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Gale Warning 40, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 8, 2026, 2:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 25 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Jan 8, 2026, 2:00 PM AKST (23:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 9, 2026, 3:26 PM AKST
- In force
- 25 hr
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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233 FZAK52 PAFC 082300 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 200 PM AKST Thu Jan 8 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. PKZ199-091215- 200 PM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 972 mb low 135 nm S of Atka will move south and out of the area through Fri. A 970 mb low 275 NM SE of Chignik will move into the Gulf Fri. High pressure will persist over eastern Russia through Sat. $$ PKZ750-091215- Sitkinak to Castle Cape out to 15 NM- 200 PM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ751-091215- Sitkinak to Castle Cape from 15 to 100 NM- 200 PM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain with snow. .FRI...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ752-091215- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi out to 15 NM- 200 PM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ753-091215- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi from 15 to 100 NM- 200 PM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .FRI...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ754-091215- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 200 PM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ755-091215- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 100 NM- 200 PM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .FRI...N wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ756-091215- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon out to 15 NM- 200 PM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ757-091215- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon from 15 to 60 NM- 200 PM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ758-091215- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 200 PM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow showers. Freezing spray. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ759-091215- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 70 NM- 200 PM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ770-091215- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side out to 15 NM- 200 PM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow and rain. .FRI...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...N wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ772-091215- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 200 PM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ771-091215- Unalaska Bay- 200 PM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Snow. .FRI...N wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow showers. Freezing spray. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ773-091215- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 200 PM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .FRI...N wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ774-091215- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side from 15 to 85 NM- 200 PM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .FRI...N wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ775-091215- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side out to 15 NM- 200 PM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. Snow and rain. .FRI...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow showers. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...N wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ776-091215- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 200 PM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 26 ft. Snow. .FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Snow showers. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ777-091215- Nikolski to Seguam Pacfic Side out to 15 NM- 200 PM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain with snow. .FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Snow showers. Freezing spray. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ778-091215- Nikolski to Seguam Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 200 PM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Snow showers. Freezing spray. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ780-091215- Seguam to Adak Bering Side out to 15 NM- 200 PM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 28 ft. Snow and rain. .FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. Widespread snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Widespread snow showers. Freezing spray. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ781-091215- Seguam to Adak Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 200 PM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 29 ft. Snow. .FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. Widespread snow showers. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Widespread snow showers. Freezing spray. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ782-091215- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 200 PM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 15 ft. Snow and rain. .FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Widespread snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Widespread snow showers. Freezing spray. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ783-091215- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 200 PM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 50 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. Widespread snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Widespread snow showers. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ784-091215- Adak to Kiska Bering Side- 200 PM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 26 ft. Snow. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. Widespread snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Widespread snow showers. Freezing spray. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ785-091215- Adak to Kiska Pacific Side- 200 PM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. Snow. .FRI...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Widespread snow showers. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ786-091215- Kiska to Attu Bering Side- 200 PM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Widespread snow showers. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ787-091215- Kiska to Attu Pacific Side- 200 PM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow showers. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ766-091215- Pribilof Islands Nearshore Waters- 200 PM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ760-091215- Bristol Bay greater than 15 NM- 200 PM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. $$ PKZ761-091215- Bristol Bay from Port Heiden to Cape Chichagof out to 15 NM- 200 PM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. $$ PKZ762-091215- Bristol Bay from Cape Chichagof to Cape Pierce out to 15 NM- 200 PM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ763-091215- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait out to 15 NM- 200 PM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. .FRI...N wind 35 kt. Areas of blowing snow. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Areas of blowing snow. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. .MON...N wind 30 kt. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. $$ PKZ764-091215- Kuskokwim Delta from 15 to 80 NM- 200 PM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .FRI...N wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. $$ PKZ765-091215- North and West of Nunivak Island- 200 PM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 25 kt. $$ PKZ767-091215- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 200 PM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$
