaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ199-080145- 357 AM AKST Sat Jan 7 2023 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 mb low 145 nm North of Amchitka and a 978 mb North Pacific low merge over Atka for Sun afternoon. Its front pushes over the Aleutians through Sunday. $$ PKZ150-080145- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 357 AM AKST Sat Jan 7 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ155-080145- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 357 AM AKST Sat Jan 7 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt except variable 10 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ160-080145- Bristol Bay- 357 AM AKST Sat Jan 7 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ165-080145- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 357 AM AKST Sat Jan 7 2023 .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt except E 15 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ170-080145- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 357 AM AKST Sat Jan 7 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ171-080145- Unalaska Bay- 357 AM AKST Sat Jan 7 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ172-080145- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 357 AM AKST Sat Jan 7 2023 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ173-080145- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 357 AM AKST Sat Jan 7 2023 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming E 35 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ174-080145- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 357 AM AKST Sat Jan 7 2023 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers and snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt becoming S 25 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ175-080145- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 357 AM AKST Sat Jan 7 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ176-080145- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 357 AM AKST Sat Jan 7 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ177-080145- Adak to Kiska- 357 AM AKST Sat Jan 7 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming NW after midnight. Seas 8 ft Bering side...16 ft Pacific side. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft Bering side...16 ft Pacific side. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...W wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ178-080145- Kiska to Attu- 357 AM AKST Sat Jan 7 2023 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ179-080145- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 357 AM AKST Sat Jan 7 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ180-080145- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 357 AM AKST Sat Jan 7 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ181-080145- North and West of Nunivak Island- 357 AM AKST Sat Jan 7 2023 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 25 kt. .WED...N wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ185-080145- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 357 AM AKST Sat Jan 7 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray near ice edge. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray near ice edge. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray near ice edge. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$
804 FZAK52 PAFC 080027 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 327 PM AKST Sat Jan 7 2023 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. PKZ199-081315- 327 PM AKST Sat Jan 7 2023 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 mb low 145 nm North of Amchitka and a 978 mb North Pacific low merge over Atka for Sun afternoon. Its front pushes over the Aleutians through Sunday. A 980 mb low tracks over the Alaska Peninsula Monday afternoon. $$ PKZ150-081315- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 327 PM AKST Sat Jan 7 2023 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ155-081315- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 327 PM AKST Sat Jan 7 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt except NE 15 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ160-081315- Bristol Bay- 327 PM AKST Sat Jan 7 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Freezing spray and areas of freezing fog. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ165-081315- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 327 PM AKST Sat Jan 7 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ170-081315- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 327 PM AKST Sat Jan 7 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ171-081315- Unalaska Bay- 327 PM AKST Sat Jan 7 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ172-081315- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 327 PM AKST Sat Jan 7 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ173-081315- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 327 PM AKST Sat Jan 7 2023 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ174-081315- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 327 PM AKST Sat Jan 7 2023 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt becoming S 20 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ175-081315- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 327 PM AKST Sat Jan 7 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ176-081315- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 327 PM AKST Sat Jan 7 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ177-081315- Adak to Kiska- 327 PM AKST Sat Jan 7 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming NW after midnight. Seas 8 ft Bering side...15 ft Pacific side. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft Bering side...17 ft Pacific side. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ178-081315- Kiska to Attu- 327 PM AKST Sat Jan 7 2023 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...N wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ179-081315- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 327 PM AKST Sat Jan 7 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ180-081315- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 327 PM AKST Sat Jan 7 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. $$ PKZ181-081315- North and West of Nunivak Island- 327 PM AKST Sat Jan 7 2023 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. .WED...N wind 20 kt. .THU...E wind 30 kt. $$ PKZ185-081315- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 327 PM AKST Sat Jan 7 2023 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... E 35 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... E 35 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$
