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Small Craft Advisory 298, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Apr 27, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 27, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 29, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
755 FZAK52 PAFC 271124 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED APR 27 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. PKZ199-280300- 400 AM AKDT WED APR 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 981 MB LOW 140 NM NORTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 130 NM NORTHEAST OF ATKA AT 989 MB THU MORNING...THEN MOVE TO AROUND 40 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 998 MB EARLY FRI MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL MOVE ASHORE THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED APR 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED APR 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-280300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED APR 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-280300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED APR 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-280300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED APR 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED APR 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-280300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED APR 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED APR 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED APR 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED APR 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-280300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED APR 27 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-280300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED APR 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
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836 FZAK52 PAFC 272323 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED APR 27 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-281500- 400 PM AKDT WED APR 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 982 MB LOW 150 NM N OF ATKA THU AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 120 NM W OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 992 MB THU AFTERNOON. IT WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 1002 MB FRI AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES TO 40 NM E OF DUTCH HARBOR. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL MOVE ASHORE THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND TONIGHT. $$ PKZ150-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED APR 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED APR 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-281500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED APR 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-281500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED APR 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-281500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED APR 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED APR 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NN WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-281500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED APR 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED APR 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED APR 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED APR 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-281500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED APR 27 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ179-281500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED APR 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
145 FZAK52 PAFC 272337 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED APR 27 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. PKZ199-281500- 400 PM AKDT WED APR 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 982 MB LOW 150 NM N OF ATKA THU AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 120 NM W OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 992 MB THU AFTERNOON. IT WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 1002 MB FRI AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES TO 40 NM E OF DUTCH HARBOR. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL MOVE ASHORE THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND TONIGHT. $$ PKZ150-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED APR 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED APR 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-281500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED APR 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-281500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED APR 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-281500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED APR 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED APR 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-281500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED APR 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED APR 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED APR 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED APR 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-281500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED APR 27 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ179-281500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED APR 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
115 FZAK52 PAFC 280522 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 920 PM AKDT WED APR 27 2011 UPDATED ZONES 155 165 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-281500- 400 PM AKDT WED APR 27 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 982 MB LOW 150 NM N OF ATKA THU AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 120 NM W OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 992 MB THU AFTERNOON. IT WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 1002 MB FRI AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES TO 40 NM E OF DUTCH HARBOR. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL MOVE ASHORE THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND TONIGHT. $$ PKZ150-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED APR 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 920 PM AKDT WED APR 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. PATCHY FOG. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-281500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED APR 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-281500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 920 PM AKDT WED APR 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-281500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED APR 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED APR 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-281500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED APR 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED APR 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED APR 27 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED APR 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-281500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED APR 27 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ179-281500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED APR 27 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