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589 FZAK52 PAFC 091154 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 254 AM AKST Fri Jan 9 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. PKZ199-100100- 254 AM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 963 mb complex low 270 nm S of Sitkinak Island exits northeast to the Gulf of Alaska through Sat afternoon. A front remains draped across the Aleutian Chain through Sun morning as high pressure nudges into the northwestern Bering Sea Sun morning. $$ PKZ750-100100- Sitkinak to Castle Cape out to 15 NM- 254 AM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ751-100100- Sitkinak to Castle Cape from 15 to 100 NM- 254 AM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ752-100100- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi out to 15 NM- 254 AM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ753-100100- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi from 15 to 100 NM- 254 AM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 19 ft subsiding to 14 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ754-100100- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 254 AM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ755-100100- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 100 NM- 254 AM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ756-100100- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon out to 15 NM- 254 AM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ757-100100- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon from 15 to 60 NM- 254 AM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ758-100100- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 254 AM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ759-100100- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 70 NM- 254 AM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ770-100100- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side out to 15 NM- 254 AM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ772-100100- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 254 AM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ771-100100- Unalaska Bay- 254 AM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Widespread snow showers. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ773-100100- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 254 AM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ774-100100- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side from 15 to 85 NM- 254 AM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ775-100100- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side out to 15 NM- 254 AM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Snow showers. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow showers. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ776-100100- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 254 AM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Snow showers. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow showers. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ777-100100- Nikolski to Seguam Pacfic Side out to 15 NM- 254 AM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Snow showers. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow showers. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ778-100100- Nikolski to Seguam Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 254 AM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow showers. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ780-100100- Seguam to Adak Bering Side out to 15 NM- 254 AM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. Widespread snow showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. Widespread snow showers. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. Widespread snow showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ781-100100- Seguam to Adak Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 254 AM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft. Snow showers. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Widespread snow showers. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Widespread snow showers. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ782-100100- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 254 AM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Widespread snow showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow showers. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Widespread snow showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ783-100100- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 254 AM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. Widespread snow showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Snow showers. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow showers. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ784-100100- Adak to Kiska Bering Side- 254 AM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Snow showers. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Widespread snow showers. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ785-100100- Adak to Kiska Pacific Side- 254 AM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow showers. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Widespread snow showers. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ786-100100- Kiska to Attu Bering Side- 254 AM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Snow showers. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow showers. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ787-100100- Kiska to Attu Pacific Side- 254 AM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow showers. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ766-100100- Pribilof Islands Nearshore Waters- 254 AM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ760-100100- Bristol Bay greater than 15 NM- 254 AM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ761-100100- Bristol Bay from Port Heiden to Cape Chichagof out to 15 NM- 254 AM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ762-100100- Bristol Bay from Cape Chichagof to Cape Pierce out to 15 NM- 254 AM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ763-100100- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait out to 15 NM- 254 AM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 25 kt. $$ PKZ764-100100- Kuskokwim Delta from 15 to 80 NM- 254 AM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 30 kt. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. $$ PKZ765-100100- North and West of Nunivak Island- 254 AM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ767-100100- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 254 AM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. $$