174 FZAK52 PAFC 081257 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 357 AM AKST Sun Jan 8 2023 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. PKZ199-090130- 357 AM AKST Sun Jan 8 2023 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 mb low 52 nm north of Atka moves northwest becoming a 979 mb low 260 nm north of Attu Island Monday morning. A 980 mb low moves over the Alaska Peninsula Monday afternoon, moving into Bristol Bay by Tuesday morning. $$ PKZ150-090130- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 357 AM AKST Sun Jan 8 2023 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt in the morning increasing to 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .MON...NE wind 35 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ155-090130- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 357 AM AKST Sun Jan 8 2023 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, NE wind 15 kt becoming N 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt except N 35 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 12 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, N wind 30 kt becoming NW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ160-090130- Bristol Bay- 357 AM AKST Sun Jan 8 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray near ice edge. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray near ice edge. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray near ice edge in the morning. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 1 foot. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ165-090130- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 357 AM AKST Sun Jan 8 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ170-090130- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 357 AM AKST Sun Jan 8 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...S wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...E wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ171-090130- Unalaska Bay- 357 AM AKST Sun Jan 8 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ172-090130- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 357 AM AKST Sun Jan 8 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ173-090130- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 357 AM AKST Sun Jan 8 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ174-090130- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 357 AM AKST Sun Jan 8 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ175-090130- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 357 AM AKST Sun Jan 8 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt becoming W 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ176-090130- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 357 AM AKST Sun Jan 8 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt in the morning becoming W 15 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. $$ PKZ177-090130- Adak to Kiska- 357 AM AKST Sun Jan 8 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...E wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ178-090130- Kiska to Attu- 357 AM AKST Sun Jan 8 2023 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt Bering side...NW 35 kt Pacific side. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...W wind 45 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. .THU...N wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ179-090130- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 357 AM AKST Sun Jan 8 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ180-090130- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 357 AM AKST Sun Jan 8 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray near ice edge. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray near ice edge. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. $$ PKZ181-090130- North and West of Nunivak Island- 357 AM AKST Sun Jan 8 2023 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. .WED...N wind 15 kt. .THU...E wind 30 kt. $$ PKZ185-090130- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 357 AM AKST Sun Jan 8 2023 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray near ice edge. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...E 35 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 25 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...E 35 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$
123 FZAK52 PAFC 090044 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 344 PM AKST Sun Jan 8 2023 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. PKZ199-091315- 344 PM AKST Sun Jan 8 2023 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 mb low 52 nm north of Atka tracks northwest becoming a 979 mb low 260 nm north of Attu Island Monday morning. A 980 mb low tracks over the Alaska Peninsula Monday afternoon and moves into Bristol Bay by Tuesday morning before dissipating through Tuesday afternoon. $$ PKZ150-091315- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 344 PM AKST Sun Jan 8 2023 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...E wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ155-091315- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 344 PM AKST Sun Jan 8 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt except N 30 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .MON...NW wind 20 kt except N 30 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ160-091315- Bristol Bay- 344 PM AKST Sun Jan 8 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Freezing spray in the evening. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 1 foot. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ165-091315- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 344 PM AKST Sun Jan 8 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ170-091315- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 344 PM AKST Sun Jan 8 2023 .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ171-091315- Unalaska Bay- 344 PM AKST Sun Jan 8 2023 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-091315- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 344 PM AKST Sun Jan 8 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...W wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ173-091315- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 344 PM AKST Sun Jan 8 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ174-091315- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 344 PM AKST Sun Jan 8 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ175-091315- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 344 PM AKST Sun Jan 8 2023 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ176-091315- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 344 PM AKST Sun Jan 8 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ177-091315- Adak to Kiska- 344 PM AKST Sun Jan 8 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 22 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ178-091315- Kiska to Attu- 344 PM AKST Sun Jan 8 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...E wind 50 kt. Seas 22 ft. .THU...N wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .FRI...W wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ179-091315- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 344 PM AKST Sun Jan 8 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ180-091315- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 344 PM AKST Sun Jan 8 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. $$ PKZ181-091315- North and West of Nunivak Island- 344 PM AKST Sun Jan 8 2023 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. .WED...N wind 15 kt. .THU...E wind 30 kt. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. $$ PKZ185-091315- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 344 PM AKST Sun Jan 8 2023 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...E 35 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 25 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...E 35 kt W of Saint Matthew Island early. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$
