Alitak
NOAA CO-OPS station 9457804
Observed , 15 minutes ago
Hazardous
Gale Warning in effect. Light WNW winds at 8 kn gusting to 16 kn. Water 51°F, air 49°F. Tonight: SW Wind 15 Kt Becoming S 25 Kt After Midnight.
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Gale Warning issued September 23 at 4:27AM AKDT until September 24 at 5:00PM AKDT by NWS Anchorage AK
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. .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming S 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 12 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
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Speed
7.6kn
Gust
16kn
Direction
292° WNW
Trend
Easing
Last 12 hours4.1 to 17 kn
Water Level
6.6ft
Datum
MLLW
Last 12 hours0.8 to 10 ft
Air temp
49°F
42 to 49°F today
Water temp
51°F
50 to 51°F today
Pressure
1012mbar
Tendency
Steady
3 hour change
+0.1 mbar
Last 12 hours1010 to 1013 mbar
Zone forecast
Tonight
SW Wind 15 Kt Becoming S 25 Kt After Midnight. Seas 3 Ft.
Thu
SE Wind 40 Kt. Seas 6 Ft Building To 11 Ft In The Afternoon. Rain.
Thu Night
S Wind 40 Kt Diminishing To 25 Kt After Midnight. Seas 13 Ft.
Synopsis
248 PM AKDT Wed Sep 23 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
NWS zone Sitkinak to Castle Cape out to 15 NM
Last 24 hours
Every 3 hours, over the last 12 hours. Air 42 to 49°F, water 50 to 51°F, pressure 1,010 to 1,013 mbar over the same window.
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Station 9457804
56°53'49" N 154°14'53" W
Measured by 400+ NOAA CO-OPS stations. Observations from the Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, forecasts and advisories from the National Weather Service. Not for navigation.