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Gale Warning 85, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 22, 2026, 4:02 AM AKST. It was in force for 35 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Jan 22, 2026, 4:02 AM AKST (13:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 23, 2026, 2:37 PM AKST
- In force
- 35 hr
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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078 FZAK52 PAFC 221302 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 22 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. PKZ199-230200- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... Ridge of high pressure over the eastern Bering. A 982 mb N Pacific low reaches 130 nm by Fri afternoon at 970 mb. Its front reaches the western Aleutians Thu afternoon. Another weak front reaches the Alaska Peninsula Fri afternoon. $$ PKZ750-230200- Sitkinak to Castle Cape out to 15 NM- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ751-230200- Sitkinak to Castle Cape from 15 to 100 NM- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ752-230200- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi out to 15 NM- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ753-230200- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi from 15 to 100 NM- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ754-230200- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ755-230200- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 100 NM- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ756-230200- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon out to 15 NM- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of freezing fog and fog. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ757-230200- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon from 15 to 60 NM- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog and freezing fog. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ758-230200- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ759-230200- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 70 NM- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ770-230200- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side out to 15 NM- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of fog. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ772-230200- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ771-230200- Unalaska Bay- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Areas of fog. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ773-230200- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Areas of fog. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ774-230200- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side from 15 to 85 NM- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Areas of fog. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ775-230200- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side out to 15 NM- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 .TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Areas of fog. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ776-230200- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Areas of fog. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ777-230200- Nikolski to Seguam Pacfic Side out to 15 NM- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Areas of fog. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ778-230200- Nikolski to Seguam Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. Areas of fog. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ780-230200- Seguam to Adak Bering Side out to 15 NM- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ781-230200- Seguam to Adak Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Areas of fog. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ782-230200- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ783-230200- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Areas of fog. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ784-230200- Adak to Kiska Bering Side- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ785-230200- Adak to Kiska Pacific Side- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ786-230200- Kiska to Attu Bering Side- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 25 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ787-230200- Kiska to Attu Pacific Side- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt becoming E 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 25 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ766-230200- Pribilof Islands Nearshore Waters- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Areas of fog. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ760-230200- Bristol Bay greater than 15 NM- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Areas of freezing fog. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. $$ PKZ761-230200- Bristol Bay from Port Heiden to Cape Chichagof out to 15 NM- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Areas of freezing fog. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ762-230200- Bristol Bay from Cape Chichagof to Cape Pierce out to 15 NM- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. Areas of freezing fog. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 1 foot. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 1 foot. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 1 foot. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 1 foot. $$ PKZ763-230200- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait out to 15 NM- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Areas of freezing fog. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. .MON...N wind 25 kt. $$ PKZ764-230200- Kuskokwim Delta from 15 to 80 NM- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Areas of freezing fog and fog. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt becoming E after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ765-230200- North and West of Nunivak Island- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Areas of freezing fog. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. .MON...N wind 25 kt. $$ PKZ767-230200- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 402 AM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 15 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 14 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... SE 35 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas in ice free waters 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 15 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. .MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. $$
