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

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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Wind

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

Time WindWater Level
7.6 kn WNW6.6 ft
9.9 kn WNW10 ft
7.4 kn NW5.5 ft
9.1 kn NNW0.9 ft
6.6 kn NNW3.8 ft

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

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