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Hurricane Force Wind Warning 8, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this hurricane force wind warning at Oct 2, 2024, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Oct 2, 2024, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 3, 2024, 4:08 AM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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039 FZAK52 PAFC 030000 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 400 PM AKDT Wed Oct 2 2024 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. PKZ199-031230- 400 PM AKDT Wed Oct 2 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1001 mb low 125 nm southeast of Saint Paul moves 160 nm northeast of Saint Paul at 1002 mb and dissipates Thu afternoon. A strong low enters the western Bering 360 nm northwest of Attu at 971 mb Thu morning. The low continues east to 225 nm west of Kipnuk at 953 mb Fri afternoon. $$ PKZ750-031230- Sitkinak to Castle Cape out to 15 NM- 400 PM AKDT Wed Oct 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ751-031230- Sitkinak to Castle Cape from 15 to 100 NM- 400 PM AKDT Wed Oct 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ752-031230- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi out to 15 NM- 400 PM AKDT Wed Oct 2 2024 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ753-031230- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi from 15 to 100 NM- 400 PM AKDT Wed Oct 2 2024 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ754-031230- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 400 PM AKDT Wed Oct 2 2024 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...W wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ755-031230- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 100 NM- 400 PM AKDT Wed Oct 2 2024 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft building to 19 ft after midnight. Rain showers. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 23 ft. .SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ756-031230- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon out to 15 NM- 400 PM AKDT Wed Oct 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft building to 14 ft after midnight. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ757-031230- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon from 15 to 60 NM- 400 PM AKDT Wed Oct 2 2024 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft building to 10 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft building to 20 ft after midnight. Rain showers. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ758-031230- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 400 PM AKDT Wed Oct 2 2024 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft building to 26 ft after midnight. Rain showers. .FRI...W wind 45 kt. Seas 27 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ759-031230- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 70 NM- 400 PM AKDT Wed Oct 2 2024 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 12 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft building to 32 ft after midnight. Rain showers. .FRI...W wind 45 kt. Seas 32 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 28 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ770-031230- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side out to 15 NM- 400 PM AKDT Wed Oct 2 2024 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .THU...S wind 30 kt becoming SW 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft building to 14 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...W wind 50 kt. Seas 26 ft building to 34 ft after midnight. .FRI...W wind 50 kt. Seas 33 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 25 ft. .SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ772-031230- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 400 PM AKDT Wed Oct 2 2024 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .THU...S wind 35 kt becoming SW 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft building to 21 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...W wind 50 kt. Seas 39 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...W wind 50 kt. Seas 37 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 28 ft. .SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ771-031230- Unalaska Bay- 400 PM AKDT Wed Oct 2 2024 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...S wind 20 kt becoming W 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft building to 18 ft after midnight. Rain showers. .FRI...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ773-031230- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 400 PM AKDT Wed Oct 2 2024 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .THU...SW wind 30 kt becoming W 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...W wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ774-031230- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side from 15 to 85 NM- 400 PM AKDT Wed Oct 2 2024 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .THU...SW wind 30 kt becoming W 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 50 kt. Seas 23 ft. .FRI...W wind 50 kt. Seas 23 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ775-031230- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side out to 15 NM- 400 PM AKDT Wed Oct 2 2024 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .THU...SW wind 35 kt becoming W 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft building to 21 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...W wind 50 kt. Seas 34 ft. .FRI...W wind 50 kt. Seas 32 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ776-031230- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 400 PM AKDT Wed Oct 2 2024 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming S 35 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .THU...SW wind 45 kt becoming W 55 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft building to 29 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...W wind 55 kt. Seas 39 ft. .FRI...W wind 50 kt. Seas 36 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. .SAT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ777-031230- Nikolski to Seguam Pacfic Side out