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Small Craft Advisory 49, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 14, 2023, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 5 days.
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- Issued
- Jan 14, 2023, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 19, 2023, 3:24 PM AKST
- In force
- 5 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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920 FZAK52 PAFC 141300 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 400 AM AKST Sat Jan 14 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. PKZ199-150200- 400 AM AKST Sat Jan 14 2023 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 mb complex low 70 nm east of Amchitka moves to 180 nm north of Adak at 972 mb Sun morning and remains nearly stationary as it weakens through Mon morning. A North Pacific low moves to 140 nm east of Chignik at 971 mb Sun afternoon and moves to 70 nm north of Port Heiden at 976 mb by Mon morning. $$ PKZ150-150200- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 400 AM AKST Sat Jan 14 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ155-150200- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 400 AM AKST Sat Jan 14 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt except NW 25 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ160-150200- Bristol Bay- 400 AM AKST Sat Jan 14 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ165-150200- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 400 AM AKST Sat Jan 14 2023 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt except N 20 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ170-150200- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 400 AM AKST Sat Jan 14 2023 .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ171-150200- Unalaska Bay- 400 AM AKST Sat Jan 14 2023 .TODAY...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 foot. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ172-150200- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 400 AM AKST Sat Jan 14 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt becoming W 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ173-150200- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 400 AM AKST Sat Jan 14 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 10 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ174-150200- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 400 AM AKST Sat Jan 14 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. Rain and snow showers. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ175-150200- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 400 AM AKST Sat Jan 14 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ176-150200- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 400 AM AKST Sat Jan 14 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft building to 17 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ177-150200- Adak to Kiska- 400 AM AKST Sat Jan 14 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft Bering side...17 ft Pacific side. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Snow and rain showers. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ178-150200- Kiska to Attu- 400 AM AKST Sat Jan 14 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...Bering side, variable wind 10 kt becoming W 20 kt in the afternoon. Pacific side, W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ179-150200- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 400 AM AKST Sat Jan 14 2023 .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ180-150200- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 400 AM AKST Sat Jan 14 2023 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. $$ PKZ181-150200- North and West of Nunivak Island- 400 AM AKST Sat Jan 14 2023 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. .MON...N wind 25 kt. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ185-150200- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 400 AM AKST Sat Jan 14 2023 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... NE 35 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas in ice free waters 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... NE 30 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. $$
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446 FZAK52 PAFC 150003 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 303 PM AKST Sat Jan 14 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. PKZ199-151245- 303 PM AKST Sat Jan 14 2023 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 mb complex low 130 nm north of Amchitka moves slowly and weakens through Mon morning, moving over Nikolski at 985 mb by Monday afternoon. A North Pacific low moves to 150 nm east of Chignik at 970 mb Sun afternoon and moves to 70 nm north of Port Heiden at 976 mb by Mon morning. $$ PKZ150-151245- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 303 PM AKST Sat Jan 14 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ155-151245- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 303 PM AKST Sat Jan 14 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt except NE 25 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt except NW 20 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ160-151245- Bristol Bay- 303 PM AKST Sat Jan 14 2023 .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming E after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 1 foot. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. Snow showers. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ165-151245- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 303 PM AKST Sat Jan 14 2023 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ170-151245- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 303 PM AKST Sat Jan 14 2023 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ171-151245- Unalaska Bay- 303 PM AKST Sat Jan 14 2023 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...S wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 1 foot. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ172-151245- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 303 PM AKST Sat Jan 14 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ173-151245- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 303 PM AKST Sat Jan 14 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ174-151245- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 303 PM AKST Sat Jan 14 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ175-151245- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 303 PM AKST Sat Jan 14 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ176-151245- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 303 PM AKST Sat Jan 14 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ177-151245- Adak to Kiska- 303 PM AKST Sat Jan 14 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft Bering side... 18 ft Pacific side. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ178-151245- Kiska to Attu- 303 PM AKST Sat Jan 14 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ179-151245- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 303 PM AKST Sat Jan 14 2023 .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ180-151245- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 303 PM AKST Sat Jan 14 2023 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. $$ PKZ181-151245- North and West of Nunivak Island- 303 PM AKST Sat Jan 14 2023 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ185-151245- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 303 PM AKST Sat Jan 14 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray E of 175W. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... NE 30 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray E of 175W. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray E of 175W and N of 60N. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. $$
