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Gale Warning 411, NWS Anchorage, AK

May 12, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 12, 2011, 10:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 66 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
May 12, 2011, 10:00 AM AKDT (18:00 UTC)
Expired
May 15, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force
66 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

699 
FZAK52 PAFC 121800 AAB
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1000 AM AKDT THU MAY 12 2011

UPDATED ZONE 170

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.

PKZ199-130300-
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 12 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 977 MB LOW 180 NM WEST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 350 NM NORTHWEST OF
SHEMYA AT 990 MB THU NIGHT AND THEN REMAINS STATIONARY THROUGH FRI
NIGHT WHILE WEAKENING TO 997 MB. A 1009 MB LOW FORMS 155 NM SOUTH OF
ATKA THU NIGHT AND MOVES TO 55 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL FRI NIGHT AT 
997 MB. A 986 MB NORTHWEST PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 430 NM SOUTHWEST OF
SHEMYA LATE FRI NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ150-130300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 12 2011

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-130300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-130300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
920 AM AKDT THU MAY 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF
160W...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. W OF 160W...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-130300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
920 AM AKDT THU MAY 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE THIS MORNING. SEAS 5 FT.
FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 6 FT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7
FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-130300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-130300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
1000 AM AKDT THU MAY 12 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. W OF UNALASKA ISLAND...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11
FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-130300-
UNALASKA BAY
920 AM AKDT THU MAY 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-130300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 12 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
12 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT EXCEPT S 30 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS
10 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT EXCEPT S 25 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-130300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-130300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 12 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 20 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-130300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 12 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-130300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 12 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$
7 follow-up statements
035 
FZAK52 PAFC 122355
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 12 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.

PKZ199-131500-
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 12 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 983 MB LOW 280 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 360 NM
NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 995 MB FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE SAT
MORNING WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN POSITION. A 1000 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO
150 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR FRI AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE TO AROUND
140 NM WEST OF MEKORYUK AT 992 MB SAT AFTERNOON. ANOTHER PACIFIC LOW
WILL TRACK TO 120 NM SOUTH OF KISKA SAT AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-131500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 12 2011

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-131500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 12 2011

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SW 15 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E.
SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-131500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 12 2011

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W OF 160W...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF 160W...VARIABLE
WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-131500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 12 2011

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 7 FT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT...GUSTING TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
8 FT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-131500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 12 2011

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS IN ICE 
FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-131500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 12 2011

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 9 FT. PACIFIC
SIDE...SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-131500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-131500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 12 2011

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...WINDS INCREASING TO
35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-131500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16
FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-131500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-131500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-131500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT EARLY EVENING DIMINISHING.
SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

JAM
682 
FZAK52 PAFC 131157
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 13 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.

PKZ199-140300-
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 13 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 1001 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 140 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND STRENGTHEN TO 989 MB AS IT MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF
MEKORYUK SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 985 MB
SUNDAY MORNING 440 NM WEST OF MEKORYUK. A 978 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW
130 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA SATURDAY AFTERNOON WILL WEAKEN TO 980 MB
130 NM EAST OF DUTCH HARBOR SUNDAY MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-140300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 13 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-140300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 13 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE
SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-140300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 13 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-140300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 13 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ180-140300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 13 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ170-140300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 13 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT PACIFIC SIDE...8 FT
BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT
PACIFIC SIDE...7 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-140300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35
KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-140300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 13 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT PACIFIC SIDE...6 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT
PACIFIC SIDE...7 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SEGUAM
ISLAND...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-140300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 13 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-140300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-140300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 15 KT W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ179-140300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
432 
FZAK52 PAFC 132353
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 13 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.

PKZ199-141500-
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 13 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1001 MB LOW NEAR DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 240 NM NORTH OF SAINT
PAUL AT 992 MB SAT AFTERNOON THEN MOVE ASHORE EASTERN RUSSIA ON SUN
AFTERNOON. A PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 130 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATTU AT
978 MB SAT AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO NEAR DUTCH HARBOR AT 981 MB SUN
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-141500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 13 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-141500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 13 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE
SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-141500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 13 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W OF 160W...SE WIND 35 KT. E OF 160W...S WIND 20 KT
INCREASING TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-141500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 13 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-141500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 13 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-141500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 13 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 14 FT. BERING SIDE...
SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11
FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-141500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-141500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 13 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT W WIND 30 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND.
PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 13 FT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. BERING SIDE...
S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-141500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 13 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SE
WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-141500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-141500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-141500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN MIXING WITH SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

JAM
611 
FZAK52 PAFC 141159
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 14 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.