to 15 NM- 400 PM AKDT Wed Oct 2 2024 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .THU...SW wind 35 kt becoming W 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft building to 19 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...W wind 50 kt. Seas 28 ft. .FRI...W wind 45 kt. Seas 26 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ778-031230- Nikolski to Seguam Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 400 PM AKDT Wed Oct 2 2024 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .THU...W wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft building to 20 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...W wind 50 kt. Seas 29 ft. .FRI...W wind 50 kt. Seas 28 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ780-031230- Seguam to Adak Bering Side out to 15 NM- 400 PM AKDT Wed Oct 2 2024 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .THU...W wind 50 kt. Seas 18 ft building to 27 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...W wind 50 kt. Seas 31 ft. .FRI...W wind 45 kt. Seas 25 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ781-031230- Seguam to Adak Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 400 PM AKDT Wed Oct 2 2024 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt becoming SW 40 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft building to 14 ft after midnight. Rain. .THU...W wind 55 kt. Seas 25 ft building to 34 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...W wind 55 kt. Seas 37 ft. .FRI...W wind 45 kt. Seas 30 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ782-031230- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 400 PM AKDT Wed Oct 2 2024 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft building to 12 ft after midnight. Rain. .THU...W wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI...W wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ783-031230- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 400 PM AKDT Wed Oct 2 2024 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .THU...W wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 23 ft. .FRI...W wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ784-031230- Adak to Kiska Bering Side- 400 PM AKDT Wed Oct 2 2024 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 40 kt increasing to 50 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft building to 20 ft after midnight. Rain. .THU...W wind 55 kt. Seas 33 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 50 kt diminishing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 31 ft. .FRI...W wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ785-031230- Adak to Kiska Pacific Side- 400 PM AKDT Wed Oct 2 2024 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...W wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ786-031230- Kiska to Attu Bering Side- 400 PM AKDT Wed Oct 2 2024 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 45 kt becoming W 65 kt after midnight with gusts to 80 kt. Seas 14 ft building to 29 ft after midnight. .THU...W wind 60 kt diminishing to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 31 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 24 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ787-031230- Kiska to Attu Pacific Side- 400 PM AKDT Wed Oct 2 2024 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 45 kt becoming W 55 kt with gusts to 65 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft building to 25 ft after midnight. .THU...W wind 50 kt. Seas 25 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ766-031230- Pribilof Islands Nearshore Waters- 400 PM AKDT Wed Oct 2 2024 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt becoming S after midnight. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .THU...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 11 ft building to 25 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 32 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...W wind 45 kt. Seas 33 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ760-031230- Bristol Bay greater than 15 NM- 400 PM AKDT Wed Oct 2 2024 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft building to 9 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ761-031230- Bristol Bay from Port Heiden to Cape Chichagof out to 15 NM- 400 PM AKDT Wed Oct 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt becoming SE after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ762-031230- Bristol Bay from Cape Chichagof to Cape Pierce out to 15 NM- 400 PM AKDT Wed Oct 2 2024 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ763-031230- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait out to 15 NM- 400 PM AKDT Wed Oct 2 2024 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft building to 10 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ764-031230- Kuskokwim Delta from 15 to 80 NM- 400 PM AKDT Wed Oct 2 2024 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SE wind 35 kt becoming S 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft building to 13 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ765-031230- North and West of Nunivak Island- 400 PM AKDT Wed Oct 2 2024 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ767-031230- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 400 PM AKDT Wed Oct 2 2024 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E of Saint Matthew Island, SE wind 25 kt after midnight. Wind SW 15 kt in the evening. W of Saint Matthew Island, SE wind 40 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 30 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... N wind 45 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 23 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...N wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$