493 FZAK52 PAFC 091240 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 340 AM AKST Mon Jan 9 2023 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. PKZ199-100200- 340 AM AKST Mon Jan 9 2023 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 mb low 270 nm north of Attu Island tracks northwest towards Northern Kamchatka for Monday. A 971 mb North Pacific low moves over the Alaska Peninsula into Bristol Bay by Tuesday morning and dissipates near Togiak by Wednesday morning. A front reaches the Western Aleutians Wednesday morning. $$ PKZ150-100200- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 340 AM AKST Mon Jan 9 2023 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 20 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt becoming S 25 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft subsiding to 10 ft after midnight. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ155-100200- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 340 AM AKST Mon Jan 9 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt except N 30 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 15 ft. and rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ160-100200- Bristol Bay- 340 AM AKST Mon Jan 9 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray in the morning. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 1 foot. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ165-100200- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 340 AM AKST Mon Jan 9 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt becoming N 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ170-100200- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 340 AM AKST Mon Jan 9 2023 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ171-100200- Unalaska Bay- 340 AM AKST Mon Jan 9 2023 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ172-100200- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 340 AM AKST Mon Jan 9 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ173-100200- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 340 AM AKST Mon Jan 9 2023 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ174-100200- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 340 AM AKST Mon Jan 9 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...S wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ175-100200- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 340 AM AKST Mon Jan 9 2023 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ176-100200- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 340 AM AKST Mon Jan 9 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 23 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ177-100200- Adak to Kiska- 340 AM AKST Mon Jan 9 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming NW 25 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 22 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ178-100200- Kiska to Attu- 340 AM AKST Mon Jan 9 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...E wind 50 kt. Seas 21 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ179-100200- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 340 AM AKST Mon Jan 9 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ180-100200- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 340 AM AKST Mon Jan 9 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .WED...NW wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. $$ PKZ181-100200- North and West of Nunivak Island- 340 AM AKST Mon Jan 9 2023 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 25 kt. $$ PKZ185-100200- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 340 AM AKST Mon Jan 9 2023 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...E 35 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$
222 FZAK52 PAFC 100024 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 324 PM AKST Mon Jan 9 2023 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. PKZ199-101300- 324 PM AKST Mon Jan 9 2023 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 974 mb 105 nm Southwest of Sitkinak moves to 60 nm West of Nome at 1000 mb for Wed afternoon. Its front moves over Western Alaska through Wed afternoon. A 999 mb North Pacific low moves to 285 nm South of Attu at 957 mb by Wed afternoon. Its front moves over the Western Aleutians for Wed afternoon. $$ PKZ150-101300- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 324 PM AKST Mon Jan 9 2023 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ155-101300- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 324 PM AKST Mon Jan 9 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ160-101300- Bristol Bay- 324 PM AKST Mon Jan 9 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Snow showers. .TUE...E wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 1 foot. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ165-101300- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 324 PM AKST Mon Jan 9 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt except NE 25 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ170-101300- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 324 PM AKST Mon Jan 9 2023 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ171-101300- Unalaska Bay- 324 PM AKST Mon Jan 9 2023 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-101300- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 324 PM AKST Mon Jan 9 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ173-101300- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 324 PM AKST Mon Jan 9 2023 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ174-101300- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 324 PM AKST Mon Jan 9 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ175-101300- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 324 PM AKST Mon Jan 9 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ176-101300- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 324 PM AKST Mon Jan 9 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt becoming W 20 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ177-101300- Adak to Kiska- 324 PM AKST Mon Jan 9 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt becoming SE after midnight. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 25 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ178-101300- Kiska to Attu- 324 PM AKST Mon Jan 9 2023 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming E 45 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft building to 11 ft after midnight. .WED...E wind 50 kt. Seas 22 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ179-101300- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 324 PM AKST Mon Jan 9 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ180-101300- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 324 PM AKST Mon Jan 9 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. $$ PKZ181-101300- North and West of Nunivak Island- 324 PM AKST Mon Jan 9 2023 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt becoming NW 15 kt after midnight. .WED...W wind 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. .THU THROUGH SAT...E wind 25 kt. $$ PKZ185-101300- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 324 PM AKST Mon Jan 9 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Jan 5, 5:01 AM AKST, 9 hours 54 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 5, 5:01 AM AKST, 9 hours 54 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 501 AM AKST Thu Jan 5 2023 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A longwave trough extends from the Bering to the Gulf of Alaska and the jet core is well south of the Aleutian chain near 34N latitude. There are multiple shortwaves embedded within the pattern. The Kenai and the King Salmon radars have been active early this morning while the Bethel and Middleton Island radars remain out of service. On satellite imagery, there is a broad swath of cold air stratocumulus from the North Pacific into the Bering with an occluded system over the Western Bering with a series of vortices along the baroclinic zone. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... The GFS and NAM initialized well with the QPF fields compared to radar imagery on the King Salmon and Kenai radars at 6z. Fast forward, the models continue to struggle with the placement of the surface lows and the upper level shortwaves. The models are agreeing on the placement of the jet well south of the Aleutian chain through Saturday with a sliver of the jet coming over the Kenai Peninsula and Prince William Sound Saturday afternoon. && .AVIATION... PANC...There have been some light returns on the Kenai radar early this morning over portions of Cook Inlet...VCSH added to the TAF. Expecting VFR conditions and light winds. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 through 3: Thursday through Saturday)... The last of a seemingly endless train of shortwaves is crossing the Kenai and CHugach Mountains this morning and heading toward the northwest. This is the source of the lingering snow showers over those mountains as well as the Kachemak Bay area. Other areas around the Cook Inlet and Mat-Su regions continue to downslope out on the lee side of the mountains as has been the case for the past few days. With the departure of this final wave, there should be some clearing and cooling conditions across Southcentral later today through tomorrow. This will likely bring near or below zero temperatures to a number of areas tonight and/or Friday night. The cold temperatures will not be a long cold-snap as the next system will move toward Southcentral from the Gulf perhaps as early as Friday night for eastern Prince William Sound and the eastern half of the Copper River Basin. There is quite a bit of uncertainty as to the timing and structure of this next system so forecast confidence in not very high for the westward extent of precipitation for Saturday and even precipitation type for Prince William Sound for Saturday. There is a potential for snow to reach as far west as Anchorage Saturday night, but this is far from a certain event at this point. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 through 3: Tonight through Saturday)... The active pattern in Southwest Alaska will continue today as several shortwaves will move through the area bringing showers tapering off by Friday morning. Steady snowfall along the northern edge of Bristol Bay will continue through today, tapering off this evening. These showers are expected to keep mostly in the Greater Bristol Bay area, and precipitation type associated with these showers will continue to be snow. Snow accumulations are expected to hold within 1-3 inches, with the higher amounts in areas just north of Bristol Bay. Following the passage of these shortwaves, a respite in active weather is expected to begin Friday persisting through the late weekend as a weak ridge builds over Southwest Alaska. Weak offshore flow will also establish following the passage of the shortwaves today with gusty winds not currently expected. Fog is still expected to persist around much of Southwest today, with a pocket near Bethel expected to develop overnight tonight. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 through 3: Tonight through Saturday)... A large complex of low pressure systems resides across the Western/Central Aleutians creating widespread windy and showery conditions. This morning, a trough extending from the Western Bering to the Central Aleutians near Atka and Nikolski will weaken and lift northward. Remnants of this wave may bring a quick shot of showers to the Pribilofs tonight. Following this trough will be a North Pacific low pressure system approaching the Western Aleutians this evening. This system will bring widespread Small Craft Advisory winds with pockets of Gales around the Western/Central Aleutians into the weekend. Precipitation associated with this system will begin near Amchitka and spread across the Western Chain. This system will also be pushing a front eastward, reaching Atka by Friday afternoon and the Pribs by Friday night/Saturday morning. As the low approaches the Chain this evening, precipitation in the Western/Central Aleutians near Amchitka may see a transition from snow to mixed with rain, back to snow by Friday morning. This is due to some warmer air entrained in the core of the system, however as it makes its way into the Bering, colder air will return shifting the precipitation back to mixed and/or snow. Snow accumulations across the Western/Central Aleutians will range from 1-2 inches for today, and up to 3 inches on Amchitka overnight tonight and Friday. $$.LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 4 through 7: Sunday through Wednesday)... There is not great agreement at the beginning of the week, with a series of surface lows across the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska. This is fairly common, as model spread tends to grow as they progress further out in time. There is, however, better than average agreement for a North Pacific low tracking south of the Aleutians through mid-week. Discrepancies begin to grow again by Wednesday afternoon when the GFS and EC continue tracking east where as the Canadian stalls south of the Eastern Aleutians, before merging with yet another incoming system from the west. Active weather is likely along the Aleutians through the long term. High pressure sets up over eastern Siberia and across Interior Alaska. Most of the Mainland will be on the drier side, with around normal temperatures through mid-week. There is a low moving into the Gulf of Alaska on Sunday that is going to rapidly weaken, but there may be periods of snow showers for the Coastal regions Sunday into Monday morning. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...175 176 177 411 413. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...PJS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...EZ SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...CL LONG TERM...KM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 3:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 61 hr | |
| Jan 4, 3:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 61 hr | |
| Jan 4, 3:11 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Jan 5, 3:35 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 5, 3:35 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 5, 2:33 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 49 hr | |
| Jan 5, 2:55 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 5, 2:55 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days |
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