767 FZAK52 PAFC 100026 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 326 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 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. PKZ199-101330- 326 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A front stretches from Southwest Alaska to the Aleutian Chain and drifts southeastward through Sun morning as high pressure builds in the western Bering Sea through Sun afternoon. $$ PKZ750-101330- Sitkinak to Castle Cape out to 15 NM- 326 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ751-101330- Sitkinak to Castle Cape from 15 to 100 NM- 326 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ752-101330- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi out to 15 NM- 326 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ753-101330- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi from 15 to 100 NM- 326 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 19 ft subsiding to 14 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ754-101330- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 326 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ755-101330- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 100 NM- 326 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ756-101330- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon out to 15 NM- 326 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ757-101330- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon from 15 to 60 NM- 326 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ758-101330- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 326 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ759-101330- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 70 NM- 326 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ770-101330- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side out to 15 NM- 326 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ772-101330- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 326 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ771-101330- Unalaska Bay- 326 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow showers. Freezing spray. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ773-101330- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 326 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ774-101330- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side from 15 to 85 NM- 326 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ775-101330- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side out to 15 NM- 326 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Widespread snow showers. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow showers. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ776-101330- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 326 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Snow showers. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Widespread snow showers. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Snow showers. Freezing spray. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ777-101330- Nikolski to Seguam Pacfic Side out to 15 NM- 326 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Widespread snow showers. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Widespread snow showers. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ778-101330- Nikolski to Seguam Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 326 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow showers. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Widespread snow showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow showers. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ780-101330- Seguam to Adak Bering Side out to 15 NM- 326 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. Widespread snow showers. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Widespread snow showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Areas of blowing snow. Widespread snow showers. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ781-101330- Seguam to Adak Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 326 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Widespread snow showers. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Widespread snow showers. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Widespread snow showers. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ782-101330- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 326 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Widespread snow showers. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Widespread snow showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. Widespread snow showers. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ783-101330- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 326 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Widespread snow showers. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow showers. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt becoming NE 35 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. Widespread snow showers. .SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ784-101330- Adak to Kiska Bering Side- 326 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Snow showers. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Widespread snow showers. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ785-101330- Adak to Kiska Pacific Side- 326 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow showers. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow showers. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Widespread snow showers. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ786-101330- Kiska to Attu Bering Side- 326 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Snow showers. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow showers. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow showers. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ787-101330- Kiska to Attu Pacific Side- 326 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow showers. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow showers. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow showers. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ766-101330- Pribilof Islands Nearshore Waters- 326 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ760-101330- Bristol Bay greater than 15 NM- 326 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ761-101330- Bristol Bay from Port Heiden to Cape Chichagof out to 15 NM- 326 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. .MON THROUGH WED...N wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ762-101330- Bristol Bay from Cape Chichagof to Cape Pierce out to 15 NM- 326 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt becoming NW after midnight. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. .MON THROUGH WED...N wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ763-101330- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait out to 15 NM- 326 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 25 kt. .WED...N wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ764-101330- Kuskokwim Delta from 15 to 80 NM- 326 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. .MON...N wind 30 kt. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 25 kt. $$ PKZ765-101330- North and West of Nunivak Island- 326 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. .MON THROUGH WED...N wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ767-101330- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 326 PM AKST Fri Jan 9 2026 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. $$