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572 FZAK52 PAFC 031208 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 408 AM AKDT Thu Oct 3 2024 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. PKZ199-040045- 408 AM AKDT Thu Oct 3 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 957 mb low 365 nm North of Attu moves to 65 nm West of Cape Newenham at 963 mb for Sat morning. Its front pushes from the eastern Aleutians/Bering Sea across the Alaska Peninsula into the Gulf of Alaska for Fri morning. $$ PKZ750-040045- Sitkinak to Castle Cape out to 15 NM- 408 AM AKDT Thu Oct 3 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ751-040045- Sitkinak to Castle Cape from 15 to 100 NM- 408 AM AKDT Thu Oct 3 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ752-040045- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi out to 15 NM- 408 AM AKDT Thu Oct 3 2024 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ753-040045- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi from 15 to 100 NM- 408 AM AKDT Thu Oct 3 2024 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ754-040045- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 408 AM AKDT Thu Oct 3 2024 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...W wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ755-040045- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 100 NM- 408 AM AKDT Thu Oct 3 2024 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft building to 19 ft after midnight. Rain showers. .FRI...W wind 45 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ756-040045- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon out to 15 NM- 408 AM AKDT Thu Oct 3 2024 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft building to 14 ft after midnight. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ757-040045- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon from 15 to 60 NM- 408 AM AKDT Thu Oct 3 2024 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft building to 10 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft building to 20 ft after midnight. Rain showers. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ758-040045- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 408 AM AKDT Thu Oct 3 2024 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft building to 26 ft after midnight. Rain showers. .FRI...W wind 45 kt. Seas 27 ft. Rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ759-040045- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 70 NM- 408 AM AKDT Thu Oct 3 2024 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 12 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft building to 32 ft after midnight. Rain showers. .FRI...W wind 45 kt. Seas 32 ft. Rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 28 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ770-040045- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side out to 15 NM- 408 AM AKDT Thu Oct 3 2024 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt becoming SW 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft building to 14 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...W wind 50 kt. Seas 26 ft building to 34 ft after midnight. .FRI...W wind 50 kt. Seas 33 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 25 ft. .SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ772-040045- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 408 AM AKDT Thu Oct 3 2024 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S wind 35 kt becoming SW 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft building to 21 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...W wind 50 kt. Seas 39 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...W wind 50 kt. Seas 37 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 28 ft. .SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SUN...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ771-040045- Unalaska Bay- 408 AM AKDT Thu Oct 3 2024 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S wind 20 kt becoming SW 35 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Gusts to 65 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...W wind 45 kt. Gusts to 60 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ773-040045- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 408 AM AKDT Thu Oct 3 2024 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt becoming W 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...W wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ774-040045- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side from 15 to 85 NM- 408 AM AKDT Thu Oct 3 2024 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt becoming W 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 50 kt. Seas 23 ft. .FRI...W wind 50 kt. Seas 23 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ775-040045- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side out to 15 NM- 408 AM AKDT Thu Oct 3 2024 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 35 kt becoming W 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft building to 21 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...W wind 50 kt. Seas 34 ft. .FRI...W wind 50 kt. Seas 32 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ776-040045- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 408 AM AKDT Thu Oct 3 2024 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 45 kt becoming W 55 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft building to 29 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...W wind 55 kt. Seas 39 ft. .FRI...W wind 50 kt. Seas 36 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. .SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SUN...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ777-040045- Nikolski to Seguam Pacfic Side out to 15 NM- 408 AM AKDT Thu Oct 3 2024 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 35 kt becoming W 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft building to 19 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...W wind 50 kt. Seas 28 ft. .FRI...W wind 45 kt. Seas 26 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...W wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ778-040045- Nikolski to Seguam Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 408 AM AKDT Thu Oct 3 2024 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft building to 20 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...W wind 50 kt. Seas 29 ft. .FRI...W wind 50 kt. Seas 28 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ780-040045- Seguam to Adak Bering Side out to 15 NM- 408 AM AKDT Thu Oct 3 2024 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 50 kt. Seas 18 ft building to 27 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...W