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Gale Warning 892, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 27, 2025, 3:43 PM AKST. It was in force for 72 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Dec 27, 2025, 3:43 PM AKST (00:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 30, 2025, 3:41 PM AKST
- In force
- 72 hr
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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352 FZAK52 PAFC 280043 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 343 PM AKST Sat Dec 27 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. PKZ199-281330- 343 PM AKST Sat Dec 27 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... High pressure in the northern Bering Sea tracks into the central Bering through Mon afternoon. $$ PKZ750-281330- Sitkinak to Castle Cape out to 15 NM- 343 PM AKST Sat Dec 27 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ751-281330- Sitkinak to Castle Cape from 15 to 100 NM- 343 PM AKST Sat Dec 27 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...W wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ752-281330- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi out to 15 NM- 343 PM AKST Sat Dec 27 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ753-281330- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi from 15 to 100 NM- 343 PM AKST Sat Dec 27 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ754-281330- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 343 PM AKST Sat Dec 27 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ755-281330- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 100 NM- 343 PM AKST Sat Dec 27 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...N wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ756-281330- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon out to 15 NM- 343 PM AKST Sat Dec 27 2025 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ757-281330- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon from 15 to 60 NM- 343 PM AKST Sat Dec 27 2025 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ758-281330- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 343 PM AKST Sat Dec 27 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ759-281330- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 70 NM- 343 PM AKST Sat Dec 27 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Freezing spray. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ770-281330- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side out to 15 NM- 343 PM AKST Sat Dec 27 2025 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 26 ft. .SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...N wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ772-281330- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 343 PM AKST Sat Dec 27 2025 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 27 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ771-281330- Unalaska Bay- 343 PM AKST Sat Dec 27 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ773-281330- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 343 PM AKST Sat Dec 27 2025 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 50 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...N wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ774-281330- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side from 15 to 85 NM- 343 PM AKST Sat Dec 27 2025 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ775-281330- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side out to 15 NM- 343 PM AKST Sat Dec 27 2025 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 50 kt. Seas 27 ft. .SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ776-281330- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 343 PM AKST Sat Dec 27 2025 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 50 kt. Seas 27 ft. .SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ777-281330- Nikolski to Seguam Pacfic Side out to 15 NM- 343 PM AKST Sat Dec 27 2025 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 50 kt. Seas 24 ft. .SUN...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ778-281330- Nikolski to Seguam Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 343 PM AKST Sat Dec 27 2025 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 50 kt. Seas 26 ft. .SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ780-281330- Seguam to Adak Bering Side out to 15 NM- 343 PM AKST Sat Dec 27 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ781-281330- Seguam to Adak Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 343 PM AKST Sat Dec 27 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...E wind 45 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ782-281330- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 343 PM AKST Sat Dec 27 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ783-281330- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 343 PM AKST Sat Dec 27 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 23 ft. .SUN...N wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ784-281330- Adak to Kiska Bering Side- 343 PM AKST Sat Dec 27 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...E wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ785-281330- Adak to Kiska Pacific Side- 343 PM AKST Sat Dec 27 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ786-281330- Kiska to Attu Bering Side- 343 PM AKST Sat Dec 27 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ787-281330- Kiska to Attu Pacific Side- 343 PM AKST Sat Dec 27 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ766-281330- Pribilof Islands Nearshore Waters- 343 PM AKST Sat Dec 27 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ760-281330- Bristol Bay greater than 15 NM- 343 PM AKST Sat Dec 27 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ761-281330- Bristol Bay from Port Heiden to Cape Chichagof out to 15 NM- 343 PM AKST Sat Dec 27 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. $$ PKZ762-281330- Bristol Bay from Cape Chichagof to Cape Pierce out to 15 NM- 343 PM AKST Sat Dec 27 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 1 foot. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. $$ PKZ763-281330- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait out to 15 NM- 343 PM AKST Sat Dec 27 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. .MON...N wind 40 kt. .MON NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 30 kt. .THU...N wind 25 kt. $$ PKZ764-281330- Kuskokwim Delta from 15 to 80 NM- 343 PM AKST Sat Dec 27 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas in ice free waters 14 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .SUN...N wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. $$ PKZ765-281330- North and West of Nunivak Island- 343 PM AKST Sat Dec 27 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. .MON...N wind 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 30 kt. .THU...N wind 30 kt. $$ PKZ767-281330- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 343 PM AKST Sat Dec 27 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... NE 20 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 20 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$