459 FZAK52 PAFC 151237 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 337 AM AKST Sun Jan 15 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. PKZ199-160145- 337 AM AKST Sun Jan 15 2023 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 mb complex low 190 nm N of Adak sits nearly stationary on Sun before accelerating across the lower Alaska Peninsula into the Gulf of Alaska through Mon morning at 976 mb. A 976 mb low 120 nm S of Port Heiden lifts across Bristol Bay Sun night before moving 60 nm W of Kipnuk by Tue morning. $$ PKZ150-160145- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 337 AM AKST Sun Jan 15 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ155-160145- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 337 AM AKST Sun Jan 15 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt except NW 25 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SW 20 kt after midnight. From the Shumagin Islands E, W wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ160-160145- Bristol Bay- 337 AM AKST Sun Jan 15 2023 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming S after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON...S wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. $$ PKZ165-160145- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 337 AM AKST Sun Jan 15 2023 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt except N 15 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt except NW 15 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ170-160145- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 337 AM AKST Sun Jan 15 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ171-160145- Unalaska Bay- 337 AM AKST Sun Jan 15 2023 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 foot. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ172-160145- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 337 AM AKST Sun Jan 15 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ173-160145- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 337 AM AKST Sun Jan 15 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ174-160145- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 337 AM AKST Sun Jan 15 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ175-160145- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 337 AM AKST Sun Jan 15 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ176-160145- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 337 AM AKST Sun Jan 15 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ177-160145- Adak to Kiska- 337 AM AKST Sun Jan 15 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft Bering side...18 ft Pac side. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ178-160145- Kiska to Attu- 337 AM AKST Sun Jan 15 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ179-160145- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 337 AM AKST Sun Jan 15 2023 .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ180-160145- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 337 AM AKST Sun Jan 15 2023 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. $$ PKZ181-160145- North and West of Nunivak Island- 337 AM AKST Sun Jan 15 2023 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 20 kt. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. $$ PKZ185-160145- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 337 AM AKST Sun Jan 15 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... NE 30 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... NE 30 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. $$
869 FZAK52 PAFC 160033 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 333 PM AKST Sun Jan 15 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. PKZ199-161345- 333 PM AKST Sun Jan 15 2023 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 973 mb complex low 220 nm N of Adak moves 70 nm E of Sand Point Mon afternoon at 978 mb. A 974 mb low 160 nm NE of Sand Point lifts across Bristol Bay tonight before moving over Nunivak Island by Monday afternoon then stalling in place. $$ PKZ150-161345- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 333 PM AKST Sun Jan 15 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ155-161345- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 333 PM AKST Sun Jan 15 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SW 20 kt after midnight. From the Shumagin Islands E, W wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ160-161345- Bristol Bay- 333 PM AKST Sun Jan 15 2023 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming SE after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. Snow showers. .MON...S wind 15 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt becoming NW after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. $$ PKZ165-161345- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 333 PM AKST Sun Jan 15 2023 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt except NW 15 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ170-161345- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 333 PM AKST Sun Jan 15 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ171-161345- Unalaska Bay- 333 PM AKST Sun Jan 15 2023 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain and snow showers. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-161345- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 333 PM AKST Sun Jan 15 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ173-161345- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 333 PM AKST Sun Jan 15 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ174-161345- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 333 PM AKST Sun Jan 15 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...N wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ175-161345- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 333 PM AKST Sun Jan 15 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ176-161345- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 333 PM AKST Sun Jan 15 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ177-161345- Adak to Kiska- 333 PM AKST Sun Jan 15 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ178-161345- Kiska to Attu- 333 PM AKST Sun Jan 15 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ179-161345- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 333 PM AKST Sun Jan 15 2023 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ180-161345- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 333 PM AKST Sun Jan 15 2023 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. $$ PKZ181-161345- North and West of Nunivak Island- 333 PM AKST Sun Jan 15 2023 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming N 20 kt after midnight. .MON...N wind 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. .WED...N wind 20 kt. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ185-161345- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 333 PM AKST Sun Jan 15 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... NE 30 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray E of 175W and N of 60N. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray E of 177W. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. $$
