Hurricane Force Wind Warning 9, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Oct 28, 2025, 3:34 PM AKDT (23:34 UTC)

Expired

Oct 29, 2025, 4:15 AM AKDT

In force

13 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

580 
FZAK51 PAFC 282334
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
334 PM AKDT Tue Oct 28 2025

Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast
up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet.

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.

PKZ197-291215-
334 PM AKDT Tue Oct 28 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 955 mb low 160 nm south of Kodiak Island Wed morning moves to 
85 nm west of Kodiak Island Wed evening and remains stationary 
through Thu morning. Its front moves across the Gulf on Wednesday.

$$

PKZ710-291215-
Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM-
334 PM AKDT Tue Oct 28 2025

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...E wind 35 kt increasing to 60 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7
ft building to 22 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 23 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 55 kt. Seas 28 ft.
.FRI...E wind 45 kt. Seas 26 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ711-291215-
Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM-
334 PM AKDT Tue Oct 28 2025

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...E wind 40 kt increasing to 60 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9
ft building to 24 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt after midnight.
Seas 23 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 55 kt. Seas 28 ft.
.FRI...E wind 40 kt. Seas 26 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ712-291215-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM-
334 PM AKDT Tue Oct 28 2025

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5
ft.
.WED...E wind 45 kt becoming SE 55 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft
building to 24 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 26 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.THU...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 26 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 55 kt. Seas 32 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 27 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ715-291215-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM-
334 PM AKDT Tue Oct 28 2025

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas
6 ft. Rain.
.WED...E wind 50 kt increasing to 60 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14
ft building to 23 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 25 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.FRI...E wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ716-291215-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM-
334 PM AKDT Tue Oct 28 2025

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas
7 ft. Rain.
.WED...E wind 50 kt becoming SE 60 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft
building to 24 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 27 ft. Rain.
.THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 27 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 24 ft.
.FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ714-291215-
Resurrection Bay-
334 PM AKDT Tue Oct 28 2025

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ724-291215-
Northwest Prince William Sound-
334 PM AKDT Tue Oct 28 2025

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas
2 ft.
.WED...NE wind 20 kt becoming E 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft
building to 12 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ725-291215-
Central and Eastern Prince William Sound-
334 PM AKDT Tue Oct 28 2025

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...E wind 25 kt increasing to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6
ft building to 13 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 10 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI...E wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ726-291215-
Southwest Prince William Sound-
334 PM AKDT Tue Oct 28 2025

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.WED...E wind 30 kt increasing to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7
ft building to 12 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI...E wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ720-291215-
Port of Valdez-
334 PM AKDT Tue Oct 28 2025

.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ721-291215-
Valdez Narrows-
334 PM AKDT Tue Oct 28 2025

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...N wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Gusts
to 45 kt before midnight. Seas 4 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ722-291215-
Valdez Arm-
334 PM AKDT Tue Oct 28 2025

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...NE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 7 ft. Widespread 
rain showers.
.THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ723-291215-
Passage Canal-
334 PM AKDT Tue Oct 28 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.WED...E wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 40
kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. 
Rain with snow.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Widespread 
rain showers.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ730-291215-
West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay-
334 PM AKDT Tue Oct 28 2025

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.WED...E wind 65 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.THU...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ731-291215-
Barren Islands East-
334 PM AKDT Tue Oct 28 2025

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas
8 ft. Rain.
.WED...SE wind 65 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight.
Seas 21 ft. Rain.
.THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ733-291215-
Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM-
334 PM AKDT Tue Oct 28 2025

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas
5 ft building to 9 ft after midnight. Rain.
.WED...E wind 60 kt. Seas 25 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt becoming S 45 kt after midnight. Seas
28 ft. Rain.
.THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 27 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ732-291215-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM-
334 PM AKDT Tue Oct 28 2025

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt increasing to 45 kt after midnight. Seas
9 ft building to 15 ft after midnight. Rain.
.WED...E wind 55 kt becoming S 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 23 ft.
Rain.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming S 45 kt after midnight. Seas
28 ft. Rain.
.THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ734-291215-
Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM-
334 PM AKDT Tue Oct 28 2025