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973 FZAK52 PAFC 281124 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 224 AM AKST Sun Dec 28 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. PKZ199-290015- 224 AM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 977 mb low 360 nm S of Cape Sarichef merges with a North Pacific low that moves into the Gulf at 987 mb by Tue morning. A 974 mb North Pacific low pushes its front into the Western Aleutians from Mon afternoon through Tue morning. $$ PKZ750-290015- Sitkinak to Castle Cape out to 15 NM- 224 AM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ751-290015- Sitkinak to Castle Cape from 15 to 100 NM- 224 AM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...N wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ752-290015- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi out to 15 NM- 224 AM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ753-290015- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi from 15 to 100 NM- 224 AM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ754-290015- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 224 AM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ755-290015- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 100 NM- 224 AM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ756-290015- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon out to 15 NM- 224 AM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ757-290015- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon from 15 to 60 NM- 224 AM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ758-290015- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 224 AM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ759-290015- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 70 NM- 224 AM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ770-290015- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side out to 15 NM- 224 AM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...N wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ772-290015- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 224 AM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ771-290015- Unalaska Bay- 224 AM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ773-290015- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 224 AM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...N wind 45 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ774-290015- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side from 15 to 85 NM- 224 AM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...N wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ775-290015- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side out to 15 NM- 224 AM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ776-290015- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 224 AM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ777-290015- Nikolski to Seguam Pacfic Side out to 15 NM- 224 AM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ778-290015- Nikolski to Seguam Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 224 AM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ780-290015- Seguam to Adak Bering Side out to 15 NM- 224 AM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ781-290015- Seguam to Adak Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 224 AM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ782-290015- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 224 AM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ783-290015- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 224 AM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ784-290015- Adak to Kiska Bering Side- 224 AM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ785-290015- Adak to Kiska Pacific Side- 224 AM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ786-290015- Kiska to Attu Bering Side- 224 AM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ787-290015- Kiska to Attu Pacific Side- 224 AM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...S wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ766-290015- Pribilof Islands Nearshore Waters- 224 AM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ760-290015- Bristol Bay greater than 15 NM- 224 AM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ761-290015- Bristol Bay from Port Heiden to Cape Chichagof out to 15 NM- 224 AM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ762-290015- Bristol Bay from Cape Chichagof to Cape Pierce out to 15 NM- 224 AM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ763-290015- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait out to 15 NM- 224 AM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. .MON...N wind 40 kt. .MON NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. .WED...N wind 20 kt. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. $$ PKZ764-290015- Kuskokwim Delta from 15 to 80 NM- 224 AM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .MON NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. $$ PKZ765-290015- North and West of Nunivak Island- 224 AM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. .MON...N wind 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. .WED...N wind 25 kt. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. $$ PKZ767-290015- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 224 AM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$
013 FZAK52 PAFC 282320 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 220 PM AKST Sun Dec 28 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. PKZ199-291245- 220 PM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 974 mb North Pacific low pushes its front into the Western Aleutians from Mon afternoon through Tue afternoon. Its low center moves to 390 nm SW of Attu at 978 mb by Tuesday afternoon. $$ PKZ750-291245- Sitkinak to Castle Cape out to 15 NM- 220 PM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ751-291245- Sitkinak to Castle Cape from 15 to 100 NM- 220 PM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ752-291245- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi out to 15 NM- 220 PM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ753-291245- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi from 15 to 100 NM- 220 PM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ754-291245- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 220 PM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ755-291245- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 100 NM- 220 PM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ756-291245- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon out to 15 NM- 220 PM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ757-291245- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon from 15 to 60 NM- 220 PM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ758-291245- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 220 PM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ759-291245- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 70 NM- 220 