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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
433 AM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024

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.

PKZ199-180145-
433 AM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 973 mb low 100 nm W of Saint Paul weakens to 986 mb Tue night
40 nm south of Dillingham, then across the Alask Peninsula and
into the Gulf Wed Morning.

$$

PKZ750-180145-
Sitkinak to Castle Cape out to 15 NM-
433 AM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ751-180145-
Sitkinak to Castle Cape from 15 to 100 NM-
433 AM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ752-180145-
Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi out to 15 NM-
433 AM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ753-180145-
Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi from 15 to 100 NM-
433 AM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.WED...W wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas
16 ft subsiding to 11 ft in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ754-180145-
Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM-
433 AM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas
10 ft building to 15 ft in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...W wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas
15 ft subsiding to 10 ft after midnight.
.WED...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ755-180145-
Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 100 NM-
433 AM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas
18 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ756-180145-
Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon out to 15 NM-
433 AM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas
12 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 50 kt becoming W 40 kt after midnight. Seas
21 ft. Rain showers.
.WED...W wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas
14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ757-180145-
Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon from 15 to 60 NM-
433 AM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to
60 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft building to 20 ft in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 50 kt becoming W 40 kt after midnight. Gusts to 65
kt before midnight. Seas 27 ft subsiding to 21 ft after midnight.
.WED...W wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas
16 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ758-180145-
Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM-
433 AM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas
12 ft building to 19 ft in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...W wind 50 kt diminishing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas
22 ft.
.WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ759-180145-
Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 70 NM-
433 AM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW wind 40 kt increasing to 50 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to
65 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft building to 27 ft in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...W wind 50 kt diminishing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas
29 ft subsiding to 21 ft after midnight.
.WED...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas
15 ft subsiding to 10 ft in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ770-180145-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side out to 15 NM-
433 AM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas
19 ft subsiding to 13 ft after midnight.
.WED...W wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas
10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ772-180145-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM-
433 AM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W wind 50 kt. Seas 24 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 45 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas
23 ft subsiding to 16 ft after midnight.
.WED...W wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas
12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ771-180145-
Unalaska Bay-
433 AM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW wind 30 kt becoming W 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6
ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas
6 ft.
.WED...W wind 15 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ773-180145-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side out to 15 NM-
433 AM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.WED...W wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas
6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ774-180145-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side from 15 to 85 NM-
433 AM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft subsiding to 13 ft after
midnight.
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ775-180145-
Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side out to 15 NM-
433 AM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas
12 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ776-180145-
Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM-
433 AM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas
14 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ777-180145-
Nikolski to Seguam Pacfic Side out to 15 NM-
433 AM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas
12 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft.

$$

PKZ778-180145-
Nikolski to Seguam Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM-
433 AM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas
13 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft.

$$

PKZ780-180145-
Seguam to Adak Bering Side out to 15 NM-
433 AM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
11 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt.
Seas 6 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ781-180145-
Seguam to Adak Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM-
433 AM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt becoming SW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 9
ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 16 ft.

$$

PKZ782-180145-
Seguam to Adak Pacific Side out to 15 NM-
433 AM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt.
Seas 9 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ783-180145-
Seguam to Adak Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM-
433 AM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt.
Seas 11 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft.

$$

PKZ784-180145-
Adak to Kiska Bering Side-
433 AM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ785-180145-
Adak to Kiska Pacific Side-
433 AM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas
14 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ786-180145-
Kiska to Attu Bering Side-
433 AM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W wind 25 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9
ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft.

$$

PKZ787-180145-
Kiska to Attu Pacific Side-
433 AM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W wind 25 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
12 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft.

$$

PKZ766-180145-
Pribilof Islands Nearshore Waters-
433 AM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 55 kt. Gusts to 70 kt. Seas 25 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas
18 ft subsiding to 12 ft after midnight.
.WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ760-180145-
Bristol Bay greater than 15 NM-
433 AM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S wind 30 kt becoming SW 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9
ft building to 14 ft in the afternoon. Widespread rain showers.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 23 ft.
.WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ761-180145-
Bristol Bay from Port Heiden to Cape Chichagof out to 15 NM-
433 AM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 8 ft in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ762-180145-
Bristol Bay from Cape Chichagof to Cape Pierce out to 15 NM-
433 AM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt becoming NW after midnight. Seas 13 ft.
.WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ763-180145-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait out to 15 NM-
433 AM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Widespread rain showers.
.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ764-180145-
Kuskokwim Delta from 15 to 80 NM-
433 AM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S wind 35 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas
13 ft building to 20 ft in the afternoon. Widespread rain showers.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 50 kt diminishing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas
22 ft.
.WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ765-180145-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
433 AM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ767-180145-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
433 AM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE wind 45 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... NE 35 kt W of
Saint Matthew Island. Seas 13 ft.
.TONIGHT...E of Saint Matthew Island, NW wind 30 kt. W of Saint
Matthew Island, NW wind 25 kt becoming W 15 kt after midnight.
Seas 12 ft.
.WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$