Snow Continues for the West and Northern Plains; Gusty Winds and Fire Weather for the Central/Southern Plains

A strong cold front continues to push across the Western U.S. today with a storm developing when it reaches the central Plains. Heavy snow will continue across the Intermountain West and Rocky Mountains and spread into the northern Plains and Upper Midwest. Gusty to high winds and critical fire weather conditions are expected for the southern and central Plains today.
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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory

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Anchorage, AK Local Forecast Office

Unalaska AK

Marine Point Forecast

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This
Afternoon
SSE 10kt
< 1ft
High: 46 °F
Tonight

SSE 15kt
< 1ft
Low: 41 °F
Saturday

SE 25kt
< 1ft
High: 48 °F
Saturday
Night
SE 25kt
< 1ft
Low: 40 °F
Sunday

S 15kt
< 1ft
High: 47 °F
Sunday
Night
S 15kt
< 1ft
Low: 35 °F
Monday

S 30kt
< 1ft
High: 45 °F
Monday
Night
SW 25kt
< 1ft
Low: 34 °F
Tuesday

WSW 25kt
< 1ft
High: 42 °F

High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Water temperature forecast is experimental.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:50 am AKST Dec 2, 2022
Forecast Valid: 4pm AKST Dec 2, 2022-6pm AKST Dec 8, 2022

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

Synopsis: A front enters the western Aleutians and Bering by Fri afternoon. A 996 mb North Pacific low moves to 120 nm southwest of Amchitka Sat morning and then to 75 nm north of Saint Paul at 983 mb Sun morning.

This Afternoon

SSE wind around 10 kt. Rain. Seas 1 ft or less.

Tonight

SSE wind around 15 kt. Rain likely, mainly after 3am. Seas 1 ft or less.

Saturday

SE wind 15 to 25 kt. Rain. Seas 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

SE wind around 25 kt. Rain. The rain could be heavy at times. Seas 1 ft or less.

Sunday

S wind 10 to 15 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 kt. Rain likely before 3pm, then a chance of rain and snow. Seas 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

W wind 10 to 15 kt becoming S after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 kt. A chance of rain and snow before 9pm, then snow likely. Seas 1 ft or less.

Monday

S wind 15 to 20 kt increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the morning. Snow likely before 9am, then rain. Seas 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

SW wind 20 to 25 kt. Rain. Seas 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

WSW wind 20 to 25 kt. Rain likely. Seas 1 ft or less.

*Notices:

This forecast is for a single location. For safety concerns, mariners should be aware of the weather over a larger area. Forecast information for a larger area can be found within the zone forecast and the NDFD graphics.
The forecast conditions at a particular point may not exceed the criteria of a Small Craft Advisory, Gale, Storm etc. These watches/warnings/advisories are issued for the entire zone in which the point resides and mariners should act accordingly.