PM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ770-291245- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side out to 15 NM- 220 PM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...N wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ772-291245- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 220 PM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ771-291245- Unalaska Bay- 220 PM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ773-291245- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 220 PM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...N wind 45 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ774-291245- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side from 15 to 85 NM- 220 PM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...N wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ775-291245- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side out to 15 NM- 220 PM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ776-291245- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 220 PM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ777-291245- Nikolski to Seguam Pacfic Side out to 15 NM- 220 PM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ778-291245- Nikolski to Seguam Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 220 PM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ780-291245- Seguam to Adak Bering Side out to 15 NM- 220 PM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ781-291245- Seguam to Adak Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 220 PM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ782-291245- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 220 PM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ783-291245- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 220 PM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ784-291245- Adak to Kiska Bering Side- 220 PM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ785-291245- Adak to Kiska Pacific Side- 220 PM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ786-291245- Kiska to Attu Bering Side- 220 PM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ787-291245- Kiska to Attu Pacific Side- 220 PM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ766-291245- Pribilof Islands Nearshore Waters- 220 PM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ760-291245- Bristol Bay greater than 15 NM- 220 PM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ761-291245- Bristol Bay from Port Heiden to Cape Chichagof out to 15 NM- 220 PM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ762-291245- Bristol Bay from Cape Chichagof to Cape Pierce out to 15 NM- 220 PM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ763-291245- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait out to 15 NM- 220 PM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. .MON...N wind 40 kt. .MON NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. .WED...N wind 20 kt. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 25 kt. $$ PKZ764-291245- Kuskokwim Delta from 15 to 80 NM- 220 PM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .MON NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. $$ PKZ765-291245- North and West of Nunivak Island- 220 PM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. .MON...N wind 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. .WED...N wind 25 kt. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. $$ PKZ767-291245- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 220 PM AKST Sun Dec 28 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$
163 FZAK52 PAFC 291227 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 327 AM AKST Mon Dec 29 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. PKZ199-300115- 327 AM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 mb Gulf low maintains strong winds across the Eastern Bering through Wed morning. A 974 mb North Pacific low moves to 220 nm SW of Attu at 982 mb by Wed morning. Its front pushes into the Western and Central Aleutians from Mon afternoon through Wed morning. $$ PKZ750-300115- Sitkinak to Castle Cape out to 15 NM- 327 AM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Gusts to 55 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 50 kt. Gusts to 65 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 55 kt. Gusts to 70 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ751-300115- Sitkinak to Castle Cape from 15 to 100 NM- 327 AM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 50 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ752-300115- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi out to 15 NM- 327 AM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Gusts to 55 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 50 kt. Gusts to 65 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 50 kt. Gusts to 65 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 1 foot. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ753-300115- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi from 15 to 100 NM- 327 AM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 50 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 50 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ754-300115- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 327 AM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 45 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 50 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 45 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ755-300115- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 100 NM- 327 AM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 50 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...N wind 50 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ756-300115- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon out to 15 NM- 327 AM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ757-300115- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon from 15 to 60 NM- 327 AM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ758-300115- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 327 AM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ759-300115- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 70 NM- 327 AM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ770-300115- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side out to 15 NM- 327 AM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ772-300115- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 327 AM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. $$ PKZ771-300115- Unalaska Bay- 327 AM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ773-300115- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 327 AM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 45 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...N wind 35 kt becoming NW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...S wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...W wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ774-300115- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side from 15 to 85 NM- 327 AM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...N wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ775-300115- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side out to 15 NM- 327 AM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ776-300115- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 327 AM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. $$ PKZ777-300115- Nikolski to Seguam Pacfic Side out to 15 NM- 327 AM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ778-300115- Nikolski to Seguam Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 327 AM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...S wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ780-300115- Seguam to Adak Bering Side out to 15 NM- 327 AM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ781-300115- Seguam to Adak Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 327 AM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ782-300115- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 327 AM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ783-300115- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 327 AM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...S wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ784-300115- Adak to Kiska Bering Side- 327 AM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ785-300115- Adak to Kiska Pacific Side- 327 AM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...S wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ786-300115- Kiska to Attu Bering Side- 327 AM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ787-300115- Kiska to Attu Pacific Side- 327 AM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ766-300115- Pribilof Islands Nearshore Waters- 327 AM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt in the morning. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ760-300115- Bristol Bay greater than 15 NM- 327 AM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. $$ PKZ761-300115- Bristol Bay from Port Heiden to Cape Chichagof out to 15 NM- 327 AM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. $$ PKZ762-300115- Bristol Bay from Cape Chichagof to Cape Pierce out to 15 NM- 327 AM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. .WED...N wind 25 kt. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. $$ PKZ763-300115- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait out to 15 NM- 327 AM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. .TUE...N wind 30 kt becoming NW 20 kt in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. .WED...N wind 25 kt. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. $$ PKZ764-300115- Kuskokwim Delta from 15 to 80 NM- 327 AM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. $$ PKZ765-300115- North and West of Nunivak Island- 327 AM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. .TUE...W wind 15 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 30 kt. $$ PKZ767-300115- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 327 AM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...E wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$
456 FZAK52 PAFC 300009 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 29 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. PKZ199-301330- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 981 mb Gulf low maintains strong winds across the Eastern Bering through Wed afternoon before weakening. A 974 mb North Pacific low moves to 180 nm W of Attu at 984 mb by Wed midday. Its front pushes into the Western and Central Aleutians from Mon afternoon through Wed afternoon. $$ PKZ750-301330- Sitkinak to Castle Cape out to 15 NM- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 50 kt. Gusts to 65 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 55 kt. Gusts to 70 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 50 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ751-301330- Sitkinak to Castle Cape from 15 to 100 NM- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 50 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 50 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ752-301330- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi out to 15 NM- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 50 kt. Gusts to 65 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NW wind 50 kt. Gusts to 65 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 1 foot. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ753-301330- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi from 15 to 100 NM- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 50 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 50 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ754-301330- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 50 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 45 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ755-301330- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 100 NM- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 50 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...N wind 50 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ756-301330- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon out to 15 NM- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ757-301330- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon from 15 to 60 NM- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ758-301330- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ759-301330- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 70 NM- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ770-301330- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side out to 15 NM- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ772-301330- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming S after midnight. Seas 6 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ771-301330- Unalaska Bay- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ773-301330- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...N wind 35 kt becoming NW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...S wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...W wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ774-301330- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side from 15 to 85 NM- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ775-301330- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side out to 15 NM- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ776-301330- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ777-301330- Nikolski to Seguam Pacfic Side out to 15 NM- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ778-301330- Nikolski to Seguam Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...S wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ780-301330- Seguam to Adak Bering Side out to 15 NM- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ781-301330- Seguam to Adak Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ782-301330- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ783-301330- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...S wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ784-301330- Adak to Kiska Bering Side- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ785-301330- Adak to Kiska Pacific Side- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ786-301330- Kiska to Attu Bering Side- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ787-301330- Kiska to Attu Pacific Side- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ766-301330- Pribilof Islands Nearshore Waters- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ760-301330- Bristol Bay greater than 15 NM- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. $$ PKZ761-301330- Bristol Bay from Port Heiden to Cape Chichagof out to 15 NM- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. $$ PKZ762-301330- Bristol Bay from Cape Chichagof to Cape Pierce out to 15 NM- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. $$ PKZ763-301330- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait out to 15 NM- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. .TUE...N wind 30 kt becoming NW 20 kt in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. .WED...N wind 25 kt. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 30 kt. $$ PKZ764-301330- Kuskokwim Delta from 15 to 80 NM- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. .SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. $$ PKZ765-301330- North and West of Nunivak Island- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. .TUE...W wind 15 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. .WED...N wind 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 30 kt. .SAT...NE wind 35 kt. $$ PKZ767-301330- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 309 PM AKST Mon Dec 29 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$
115 FZAK52 PAFC 301223 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 323 AM AKST Tue Dec 30 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. PKZ199-310100- 323 AM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 986 mb Gulf low maintains strong winds across the Eastern Bering through Wed night. A 974 mb North Pacific low moves to 180 nm W of Attu at 984 mb by Wed morning. It then moves into the Kamchatka Peninsula at 990 mb by Thu morning. $$ PKZ750-310100- Sitkinak to Castle Cape out to 15 NM- 323 AM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 55 kt. Gusts to 70 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 50 kt. Gusts to 65 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ751-310100- Sitkinak to Castle Cape from 15 to 100 NM- 323 AM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 50 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 50 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ752-310100- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi out to 15 NM- 323 AM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 50 kt. Gusts to 65 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Gusts to 55 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt out of bays and passes in the morning. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 1 foot. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ753-310100- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi from 15 to 100 NM- 323 AM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 50 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ754-310100- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 323 AM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ755-310100- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 100 NM- 323 AM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 50 kt diminishing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ756-310100- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon out to 15 NM- 323 AM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ757-310100- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon from 15 to 60 NM- 323 AM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ758-310100- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 323 AM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ759-310100- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 70 NM- 323 AM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ770-310100- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side out to 15 NM- 323 AM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ772-310100- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 323 AM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ771-310100- Unalaska Bay- 323 AM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 10 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ773-310100- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 323 AM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt becoming NW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ774-310100- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side from 15 to 85 NM- 323 AM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ775-310100- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side out to 15 NM- 323 AM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ776-310100- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 323 AM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ777-310100- Nikolski to Seguam Pacfic Side out to 15 NM- 323 AM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ778-310100- Nikolski to Seguam Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 323 AM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ780-310100- Seguam to Adak Bering Side out to 15 NM- 323 AM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ781-310100- Seguam to Adak Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 323 AM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ782-310100- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 323 AM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ783-310100- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 323 AM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ784-310100- Adak to Kiska Bering Side- 323 AM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ785-310100- Adak to Kiska Pacific Side- 323 AM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ786-310100- Kiska to Attu Bering Side- 323 AM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ787-310100- Kiska to Attu Pacific Side- 323 AM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...S wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ766-310100- Pribilof Islands Nearshore Waters- 323 AM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ760-310100- Bristol Bay greater than 15 NM- 323 AM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. $$ PKZ761-310100- Bristol Bay from Port Heiden to Cape Chichagof out to 15 NM- 323 AM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 30 kt becoming N 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ762-310100- Bristol Bay from Cape Chichagof to Cape Pierce out to 15 NM- 323 AM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. $$ PKZ763-310100- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait out to 15 NM- 323 AM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt becoming NW 20 kt in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. $$ PKZ764-310100- Kuskokwim Delta from 15 to 80 NM- 323 AM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray in the morning. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. $$ PKZ765-310100- North and West of Nunivak Island- 323 AM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 15 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. .WED...N wind 25 kt. .WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. .THU...E wind 25 kt. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. .SAT...NE wind 35 kt. $$ PKZ767-310100- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 323 AM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E of Saint Matthew Island, NW wind 25 kt. W of Saint Matthew Island, N wind 30 kt becoming NE 40 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 30 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... E 45 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 10 ft building to 15 ft in the afternoon. Snow. Heavy freezing spray NE of Saint Matthew Island. .WED NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$