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772 FZAK52 PAFC 222357 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 257 PM AKST Thu Jan 22 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. PKZ199-231245- 257 PM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 982 mb N Pacific low reaches 210 nm W of Attu at 968 mb Fri afternoon. Its front remains draped over the western Aleutians through Sat afternoon. Another 993 mb N Pacific low moves to 250 nm S of the Shumagin Islands at 998 mb Sat morning. Its weak front lifts across the Alaska Peninsula through Sat afternoon. $$ PKZ750-231245- Sitkinak to Castle Cape out to 15 NM- 257 PM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ751-231245- Sitkinak to Castle Cape from 15 to 100 NM- 257 PM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ752-231245- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi out to 15 NM- 257 PM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 8 ft after midnight. Rain. .SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ753-231245- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi from 15 to 100 NM- 257 PM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ754-231245- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 257 PM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ755-231245- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 100 NM- 257 PM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ756-231245- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon out to 15 NM- 257 PM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of freezing fog. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of freezing fog. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ757-231245- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon from 15 to 60 NM- 257 PM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ758-231245- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 257 PM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog and freezing fog. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog and freezing fog. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ759-231245- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 70 NM- 257 PM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ770-231245- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side out to 15 NM- 257 PM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ772-231245- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 257 PM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ771-231245- Unalaska Bay- 257 PM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ773-231245- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 257 PM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ774-231245- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side from 15 to 85 NM- 257 PM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ775-231245- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side out to 15 NM- 257 PM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ776-231245- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 257 PM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ777-231245- Nikolski to Seguam Pacfic Side out to 15 NM- 257 PM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ778-231245- Nikolski to Seguam Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 257 PM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ780-231245- Seguam to Adak Bering Side out to 15 NM- 257 PM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ781-231245- Seguam to Adak Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 257 PM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ782-231245- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 257 PM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ783-231245- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 257 PM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ784-231245- Adak to Kiska Bering Side- 257 PM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ785-231245- Adak to Kiska Pacific Side- 257 PM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ786-231245- Kiska to Attu Bering Side- 257 PM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 25 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 21 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ787-231245- Kiska to Attu Pacific Side- 257 PM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 25 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 40 kt becoming SW 30 kt after midnight. Seas 22 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ766-231245- Pribilof Islands Nearshore Waters- 257 PM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Areas of fog. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Areas of fog. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Areas of fog and freezing fog. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ760-231245- Bristol Bay greater than 15 NM- 257 PM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. $$ PKZ761-231245- Bristol Bay from Port Heiden to Cape Chichagof out to 15 NM- 257 PM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ762-231245- Bristol Bay from Cape Chichagof to Cape Pierce out to 15 NM- 257 PM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. Patchy freezing fog. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. Patchy freezing fog. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. $$ PKZ763-231245- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait out to 15 NM- 257 PM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Areas of freezing fog. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Areas of freezing fog. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. .MON...N wind 25 kt. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. $$ PKZ764-231245- Kuskokwim Delta from 15 to 80 NM- 257 PM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt becoming E after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. $$ PKZ765-231245- North and West of Nunivak Island- 257 PM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Areas of freezing fog. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. .MON...N wind 25 kt. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. $$ PKZ767-231245- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 257 PM AKST Thu Jan 22 2026 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 14 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... SE 35 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas in ice free waters 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... SE 30 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas in ice free waters 15 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 11 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 13 ft. $$
546 FZAK52 PAFC 231233 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 333 AM AKST Fri Jan 23 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. PKZ199-240130- 333 AM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 966 mb low 335 nm S of Shemya reaches 170 nm W of Shemya Fri afternoon. Its front remains draped over the western Aleutians through Sat afternoon as the low moves onto the Kamchatka Peninsula. A separate front in the North Pacific lifts to the Alaska Peninsula Sat afternoon, then dissipates. A 980 mb North Pacific low moves to 270 nm SE of Adak Sun morning. $$ PKZ750-240130- Sitkinak to Castle Cape out to 15 NM- 333 AM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ751-240130- Sitkinak to Castle Cape from 15 to 100 NM- 333 AM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ752-240130- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi out to 15 NM- 333 AM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ753-240130- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi from 15 to 100 NM- 333 AM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ754-240130- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 333 AM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ755-240130- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 100 NM- 333 AM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ756-240130- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon out to 15 NM- 333 AM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ757-240130- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon from 15 to 60 NM- 333 AM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ758-240130- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 333 AM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ759-240130- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 70 NM- 333 AM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ770-240130- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side out to 15 NM- 333 