Storm Warning 14, NWS Anchorage, AK

517 
FZAK52 PAFC 110013
CWFALU

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
313 PM AKST Fri Jan 10 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.

PKZ199-111315-
313 PM AKST Fri Jan 10 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 966 mb low 380 nm South of Sand Point moves to Prince William 
Sound at 1000 mb for Sat afternoon. A 974 mb low 140 nm West of 
Kipnuk moves to 60 nm Southwest of Nome at 981 mb and dissipates Sun 
afternoon. A 975 mb North Pacific low moves to 140 nm South of Dutch 
Harbor at 955 mb by Sun morning, and continuing to 40 nm South of 
Kipnuk at 959 mb by Sun afternoon. Its front moves over Southwest 
Alaska for Sun afternoon.

$$

PKZ750-111315-
Sitkinak to Castle Cape out to 15 NM-
313 PM AKST Fri Jan 10 2025

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas
13 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain.
.SUN...S wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft.
.MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ751-111315-
Sitkinak to Castle Cape from 15 to 100 NM-
313 PM AKST Fri Jan 10 2025

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft building to 29 ft after
midnight. Widespread rain showers.
.SAT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 28 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 28 ft. Rain.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 31 ft.
.MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ752-111315-
Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi out to 15 NM-
313 PM AKST Fri Jan 10 2025

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt becoming SW after midnight. Seas 15 ft.
Widespread rain and snow showers.
.SAT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt becoming S 30 kt after midnight. Seas
20 ft. Rain.
.SUN...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ753-111315-
Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi from 15 to 100 NM-
313 PM AKST Fri Jan 10 2025

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt becoming W 35 kt after midnight. Seas 26 ft.
Widespread rain showers.
.SAT...SW wind 35 kt becoming SE 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 25
ft. Rain with snow.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 45 kt becoming S 35 kt after midnight. Seas
26 ft. Rain.
.SUN...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 29 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 26 ft.
.MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ754-111315-
Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM-
313 PM AKST Fri Jan 10 2025

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming W 25 kt after midnight. Seas
13 ft.
.SAT...S wind 25 kt becoming E 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft.
Rain and snow.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.SUN...W wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ755-111315-
Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 100 NM-
313 PM AKST Fri Jan 10 2025

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft. Widespread snow showers.
.SAT...S wind 25 kt becoming SE 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 22
ft. Rain and snow.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain.
.SUN...W wind 45 kt. Seas 28 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft.
.MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ756-111315-
Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon out to 15 NM-
313 PM AKST Fri Jan 10 2025

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt becoming SW after midnight. Seas 6 ft.
Rain and snow.
.SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow and rain.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 35 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas
6 ft. Rain.
.SUN...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ757-111315-
Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon from 15 to 60 NM-
313 PM AKST Fri Jan 10 2025

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt becoming SW after midnight. Seas 8 ft.
Snow with rain.
.SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain with snow.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 40 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas
10 ft. Rain.
.SUN...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ758-111315-
Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM-
313 PM AKST Fri Jan 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming SW 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6
ft.
.SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain and snow.
.SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. Seas
6 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.SUN...W wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ759-111315-
Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 70 NM-
313 PM AKST Fri Jan 10 2025

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas
10 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 25 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Snow
and rain.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 35 kt becoming S 20 kt after midnight. Seas
9 ft. Rain and snow.
.SUN...W wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ770-111315-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side out to 15 NM-
313 PM AKST Fri Jan 10 2025

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 20 kt becoming NE 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8
ft. Snow and rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. From Unalaska E, SE wind 20 kt becoming
W 40 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. Widespread rain and snow 
showers.
.SUN...W wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ772-111315-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM-
313 PM AKST Fri Jan 10 2025

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...S wind 20 kt becoming NE 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft.
Snow.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain and snow.
.SUN...W wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ771-111315-
Unalaska Bay-
313 PM AKST Fri Jan 10 2025

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 15 kt becoming NE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft
building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Snow and rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt becoming NW 40 kt after midnight. Gusts to
50 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. 
Widespread rain and snow showers.
.SUN...W wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ773-111315-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side out to 15 NM-
313 PM AKST Fri Jan 10 2025