897 FZAK52 PAFC 310041 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 341 PM AKST Tue Dec 30 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. PKZ199-311400- 341 PM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 mb North Pacific low moves to 180 nm W of Attu at 984 mb by Wed morning. It then moves into the Kamchatka Peninsula at 990 mb by Thu morning. $$ PKZ750-311400- Sitkinak to Castle Cape out to 15 NM- 341 PM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 50 kt. Gusts to 65 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ751-311400- Sitkinak to Castle Cape from 15 to 100 NM- 341 PM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 50 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...NW wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ752-311400- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi out to 15 NM- 341 PM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Gusts to 55 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Gusts to 50 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 1 foot. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ753-311400- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi from 15 to 100 NM- 341 PM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...S wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ754-311400- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 341 PM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ755-311400- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 100 NM- 341 PM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...S wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ756-311400- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon out to 15 NM- 341 PM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ757-311400- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon from 15 to 60 NM- 341 PM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 30 kt becoming N 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ758-311400- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 341 PM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ759-311400- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 70 NM- 341 PM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ770-311400- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side out to 15 NM- 341 PM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...S wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ772-311400- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 341 PM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ771-311400- Unalaska Bay- 341 PM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 10 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 foot. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ773-311400- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 341 PM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...S wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ774-311400- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side from 15 to 85 NM- 341 PM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...S wind 45 kt. Seas 26 ft. $$ PKZ775-311400- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side out to 15 NM- 341 PM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...S wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. $$ PKZ776-311400- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 341 PM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...S wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. $$ PKZ777-311400- Nikolski to Seguam Pacfic Side out to 15 NM- 341 PM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...S wind 45 kt. Seas 30 ft. $$ PKZ778-311400- Nikolski to Seguam Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 341 PM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...S wind 45 kt. Seas 34 ft. $$ PKZ780-311400- Seguam to Adak Bering Side out to 15 NM- 341 PM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...S wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ781-311400- Seguam to Adak Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 341 PM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...S wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. $$ PKZ782-311400- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 341 PM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...S wind 45 kt. Seas 35 ft. $$ PKZ783-311400- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 341 PM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...S wind 50 kt. Seas 37 ft. $$ PKZ784-311400- Adak to Kiska Bering Side- 341 PM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 26 ft. $$ PKZ785-311400- Adak to Kiska Pacific Side- 341 PM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt becoming S 20 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 35 ft. $$ PKZ786-311400- Kiska to Attu Bering Side- 341 PM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. $$ PKZ787-311400- Kiska to Attu Pacific Side- 341 PM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...S wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt becoming S 25 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 21 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...W wind 45 kt. Seas 27 ft. $$ PKZ766-311400- Pribilof Islands Nearshore Waters- 341 PM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ760-311400- Bristol Bay greater than 15 NM- 341 PM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 30 kt becoming N 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. $$ PKZ761-311400- Bristol Bay from Port Heiden to Cape Chichagof out to 15 NM- 341 PM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 30 kt becoming N 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. $$ PKZ762-311400- Bristol Bay from Cape Chichagof to Cape Pierce out to 15 NM- 341 PM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. .WED...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. $$ PKZ763-311400- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait out to 15 NM- 341 PM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 30 kt. $$ PKZ764-311400- Kuskokwim Delta from 15 to 80 NM- 341 PM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. $$ PKZ765-311400- North and West of Nunivak Island- 341 PM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. .WED...N wind 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. .THU...E wind 25 kt. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. .SAT...NE wind 35 kt. .SUN...NE wind 40 kt. $$ PKZ767-311400- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 341 PM AKST Tue Dec 30 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E of Saint Matthew Island, NW wind 25 kt. W of Saint Matthew Island, N wind 30 kt becoming NE 40 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...E wind 30 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...E 45 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 10 ft building to 15 ft in the afternoon. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... E 40 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 16 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 27 ft. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Dec 27, 5:53 AM AKST, 9 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 27, 5:53 AM AKST, 9 hours 50 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 553 AM AKST Sat Dec 27 2025 .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 through 3/Today through Monday night)... Key Points: * Snow will taper off across Southcentral today as a reinforcing shot of cold and dry air moves in. Widespread gusty winds will develop this afternoon through tonight and persist into Monday. * As winds develop later today, the fresh powdery snow on the ground will easily blow and drift. Expect localized areas of reduced visibility along Southcentral roads. * High Wind Warnings are in effect for the Matanuska Valley and Valdez up to Thompson Pass beginning later today and continuing through Monday. Similar to other events this month, damage and power outages are likely. * Temperatures will drop through the weekend. When combined with winds, this will lead to widespread wind chill readings well below zero. In the upper levels, a high amplitude ridge extends from the Northeast Pacific to Southeast Alaska. An Arctic trough digging southward across the Bering Sea has developed into a closed low center and is dropping into the North Pacific. A second out of phase short-wave is crossing the eastern Alaska Interior. Out ahead of these high amplitude short-waves, vorticity maxima embedded in southwesterly flow are tracking up and over the ridge, across the Gulf of Alaska and toward Southcentral. This has been producing widespread light snow across the region. However, as the upstream troughs approach, these are being pushed southward out of Southcentral. As a result, snow is gradually diminishing from west to east. Meanwhile, a weak surface low which passed south of Kodiak Island overnight is now headed northeastward across the Gulf. This continues to bring rain to Kodiak Island. A strong frontal system (separating the Arctic air over most of Alaska from much warmer air that moved up from the Pacific) is leading to widespread Gale force winds across the Gulf coastal waters, with embedded areas of Storm force winds. The north end of the Bering trough will phase with the trough over Interior Alaska and dig southeastward across Southcentral this afternoon through Sunday morning before stalling overhead. Model guidance has stabilized with how far south and east the trough progresses, with most solutions centered from the eastern kenai Peninsula to the western Copper River Basin on Sunday. As a result, the strongest cold air advection and synoptic downward motion will be focused to the west of this axis, leading to another round of strong and gusty winds for the Mat-Su, portions of Anchorage, and down Cook Inlet to Kodiak Island. As has been the case with every wind storm this month, the Matanuska Valley (Palmer/Wasilla) will see some of the strongest winds for a prolonged period of time later today through Monday, with a likelihood of damaging winds and power outages (a High Wind Warning begins at 3pm this afternoon). The alignment of the flow looks less favorable for Anchorage than previous events, with the winds likely staying close to Knik Arm (Chugiak, Birchwood, JBER, and west Anchorage). The rest of the Anchorage area will see much lighter winds. A High Wind Warning is also in effect for Valdez through Thompson Pass beginning 9pm this evening. The upper level flow is not favorable for high winds since they will remain out ahead of the digging trough. However, low level forcing looks strong, with a surface low setting up shop over the northeast Gulf and deep Arctic air piling up in the Copper River Basin (-25 to -30 degrees Celsius at 850mb). This air will be forced down through the mountain passes, leading to very strong and erratic wind gusts. With little snow on the ground in Valdez, windstorms this month have been producing damage and there is the chance of that once again. There had been potential for heavy snow in the Southeastern Copper River Basin, including McCarthy. However, it now looks like the heaviest snow will be south and east of McCarthy and down to the northeastern Gulf coast. It still does look like a long duration light snow event for McCarthy and areas along the Edgerton Highway and McCarthy Road. There is some uncertainty in the western edge of snow in the Copper River Basin, largely dependent on the exact location where the upper trough stalls. By Sunday, the upper level ridge will be centered along the CONUS west coast up into western Canada. A series of short-waves will track up the west side of this ridge to the Gulf and toward Southcentral Sunday night through Monday night. This will push the trough axis over Southcentral off to the north and west, leading to warm air advection and weakening of the upper flow. This should be enough to allow winds to diminish region-wide beginning Monday. However, winds will not completely die down, as multiple surface lows track into the Gulf and maintain tight pressure gradients across the region. Precipitation will spread north and west from the Gulf and across Southcentral Monday through Monday night. This will fall as snow at the start, but warmer air will push onshore and lead to a transition to rain for portions of the Gulf coast and Prince William Sound. -SEB && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 through 3: Today through Monday)... ...Active Warnings and Advisories... * Blizzard Warning for the Kuskokwim Delta and Western Capes. * Blizzard Warnings in effect for the Eastern Aleutians and Northern Bristol Bay coast through Saturday afternoon. * Winter Weather Advisory for Greater Bristol Bay and Northern Alaska Peninsula in effect through Saturday afternoon. * Winter Weather Advisories for Central and Southern Alaska Peninsula through Saturday evening. * Cold Weather Advisory in effect for the Kuskokwim Delta and Kuskokwim Valley until Sunday morning. Cold Weather Advisories are also in effect for Lime Village and the Central Alaska Peninsula from Saturday evening through Monday afternoon. Discussion: The forecast largely continues to remain on track for the near and short term. Diving into the details, a 980 mb low situated south of the Eastern Aleutians and Alaska Peninsula