Gale Warning 91, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Jan 24, 2026, 2:08 PM AKST (23:08 UTC)

Expired

Jan 25, 2026, 3:15 AM AKST

In force

13 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

555 
FZAK52 PAFC 242308
CWFALU

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
208 PM AKST Sat Jan 24 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.

PKZ199-251215-
208 PM AKST Sat Jan 24 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A front moves through the Alaska Peninsula and Bristol Bay Sat 
and remains in the central Bering Sea through Mon. A North Pacific
low moves to 290 nm SE of Adak at 980 mb Sun afternoon. This low 
stalls and weakens to 984 mb Mon morning.

$$

PKZ750-251215-
Sitkinak to Castle Cape out to 15 NM-
208 PM AKST Sat Jan 24 2026

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...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 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ751-251215-
Sitkinak to Castle Cape from 15 to 100 NM-
208 PM AKST Sat Jan 24 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas
12 ft.
.SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ752-251215-
Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi out to 15 NM-
208 PM AKST Sat Jan 24 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas
12 ft. Rain.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ753-251215-
Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi from 15 to 100 NM-
208 PM AKST Sat Jan 24 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ754-251215-
Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM-
208 PM AKST Sat Jan 24 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ755-251215-
Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 100 NM-
208 PM AKST Sat Jan 24 2026

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ756-251215-
Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon out to 15 NM-
208 PM AKST Sat Jan 24 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas
8 ft.
.SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ757-251215-
Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon from 15 to 60 NM-
208 PM AKST Sat Jan 24 2026

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ758-251215-
Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM-
208 PM AKST Sat Jan 24 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ759-251215-
Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 70 NM-
208 PM AKST Sat Jan 24 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ770-251215-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side out to 15 NM-
208 PM AKST Sat Jan 24 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ772-251215-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM-
208 PM AKST Sat Jan 24 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ771-251215-
Unalaska Bay-
208 PM AKST Sat Jan 24 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE THROUGH THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ773-251215-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side out to 15 NM-
208 PM AKST Sat Jan 24 2026

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ774-251215-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side from 15 to 85 NM-
208 PM AKST Sat Jan 24 2026

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain.
.MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ775-251215-
Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side out to 15 NM-
208 PM AKST Sat Jan 24 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ776-251215-
Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM-
208 PM AKST Sat Jan 24 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ777-251215-
Nikolski to Seguam Pacfic Side out to 15 NM-
208 PM AKST Sat Jan 24 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ778-251215-
Nikolski to Seguam Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM-
208 PM AKST Sat Jan 24 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.

$$

PKZ780-251215-
Seguam to Adak Bering Side out to 15 NM-
208 PM AKST Sat Jan 24 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ781-251215-
Seguam to Adak Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM-
208 PM AKST Sat Jan 24 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ782-251215-
Seguam to Adak Pacific Side out to 15 NM-
208 PM AKST Sat Jan 24 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ783-251215-
Seguam to Adak Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM-
208 PM AKST Sat Jan 24 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ784-251215-
Adak to Kiska Bering Side-
208 PM AKST Sat Jan 24 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain and snow.
.SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain and snow.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt.
Seas 8 ft.
.MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft.

$$

PKZ785-251215-
Adak to Kiska Pacific Side-
208 PM AKST Sat Jan 24 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow.
.SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain and snow showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt.
Seas 13 ft.
.MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ786-251215-
Kiska to Attu Bering Side-
208 PM AKST Sat Jan 24 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow.
.SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow and rain.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft.
.WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ787-251215-
Kiska to Attu Pacific Side-
208 PM AKST Sat Jan 24 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt becoming NW 30 kt after midnight. Seas
14 ft.
.SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ766-251215-
Pribilof Islands Nearshore Waters-
208 PM AKST Sat Jan 24 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ760-251215-
Bristol Bay greater than 15 NM-
208 PM AKST Sat Jan 24 2026

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt.
.SUN...E wind 25 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt.
.TUE...NE wind 25 kt.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt.

$$

PKZ761-251215-
Bristol Bay from Port Heiden to Cape Chichagof out to 15 NM-
208 PM AKST Sat Jan 24 2026

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt.
.SUN...E wind 20 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt.
.TUE...N wind 25 kt.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt.

$$

PKZ762-251215-
Bristol Bay from Cape Chichagof to Cape Pierce out to 15 NM-
208 PM AKST Sat Jan 24 2026

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt.
.TUE...N wind 25 kt.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt.

$$

PKZ763-251215-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait out to 15 NM-
208 PM AKST Sat Jan 24 2026

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt.
.TUE...N wind 30 kt.
.WED THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt.

$$

PKZ764-251215-
Kuskokwim Delta from 15 to 80 NM-
208 PM AKST Sat Jan 24 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 30 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 AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft.
.TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft.

$$

PKZ765-251215-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
208 PM AKST Sat Jan 24 2026

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt.
.SUN...NE wind 25 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt.
.TUE...N wind 30 kt.
.WED...N wind 25 kt.
.THU...NE wind 20 kt.

$$

PKZ767-251215-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
208 PM AKST Sat Jan 24 2026

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. Freezing
spray.
.SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. Freezing
spray.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... NE 40 kt W
of Saint Matthew Island. Seas in ice free waters 13 ft. Freezing
spray.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 14 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 19 ft.
.THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft.

$$

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Jan 24, 4:55 AM AKST, 9 hours 13 minutes earlier.

Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
455 AM AKST Sat Jan 24 2026

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

Discussion:

Early morning satellite imagery shows that the Arctic front is
beginning to push inland from the Beaufort Sea to the north and a
North Pacific low lifting north towards the southern AKPEN.
Southcentral Alaska is between these two systems with high pressure
still dominating with mostly clear skies, cool temperatures, and
pockets of fog for inland valleys. The ridge will start to break
down today as it gets squished between the two dominant systems
before getting sheared apart by late Sunday night.

Southcentral will see another quiet day with valley fog and low
stratus trying to mix out during the day. The Gulf coast looks to
remain socked in with low stratus and fog. Kodiak Island will
continue to see periods of light rain this morning then light to
moderate rainfall by later this afternoon. A good fetch of moisture
will accompany this system with up to two inches of rainfall
possible for the lower elevations through Sunday. Gale force winds
will develop through Shelikof Strait and the waters west of Sitkinak
Island this morning and gradually diminishing Sunday.

As we head into Sunday night, a backdoor arctic front will push
south and west from the Beaufort low. Yesterday, the front looked to
stall near the Alaska Range. The most recent model runs now have the
front pushing a bit further south...which will help to cool the
column. The arctic low will push westward and make for an
interesting set-up over Southcentral heading into the workweek.
Light snow will spread north across the Kenai Peninsula and up
towards the Mat-Su Valley by Monday morning. Snow will also work its
way into the the southern Copper Basin as strongest isentropic lift
shifts to over the Basin. Most snowfall amounts look relatively
light with this first wave...with the western Kenai up through the
Mat-Su Valley seeing up to a few inches of snowfall by Monday night.
Higher snowfall amounts are expected along the coastal mountains and
the southern Copper Basin. The workweek looks to remain active with
several more disturbances moving into the Gulf from the North
Pacific.

- PP

&&

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

Broad longwave troughing across the North Pacific and Bering Sea
continues to shunt the high pressure ridging northward out of
Southwest Alaska today. The first of multiple shortwaves embedded
within the trough lifts out of the North Pacific across the AKPen
and Aleutian Chain today through tonight. Rain has already
overspread the Alaska Peninsula and Eastern Aleutians including
Unalaska early this morning and is expected to continue into this
evening, while the front is expected to weaken as it continues to
lift north into the Bering. The current expectation is that most
of Southwest will remain on the drier side, with the exception
being the northern Bristol Bay coast, Western Capes, and the
Kuskokwim Delta Coast. Rain and freezing rain will be the
predominant precipitation types along the aforementioned areas,
though overall precipitation amounts are expected to remain
relatively light. The greatest potential for ice accumulations up
to one tenth of an inch will be focused near Dillingham beginning
this evening through early Sunday morning. As the front continues
to weaken as it pushes north, ice accumulations of a light glaze
to a few hundredths of an inch cannot be ruled out for the Western
Capes north through the Kuskokwim Delta Coast overnight tonight
through Sunday morning.

Elsewhere across the Bering Sea and Aleutians, generally
unsettled conditions will continue through the weekend as a
vertically stacked low slowly drifts east just south of the
Aleutian Chain. Widespread small craft winds and light
precipitation will persist across the Bering Sea and Aleutians
over the next couple of days.

&&

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

The persistent upper level trough over Kamchatka and the western
Bering Sea looks likely to continue through midweek. 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.

The upper level ridge that has been comfortably sitting over
Mainland Alaska looks to flatten early in the week as an Arctic
low from the Yukon moves across northern Alaska to the YK Delta by
Tuesday and Wednesday. Cold temperatures with single digits above
and below zero appear likely for Southwest Alaska with windchills
approaching minus 30 degrees for some locations. Offshore,
easterly flow at the surface seems likely which raises concerns
for heavy to extreme freezing spray along the ice edge in northern
and eastern Bering Sea. Confidence is increasing for the Arctic
low marching west and phasing with the main trough over the Bering
Sea through the rest of the week. The flattening high pressure
ridge over southern Alaska, could rebuild across from the AlCan
border west, but upper level southerly flow dominating the
Mainland seems more probable. This would allow for embedded lows
within this flow to track into Southcentral. Precipitation along
the coast seems very likely, but details would depend on the exact
track as its interaction with terrain could aid in the
enhancement or drying of the atmosphere in specific locations. At
this time, there seems to be some models leaning towards a band of
precipitation (mostly snow with a small potential for freezing
drizzle at the onset) setting up in northern Cook Inlet for Monday
and Tuesday.

Weak surface lows could move through the Alaska Peninsula and the
western Gulf through early next week. There are still some
differences in the surfaces features though.

Rux

&&

.AVIATION...

PANC...Persistent conditions are expected for the next 30 hours,
with IFR to LIFR visibilities and ceilings possible in the morning
given the continued lack of substantial forcing or driving wind
flow. The timing of densest fog remains challenging to forecast,
as this will depend on the intermittent high clouds overhead, as
well as how very light and variable surface winds may affect fog
formation and advection.

&&

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