AM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ772-240130- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 333 AM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ771-240130- Unalaska Bay- 333 AM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ773-240130- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 333 AM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ774-240130- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side from 15 to 85 NM- 333 AM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ775-240130- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side out to 15 NM- 333 AM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ776-240130- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 333 AM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ777-240130- Nikolski to Seguam Pacfic Side out to 15 NM- 333 AM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ778-240130- Nikolski to Seguam Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 333 AM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ780-240130- Seguam to Adak Bering Side out to 15 NM- 333 AM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ781-240130- Seguam to Adak Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 333 AM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ782-240130- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 333 AM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ783-240130- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 333 AM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ784-240130- Adak to Kiska Bering Side- 333 AM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ785-240130- Adak to Kiska Pacific Side- 333 AM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ786-240130- Kiska to Attu Bering Side- 333 AM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 20 ft building to 26 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 50 kt becoming S 40 kt after midnight. Seas 28 ft subsiding to 22 ft after midnight. .SAT...S wind 30 kt becoming W 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft subsiding to 12 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. $$ PKZ787-240130- Kiska to Attu Pacific Side- 333 AM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 22 ft building to 28 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 26 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ766-240130- Pribilof Islands Nearshore Waters- 333 AM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Areas of fog. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Areas of fog and freezing fog. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ760-240130- Bristol Bay greater than 15 NM- 333 AM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 30 kt. $$ PKZ761-240130- Bristol Bay from Port Heiden to Cape Chichagof out to 15 NM- 333 AM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt becoming E in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 30 kt. $$ PKZ762-240130- Bristol Bay from Cape Chichagof to Cape Pierce out to 15 NM- 333 AM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Patchy freezing fog. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 30 kt. $$ PKZ763-240130- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait out to 15 NM- 333 AM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Patchy freezing fog. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Patchy freezing fog. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 30 kt. $$ PKZ764-240130- Kuskokwim Delta from 15 to 80 NM- 333 AM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. $$ PKZ765-240130- North and West of Nunivak Island- 333 AM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 30 kt. $$ PKZ767-240130- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 333 AM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... SE 30 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas in ice free waters 13 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...SE 30 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas in ice free waters 13 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 13 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 14 ft. $$
740 FZAK52 PAFC 232337 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 237 PM AKST Fri Jan 23 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. PKZ199-241300- 237 PM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 962 mb low 190 nm W of Shemya continues to Kamchatka through Sat afternoon. Its front remains draped over the western Aleutians through Sat afternoon. A North Pacific low reaches 250 nm S of Nikolski at 980 mb by Sun afternoon. Its front arrives to the Aleutians Sat night and into the southern Bering Sun afternoon. $$ PKZ750-241300- Sitkinak to Castle Cape out to 15 NM- 237 PM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ751-241300- Sitkinak to Castle Cape from 15 to 100 NM- 237 PM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming SE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ752-241300- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi out to 15 NM- 237 PM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ753-241300- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi from 15 to 100 NM- 237 PM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ754-241300- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 237 PM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ755-241300- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 100 NM- 237 PM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ756-241300- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon out to 15 NM- 237 PM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ757-241300- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon from 15 to 60 NM- 237 PM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ758-241300- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 237 PM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ759-241300- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 70 NM- 237 PM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ770-241300- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side out to 15 NM- 237 PM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ772-241300- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 237 PM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ771-241300- Unalaska Bay- 237 PM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ773-241300- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 237 PM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ774-241300- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side from 15 to 85 NM- 237 PM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ775-241300- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side out to 15 NM- 237 PM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ776-241300- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 237 PM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ777-241300- Nikolski to Seguam Pacfic Side out to 15 NM- 237 PM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ778-241300- Nikolski to Seguam Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 237 PM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ780-241300- Seguam to Adak Bering Side out to 15 NM- 237 PM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ781-241300- Seguam to Adak Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 237 PM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ782-241300- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 237 PM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ783-241300- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 237 PM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ784-241300- Adak to Kiska Bering Side- 237 PM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ785-241300- Adak to Kiska Pacific Side- 237 PM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ786-241300- Kiska to Attu Bering Side- 237 PM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 50 kt diminishing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 26 ft. .SAT...S wind 30 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft subsiding to 12 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. .WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ787-241300- Kiska to Attu Pacific Side- 237 PM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 25 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ766-241300- Pribilof Islands Nearshore Waters- 237 PM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Areas of fog and freezing fog. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ760-241300- Bristol Bay greater than 15 NM- 237 PM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 30 kt. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ761-241300- Bristol Bay from Port Heiden to Cape Chichagof out to 15 NM- 237 PM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 30 kt. .WED...E wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ762-241300- Bristol Bay from Cape Chichagof to Cape Pierce out to 15 NM- 237 PM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 30 kt. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ763-241300- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait out to 15 NM- 237 PM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Patchy freezing fog. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. .MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 30 kt. $$ PKZ764-241300- Kuskokwim Delta from 15 to 80 NM- 237 PM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. $$ PKZ765-241300- North and West of Nunivak Island- 237 PM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. .MON THROUGH WED...N wind 30 kt. $$ PKZ767-241300- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 237 PM AKST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...SE 30 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 14 ft. .WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 13 ft. $$
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 21, 4:17 PM AKST, 11 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 21, 4:17 PM AKST, 11 hours 45 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 417 PM AKST Wed Jan 21 2026 .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 through 3)... Upper level high pressure continues to be the status quo for the short term for Southcentral Alaska. A Special Weather Statement has been issued for the Cook Inlet region and valley locations for the likelihood of fog to redevelop once again overnight tonight and affect the morning commute. Without any big synoptic player to erode the inversion, radiational cooling during the overnight hours will keep the chance of fog around for the next couple of mornings. Once again, valley locations will generally be cooler for the next couple of nights than higher elevations due to the low to mid level inversion in place. By the start of the weekend, a North Pacific low makes its way into the far western Gulf and turns northwestward towards the Alaska Peninsula, bringing rain back to the forecast to Kodiak Island. This low will likely be of lower impact to the area, but its upper low component will help to cut into the ridge and weaken its influence over the area. The attendant front, however, will make its way northward across the western Gulf through the end of Saturday. -AM && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 through 3: Tonight through Saturday)... The high amplitude blocking ridge remains over the Pacific Northwest and up across the Gulf of Alaska into mainland Alaska. This ridge is keeping the storm track in the western Bering Sea and will do so through Friday. By Saturday, the orientation of the ridge will shift a little to allow more southeasterly flow aloft into Southwest Alaska and the eastern Bering Sea regions. The sensible weather resulting from this pattern will be little changed through Friday with areas of fog and lower stratus persisting over Southwest Alaska and the central and eastern Bering Sea. A few mid-level clouds will allow intrude into southwest Alaska at times, but there is not any precipitation expected out of these clouds. That is probably a good thing as the strong inversion is keeping a freezing rain profile for much of Southwest Alaska the next few days. however, that should have no impact since there is not any precipitation expected. The pattern shifts a little on Saturday with more southeasterly flow aloft. This will bring in more warming aloft and a better chance for precipitation due to some upper level waves trying to move from Kodiak toward the Bristol Bay region on Saturday. At this time, it looks like the surface temperatures along the Alaska Peninsula and eastern Bristol Bay will warm up enough by Saturday to create rain as the dominant precipitation type. However, there is still a chance for some freezing rain at that time. The farther northwest one goes, the chance of precipitation decreases, but the cold air at the surface will remain colder resulting in a better chance of freezing rain if precipitation does occur. hopefully, this can get more refined as we head toward the weekend. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 4 through 7: Sunday through Wednesday)... The persistent pattern of upper level troughing over Kamchatka and the western Bering Sea looks to continue through the rest of the weekend and likely through early next week. Several shortwaves and accompanying surface lows will lift in succession from the North Pacific and across the western Bering, keeping windy and wet weather conditions through the Western and Central Aleutians. Weak surface lows as far east as the Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak will remain possible. The upper level ridge that has been comfortably sitting over Mainland Alaska starts to show signs of flattening as an Arctic low over the Yukon and Northwest Territories sinks into northern Alaska Sunday through Tuesday. Offshore, easterly flow at the surface seems likely. Confidence decreases significantly by midweek, but guidance points toward the Arctic low marching west and phasing with the main trough over the Bering Sea. The high pressure ridge that was flattening, would begin to rebuild across southern Alaska with upper level southerly flow dominating the Mainland. Embedded surface lows could make its way into Southcentral, but forecast confidence remains low for the trajectory of each of the surface lows. && .AVIATION... PANC...From this evening through tomorrow morning, IFR visibilities are likely, with the potential for LIFR visibilities in dense fog similar to what was seen this morning. While there is uncertainty with how low visibility will drop and how long fog will persist, the weather pattern remains much the same as this morning, which means we will likely see another round of dense fog. The setup will remain conducive for low stratus and fog through at least the end of the week due to narrow dewpoint depressions near the surface, light and variable winds, and the strong inversion remaining overhead. &&
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 7:03 PM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | Anchorage Municipality | 17 hr |
| Jan 22, 3:01 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 22, 4:02 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 22, 2:57 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 37 hr |
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