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt becoming E 45 kt after midnight. Seas
15 ft. Rain.
.WED...SE wind 55 kt becoming S 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 24
ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 31 ft. Rain.
.THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 26 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ736-291215-
Chiniak Bay-
334 PM AKDT Tue Oct 28 2025

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming E 35 kt after midnight. Gusts to 45
kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft building to 11 ft after midnight. Rain.
.WED...E wind 55 kt becoming S 30 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 65 kt
in the morning. Seas 20 ft subsiding to 12 ft in the afternoon. 
Rain.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming S 40 kt after midnight. Gusts to
50 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ737-291215-
Marmot Bay-
334 PM AKDT Tue Oct 28 2025

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Gusts to
45 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft building to 11 ft after midnight. 
Rain.
.WED...E wind 55 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 65
kt in the morning. Seas 20 ft subsiding to 12 ft in the afternoon. 
Rain.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Gusts
to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. Rain.
.THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ738-291215-
Shelikof Strait-
334 PM AKDT Tue Oct 28 2025

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt increasing to 45 kt after midnight. Seas
7 ft building to 11 ft after midnight. Rain.
.WED...NE wind 55 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ742-291215-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
334 PM AKDT Tue Oct 28 2025

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.WED...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 11 ft building to 15 ft in the
afternoon. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain.
.THU...E wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ740-291215-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
334 PM AKDT Tue Oct 28 2025

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...NE wind 30 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8
ft building to 12 ft in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ741-291215-
Kachemak Bay-
334 PM AKDT Tue Oct 28 2025

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.WED...E wind 50 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this hurricane force wind warning went out at Oct 28, 7:49 AM AKDT, 7 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
749 AM AKDT Tue Oct 28 2025

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

Discussion:

Another shortwave trough is lifting up across the northern Gulf this
morning with scattered showers moving through Prince William Sound
and inland to the coastal areas. Radar shows echoes working their
way over the Chugach and Kenai Mountains and may see some scattered
light snow showers or flurries this morning for areas along the
western Kenai Peninsula northwards into the Mat-Su Valley. Areas of
dense fog and low stratus moved in along the Knik Arm and Glenn
Highway down into the Anchorage Bowl overnight, but increasing
midlevel cloud cover has allowed for some improvement in visibility
and fog for some of these areas. Given the low stratus still in
place will set-up some feeder-seeder snow processes from Anchorage
up through Palmer. Little if any accumulation is expected with any
snow shower moving through as weak downsloping by mid to late
morning should help to keep most of the showers from reaching the
ground.

The main focus is on the midweek system that will quickly deepen as
the low crossing the eastern Aleutians this morning will merge with
a strong low lifting out of the North Pacific. The new merged low
will deepen even more just south of Kodiak Island by Wednesday
afternoon then lifting over the AKPEN towards Bristol Bay by
Thursday. As the lows phase and merge, the North Pacific low will
push a strong front north across the Gulf. Models have the surface
low bottoming out between 948 mb to 955 mb with a strong pressure
gradient over much of the western Gulf. A swath of strong easterly
winds will accompany the front as it sweeps north, bringing gusts up
to 65 mph to Kodiak Island, and the potential for storm force winds
through Shelikof Strait and Kamishak Bay, and hurricane force winds
through the Barren Islands. A swath of storm force winds will work
northwards towards the coast by Wednesday afternoon and early
evening. Will the strongest winds will be relatively short-lived as
the front steadily pushes north, gusty winds will continue into
Thursday. In addition to the strong winds, Kodiak Island will see a
period of moderate to heavy rainfall on Wednesday with 1-2 inches of
rainfall possible as the front moves through.

- PP

&&

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

A dissipating front is passing through the Kuskokwim Delta this
morning. Current radar shows some weak returns over the bay but
much of this precipitation is likely not reaching the ground, or
is very light, and mainly falling along the coastal locations from
Kongiganak to Kipnuk if at all. The Kuskokwim region is expected
to clear out or at to stay dry for the rest of today and into the
start of tomorrow with persistent offshore flow and continued cool
temperatures. To the south, a few light snow showers have been
observed with Dillingham having received trace amounts over the
past few hours. Areas of off and on light snow may continue across
the Greater Bristol Bay region, though warmer temperatures
advecting in from the south will see any additional snow likely change
over to rain.