813 FZAK52 PAFC 161217 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 317 AM AKST Mon Jan 16 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. PKZ199-170130- 317 AM AKST Mon Jan 16 2023 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 mb complex low breaks down over the Bering Tue afternoon while shifting into the Gulf of Alaska Tue night. A 976 mb low 20 nm N of Cape Newenham moves to 35 nm S of Toksook Bay at 980 mb Mon night. A 966 mb N Pacific low brings a front into the Central Aleutians Wed morning. $$ PKZ150-170130- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 317 AM AKST Mon Jan 16 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ155-170130- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 317 AM AKST Mon Jan 16 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt except W 30 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ160-170130- Bristol Bay- 317 AM AKST Mon Jan 16 2023 .TODAY...S wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. $$ PKZ165-170130- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 317 AM AKST Mon Jan 16 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ170-170130- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 317 AM AKST Mon Jan 16 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ171-170130- Unalaska Bay- 317 AM AKST Mon Jan 16 2023 .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers and snow showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-170130- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 317 AM AKST Mon Jan 16 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ173-170130- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 317 AM AKST Mon Jan 16 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ174-170130- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 317 AM AKST Mon Jan 16 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...N wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ175-170130- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 317 AM AKST Mon Jan 16 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ176-170130- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 317 AM AKST Mon Jan 16 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt becoming W 20 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ177-170130- Adak to Kiska- 317 AM AKST Mon Jan 16 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ178-170130- Kiska to Attu- 317 AM AKST Mon Jan 16 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ179-170130- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 317 AM AKST Mon Jan 16 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ180-170130- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 317 AM AKST Mon Jan 16 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. $$ PKZ181-170130- North and West of Nunivak Island- 317 AM AKST Mon Jan 16 2023 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Snow. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. .WED THROUGH FRI...NW wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ185-170130- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 317 AM AKST Mon Jan 16 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. $$
229 FZAK52 PAFC 170022 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 322 PM AKST Mon Jan 16 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. PKZ199-171315- 322 PM AKST Mon Jan 16 2023 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 mb low near Etolin Strait moves inland Tue morning. A 990 mb low approaches the Western Aleutians Tue afternoon and tracks near Shemya at 985 mb Wed afternoon. A 966 mb North Pacific low brings a front into the Central and Eastern Aleutians Wed morning. $$ PKZ150-171315- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 322 PM AKST Mon Jan 16 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ155-171315- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 322 PM AKST Mon Jan 16 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming SE after midnight. From the Shumagin Islands E, W wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ160-171315- Bristol Bay- 322 PM AKST Mon Jan 16 2023 .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. $$ PKZ165-171315- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 322 PM AKST Mon Jan 16 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ170-171315- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 322 PM AKST Mon Jan 16 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ171-171315- Unalaska Bay- 322 PM AKST Mon Jan 16 2023 .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ172-171315- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 322 PM AKST Mon Jan 16 2023 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Widespread snow and rain showers. .WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ173-171315- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 322 PM AKST Mon Jan 16 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ174-171315- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 322 PM AKST Mon Jan 16 2023 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 35 kt becoming NE 45 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. Widespread snow showers. .WED...N wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ175-171315- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 322 PM AKST Mon Jan 16 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ176-171315- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 322 PM AKST Mon Jan 16 2023 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt becoming W 20 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Widespread snow showers. .WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ177-171315- Adak to Kiska- 322 PM AKST Mon Jan 16 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ178-171315- Kiska to Attu- 322 PM AKST Mon Jan 16 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ179-171315- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 322 PM AKST Mon Jan 16 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ180-171315- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 322 PM AKST Mon Jan 16 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. $$ PKZ181-171315- North and West of Nunivak Island- 322 PM AKST Mon Jan 16 2023 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Snow showers. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. .WED...N wind 25 kt. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 20 kt. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ185-171315- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 322 PM AKST Mon Jan 16 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Widespread snow showers. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow showers. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. $$