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 8, 5:48 AM AKST, 8 hours 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 8, 5:48 AM AKST, 8 hours 12 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 548 AM AKST Thu Jan 8 2026 .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 through 3)... The broad upper trough that brought the widespread snowfall and cold temperatures will continue to shear apart today and gradually retreat north and west over the coming days. Our focus is now on a broad north Pacific trough with multiple embedded shortwaves that will lift north into the Gulf this evening and into the remainder of Southcentral over the weekend. The evolution of this system is very complex and remains poorly resolved in model guidance. The main complexity is how the incoming warm front, inverted surface trough and elongated surface low will interact with the deep Arctic airmass that will get pushed over Southwest Alaska. The Blizzard Warning remains in effect for Kodiak Island but there is still high levels of uncertainty for snow amounts, with some recent model guidance now showing the front well to the east of the island. This is an outlier, but a low probability possibility nonetheless. The general timeline of events for this system will be strong winds and snow for Kodiak starting this evening and continuing as late as Saturday morning. Rain may mix in at times. This will depend on the east-west position of the surface low as it develops and moves north of the Island. By Friday afternoon, widespread snow is expected for the Prince William Sound communities, which will likely spread inland to most of, if not all of Southcentral overnight. This is where the forecast becomes most uncertain, as this is where there are significant differences in the positioning of the Arctic trough over Southwest Alaska. A north-south oriented band of moderate to heavy snow is expected to develop on the eastern periphery of the trough, anywhere from the western Susitna Valley, to right over the Cook Inlet areas that were most recently impacted by heavy snow. Some solutions have this over the Copper Basin, but this is a far eastern outlier. Wherever this band sets up is likely to get 6-12+ inches of snow. Forecast confidence is highest for the eastern Sound and southern Copper Basin, where somewhat regardless of the upper level feature to the west, will receive the bulk of the precipitation from the warm front. A Blizzard Warning is now in effect for Thompson Pass, a Winter Storm Warning is in effect for Ernestine and 46 mile, and Winter Weather Advisories are in effect for McCarthy, Chitina, and Kenny Lake. Stay tuned to the forecast for more updates as this system progresses north. -CJ && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 through 3)... * Bitterly cold air temperatures and wind chills continue across Southwest Alaska. Extreme Cold Warnings remains in effect for Southwest Alaska. * A Blizzard Warning remains in effect for the Pribilofs through noon today. Light snow and gusty winds may persist through this afternoon. * A Winter Weather Advisory continues for the southern Alaska Peninsula, primarily for False Pass, King Cove, and Sand Point. Snow and blowing snow expected through this afternoon. * A Blizzard Warning is in effect for Adak and Atka for this afternoon through Friday afternoon. * A Special Weather Statement is out for Nikolski, Unalaska, and Akutan for rain changing to snow showers tonight into Friday. Snow showers and gusty winds could lead to periods of reduced visibilities. * Arctic air and gusty winds will bring potential for extreme freezing spray along the ice edge. Temperatures and wind chills 25 to 45 below zero were observed across Southwest Alaska overnight. The Extreme Cold Warning remains in effect through Saturday evening, though there is potential for frigid temperatures and wind chills to linger for longer. Blowing snow will be likely along the Kuskokwim Delta and Kuskokwim and Bristol Bay coasts beginning Friday as northeasterly winds increase. Snow and blowing snow is expected to continue across the southern Alaska Peninsula through this morning, with the primary area set to see snow and blowing snow being King Cove and False Pass. Snow is expected to begin to taper off this afternoon, though light snow and gusty winds may continue to reduce visibilities at times through tonight. Further west, cold air surges south over Adak and Atka, along with a steady core of precipitation. As rain transitions to snow and winds pick up, blizzard or near-blizzard conditions are expected, with 3 to 5 inches of snowfall possible. By the weekend, cold temperatures and gusty northerly winds will remain over almost the entirety of Southwest Alaska, Bering Sea, and Aleutian Chain. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 4 through 7: Saturday through Tuesday)... A very active weather pattern is likely to continue through the weekend and into early next week. An upper level low over southwest Alaska will help surface lows in the Gulf of Alaska spread precipitation (mostly in the form of snow) over Southcentral Saturday and Sunday. High amplitude ridging over the Bering Sea will push strong northerly winds through the Aleutians and Alaska Peninsula during this time. Bands of snow showers are possible for the Aleutian Chain as northerly flow picks up moisture from the southern Bering Sea. Multiple North Pacific lows look to track into the Gulf of Alaska Monday and Tuesday bring strong winds and moderate to heavy precipitation to the southern coastline. Mountainous areas will receive the highest precipitation amounts with these systems, but early analysis of the Tuesday night storm shows potential for another widespread snow event for more interior locations of Southcentral as well. && .AVIATION... PANC...Satellite imagery this morning reveals a 200 to 500 foot low stratus deck in and around the terminal. For this morning, ceilings and visibility will bounce around between VFR to LIFR at times due to low stratus and mist/fog meandering around the terminal. This should clear out fully later this morning as dewpoint depressions widen. VFR conditions will persist after this morning. Light northerly winds will persist through today. Northerly winds pick up to 10 kts or a little greater by tonight and Saturday morning. These elevated northerly winds could cause some instances of drifting snow tonight and Saturday morning. &&
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 3:33 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 7, 3:37 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Jan 7, 3:37 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 72 hr | |
| Jan 7, 3:51 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 7, 3:51 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Jan 8, 2:35 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 49 hr | |
| Jan 8, 2:35 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 8, 4:02 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Jan 8, 4:02 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Jan 8, 5:23 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFC | Copper River Census Area, Kenai Peninsula | 64 hr |
| Jan 8, 5:23 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | Anchorage Municipality, Chugach Census Area, Copper River Census Area, Kenai Peninsula, Kodiak Island, Matanuska-Susitna | 3 days |
| Jan 8, 12:45 PM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFC | Anchorage Municipality, Chugach Census Area, Kenai Peninsula, Matanuska-Susitna | 17 hr |
| Jan 8, 2:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 8, 2:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days |
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