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Gale Warning 113, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 31, 2026, 2:47 PM AKST. It was in force for 13 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Jan 31, 2026, 2:47 PM AKST (23:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 1, 2026, 3:17 AM AKST
- In force
- 13 hr
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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760 FZAK52 PAFC 312347 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 247 PM AKST Sat Jan 31 2026 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. PKZ199-011245- 247 PM AKST Sat Jan 31 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 973 mb North Pacific low at 44N 175W moves to 45N 169W at 968 mb Sun afternoon. $$ PKZ750-011245- Sitkinak to Castle Cape out to 15 NM- 247 PM AKST Sat Jan 31 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ751-011245- Sitkinak to Castle Cape from 15 to 100 NM- 247 PM AKST Sat Jan 31 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ752-011245- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi out to 15 NM- 247 PM AKST Sat Jan 31 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ753-011245- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi from 15 to 100 NM- 247 PM AKST Sat Jan 31 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ754-011245- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 247 PM AKST Sat Jan 31 2026 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ755-011245- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 100 NM- 247 PM AKST Sat Jan 31 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ756-011245- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon out to 15 NM- 247 PM AKST Sat Jan 31 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ757-011245- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon from 15 to 60 NM- 247 PM AKST Sat Jan 31 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ758-011245- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 247 PM AKST Sat Jan 31 2026 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ759-011245- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 70 NM- 247 PM AKST Sat Jan 31 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ770-011245- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side out to 15 NM- 247 PM AKST Sat Jan 31 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ772-011245- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 247 PM AKST Sat Jan 31 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ771-011245- Unalaska Bay- 247 PM AKST Sat Jan 31 2026 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ773-011245- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 247 PM AKST Sat Jan 31 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ774-011245- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side from 15 to 85 NM- 247 PM AKST Sat Jan 31 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ775-011245- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side out to 15 NM- 247 PM AKST Sat Jan 31 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ776-011245- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 247 PM AKST Sat Jan 31 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ777-011245- Nikolski to Seguam Pacfic Side out to 15 NM- 247 PM AKST Sat Jan 31 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ778-011245- Nikolski to Seguam Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 247 PM AKST Sat Jan 31 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ780-011245- Seguam to Adak Bering Side out to 15 NM- 247 PM AKST Sat Jan 31 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ781-011245- Seguam to Adak Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 247 PM AKST Sat Jan 31 2026 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ782-011245- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 247 PM AKST Sat Jan 31 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ783-011245- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 247 PM AKST Sat Jan 31 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ784-011245- Adak to Kiska Bering Side- 247 PM AKST Sat Jan 31 2026 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ785-011245- Adak to Kiska Pacific Side- 247 PM AKST Sat Jan 31 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ786-011245- Kiska to Attu Bering Side- 247 PM AKST Sat Jan 31 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ787-011245- Kiska to Attu Pacific Side- 247 PM AKST Sat Jan 31 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ766-011245- Pribilof Islands Nearshore Waters- 247 PM AKST Sat Jan 31 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ760-011245- Bristol Bay greater than 15 NM- 247 PM AKST Sat Jan 31 2026 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Areas of dense freezing fog. .SUN...N wind 10 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. Patchy freezing fog in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ761-011245- Bristol Bay from Port Heiden to Cape Chichagof out to 15 NM- 247 PM AKST Sat Jan 31 2026 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Areas of dense freezing fog. .SUN...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Patchy freezing fog in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ762-011245- Bristol Bay from Cape Chichagof to Cape Pierce out to 15 NM- 247 PM AKST Sat Jan 31 2026 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Areas of dense freezing fog. .SUN...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Patchy freezing fog in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ763-011245- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait out to 15 NM- 247 PM AKST Sat Jan 31 2026 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Patchy freezing fog after midnight. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Patchy freezing fog in the morning. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. .MON...N wind 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ764-011245- Kuskokwim Delta from 15 to 80 NM- 247 PM AKST Sat Jan 31 2026 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ765-011245- North and West of Nunivak Island- 247 PM AKST Sat Jan 31 2026 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. .MON...N wind 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ767-011245- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 247 PM AKST Sat Jan 31 2026 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. $$
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331 FZAK52 PAFC 011217 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 317 AM AKST Sun Feb 1 2026 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. PKZ199-020100- 317 AM AKST Sun Feb 1 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... Weak high pressure is gradually pushed out of the western Bering through Tue morning. A N Pacific front moves into the Alaska Peninsula Tue morning. $$ PKZ750-020100- Sitkinak to Castle Cape out to 15 NM- 317 AM AKST Sun Feb 1 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ751-020100- Sitkinak to Castle Cape from 15 to 100 NM- 317 AM AKST Sun Feb 1 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ752-020100- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi out to 15 NM- 317 AM AKST Sun Feb 1 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ753-020100- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi from 15 to 100 NM- 317 AM AKST Sun Feb 1 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ754-020100- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 317 AM AKST Sun Feb 1 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ755-020100- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 100 NM- 317 AM AKST Sun Feb 1 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ756-020100- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon out to 15 NM- 317 AM AKST Sun Feb 1 2026 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ757-020100- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon from 15 to 60 NM- 317 AM AKST Sun Feb 1 2026 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ758-020100- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 317 AM AKST Sun Feb 1 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ759-020100- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 70 NM- 317 AM AKST Sun Feb 1 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ770-020100- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side out to 15 NM- 317 AM AKST Sun Feb 1 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ772-020100- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 317 AM AKST Sun Feb 1 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ771-020100- Unalaska Bay- 317 AM AKST Sun Feb 1 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow showers. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ773-020100- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 317 AM AKST Sun Feb 1 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ774-020100- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side from 15 to 85 NM- 317 AM AKST Sun Feb 1 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ775-020100- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side out to 15 NM- 317 AM AKST Sun Feb 1 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ776-020100- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 317 AM AKST Sun Feb 1 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ777-020100- Nikolski to Seguam Pacfic Side out to 15 NM- 317 AM AKST Sun Feb 1 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ778-020100- Nikolski to Seguam Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 317 AM AKST Sun Feb 1 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow and rain showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow and rain showers. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ780-020100- Seguam to Adak Bering Side out to 15 NM- 317 AM AKST Sun Feb 1 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ781-020100- Seguam to Adak Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 317 AM AKST Sun Feb 1 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ782-020100- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 317 AM AKST Sun Feb 1 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ783-020100- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 317 AM AKST Sun Feb 1 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow showers. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ784-020100- Adak to Kiska Bering Side- 317 AM AKST Sun Feb 1 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ785-020100- Adak to Kiska Pacific Side- 317 AM AKST Sun Feb 1 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ786-020100- Kiska to Attu Bering Side- 317 AM AKST Sun Feb 1 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ787-020100- Kiska to Attu Pacific Side- 317 AM AKST Sun Feb 1 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ766-020100- Pribilof Islands Nearshore Waters- 317 AM AKST Sun Feb 1 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ760-020100- Bristol Bay greater than 15 NM- 317 AM AKST Sun Feb 1 2026 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Patchy freezing fog. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. .WED...E wind 20 kt. .THU...E wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ761-020100- Bristol Bay from Port Heiden to Cape Chichagof out to 15 NM- 317 AM AKST Sun Feb 1 2026 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ762-020100- Bristol Bay from Cape Chichagof to Cape Pierce out to 15 NM- 317 AM AKST Sun Feb 1 2026 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Patchy freezing fog. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. .WED...E wind 20 kt. .THU...E wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ763-020100- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait out to 15 NM- 317 AM AKST Sun Feb 1 2026 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Patchy freezing fog. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. .MON...N wind 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. .THU...E wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ764-020100- Kuskokwim Delta from 15 to 80 NM- 317 AM AKST Sun Feb 1 2026 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. .MON...N wind 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ765-020100- North and West of Nunivak Island- 317 AM AKST Sun Feb 1 2026 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. .MON...N wind 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. .WED...N wind 20 kt. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ767-020100- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 317 AM AKST Sun Feb 1 2026 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. $$
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 Jan 31, 4:57 AM AKST, 9 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 31, 4:57 AM AKST, 9 hours 50 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 457 AM AKST Sat Jan 31 2026 .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 through 3)... A weakening shortwave trough will continue to lift north today, continuing light rain/freezing rain showers for the Kenai Peninsula, Anchorage, southwest Susitna Valley and PWS. These will slowly taper off through the day as shortwave ridging builds in from the south. Clearing skies overnight for most areas, barring fog and stratus formation, will allow temperatures to drop to around normal for the region. On Monday a weak front will push into the coast and Kodiak Again, returning light rain to the eastern Kenai and Kodiak, with chances for showers inland. A stronger front and warm temperatures aloft will move into the Gulf on Tuesday with widespread gales to storm force winds for the Gulf marine areas. Light to moderate rain will reach Kodiak and the Sound/coastal mountains by Tuesday afternoon. -CJ && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 through 3: Saturday morning through Monday morning)... Southwest Alaska, areas of light snow will continue today, tapering off by the afternoon for most locations. Expect drier, yet cloudy weather for Sunday and Monday, as weak upper-level shortwaves continue to traverse westward across the area. In the western Bering, several shortwaves will lift across Shemya bringing sporadic snow showers through this afternoon. Meanwhile, snow showers increase from Adak to Unalaska as a gale- force North Pacific low lifts its front and warmer air into the area. This may become a rain/snow mix or a complete changeover to rain by Monday morning. Additionally, on Monday a trough looks to dig southward from the Kamchatka Peninsula mainly affecting Adak and islands to the west. This will bring a renewed wave of cold air, along with scattered snow showers at times. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 4 through 7/Tuesday through Friday)... The large scale pattern in place right now will persist for at least the next week. While model spread is large with the handling of individual storms, there is overall high confidence in the type of weather expected in this pattern. Generally expect warmer than normal temperatures and mixed precipitation-types across southern Alaska as storms track up from the Pacific into the Gulf and Southcentral. The Gulf coast will see the greatest impacts from each storm, with periods of moderate precipitation (low elevation rain and mountain snow) and strong winds. As has been the case in recent days, light precipitation may occasionally spread inland in the form of rain or freezing rain. A persistent ridge from Canada into the Alaska Interior will cause storms to curve westward and quickly weaken as they move toward Southwest AK and the eastern Bering Sea. Thus, impacts from precipitation and wind will be much less over Southwest AK. Quieter weather will persist across the central to western Bering Sea and Aleutians under prevailing northerly flow. -SEB && .AVIATION... PANC...VFR conditions and light winds will persist through the TAF period. Very light rain showers with near freezing surface temperatures will continue in the vicinity through the early afternoon. &&
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 3:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 30, 3:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 31, 2:36 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 25 hr | |
| Jan 31, 2:39 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 49 hr | |
| Jan 31, 2:38 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 31, 2:47 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 37 hr |
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