694 FZAK52 PAFC 171245 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 345 AM AKST Tue Jan 17 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. PKZ199-180115- 345 AM AKST Tue Jan 17 2023 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 mb low roughly 280 nm NW of Shemya meanders eastward to 150 nm W of Shemya Thu morning at 988 mb. A 976 mb North Pacific low 600 nm S of Shemya moves to 150 nm SE of Sand Point at 976 mb through Thu morning. $$ PKZ150-180115- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 345 AM AKST Tue Jan 17 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ155-180115- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 345 AM AKST Tue Jan 17 2023 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt becoming SE after midnight. From the Shumagin Islands E, W wind 25 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...E wind 35 kt except E 30 kt from the Shumagin Islands E. Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ160-180115- Bristol Bay- 345 AM AKST Tue Jan 17 2023 .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt becoming NE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. $$ PKZ165-180115- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 345 AM AKST Tue Jan 17 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. From Port Moller E, variable wind 10 kt becoming NE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ170-180115- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 345 AM AKST Tue Jan 17 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ171-180115- Unalaska Bay- 345 AM AKST Tue Jan 17 2023 .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow and rain. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ172-180115- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 345 AM AKST Tue Jan 17 2023 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow and rain. .WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ173-180115- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 345 AM AKST Tue Jan 17 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ174-180115- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 345 AM AKST Tue Jan 17 2023 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 15 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming NE 40 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...N wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. Snow and rain. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. $$ PKZ175-180115- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 345 AM AKST Tue Jan 17 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ176-180115- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 345 AM AKST Tue Jan 17 2023 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...N wind 35 kt becoming NW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ177-180115- Adak to Kiska- 345 AM AKST Tue Jan 17 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt becoming W 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ178-180115- Kiska to Attu- 345 AM AKST Tue Jan 17 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ179-180115- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 345 AM AKST Tue Jan 17 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ180-180115- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 345 AM AKST Tue Jan 17 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray N of 59N and W of 166W. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray N of 58N and W of 164W. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray N of 58N and W of 164W. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. $$ PKZ181-180115- North and West of Nunivak Island- 345 AM AKST Tue Jan 17 2023 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 20 kt. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. $$ PKZ185-180115- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 345 AM AKST Tue Jan 17 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. $$
587 FZAK52 PAFC 180037 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 337 PM AKST Tue Jan 17 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. PKZ199-181400- 337 PM AKST Tue Jan 17 2023 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 969 mb low 325 nm South of Adak moves to 15 nm West of Sitkinak at 990 mb for Thu afternoon. Its front slides over the Aleutians and Alaska Peninsula through Thu afternoon. A 990 mb low 220 nm Northwest of Attu moves to 190 nm Southwest of Attu at 986 mb by Thu afternoon. Its front moves over the Western Aleutians into the Bering for Thu afternoon. $$ PKZ150-181400- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 337 PM AKST Tue Jan 17 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ155-181400- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 337 PM AKST Tue Jan 17 2023 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt becoming SE after midnight. Seas 11 ft. .WED...E wind 35 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, E wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. Rain with snow. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft building to 17 ft after midnight. Rain. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ160-181400- Bristol Bay- 337 PM AKST Tue Jan 17 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the ice edge. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. $$ PKZ165-181400- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 337 PM AKST Tue Jan 17 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. From Port Moller E, variable wind 10 kt becoming NE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ170-181400- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 337 PM AKST Tue Jan 17 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ171-181400- Unalaska Bay- 337 PM AKST Tue Jan 17 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow and rain. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ172-181400- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 337 PM AKST Tue Jan 17 2023 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow showers. .WED...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain with snow. .WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ173-181400- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 337 PM AKST Tue Jan 17 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt becoming NE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ174-181400- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 337 PM AKST Tue Jan 17 2023 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming NE 40 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...N wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ175-181400- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 337 PM AKST Tue Jan 17 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ176-181400- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 337 PM AKST Tue Jan 17 2023 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ177-181400- Adak to Kiska- 337 PM AKST Tue Jan 17 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ178-181400- Kiska to Attu- 337 PM AKST Tue Jan 17 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ179-181400- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 337 PM AKST Tue Jan 17 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray N of Saint George Island. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray N of Saint George Island. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray N of Saint George Island. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ180-181400- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 337 PM AKST Tue Jan 17 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the ice edge N of Goodnews Bay. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray near ice edge. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray near ice edge. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. $$ PKZ181-181400- North and West of Nunivak Island- 337 PM AKST Tue Jan 17 2023 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 25 kt. $$ PKZ185-181400- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 337 PM AKST Tue Jan 17 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 14 ft. $$