wind 50 kt. Seas 31 ft. .FRI...W wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 25 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ781-040045- Seguam to Adak Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 408 AM AKDT Thu Oct 3 2024 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 55 kt. Seas 25 ft building to 34 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...W wind 55 kt. Seas 37 ft. .FRI...W wind 45 kt. Seas 30 ft subsiding to 23 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ782-040045- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 408 AM AKDT Thu Oct 3 2024 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI...W wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...W wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ783-040045- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 408 AM AKDT Thu Oct 3 2024 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 23 ft. .FRI...W wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ784-040045- Adak to Kiska Bering Side- 408 AM AKDT Thu Oct 3 2024 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 55 kt. Seas 33 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 50 kt diminishing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 31 ft. .FRI...W wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ785-040045- Adak to Kiska Pacific Side- 408 AM AKDT Thu Oct 3 2024 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ786-040045- Kiska to Attu Bering Side- 408 AM AKDT Thu Oct 3 2024 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 60 kt diminishing to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 31 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 24 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ787-040045- Kiska to Attu Pacific Side- 408 AM AKDT Thu Oct 3 2024 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 50 kt. Seas 25 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ766-040045- Pribilof Islands Nearshore Waters- 408 AM AKDT Thu Oct 3 2024 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 11 ft building to 25 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 32 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...W wind 45 kt. Seas 33 ft. Rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ760-040045- Bristol Bay greater than 15 NM- 408 AM AKDT Thu Oct 3 2024 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft building to 9 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ761-040045- Bristol Bay from Port Heiden to Cape Chichagof out to 15 NM- 408 AM AKDT Thu Oct 3 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 8 ft after midnight. Rain. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ762-040045- Bristol Bay from Cape Chichagof to Cape Pierce out to 15 NM- 408 AM AKDT Thu Oct 3 2024 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Patchy fog. Rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ763-040045- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait out to 15 NM- 408 AM AKDT Thu Oct 3 2024 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft building to 10 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ764-040045- Kuskokwim Delta from 15 to 80 NM- 408 AM AKDT Thu Oct 3 2024 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt becoming S 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft building to 13 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ765-040045- North and West of Nunivak Island- 408 AM AKDT Thu Oct 3 2024 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ767-040045- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 408 AM AKDT Thu Oct 3 2024 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...N 45 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 23 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...E of Saint Matthew Island, N wind 30 kt. W of Saint Matthew Island, N wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 20 ft. Rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this hurricane force wind warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this hurricane force wind warning went out at Oct 2, 5:16 AM AKDT, 10 hours 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 2, 5:16 AM AKDT, 10 hours 44 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 516 AM AKDT Wed Oct 2 2024 .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 through 3)... Discussion: Light winds, generally clear skies, and a drier airmass has led to much of Southcentral seeing low temperatures bottoming out in the 20s to lower 30s this morning with widespread frost. As a result, it will be a windshield scraping kind of morning for most before heading off to work. The exception being the Gulf coastal areas where temperatures are still in the upper 30s to mid 40s. There is a narrow band of clouds associated with with a weak front lifting north across the Copper Basin, but this cloud cover has not had too much of an impact on temperatures. Most of Southcentral will see near normal temperatures again today and a bit more cloud cover, but generally quiet weather. A low near Sand Point will move into the southcentral Gulf by this evening resulting in scattered showers developing from about Cordova eastwards along the coast. Looking into the latter half of the week, a much stronger system will rapidly approach Southwest Alaska Thursday before slowing as it moves towards the western AKPen. This system is progged to deepen into a 950 mb low as it moves into the Bering and with ridging over the eastern Gulf, a stout pressure gradient will form over the western Gulf and AKPen by Friday morning. Easterly to southeasterly cross-barrier flow will increase Thursday leading to decent downsloping and mostly dry conditions for the western Kenai, Anchorage Bowl, and Mat Valley Thursday and Friday. The bulk of the precip will fall over Kodiak Island, the eastern Kenai, and western Prince William Sound as the front lifts northward over the Gulf. Should also see east/west gap winds such as the Turnagain Arm start to increase Thursday with strongest winds expected Thursday night and into Friday. This system looks to linger over the eastern Bering through the weekend leading to unsettled weather through early next week. - PP && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Wednesday through Friday)... MAIN POINTS: 1) A hurricane-force low arrives tomorrow for the Aleutians and Friday for Southwest Alaska. 