PKZ199-150300-
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 994 MB LOW 130 NM SOUTHEAST OF ST PAUL WILL STRENGTHEN TO A 986 MB
LOW AS IT MOVES TO 240 NM NORTHWEST OF ST PAUL SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
DISSIPATE AS IT NEARS RUSSIA SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW
WILL MOVE TO 70 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO
NEAR COLD BAY AND WEAKEN TO 981 MB BY SUNDAY EVENING. 

$$

PKZ150-150300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-150300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 14 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE
SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-150300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50
KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-150300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-150300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ170-150300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-150300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-150300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT
BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-150300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT
PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-150300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-150300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ179-150300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$
894 
FZAK52 PAFC 142353
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 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.

PKZ199-151500-
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 995 MB LOW 90 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 
360 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND MON AFTERNOON. A 976 MB LOW
60 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTH OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND
AT 979 MB SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN TO NEAR SAND POINT AT 986 MB MON
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-151500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-151500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. 
RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND
35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-151500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-151500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT
SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
FROM PORT MOLLER E...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...E WIND
20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-151500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-151500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT
BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-151500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-151500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC
SIDE.
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-151500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT
BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-151500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-151500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE 
WATERS 4 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-151500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
002 
FZAK52 PAFC 150250 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
650 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

UPDATED ZONE 160

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.

PKZ199-151500-
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 995 MB LOW 90 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 
360 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND MON AFTERNOON. A 976 MB LOW
60 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTH OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND
AT 979 MB SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN TO NEAR SAND POINT AT 986 MB MON
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-151500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-151500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. 
RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND
35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-151500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
650 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. EAST OF 160W...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO
S 15 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-151500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT
SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
FROM PORT MOLLER E...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...E WIND
20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-151500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-151500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT
BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-151500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-151500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC
SIDE.
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-151500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT
BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-151500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-151500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE 
WATERS 4 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-151500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
170 
FZAK52 PAFC 151151
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 15 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.

PKZ199-160300-
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 15 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 978 MB LOW 100 NM NORTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO SAND POINT AT 983 MB
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND REMAIN STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 989 MB BY LATE
MONDAY NIGHT. A 986 MB LOW 250 NM WEST OF MEKORYUK WILL MOVE TO 470
NM WEST OF MEKORYUK SUN AFTERNOON AT 988 MB.

$$

PKZ150-160300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-160300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 15 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 12
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-160300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 15 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-160300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 15 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
FROM PORT MOLLER E...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-160300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 30 KT S OF NUNIVAK
ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ170-160300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT
BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-160300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT BY LATE MORNING. GUSTS TO 35
KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-160300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT PACIFIC SIDE...20 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 16 FT
PACIFIC SIDE...8 FT BERING SIDE. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT PACIFIC SIDE...11 FT BERING SIDE.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT
SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-160300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT BERING SIDE...8 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-160300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-160300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 15 2011

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-160300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning 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 gale warning went out at May 12, 5:00 AM AKDT, 5 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 12, 5:00 AM AKDT, 5 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKDT THU MAY 12 2011

.MODEL DISCUSSION...

MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM BUT BEGIN DIVERGING IN
THE EXTENDED PERIOD. THE GFS WAS LARGELY RELIED UPON FOR THIS
FORECAST PACKAGE...WITH A HEAVY BLEND OF INHERITED GRIDS IN THE
EXTENDED GIVEN THE POOR MODEL AGREEMENT. STILL PREFER THE NAM
BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA GIVEN ITS BETTER
RESOLUTION FOR THE FIRE WEATHER FORECASTS.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...