276 FZAK52 PAFC 181244 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 344 AM AKST Wed Jan 18 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. PKZ199-190200- 344 AM AKST Wed Jan 18 2023 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 966 mb low 400 nm southwest of Cold Bay this morning will move 270 nm east of Cold Bay at 979 mb Thursday morning. The low then moves into the Gulf of Alaska Friday morning. A second 966 mb low moves 190 nm south of Shemya Friday morning. $$ PKZ150-190200- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 344 AM AKST Wed Jan 18 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers and snow. .THU...E wind 30 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...W wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ155-190200- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 344 AM AKST Wed Jan 18 2023 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt. From the Shumagin Islands E, E wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft building to 17 ft after midnight. Rain. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ160-190200- Bristol Bay- 344 AM AKST Wed Jan 18 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S wind 10 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the ice edge. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the ice edge. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. $$ PKZ165-190200- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 344 AM AKST Wed Jan 18 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. From Port Moller E, variable wind 10 kt becoming NE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ170-190200- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 344 AM AKST Wed Jan 18 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ171-190200- Unalaska Bay- 344 AM AKST Wed Jan 18 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow showers. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow showers. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ172-190200- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 344 AM AKST Wed Jan 18 2023 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt becoming NW 25 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ173-190200- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 344 AM AKST Wed Jan 18 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt becoming NW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. $$ PKZ174-190200- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 344 AM AKST Wed Jan 18 2023 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ175-190200- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 344 AM AKST Wed Jan 18 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. $$ PKZ176-190200- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 344 AM AKST Wed Jan 18 2023 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 25 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ177-190200- Adak to Kiska- 344 AM AKST Wed Jan 18 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...E wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. $$ PKZ178-190200- Kiska to Attu- 344 AM AKST Wed Jan 18 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft Freezing spray. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ179-190200- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 344 AM AKST Wed Jan 18 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray N of Saint George Island. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray N of Saint George Island. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray N of Saint George Island. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ180-190200- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 344 AM AKST Wed Jan 18 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the ice edge. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the ice edge. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the ice edge. .THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. $$ PKZ181-190200- North and West of Nunivak Island- 344 AM AKST Wed Jan 18 2023 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. .THU...N wind 25 kt. .THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 25 kt. $$ PKZ185-190200- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 344 AM AKST Wed Jan 18 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. Snow. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. $$
875 FZAK52 PAFC 190022 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 322 PM AKST Wed Jan 18 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. PKZ199-191330- 322 PM AKST Wed Jan 18 2023 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 969 mb low 265 nm South of Cold Bay moves to 20 nm West of Kodiak City at 989 mb Fri morning, then dissipates Fri afternoon. Its front moves to the North Gulf Coast for Fri afternoon. A 1002 mb North Pacific low moves to 85 nm Southwest of Kiska at 972 mb by Fri afternoon. Its front moves over the Western Aleutians and Bering for Fri afternoon. $$ PKZ150-191330- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 322 PM AKST Wed Jan 18 2023 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ155-191330- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 322 PM AKST Wed Jan 18 2023 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft building to 16 ft after midnight. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ160-191330- Bristol Bay- 322 PM AKST Wed Jan 18 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the ice edge. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the ice edge. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. $$ PKZ165-191330- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 322 PM AKST Wed Jan 18 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ170-191330- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 322 PM AKST Wed Jan 18 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ171-191330- Unalaska Bay- 322 PM AKST Wed Jan 18 2023 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow showers. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ172-191330- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 322 PM AKST Wed Jan 18 2023 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt becoming NW 25 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ173-191330- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 322 PM AKST Wed Jan 18 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 24 ft. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ174-191330- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 322 PM AKST Wed Jan 18 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...E wind 50 kt. Seas 25 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ175-191330- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 322 PM AKST Wed Jan 18 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 24 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ176-191330- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 322 PM AKST Wed Jan 18 2023 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming SE 35 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SAT...E wind 50 kt. Seas 27 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ177-191330- Adak to Kiska- 322 PM AKST Wed Jan 18 2023 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming E 45 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft Bering side...14 ft Pac side. Snow. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 23 ft. .SAT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ178-191330- Kiska to Attu- 322 PM AKST Wed Jan 18 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 23 ft. .SAT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 24 ft. $$ PKZ179-191330- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 322 PM AKST Wed Jan 18 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray N of Saint George Island. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray N of Saint George Island. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray N of Saint George Island. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ180-191330- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 322 PM AKST Wed Jan 18 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the ice edge. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the ice edge. .THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the ice edge. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ181-191330- North and West of Nunivak Island- 322 PM AKST Wed Jan 18 2023 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. .THU...N wind 25 kt. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 25 kt. .MON...N wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ185-191330- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 322 PM AKST Wed Jan 18 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .SAT...E wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 13 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. $$
144 FZAK52 PAFC 191301 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 401 AM AKST Thu Jan 19 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. PKZ199-200145- 401 AM AKST Thu Jan 19 2023 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 mb low 200 nm southeast of Shemya Friday morning will move 270 nm northwest of Shemya at 970 mb Saturday morning. $$ PKZ150-200145- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 401 AM AKST Thu Jan 19 2023 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ155-200145- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 401 AM AKST Thu Jan 19 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ160-200145- Bristol Bay- 401 AM AKST Thu Jan 19 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the ice edge in the morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the ice edge after midnight. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the ice edge. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. $$ PKZ165-200145- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 401 AM AKST Thu Jan 19 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ170-200145- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 401 AM AKST Thu Jan 19 2023 .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft Freezing spray after midnight. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ171-200145- Unalaska Bay- 401 AM AKST Thu Jan 19 2023 .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NW wind 10 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ172-200145- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 401 AM AKST Thu Jan 19 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 23 ft. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ173-200145- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 401 AM AKST Thu Jan 19 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 25 ft. .SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ174-200145- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 401 AM AKST Thu Jan 19 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...E wind 50 kt. Seas 26 ft. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ175-200145- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 401 AM AKST Thu Jan 19 2023 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 26 ft. .SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 26 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ176-200145- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 401 AM AKST Thu Jan 19 2023 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 11 ft building to 17 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SAT...E wind 50 kt. Seas 27 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ177-200145- Adak to Kiska- 401 AM AKST Thu Jan 19 2023 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming E 35 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...E wind 45 kt. Bering side, seas 12 ft building to 21 ft in the afternoon. Pac side, seas 22 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SAT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ178-200145- Kiska to Attu- 401 AM AKST Thu Jan 19 2023 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft building to 19 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SAT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 24 ft. $$ PKZ179-200145- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 401 AM AKST Thu Jan 19 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray N of Saint George Island. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray N of Saint George Island. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray N of Saint George Island. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ180-200145- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 401 AM AKST Thu Jan 19 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the ice edge. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the ice edge. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the ice edge. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ181-200145- North and West of Nunivak Island- 401 AM AKST Thu Jan 19 2023 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. .SAT...NE wind 35 kt. .SUN...N wind 40 kt. .MON...N wind 30 kt. $$ PKZ185-200145- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 401 AM AKST Thu Jan 19 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 15 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...SE 30 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .SAT...E wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 16 ft. .SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 17 ft. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. $$
