Storm Warning 128, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 261120
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT THU MAY 26 2005

MARINE 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.

PKZ199-270200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 982 MB LOW 200 NM NORTHWEST OF ATKA THU MORNING WILL MOVE TO 150 NM
NORTHWEST OF ADAK AT 985 MB THU AFTERNOON AND TO 150 NM SOUTH OF ATKA
AT 991 MB FRI AFTERNOON. A 985 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 200 NM SOUTH OF
ATKA THU EVENING AND MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY AT 989 MB FRI
AFTERNOON. A 988 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 100 NM NORTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR
FRI MORNING AND MOVE TO 100 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 990 MB BY SAT
MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-270200-
AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA      
SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE
400 AM ADT THU MAY 26 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-270200-
AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA      
CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM ADT THU MAY 26 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 18
FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-270200-
AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM ADT THU MAY 26 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-270200-
AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM ADT THU MAY 26 2005

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-270200-
AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM ADT THU MAY 26 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-270200-
AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM ADT THU MAY 26 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-270200-
AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY
400 AM ADT THU MAY 26 2005

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-270200-
AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM ADT THU MAY 26 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-270200-
AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM ADT THU MAY 26 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-270200-
AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM ADT THU MAY 26 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-270200-
AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM ADT THU MAY 26 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-270200-
AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM ADT THU MAY 26 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM ADT WED MAY 25 2005

.DISCUSSION...TODAYS FEATURES INCLUDE A STRONG LOW NEAR ADAK...A
WEAK LOW IN THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA...A PERSISTENT THERMAL TROUGH
IN THE INTERIOR...AND A VIGOROUS EASTERLY WAVE MOVING ACROSS THE
COPPER RIVER BASIN.

ADAK LOW.  THE ETA MAKES THE TRIPLE POINT LOW THE DOMINATE CENTER AND
ROTATES IT NORTH OF CAPE SARICHEF ON FRI. THE GFS AND UKMET ARE
PREFERRED AND KEEP THE PARENT LOW AS THE DOMINATE LOW AND ROTATE IT
ON A MORE SOUTHERLY TRACK SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR ON FRI THEN NEAR
DUTCH HARBOR ON SAT. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WEST OF UNALASKA WILL MOVE
SLOWLY EAST AND EXTEND FROM BRISTOL BAY TO KODIAK ISLAND FRI.  EXPECT
STRONG WINDS AND RAIN FOR THE PRIBILOFS AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS
TODAY...SPREADING EASTWARD TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT AND TO
KODIAK AND SOUTHERN BRISTOL BAY FRI WITH THIS LOW.

A WEAK LOW ABOUT 600 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WILL GET CAUGHT IN THE
CIRCULATION OF THE ADAK LOW AND ROTATE TO THE BARREN ISLANDS BY LATE
THU THEN DISSIPATE.  THIS LOW WILL BRING RAIN TO THE NORTH GULF COAST
THU.

A WELL DEFINED CLOUD MASS ASSOCIATED WITH AN EASTERLY WAVE IS MOVING
ACROSS THE COPPER RIVER BASIN TOWARD COOK INLET.  EXPECT SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED WET THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE WESTWARD ACROSS THE COPPER RIVER
BASIN TODAY AND OVER COOK INLET AND THE SUSITNA VALLEY TONIGHT.
SHOWERS WILL LIKELY PERSIST OVER SOUTH CENTRAL THU.

A THERMAL TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE KUSKOKWIM NORTHEASTWARD TO THE
UPPER TANANA AND YUKON BASINS.  EXPECT THUNDERSTORMS LATE TODAY OVER
THE EASTERN KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AGAIN TODAY.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...STORM PKZ 165 170 179
        GALE PKZ 155 150 160 171 172 175 176 180 185 410
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

RHH MAY 05