Gale Warning 413, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Jun 12, 2025, 2:53 PM AKDT (22:53 UTC)

Expired

Jun 13, 2025, 3:30 AM AKDT

In force

13 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

573 
FZAK52 PAFC 122253
CWFALU

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
253 PM AKDT Thu Jun 12 2025

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.

PKZ199-131130-
253 PM AKDT Thu Jun 12 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 998 mb low roughly 200 nm W of Saint Matthew lifts into NE 
Russia Thu night. A 994 mb N Pacific low moves to 170 nm NW of 
Unalaska Fri morning before tracking to 70 nm W of Saint Matthew 
Island at 987 mb Sat morning.

$$

PKZ750-131130-
Sitkinak to Castle Cape out to 15 NM-
253 PM AKDT Thu Jun 12 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ751-131130-
Sitkinak to Castle Cape from 15 to 100 NM-
253 PM AKDT Thu Jun 12 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ752-131130-
Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi out to 15 NM-
253 PM AKDT Thu Jun 12 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ753-131130-
Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi from 15 to 100 NM-
253 PM AKDT Thu Jun 12 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ754-131130-
Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM-
253 PM AKDT Thu Jun 12 2025

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft building to 15 ft in the
afternoon. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming S 20 kt after midnight.
Seas 15 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ755-131130-
Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 100 NM-
253 PM AKDT Thu Jun 12 2025

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft building to 17 ft in the
afternoon. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 35 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight.
Seas 17 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ756-131130-
Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon out to 15 NM-
253 PM AKDT Thu Jun 12 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt out of bays and passes.
Seas 4 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ757-131130-
Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon from 15 to 60 NM-
253 PM AKDT Thu Jun 12 2025

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight.
Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ758-131130-
Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM-
253 PM AKDT Thu Jun 12 2025

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt out of bays and passes.
Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt becoming S 20 kt after midnight.
Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ759-131130-
Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 70 NM-
253 PM AKDT Thu Jun 12 2025

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt becoming S 25 kt after midnight.
Seas 11 ft.
.SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ770-131130-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side out to 15 NM-
253 PM AKDT Thu Jun 12 2025

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight.
Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.FRI...SE wind 40 kt becoming S 25 kt in the afternoon.
From Unalaska E, SE wind 45 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ772-131130-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM-
253 PM AKDT Thu Jun 12 2025

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.FRI...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ771-131130-
Unalaska Bay-
253 PM AKDT Thu Jun 12 2025

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.FRI...SE wind 40 kt becoming S 30 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable
less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ773-131130-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side out to 15 NM-
253 PM AKDT Thu Jun 12 2025

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight.
Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.FRI...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming W 15 kt after midnight.
Seas 14 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ774-131130-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side from 15 to 85 NM-
253 PM AKDT Thu Jun 12 2025

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt increasing to 45 kt after midnight.
Seas 12 ft. Rain.
.FRI...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ775-131130-
Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side out to 15 NM-
253 PM AKDT Thu Jun 12 2025

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight.
Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ776-131130-
Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM-
253 PM AKDT Thu Jun 12 2025

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming E 35 kt after midnight.
Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ777-131130-
Nikolski to Seguam Pacfic Side out to 15 NM-
253 PM AKDT Thu Jun 12 2025

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight.
Seas 7 ft building to 11 ft after midnight. Rain.
.FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt becoming SW 15 kt after midnight.
Seas 11 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ778-131130-
Nikolski to Seguam Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM-
253 PM AKDT Thu Jun 12 2025

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight.
Seas 8 ft building to 13 ft after midnight. Rain.
.FRI...SW wind 35 kt becoming W 25 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 15 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ780-131130-
Seguam to Adak Bering Side out to 15 NM-
253 PM AKDT Thu Jun 12 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ781-131130-
Seguam to Adak Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM-
253 PM AKDT Thu Jun 12 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt becoming SW 15 kt after midnight.
Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ782-131130-
Seguam to Adak Pacific Side out to 15 NM-
253 PM AKDT Thu Jun 12 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ783-131130-
Seguam to Adak Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM-
253 PM AKDT Thu Jun 12 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ784-131130-
Adak to Kiska Bering Side-
253 PM AKDT Thu Jun 12 2025

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ785-131130-
Adak to Kiska Pacific Side-
253 PM AKDT Thu Jun 12 2025

.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ786-131130-
Kiska to Attu Bering Side-
253 PM AKDT Thu Jun 12 2025

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ787-131130-
Kiska to Attu Pacific Side-
253 PM AKDT Thu Jun 12 2025

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ766-131130-
Pribilof Islands Nearshore Waters-
253 PM AKDT Thu Jun 12 2025