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 25 kt becoming NE 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14
ft. Rain and snow.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. From Unalaska E, S wind 20 kt becoming
W 35 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers and snow showers.
.SUN...W wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ774-111315-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side from 15 to 85 NM-
313 PM AKST Fri Jan 10 2025

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain and snow.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. From Unalaska E, S wind 20 kt becoming
W 40 kt after midnight. Seas 21 ft. Rain.
.SUN...W wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ775-111315-
Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side out to 15 NM-
313 PM AKST Fri Jan 10 2025

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 20 kt becoming N 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.  and rain showers.
.SUN...W wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ776-111315-
Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM-
313 PM AKST Fri Jan 10 2025

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 15 kt becoming N 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ777-111315-
Nikolski to Seguam Pacfic Side out to 15 NM-
313 PM AKST Fri Jan 10 2025

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt becoming SW 20 kt after midnight. Seas
16 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 25 kt becoming N 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11
ft. Snow.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.SUN...W wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ778-111315-
Nikolski to Seguam Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM-
313 PM AKST Fri Jan 10 2025

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt becoming S 20 kt after midnight. Seas 16
ft.
.SAT...NE wind 30 kt becoming N 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15
ft. Snow and rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.SUN...W wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ780-111315-
Seguam to Adak Bering Side out to 15 NM-
313 PM AKST Fri Jan 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas
8 ft.
.SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ781-111315-
Seguam to Adak Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM-
313 PM AKST Fri Jan 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt becoming NW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 9
ft.
.SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ782-111315-
Seguam to Adak Pacific Side out to 15 NM-
313 PM AKST Fri Jan 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas
13 ft.
.SAT...N wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9
ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ783-111315-
Seguam to Adak Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM-
313 PM AKST Fri Jan 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt.
Seas 14 ft.
.SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ784-111315-
Adak to Kiska Bering Side-
313 PM AKST Fri Jan 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ785-111315-
Adak to Kiska Pacific Side-
313 PM AKST Fri Jan 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ786-111315-
Kiska to Attu Bering Side-
313 PM AKST Fri Jan 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ787-111315-
Kiska to Attu Pacific Side-
313 PM AKST Fri Jan 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ766-111315-
Pribilof Islands Nearshore Waters-
313 PM AKST Fri Jan 10 2025

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...W wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas
7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt becoming NW 40 kt after midnight. Seas
7 ft building to 13 ft after midnight.
.SUN...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ760-111315-
Bristol Bay greater than 15 NM-
313 PM AKST Fri Jan 10 2025

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming SE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8
ft. Rain and snow.
.SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow.
.SUN...S wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ761-111315-
Bristol Bay from Port Heiden to Cape Chichagof out to 15 NM-
313 PM AKST Fri Jan 10 2025

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain and snow.
.SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 6 ft.  and snow.
.SUN...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ762-111315-
Bristol Bay from Cape Chichagof to Cape Pierce out to 15 NM-
313 PM AKST Fri Jan 10 2025

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas
in ice free waters 6 ft. Snow and rain.
.SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Snow and
rain.
.SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft.
.MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft.
.TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft.
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.

$$

PKZ763-111315-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait out to 15 NM-
313 PM AKST Fri Jan 10 2025

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight.
Snow.
.SAT...S wind 20 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Snow.
.SUN...SE wind 30 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 30 kt.
.MON...S wind 20 kt.
.TUE...E wind 20 kt.
.WED...NW wind 15 kt.

$$

PKZ764-111315-
Kuskokwim Delta from 15 to 80 NM-
313 PM AKST Fri Jan 10 2025

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. Seas 14
ft subsiding to 8 ft after midnight.
.SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight.
Seas 11 ft. Snow and rain.
.SUN...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ765-111315-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
313 PM AKST Fri Jan 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. Seas in
ice free waters 6 ft.
.SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt becoming N 30 kt after midnight. Seas in
ice free waters 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...NW wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft.
.MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft.
.TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft.

