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Brisk Wind Advisory 37, NWS Anchorage, AK

May 9, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at May 9, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 9, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired: May 10, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force: 24 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

469 
FZAK52 PAFC 091109
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT MON MAY 9 2011

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.

PKZ199-100300-
400 AM AKDT MON MAY 9 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 1006 MB LOW OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA MOVES TO 65 NM SE OF 
CHIRIKOF ISLAND MON AFTERNOON BEFORE DISSIPATING. A SERIES OF FRONTS
WILL MOVE SOUTH TO NORTH ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA TUE
THROUGH TUE NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ150-100300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT MON MAY 9 2011

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-100300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT MON MAY 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES IN 
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-100300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT MON MAY 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-100300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT MON MAY 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-100300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT MON MAY 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN 
ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.WED AND THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-100300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT MON MAY 9 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. FROM
UNALASKA E...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED AND THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-100300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT MON MAY 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-100300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT MON MAY 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NW 20 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS
7 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT EXCEPT W 15 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-100300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT MON MAY 9 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-100300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT MON MAY 9 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-100300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON MAY 9 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-100300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON MAY 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED AND THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

2 follow-up statements

469 
FZAK52 PAFC 092343
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 9 2011

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.

PKZ199-101500-
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 9 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 992 MB LOW AT THE SOUTH END OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL REMAIN
NEARLY STATIONARY AS THE ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVES NORTH AND EAST
EXTENDING FROM THE NORTHERN KAMCHATKA PENINSULA THROUGH AMCHITKA TUE
AFTERNOON. A 978 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 60 NM
WEST OF SHEMYA AT 976 MB WED AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ150-101500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 9 2011

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9
FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-101500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9
FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-101500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-101500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-101500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-101500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 9 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-101500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 9 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
TO 50 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-101500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND
25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-101500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 9 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-101500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 9 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-101500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 9 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW 30 KT W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S 30 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-101500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

215 
FZAK52 PAFC 101134
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 10 2011

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.

PKZ199-110300-
400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 10 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL 
ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA THROUGH WED NIGHT IN ASSOCIATION WITH A 983
MB LOW 750 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA THIS MORNING...WHICH MOVES TO 340
NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA TONIGHT AT 977 MB...AND THEN TO 210 NM
NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 982 MB WED NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ150-110300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 10 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS 
TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-110300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 10 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-110300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 10 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-110300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 10 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-110300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 10 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING 
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-110300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 10 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM
UNALASKA E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-110300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 10 2011

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-110300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 10 2011

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-110300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 10 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-110300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 10 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-110300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 10 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S 30 KT W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND...SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S 30 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-110300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 10 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this brisk wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this brisk wind advisory went out at May 8, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 8, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before

SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 PM AKDT SUN MAY 8 2011

.MODEL DISCUSSION...

OVERALL MODELS ARE SIMILAR FOR THE ANCHORAGE AOR. DIFFERENCE ARISE AS
THE LOW MOVES INTO THE GULF AND CONSOLIDATES TO A SINGLE MAIN CENTER
IN THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA. FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL REGION AND
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THE NET RESULT IS THE SAME WITH A DRY NORTHERLY
FLOW PATTERN SETTING UP MON NIGHT AND TUE. OUT WEST THE MODELS ARE IN
GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE RIDGE MOVING TO THE BERING SEA COAST BY TUE
NIGHT AND A LARGE LOW MOVING INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA BY WED
AFTERNOON.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...

THE MAIN UPPER CENTER NOW OVER BRISTOL BAY SUPPORTING THE SURFACE LOW
DIGS SOUTH AND EAST ACROSS THE GULF IN THE BASE OF THE LARGE UPPER
TROUGH FROM THE ARCTIC. THE LOW LEVEL AIR REMAINS RELATIVELY COOL
OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND AS MORE COOLING ALOFT AROUND 500 MB MOVES
OVER THE REGION RESULTING IN SLIGHTLY MORE UNSTABLE CONDITIONS BY MON
AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN SLIGHTLY ENHANCED CONVECTIVE SHOWERY
ACTIVITY MON AS MOISTURE CONTINUES TO ROTATE AROUND THE GULF OF
ALASKA LOW INTO THE REGION. BY TUE THE DRY NORTHERLY FLOW WILL REDUCE
THE COVERAGE OF SHOWERS. THE DRY AIR AND EXPECTED INCREASE IN NORTH
WIND AS THE GRADIENT INCREASE WILL INCREASE CONCERN FOR THE FIRE
WEATHER FORECAST OVER THE MAT-SU AND KENAI PENINSULA TUE FOR STRONG
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY.

THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED RIDGE IS SUPPORTED BY A RIDGE ALOFT AND AN
UPPER LOW SUPPORTS THE INTENSIFYING STORM NOW AT THE SOUTH END OF THE
KAMCHATKA PENINSULA.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...

MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW MOVING FROM BRISTOL BAY INTO THE
GULF WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ALONG THE COAST AND KODIAK ISLAND.
COUPLED WITH THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH EXPECT THE THREAT OF SHOWERS TO
PERSIST THROUGH MON. FLOW BECOMES OFFSHORE DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY
WHICH MEANS ONLY SHOWER CHANCES ACROSS THE REGION WILL BE FROM
DIURNAL CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY THAT FIRES OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND DRIFTS
SOUTH WITH THE FLOW THOUGH CONTINUED DRYING CONDITIONS BY TUE AND WED
RESULTS IN MUCH LESS OF A CHANCE OF ANY SHOWERS MID WEEK.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...

RAIN ACTIVITY THROUGH MONDAY SHOULD BE CONFINED TO NEAR THE LOW IN
THE BRISTOL BAY AREA THROUGH MON. OFFSHORE AND DRYING CONDITIONS MON
NIGHT WILL LIMIT SHOWERS TO THE BRISTOL BAY SIDE OF THE EASTERN AK
PENINSULA TUE ALTHOUGH THE WESTERN AK PENINSULA ON THE BERING SIDE
SHOULD SEE A CONTINUED THREAT FOR SHOWERS THROUGH TUE.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...

WEAK LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL MOVE EAST
CONSOLIDATING WITH THE BRISTOL BAY LOW MOVING INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA
THROUGH TUE. EXPECT GUSTY WINDS ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW
ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE GAPS IN THE ALEUTIAN RANGE OVER THE ALASKA
PENINSULA. THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVES IN AS THIS LOW EXITS AND
GIVEN THE STRENGTH OF THE RIDGE AND COLD SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES
EXPECT TO SEE A LOT OF LOW STRATUS AND FOG DEVELOP. THE NEXT SYSTEM
WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS LATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY
ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE RIDGE BRINGING A CHANCE OF RAIN AND STRONG
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...

STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL MOVE OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA MIDWEEK AND
THEN MOVE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL BY LATE WEEK. HPC GUIDANCE AND MODELS
GENERALLY AGREE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...FLOOD ADVISORY ZONE 152.
MARINE...GALES...175 176
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

MAY 11

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 8, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	3 days
May 8, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	4 days
May 8, 8:42 PM AKDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AFC	2 hr
May 8, 10:38 PM AKDT	Areal Flood Warning	AFC	15 hr
May 9, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	63 hr
May 9, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	60 hr
May 9, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	3 days
May 9, 8:41 AM AKDT	Flood Watch	AFC	6 days
May 9, 1:41 PM AKDT	Areal Flood Warning	AFC	4 days

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.