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Areas of fog. Rain.
.FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Areas of fog. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ760-131130-
Bristol Bay greater than 15 NM-
253 PM AKDT Thu Jun 12 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ761-131130-
Bristol Bay from Port Heiden to Cape Chichagof out to 15 NM-
253 PM AKDT Thu Jun 12 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...E wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ762-131130-
Bristol Bay from Cape Chichagof to Cape Pierce out to 15 NM-
253 PM AKDT Thu Jun 12 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ763-131130-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait out to 15 NM-
253 PM AKDT Thu Jun 12 2025

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ764-131130-
Kuskokwim Delta from 15 to 80 NM-
253 PM AKDT Thu Jun 12 2025

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ765-131130-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
253 PM AKDT Thu Jun 12 2025

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ767-131130-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
253 PM AKDT Thu Jun 12 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Jun 12, 5:11 AM AKDT, 9 hours 42 minutes earlier.

Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
511 AM AKDT Thu Jun 12 2025

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 through 3: Today
through Saturday)...

Another exceptionally beautiful day is about to get underway for
much of Southcentral Alaska. Satellite imagery reveals mostly
clear skies have graced the area overnight with the exception of
some isolated patches of mid-level clouds, as well as a few
upper-level cirrus closer to Yukon. Water vapor imagery shows an
upper-level low across the eastern Gulf of Alaska gradually
drifting farther southeast, thus allowing upper-level ridging to
amplifying as it extends from interior AK southwestward into the
North Pacific. Alas, a summer weather regime.

The main forecast challenge once again lies in the potential for
afternoon/evening showers and isolated thunderstorms. Despite the
ridge building in, the atmosphere will remain moderately unstable
due to residual cold air aloft. Heating along the higher terrain,
particularly that of the Talkeetnas and to a lesser extent
Chugach and Wrangells, will aid in some convection initiating
during the afternoon. In any case, shower or tstorm coverage
looks minimal.

Temperatures will continue to warm through the end of the work
week with temperatures in the 70s expected for many of the valley
/ lower-elevation locations, with 60s anticipated closer to
coastline. Increased onshore flow should bring slightly cooler
weather on Saturday, but sunny and comparatively(to the last
several weeks)-warm weather remains on deck for the weekend.

-Brown

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS
(Days 1 through 3)...

Dry conditions will continue across Southwest Alaska through the
end of the week, with exceptions along the Kuskokwim Delta coast,
Nunivak Island, and the Western Capes who will see continued rain
showers through at least tonight.

Another separate low pushes out of the North Pacific
towards the Aleutian Chain tonight into Friday morning. Its front
brings a reinvigorated round of precipitation to the Eastern
Aleutians and southern Alaska Peninsula as well as a swath of
southerly small craft winds with areas of gales through the
Eastern Aleutians and southern Alaska Peninsula. Small craft to
gale force winds will move north, spreading along the Southwest
coast on Friday.

A Special Weather Statement has been issued for prolonged
southerly flow into coastal Kuskokwim Delta. These winds will
push additional water towards the coast, potentially raising water
levels higher than the normal highest tide line. This pattern
will persist into the early weekend, and as the front approaches
the Southwest coastline on Friday, onshore winds may increase,
decreasing by the late weekend.

-KM/CL

&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 4 through 7: Sunday through Wednesday)...

High pressure will generally continue for the northern half of
the state. Meanwhile, a low will move into the Bering and another
in the eastern Gulf will retrograde westward into next week. A
North Pacific low will drift east along the Aleutians towards the
Gulf. The phasing of these troughs will keep the weather unsettled
across much of the Bering, Aleutians, and towards the
southwestern coast and possibly for the southcentral coasts.
Periods of moderate to heavy rain and gusty winds will be likely
along the Pacific side of the Alaska Peninsula given the plentiful
moisture advection associated with this storm.

Some differences appear in the models for the low in the Gulf and
the weather outcome will depend on how it interacts with the
approaching north Pacific low. A slightly northward movement will
lead to higher chances of showers along the southcentral coast,
while a southward movement of the low into the Gulf could mean the
bulk of the precipitation will remain farther offshore. Over the
mainland, easterly waves emanating from the Gulf low could mean
afternoon showers or thunderstorm development. Toward midweek
however, the ridge appears to strengthen inland, suppressing the
trough southward, leaving warmer and drier conditions more likely
across Mainland Alaska.

&&

.AVIATION...

PANC...VFR conditions and light winds will persist. A light sea
breeze is expected this afternoon.

&&

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