THE DOMINANT WEATHER FEATURE IS A NARROW YET STRONG RIDGE ALOFT
EXTENDING NORTHWARD ALONG 165W...EXTENDING FROM THE PACIFIC TO THE
TIP OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA NORTH TO THE WESTERN SEWARD PENINSULA AND
BEYOND. UPPER LOWS RESIDE OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC AND JUST WEST OF
THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW PERSISTS OVER
SOUTHCENTRAL BUT IS ON A WANING TREND AS THE STRONGEST WINDS MOVE OUT
INTO THE WESTERN GULF AND NORTH PACIFIC. OUT WEST...A WEAKENING
FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS SITUATED ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING...AND WILL
HAVE TROUBLE MAKING ITS WAY EAST AS IT ENCOUNTERS THE STRONG
DOWNSTREAM RIDGE...WHICH ITSELF  IS AT ABOUT THE STRONGEST IT IS
GOING TO BE. ANOTHER DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE THE UPPER LOW OUT NEAR THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND INDUCE TRIPLE POINT LOW DEVELOPMENT SOUTH OF
THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS LATE TONIGHT AND THEN BRING GALE FORCE WINDS
AND RAIN TO THE EASTERN BERING...EASTERN ALEUTIANS...AND ALASKA
PENINSULA FRIDAY BEFORE AFFECTING THE SOUTHWEST COAST OF ALASKA BY
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DIMINISH OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
HOWEVER...WINDS WILL STILL BE STRONG ENOUGH IN THE SOUTHERN INTERIOR
ZONES WHERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING GIVEN THE CURRENT DRY CONDITIONS. IN THE MATANUSKA VALLEY
ZONE...THERE IS STILL A BIT OF UNCERTAINTY AS TO WHEN THE WINDS WILL
DIMINISH...AS RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE HOVERED AROUND 30 PERCENT ALL
NIGHT THUS FAR. THIS HAS RESULTED IN THE RE-ISSUANCE OF THE RED FLAG
WARNING THERE.

CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY DRY AND SUNNY UNTIL THE NEXT SYSTEM
BEGINS TO MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF AND KODIAK ISLAND ZONE EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING BRINGING WITH IT A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...

HIGH PRESSURE IN CONTROL OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL SLOWLY PUSH EAST
AS AN APPROACHING FRONTAL BOUNDARY BEGINS TO IMPINGE ON COASTAL
SECTIONS OF THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA ZONE LATE THU INTO FRIDAY...BRINGING
SOUTHERLY FLOW AND A CHANCE OF RAIN. A TRIPLE POINT LOW DEVELOPING
LATE TONIGHT SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL PUSH A SECOND FRONT
TO AFFECT MOST OF THIS REGION SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY BEFORE IT
GRADUALLY STALLS OUT AND DISSIPATES SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...

LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WEST OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL ROTATE
DISTURBANCES AROUND IT AND KEEP THE BERING SEA REGION MOSTLY
UNSETTLED THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH AREAS OF GALE FORCE WINDS.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...

AN UNSETTLED PATTERN OUT WEST WITH DECREASING CONFIDENCE IN PLACEMENT
OF SMALLER FEATURES. SYNOPTICALLY...IT APPEARS THAT AN UPPER LEVEL
LOW WILL BECOME STATIONARY IN THE VICINITY OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS
AND SPIN DISTURBANCES AROUND IT...WHILE A RIDGE WILL PERSIST OVER THE
INTERIOR. WILL LIKELY SEE FRONTS PUSH INTO THE WESTERN GULF AND LOSE
STEAM MOST OF NEXT WEEK...KEEPING INTERIOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA DRY
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF DIURNAL AFTERNOON CONVECTION/SHOWERS.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...FLOOD WATCH/WARNING...KUSKOKWIM RIVER...ZONE 152
MARINE...GALES...172 176 179 185
FIRE WEATHER...RED FLAG WARNING...111
               FIRE WEATHER WATCH...141 AND 145

29 MAY 11

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 11, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
May 11, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC5 days
May 11, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
May 11, 6:30 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC10 hr
May 11, 11:25 PM AKDTFire Weather WatchAFC10 hr
May 12, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
May 12, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
May 12, 4:21 AM AKDTRed Flag WarningAFC18 hr
May 12, 9:20 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC55 hr

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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.