2) Multiple high wind watches have been issued for the Aleutian Islands and are in effect from today through Friday. 3) A special weather statement for high seas and strong winds is in effect for the Pribilof Islands Thursday morning through Friday evening. Current satellite and radar show a trough deepening in the Central Aleutians with widespread cloudy skies. The potential for fog exists in the Kuskokwim Delta and Bristol Bay coastline through the late morning hours before dissipating today. Additionally, a weak low pressure will bring scattered rain showers to the Aleutians today with isolated showers for coastal Southwest Alaska and the Alaska Peninsula. Models remain in agreement that a robust Bering Sea storm dropping down from Kamchatka late this evening and traversing the Bering Sea through week's end. Widespread rain showers through the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands are expected tomorrow and Friday. Recent guidance has increased the confidence of a more northerly track through the Bering Sea starting just east of Shemya tomorrow morning and reaching just north of the Pribilof Islands by the evening hours. Additionally, as the low moves across the Bering, it will deepen from 985 mb to 955mb in the twelve hours. Hurricane force winds and rain will accompany the low's movement with the the strongest winds from west-northwest on the backside of the low. On the northern side of the Aleutians, wind gusts ranging from 75 mph to 85 mph are possible tomorrow into Friday afternoon. Wave heights on the northern side of the Aleutian Chain during the period of highest winds are expected to range between 30 and 40 feet. Looking ahead to Friday, southwesterly onshore flow into the coast of Southwest Alaska is expected with this storm until the front moves onshore Friday evening. -DJ && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 4 through 7: Saturday through Tuesday)... The focus in the long-term continues to be a strong storm system moving from the southeastern Bering late Friday across the AKPen and into the western Gulf by Sunday morning. There is high confidence that storm force (55-73 mph) wind gusts will persist across the eastern half of the Aleutian Chain, as well as parts of the AKPen, late Friday as the storm system begins to weaken and drift southeast toward Bristol Bay. As the low moves south of Kodiak Island Sunday, gusty northwesterly winds will continue across the eastern Aleutians and AKPen, albeit slowly trending downward, with widespread gale-force winds and storm-force gusts Saturday weakening to gale-force gusts by Sunday. Farther east, the occluded front associated with the low will will weaken and become more east-west oriented over Southwest Alaska by Saturday morning. The strong southeasterly winds expected Friday will diminish as the front shifts, with winds becoming more northeasterly on Saturday then northwesterly by late Sunday. The precipitation along the front will also diminish from north to south through early Sunday as the northerly wind flow ushers in cooler and drier air. The aforementioned occluded front enters the western Gulf late Friday with rain and strong easterly gales across Kodiak Island. The front then lifts to the north Gulf coast Saturday morning as the parent low drifts south across the AKPen. A strong easterly barrier jet is expected to develop along the coast for Saturday. The east-southeasterly flow aloft out ahead of the front will also drive copious amounts of moisture into the coast and over the coastal mountains. Precipitation will continue into Sunday as trailing upper-level waves lift south to north across the Gulf in the wake of the initial front. The track and strength of these features will dictate where the heaviest precipitation falls. However, an increase in instability with these waves will bring about a more convective and showery nature to the precipitation, potentially leading to waves of moderate to heavy precipitation along the coast into early next week. -TM && .AVIATION... PANC...VFR conditions and light southerly winds are expected to persist through much of the TAF period. A slight uptick in south to southeast winds will be possible late this evening into the overnight as a weak Turnagain Arm wind attempts to develop. However, if this wind does materialize, gusts this evening into tonight will likely be only around 15 to 20 kts or less. &&
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Oct 2, 12:54 PM AKDT, 3 hours 6 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT National Weather Service ANCHORAGE AK 1254 PM AKDT Wed Oct 2 2024 AKZ195-031600- Pribilof Islands- Including the city of Saint Paul 1254 PM AKDT Wed Oct 2 2024 ...STRONG WINDS AND HIGH SEAS FOR THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS FROM EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY EVENING... A potent low-pressure system is expected to move across the central Bering Sea tomorrow morning through Friday morning. Ahead of the low's arrival tomorrow evening, southeasterly wind gusts up to 55 mph and steady rain are expected tomorrow. In its wake, west to northwesterly wind gusts ranging from 55 to 70 mph and wave heights as high as 20 ft are expected Friday before slowly diminishing Saturday.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Oct 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Oct 3, 3:51 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 3, 3:51 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 72 hr | |
| Oct 3, 3:51 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 59 hr | |
| Oct 3, 4:08 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 58 hr | |
| Oct 3, 4:08 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 3, 3:02 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 25 hr | |
| Oct 3, 3:49 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 3, 3:55 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 59 hr | |
| Oct 3, 3:55 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 46 hr | |
| Oct 3, 3:55 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr |
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