is in the process of being absorbed into a much larger trough complex that extends well eastward and south of Kodiak Island. Pressure and thermal gradient driven winds are still howling across the Bering due to strong Arctic high pressure to the north. A swath of isentropic lift driven precipitation sits between the Pribilof Islands and the Eastern Aleutians, with convective/ocean effect snow showers forming in the wake of the system near the Pribilofs as lapse rates steepen from a dynamically cooling column. The 500 mb arctic trough continues to dig south of the Aleutians this morning and has pinched off a closed upper low with ridging building in its wake over the Bering. Even as snowfall comes to an end for places under Blizzard Warnings such as the Kuskokwim Delta, Western Capes, and Dillingham, the concern is going to shift to ground blizzard conditions from strong winds lofting dry, powdery snow that has already fallen. As surface ridging works in behind the front, precipitation will continue to move eastward and southeastward through the morning and afternoon hours. The latest guidance has snow diminishing and moving south of the Alaska Peninsula by this afternoon, but again, blowing snow still has the potential to significantly reduce visibility. Heading into Sunday morning, the main upper trough passes over the Alaska Peninsula, increasing gap winds for favored bays and passes. Across interior Southwest Alaska, specifically portions of the Kuskokwim Delta, Lower Kuskokwim Valley, and along the Alaska Range, temperatures will be quite cold, with wind chills/apparent temperatures dropping to 40 to 50 degrees below zero beginning tonight and persisting through the weekend. Along the Southwest coast, the cold air and gale to storm force winds will combine to produce a heavy to extreme freezing spray hazard that also lasts through the weekend. -AM/JH && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 4 through 7: Tuesday through Friday)... A highly-amplified upper-level pattern is present early next week with a ridge over the Bering Sea and an elongated trough across southern mainland Alaska anchored by a closed low in the Gulf of Alaska. Yet another round of Southcentral Alaska gap winds will be gradually diminishing as the Gulf low brings southeasterly flow and warming temperatures into Southcentral, weakening the pressure and density gradients along the mountains. Synoptically- forced gap winds to gale force will also be ongoing through the Alaska Peninsula on Tuesday, to the west of the stacked, complex low south of Kodiak Island. With the southeasterly flow wrapping warmer air and moisture north into Southcentral Alaska, light snow showers look to be possible through much of next week, though chances for precipitation are overall fairly low. Out west, a North Pacific low pushes its front into the western Aleutians on Tuesday. As the front lifts into the Bering Sea on Wednesday, a moderately strong upper-level low dives into Southwest Alaska over top the Bering ridge, bringing another brief blast of cold air to the region. Cold advection across the Western Alaska Range/Aleutian Range will lead to another potential round of storm force gap winds across the Alaska Peninsula and into the western Gulf of Alaska. Most models then seem to bring a return of relatively warmer conditions, but the GFS continues the plunge of Arctic Air which would likely bring the coldest temperatures of the season so far. However, this is, at the moment, considered a less likely solution. Along the Aleutians and Alaska Peninsula, the Bering front lingers through Thursday and Friday, bringing warmer air with mostly rain, though the leading (north) edge of the front could start as snow for locations on the Alaska Peninsula and in the Pribilof Islands. Throughout the week, temperatures remain below average across southern mainland Alaska. The coldest temperatures are likely to be seen in interior Southwest Alaska, where ambient temperatures reach 20 to 30 below zero on Wednesday. The Copper River Basin, a favored cold spot, is expected to be warmer than many of the recent cold spells through much of the week. Quesada && .AVIATION... PANC...Conditions will steadily improve at the terminal this morning as snow clears out and as ceilings rise to VFR thresholds. Meanwhile, north winds will steadily increase through the day and become strong and gusty by this afternoon, with gusts of up to 40 kts possible beginning late this evening through Sunday morning. A few gusts up to 50 kts cannot be ruled out late tonight into Sunday morning. The few inches of very powdery new snowfall will easily blow and drift in the wind. Thus, some low level visibility reductions below VFR will be possible at times through the TAF period during periods of blowing snow. &&
In the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 27, 10:31 AM AKST, 5 hours 12 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
1031 AM AKST Sat Dec 27 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1029 AM Snow 1 S Sterling 60.54N 150.76W
12/27/2025 M6.0 Inch Kenai Peninsula AK Trained Spotter
6 inch snowfall total for past 24-hours, 1.5
inches of snow overnight.
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CLLocal storm report, Dec 27, 10:54 AM AKST, 4 hours 49 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
1054 AM AKST Sat Dec 27 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1001 AM Snow 1 E Valdez 61.14N 146.34W
12/27/2025 E1.0 Inch Chugach AK Public
&&Local storm report, Dec 27, 2:20 PM AKST, 1 hour 23 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
220 PM AKST Sat Dec 27 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0120 PM Snow 1 NNE Anchorage (Potter 61.06N 149.76W
12/27/2025 M1.1 Inch Anchorage AK NWS Employee
Storm total snowfall.
&&
PPLocal storm report, Dec 27, 3:04 PM AKST, 39 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
304 PM AKST Sat Dec 27 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0304 PM Snow Anchorage (Potter Valle 61.06N 149.76W
12/27/2025 M1.1 Inch Anchorage AK Trained Spotter
1.1 inches of snow last 24 hours. Liquid
equivalent of 0.1 inches.
&&
KMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 3:35 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 27, 3:43 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Dec 27, 3:43 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 27, 3:44 PM AKST | Cold Weather Advisory | AFC | Copper River Census Area | 47 hr |
| Dec 27, 4:07 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 27, 4:07 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 27, 4:07 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 28, 2:24 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 61 hr | |
| Dec 28, 2:24 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 25 hr | |
| Dec 28, 2:58 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 28, 3:08 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 28, 3:08 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 28, 3:08 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 28, 2:20 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days |
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