$$

PKZ767-111315-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
313 PM AKST Fri Jan 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...NW wind 15 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... N 25 kt W of
Saint Matthew Island. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...E of Saint Matthew Island, N wind 15 kt increasing to
25 kt after midnight. W of Saint Matthew Island, NW wind 30 kt.
Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
459 PM AKST Thu Jan 9 2025

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

A complex low over the Gulf is currently wrapping into the
southeastern reaches of the forecast area (near the Copper Delta)
while a deformation band of mixed precipitation lingers over Cook
Inlet to the west. Rain will persist along the Gulf Coast and
especially across Prince William Sound into the weekend. Through
the remainder of tonight the low will continue lifting
northeastward with the deformation band to shift northeastward as
well. This will bring a chance for some additional light snow
across Anchorage and the Mat-Su through midnight tonight, though
don't expect much in the way of accumulation. Anywhere from a
dusting to an inch or two is possible but, with the way the winter
season has continually teased Southcentral with possible snow,
it's best to temper expectations. Moving into Friday, the
Anchorage Bowl and MatSu should see a brief break in
precipitation, but a warm front lifting up the western Gulf will
bring renewed precipitation in the form of a light rain/snow mix
by late morning/early afternoon.

Attention turns to the weekend when yet another upper low is
forecast to move into Cook Inlet. Models have trended more toward
a western solution with the track of the low, which unfortunately
means a wetter (rain instead of snow) and windier (Chinook
pattern) forecast on Saturday into Sunday. Gale southeasterly
winds look probable into the Barren Islands as well as into Prince
William Sound with gusts of 50 knots. Though less certain, the
easterly flow should once again be enhanced into Portage Valley
and the Eastern Turnagain Arm through morning hours on Saturday. A
Mat-Valley wind with gusts to 30+ mph will keep conditions
unsettled across the Valley.

-BL

&&

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

An active weather pattern continues for Southern Alaska as a
series of low pressure systems make their way through our region
tonight through the weekend. The first of these lows is a
Hurricane force North Pacific low, the center of which is just
South of Adak. The low is broad, spreading gale force winds from
Amchitka to Unalaska, with light to moderate rainfall and
rain/snow mix throughout the system. The progression of this low
center appears steady and is moving northeast. This low is
expected to bring storm force winds south of the low near the
eastern Aleutians late this evening into tonight. Gusts as high as
55 to 65 mph will be possible across parts of Unalaska as the low
passes to the north late tonight into early Friday morning,
particularly with winds funneling through terrain out of Captain's
Bay. The broad arching front will spread from Unalaska late this
afternoon, and across the entire Southwest Alaska coastline by
early Friday morning, with potentially an initial push of
snowfall, transitioning to a rain/snow mix and eventually plain
rain by early Friday afternoon.

As the low lifts north towards Nunivak Island during the day on
Friday, the wind field will weaken to gale force, but will still
stay strong enough to cause possible impacts to the Kuskokwim
Delta Coast. Onshore winds could gust up to 40 mph as the low
approaches to the west from Friday afternoon into Friday night.
While there is more sea ice in place along the coast compared to
what we had for the last coastal flood event, there may still not
be enough stronger, shore-fast ice to protect coastal communities
from a possible storm surge with this low. Even where stronger ice
exists, water could pool up through cracks and cause localized
flooding for communities along the immediate coast near high on
Friday evening. Confidence on the degree of flooding is low, but
concern is high enough to justify issuing a Coastal Flood Advisory
for the Kuskokwim Delta Coast, which remains in effect starting
midday Friday. The low driving this will begin to weaken Saturday
morning, and exit into the northern Bering Sea late Saturday.

Attention from there quickly shifts to the next strong low setting
up along the active storm track continuing into the weekend. By
late Friday night, another potentially Hurricane force low will
approach Kodiak Island. The center could briefly head up into
Bristol Bay before it veers more northeast towards Southcentral on
Saturday. The main impact across Southwest will be another round
of gusty southwest winds moving in behind the low passage,
especially over southern parts of the region close to Bristol Bay
and the AKPen. Moderate rain and snow will also move north with
the low Friday night into Saturday morning, though temperatures
appear likely to remain too warm for significant snow
accumulation.