Taking a look at the bigger picture, a trough has persisted over
the southern Bering the past week with numerous lows spinning into
the region, the latest of which is currently sitting over the
Eastern Aleutians/Southern AKPEN this morning. Gusty winds will
accompany today's low through the AKPEN. Widespread gales over the
southern and eastern Bering are forecast for Tuesday with strong
easterly winds pushing through the Kamishak Gap.

As has already been mentioned in previous discussions, the main
focus in the near term will be with the next low to lift from the
Alaska Peninsula into the western Gulf on Wednesday. The thoughts
on this next low remain unchanged and the previous discussion's
breakdown remains valid:

There is good model consensus that by Wednesday afternoon, a
sub-960 mb low will be located near Kodiak Island/Bristol Bay.
This is likely to bring a period of snowfall to Bristol Bay Monday
morning as its front lifts into Southwest Alaska, with the deep
low driving northeasterly wind gusts to 55 mph out of Kamishak
Gap. Gusts over the waters of Bristol Bay could easily top 60
knots by late Wednesday morning. With temperatures hovering in the
low 30s, blowing snow would not typically be favored. However,
the gusty winds may lead to the potential for significant
visibility reductions, especially if snowfall is heavier. As the
front lifts across Southwest Alaska, light snow is also possible
for the Kuskokwim Delta, which will also see some gusty
northeasterly winds. There, temperatures will be colder and snow
fluffier, so blowing snow is also a potential risk Wednesday night
into Thursday. Confidence in blowing snow potential remains low
to moderate.

By Thursday, low pressure will lift northward and into interior
Alaska, which should see precipitation across Southwest Alaska
expand in coverage. Winds, however, will taper off as low
pressure quickly weakens.

-CQ/BL

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 4 through 7: Friday through Monday)...

An unsettled weather pattern is expected through the long term as
upper level troughing from the Bering Sea is expected to move into
the Gulf of Alaska. A North Pacific system will be merging with
an upper level low in the Bering by Thursday morning resulting in
broad upper level troughing across the Gulf of Alaska. Multiple
vorticity maxima rotating around the base of the trough will
support a large and complex surface low pressure system centered
over the Gulf of Alaska. As this system continues to build in the
Gulf mid-late this work week, a colder airmass flowing in south
through the Bering Strait into the Bering and much of the
mainland, transitioning any remaining showers over the Bering to
snow. Models still diverge on how strong the system remains within
the Gulf, and how north the system will push, potentially leading
to strong easterly winds along the northern Gulf coast. Given the
uncertainty, there remains low confidence in the potential for
rainfall for low elevations along the coast and light snow across
inland Southcentral for late next week. Given the potential depth
of the low and cold air filtering into the Bering, strong and
gusty winds through the Alaska Peninsula and Eastern Aleutian gaps
are possible late this week.

&&

.AVIATION...

PANC...MVFR conditions are expected to lift to VFR later this
morning. Light northerly winds will increase to around 10 kts
this afternoon through tomorrow morning. Rain and snow showers are
expected tomorrow afternoon and evening as a front moves through
the region changing the dominant wind direction from northerly to
easterly.

&&

In the hours before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
National Weather Service ANCHORAGE AK
158 PM AKDT Tue Oct 28 2025

AKZ771-772-282300-
Kodiak Island Northeast-Kodiak Island Southwest-
Including the cities of Kodiak City, Port Lions, Ouzinkie,
Old Harbor, Akhiok, Karluk, and Larsen Bay
158 PM AKDT Tue Oct 28 2025

...STRONG WINDS AND MODERATE RAINFALL EXPECTED FOR KODIAK ISLAND
WEDNESDAY...

Strong winds with gusts up to 75 mph are expected across Kodiak
Island Wednesday morning through early afternoon as a low deepens
to the south of the island and its front lifts north across the
Gulf. Strong early winds will accompany the front, lifting from
south to north across the island. A High Wind Warning has been
issued for Kodiak Island from 4 AM Wednesday through 1 PM
Wednesday. Periods of moderate to heavy rainfall will also
accompany the front with rainfall totals of 1 to 2 inches possible
through Thursday.

Now is the time to prepare for strong winds by securing outdoor
items, or bringing lightweight items indoors.

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