029 FZAK52 PAFC 200024 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 324 PM AKST Thu Jan 19 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. PKZ199-201345- 324 PM AKST Thu Jan 19 2023 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 mb North Pacific low deepens as it moves to 45 nm North of Kiska to 966 mb for Fri afternoon, then shifts to 300 nm North of Attu and weakens to 974 mb by Sat afternoon. Its front spreads over the Western Aleutians and Bering to a 957 mb North Pacific low through Sat afternoon. $$ PKZ150-201345- South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape- 324 PM AKST Thu Jan 19 2023 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ155-201345- South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef- 324 PM AKST Thu Jan 19 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 50 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ160-201345- Bristol Bay- 324 PM AKST Thu Jan 19 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the ice edge. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the ice edge. .SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. $$ PKZ165-201345- Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef- 324 PM AKST Thu Jan 19 2023 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt except NW 30 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...E wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ170-201345- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side- 324 PM AKST Thu Jan 19 2023 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 50 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ171-201345- Unalaska Bay- 324 PM AKST Thu Jan 19 2023 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 50 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ172-201345- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side- 324 PM AKST Thu Jan 19 2023 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...E wind 50 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 50 kt. Seas 27 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ173-201345- Nikolski to Seguam Island Bering Side- 324 PM AKST Thu Jan 19 2023 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 50 kt. Seas 23 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ174-201345- Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side- 324 PM AKST Thu Jan 19 2023 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...E wind 55 kt. Seas 28 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 50 kt. Seas 29 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ175-201345- Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side- 324 PM AKST Thu Jan 19 2023 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 10 ft building to 15 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ176-201345- Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side- 324 PM AKST Thu Jan 19 2023 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft building to 22 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. Snow. .SAT...E wind 50 kt. Seas 28 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 29 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ177-201345- Adak to Kiska- 324 PM AKST Thu Jan 19 2023 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming E 35 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. Snow. .FRI...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ178-201345- Kiska to Attu- 324 PM AKST Thu Jan 19 2023 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...N wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft building to 18 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 27 ft Bering side...20 ft Pacific side. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 24 ft. .TUE...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ179-201345- Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters- 324 PM AKST Thu Jan 19 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray N of Saint George. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 50 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ180-201345- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait- 324 PM AKST Thu Jan 19 2023 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. .SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. $$ PKZ181-201345- North and West of Nunivak Island- 324 PM AKST Thu Jan 19 2023 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. .SUN...NE wind 40 kt. .MON...N wind 30 kt. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. $$ PKZ185-201345- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 324 PM AKST Thu Jan 19 2023 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...E of Saint Matthew Island, E wind 20 kt. W of Saint Matthew Island, E wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft building to 12 ft after midnight. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas in ice free waters 20 ft. .SUN...NE wind 50 kt. Seas in ice free waters 22 ft. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Jan 13, 4:31 PM AKST, 11 hours 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 13, 4:31 PM AKST, 11 hours 29 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 431 PM AKST Fri Jan 13 2023 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A large mature vertically stacked low continues to spin nearly stationary over the Aleutians and southern Bering Sea. The remnants of the occluded front and associated gale force winds and steady precipitation continue to lift northward across the Bering Sea, with a position today north and west of the Pribilof Islands. That has left much of the region in a showery regime with weaker winds. The atmosphere warmed just enough behind the front that most of the showers are in the form of rain. Meanwhile, a broad trough if lifting northward out of the northeast Pacific into the Gulf of Alaska and toward southern Alaska. A series of weak short-waves and surface lows are making their way across the Gulf and Kodiak Island, leading to areas of rain along with areas of small craft advisory level winds for the Kodiak Island waters. As short-waves cross the Alaska Peninsula into Bristol Bay, they meet up with opposing flow associated with the Aleutian low. This is leading to frontogenesis from around Port Heiden and Nelson Lagoon along the Alaska Peninsula northwestward off the coast of Southwest Alaska. An area of steady precipitation, mostly in the form of snow, is forming along this front. Most of southern Alaska remains quiet for the moment, under the influence of a west-east oriented short- wave ridge aloft. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... As would be expected, models are struggling with the host of weak short-waves crossing southern Alaska the next 36 hours or so. This creates a challenge for the timing and location of precipitation, especially inland. An added challenge for the western Kenai Peninsula and Anchorage areas is precipitation type, with marginally warmer air streaming across the mountains and a chance for localized areas of freezing rain on Saturday. This will be highly dependent on track of short-waves and locations where precipitation is reaching the ground. The next feature of interest is a low moving out of the central Pacific on Sunday. The 12Z NAM has become a big outlier in tracking this low eastward south of the Gulf. The GFS/EC/Canadian and ensemble data all continue to support a track to south of Kodiak Island Sunday, with a dissipating low backing northwestward into Bristol Bay Sunday night/Monday. && .AVIATION... PANC...A series of weak short-waves will pass overhead on Saturday. At a minimum this will cause ceilings to lower down to low end VFR. The likelihood and timing of precipitation is highly uncertain at this time. Any precipitation that does fall would be light and mostly in the form of snow, with a slight chance for freezing rain or freezing sprinkles. The steadier and heavier the precipitation, the more likely it would fall as all snow. Worst case scenario, would expect a few hours of MVFR conditions. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 through 3: Tonight through Monday)... Generally benign weather conditions continue across much of Southcentral with weak flow, ample low level moisture, and areas of fog in place under a weak upper-level ridge. Widespread fog has primarily been confined to the valleys of the Copper River Basin today. An elongated upper trough continues to lift into the Gulf from the North Pacific. As a result, multiple embedded shortwaves and surface lows traverse the Gulf and Kodiak Island and maintain light rain for locations near sea level, snow for higher elevations, and small craft winds for the Kodiak Island waters. As the trough lifts northward, it will send a series of upper-level shortwaves across Southcentral tonight through Sunday. Precipitation will spread to Prince William Sound and the eastern Kenai Peninsula earlier on Saturday morning and should begin as snow before transitioning to rain later that morning/afternoon. Homer and Seward may experience a brief period of freezing rain before transitioning to rain. Areas of light precipitation (snow and periods of freezing rain) are possible for the western Kenai Peninsula and Anchorage area starting Saturday afternoon, however, impacts are expected to be minimal. Going into Sunday, precipitation lingers along the coast while the trough exits to the north and the next system approaches Kodiak Island from the North Pacific. Models have continued to struggle with the evolution of this low and whether or not it will track northwestward into Bristol Bay by Sunday night into Monday. There is general consensus, however, for its front to reach Kodiak Island on Sunday morning and then continue to the north Gulf coast, maintaining precipitation there through Monday. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 through 3: Tonight through Monday)... Relatively quiet weather will persist over the region for the next few days. A narrow upper-level ridge is located roughly along an east-west axis over southern Alaska, running from roughly Yakutat and Cordova, across Southwest, and over the northern Bering Sea. Simultaneously, a nearly stationary and large vertically stacked low continues to meander slowly across the western Aleutians/Bering. A shortwave associated with the aforementioned low will track northward across the region and will bring light snow showers to the Alaska Peninsula tonight, work its way north into Bristol Bay for Saturday, before finally reaching the Kuskokwim Delta and Kuskokwim Valley Saturday night into Sunday. Accumulations from the aforementioned system will be light. Offshore flow will continue through the forecast period and increase in response to a North Pacific low tracking across the Alaska Peninsula. Models are having a hard time resolving the aforementioned low, which will impact the sensible weather as a result. Confidence is high that the impacts from this system will overall be benign, but be sure to check back in with the forecast for updates as the finer details become resolved. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 3: Tonight through Monday)... An unsettled weather pattern will continue across the Bering/Aleutians as a nearly stationary and large vertically stacked low continues to meander slowly across the western Aleutians/Bering, with the center located near Amchitka this evening. The aforementioned low's occluded front continues to slowly track northward between the eastern Aleutians and much of the central/western Bering. A narrow upper-level ridge is located roughly along an east-west axis over southern Alaska and extends into the eastern and northern Bering Sea. Areas of gale force winds associated with the large low located in the northern Bering will continue to shift north through tonight and be replaced by areas of small craft winds. This trend of small craft winds will continue as the aforementioned low slowly tracks across the Bering. A North Pacific low will track across the Alaska Peninsula and into the Bristol Bay region early next week. Models are having a hard time resolving the track and strength of the aforementioned low, so be sure to check back in with the forecast as we continue to monitor the potential impacts of this system. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 4 through 7: Tuesday through Friday)... The general pattern remains on track, with unsettled weather expected over Southern Alaska and the Bering Sea. The area to watch continues to be the North Gulf coast as several lows make a beeline for this region. Models diverge by Tuesday, so it will be difficult to dial into forecast specifics for these lows. However, areas of consensus and overall model trends can give us an idea of what to expect for next week. For Tuesday, guidance continues to suggest the development of a surface low near Kodiak Island. However, forecast confidence has diminished as the GFS deterministic model and ensemble mean are suggesting that the surface low remains in the North Pacific, with few appreciable impacts to Southern Alaska. This is a major departure from the current Canadian and ECMWF models, and from the model solutions we saw yesterday. With the low remaining fairly weak, the main impact for the Canadian/ECMWF solution will likely be light to moderate snow (with a mix or rain at lower elevations and near the coasts) for Eastern Kenai Peninsula and Prince William Sound. As this system looks to be weaker, there is also the potential for some precipitation to creep inland. The next storm to move into the Southern Mainland should arrive around Thursday and linger through Friday. Timing discrepancies have diminished since yesterday's model runs, and there is increasing confidence that this could be an impactful storm. The main hazards look to be elevated winds along the North Gulf coast and potentially in Matanuska Valley as a barrier jet develops along the coast. Heavy precipitation may also be a concern for the Eastern Kenai Peninsula and Prince William Sound. For Southwest Alaska, the current forecast track of the low means that elevated northerly winds, especially through Alaska Peninsula gaps, may be the primary hazard. These hazards may shift as models better hone in on the low track in subsequent runs. Quieter overall weather is expected for the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands. The main story will be a low near the Kamchatka Peninsula, which will slowly slide southeastward towards the Western Aleutians and Bering. The track of the low center itself is subject to uncertainty, but this system looks to be fairly benign, with small craft winds and snow showers expected. Northerly flow with the departure of this low will likely lead to dipping temperatures. Looking at Friday and beyond, there is increasing confidence for a change in the storm track. With the jet stream amplifying into next weekend, we are likely to see a return to stronger, more impactful systems moving up into Southern Alaska. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...Gale 185. Heavy Freezing Spray 180 185. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...SEB SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...ADI SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...NS LONG TERM...KC
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 3:19 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Jan 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 days | |
| Jan 14, 4:19 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Jan 14, 4:19 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 8 days | |
| Jan 14, 6:56 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 8 hr |
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