If all that wasn't enough to handle, an even stronger, larger low
pressure system will begin to move up into the eastern Bering Sea
from the Pacific from Saturday into Saturday night. Very strong
southeast winds will spread into Southwest through the Kamishak
Gap into the greater Bristol Bay region along with locally heavy
rain/snow moving back across much of the area as well. Strong
north winds up to Storm force could also move into the eastern
Aleutians and Pribilofs west of the low, where temperatures could
remain cold enough for mostly snow to fall, especially up towards
the Pribilof Islands. Cold air pulled down on the western side of
the low may initiate gusty winds in the Pribilofs along with the
snowfall, however confidence for now is low on the precise low
position. Stay tuned as we continue to monitor this active pattern
and the many impacts expected around our region.

-CL/AS

&&

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

A very active weather pattern continues across Southern Alaska
through the forecast period. The upper longwave trough over the
Bering gains energy from several shortwaves and reorients over
Mainland Alaska into the Gulf of Alaska by Thursday. These
shortwaves support a well developed surface low moving through the
Bering Strait into the Russian Arctic, with its associated front
extending across Western Alaska and along the Southcentral coast.
Deterministic GFS, ECMWF and Canadian models carry the features
and changes well through Tuesday before the ensemble means take
over through the week.

Cold air from the backside of the low keeps areas of snow and
gusty winds across the Bering into Southwest Alaska, Pribilofs and
the Northern Alaska Peninsula. The warm sector weather presses
locally heavy rains and gusty winds along the Southcentral coasts,
with areas of locally heavy snow over inland and higher
elevations through Monday. An Eastern North Pacific low tracks
into the Copper River Delta for Tuesday before slipping into
Prince William Sound and dissipating late Tuesday, prolonging the
heavier precipitation and gusty offshore winds for that area. A
new North Pacific low and front spreads areas of moderate rain or
rain and snow mixed over the Eastern Aleutians Tuesday, becoming
areas of heavy rain or rain/snow mixed over the AKPEN, Kodiak
Island and Southwest Alaska through Thursday. A second Eastern
North Pacific low brings snow to the Southcentral coasts before
changing to rain later on Thursday.

&&

.AVIATION...

PANC...A band of precipitation will push off to the west this
afternoon, though some light rain or a rain snow mix may continue
to fall at the terminal between 0 and 5Z. The band will then push
back into Anchorage this evening to later tonight, leading to some
light snow accumulation. Conditions are expected to be VFR to
MVFR this afternoon to early this evening, then possibly becoming
IFR as the snow moves in. Saturation will then likely keep clouds
in the MVFR to IFR range through tomorrow afternoon. Winds will
be mostly light overnight, becoming southerly tomorrow. Total snow
accumulations of 1 to 3 inches possible, but may have difficulty
accumulating until later tonight.

&&

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
1014 PM AKST Thu Jan 9 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0229 PM     Snow             Homer                   59.64N 151.54W
01/09/2025  M2.0 Inch        Kenai Peninsula    AK   Trained Spotter

            Downtown Homer, near sea level. Snow began
            around 9 am. Snowing at time of report.

0804 PM     Snow             Hillside East           61.12N 149.71W
01/09/2025  M1.0 Inch        Anchorage          AK   Trained Spotter

            Snow accumulation since 5 pm. Still snowing.

0806 PM     Snow             Rabbit Creek            61.07N 149.77W
01/09/2025  M1.3 Inch        Anchorage          AK   Trained Spotter

            Still snowing.

&&

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
1135 PM AKST Thu Jan 9 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1134 PM     Snow             Clam Gulch              60.23N 151.39W
01/09/2025  E5.5 Inch        Kenai Peninsula    AK   Public

            Estimated 5 to 6 inches of snow. Social
            media report.

1051 PM     Snow             Rabbit Creek            61.07N 149.77W
01/09/2025  M2.3 Inch        Anchorage          AK   Public

            Updates previous report from Rabbit Creek.
            Still lightly snowing.

&&