896 FZAK52 PAFC 281103 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU APR 28 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. PKZ199-290300- 400 AM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 986 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL MOVE TO NEAR DUTCH HARBOR AT 1000 MB FRI MORNING...AND THEN TRACK TO 110 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY AT 1008 MB SAT MORNING. A FRONT WILL APPROACH THE FAR WESTERN ALEUTIANS/BERING SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ150-290300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-290300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-290300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-290300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES THIS MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-290300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-290300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT S 25 KT FROM UNALASKA E. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-290300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-290300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-290300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-290300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-290300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ179-290300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$
889 FZAK52 PAFC 282343 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-291500- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW 150 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 1011 MB AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT SAT AFTERNOON. A 997 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 425 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA FRI NIGHT AND STRENGTHEN TO 985 MB AS IT MOVES TO 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-291500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-291500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-291500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-291500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-291500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-291500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI...WEST OF UNALASKA...NW WIND 30 KT. EAST OF UNALASKA...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-291500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-291500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-291500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-291500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT WEST OF KISKA AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-291500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 25 KT WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ179-291500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
429 FZAK52 PAFC 291100 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 29 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. PKZ199-300300- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 998 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY AT 1009 MB SAT MORNING...THEN DISSIPATE WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN POSITION SUN MORNING. A 989 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 350 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA SAT MORNING...THEN DRIFT TO AROUND 200 NM SOUTH OF KISKA AT 980 MB EARLY SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ150-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-300300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-300300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ180-300300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 25 KT FROM UNALASKA E. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-300300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-300300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-300300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 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. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft 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 small craft advisory went out at Apr 26, 12:20 PM AKDT, 15 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 26, 12:20 PM AKDT, 15 hours 40 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1220 PM AKDT TUE APR 26 2011 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE EASTERN BERING SEA TO THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC IS WEAKENING AS IT MOVES EASTWARD INTO A DOWNSTREAM RIDGE. THIS RIDGE IS BUILDING OVER TOP OF THE TROUGH INTO MAINLAND ALASKA. THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND WHICH IS ON THE SOUTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE RIDGE IS OBSERVING SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH WEAK UPPER LEVEL WAVES. OUT WEST...A LOW JUST SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS IS STRENGTHENING ALONG THE SUBTROPICAL JET. .MODEL DISCUSSION...ALL MODELS NOW SHOW A VERY SIMILAR SOLUTION WITH TRACK OF ALEUTIAN LOW WHICH WILL BE THE PRIMARY WEATHER-MAKER FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK. THUS...FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS ABOVE AVERAGE. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THERE IS ONE MORE DISTINCT UPPER WAVE NOTED ON WATER VAPOR IMAGERY WHICH WILL CROSS SOUTHCENTRAL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING HELPING TO PRODUCE AREAS OF SHOWERS. ANY FEATURES TO FOLLOW WILL BE MUCH WEAKER...SO EXPECT LESS CLOUDS AND SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY. OF COURSE WITH MORE SOLAR HEATING ON WEDNESDAY INSTABILITY WILL INCREASE AND LIKELY LEAD TO A FEW AFTERNOON/EVENING SHOWERS... ESPECIALLY ALONG THE MOUNTAINS. THE MAIN UPPER TROUGH SITTING SOUTH AND WEST OF THE AREA WILL STRETCH APART AS IT LIFTS NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND DON'T EXPECT ANY IMPACTS FROM IT. A SHORT-WAVE RIDGE WILL THEN BUILD OVERHEAD ON THURSDAY PROVIDING A DRY AND SUNNY DAY ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION. HOWEVER... A FRONTAL BOUNDARY FROM AN ALEUTIAN LOW WILL BE RIGHT ON ITS HEELS. EXPECT INCREASING CLOUDS AND A CHANCE OF RAIN OR SHOWERS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE WESTERN GULF DUE TO AMPLIFYING DOWNSTREAM RIDGE SO THE BULK OF PRECIPITATION WILL BE FROM KODIAK ISLAND TO THE KENAI PENINSULA WITH LESS AS YOU HEAD NORTH AND EAST. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THERE ARE CURRENTLY A LOT OF LOW CLOUDS ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST ALONG WITH PATCHY FOG AND A FEW SHOWERS. THESE WILL HOLD IN PLACE UNTIL UPPER TROUGH MOVES THROUGH LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. THERE WILL BE A VERY BRIEF BREAK IN CLOUDS BEFORE A FRONT ARRIVES FROM THE WEST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WITH AMPLIFYING DOWNSTREAM RIDGE FRONT WILL SLOW TO A CRAWL ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST. IT WILL BE IN A MUCH WEAKENED STATE AS IT PUSHES INLAND THURSDAY. MUCH WARMER AIR WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT SO EXPECT THE PREDOMINANT PRECIPITATION TYPE TO BE RAIN. MODELS DO SHOW AN UPPER WAVE MOVING ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY WHICH MAY PROVIDE ANOTHER SHOT OF RAIN. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...STORM ALONG THE ALEUTIANS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN TONIGHT AND PROVIDE WIDESPREAD GALE FORCE WINDS AND PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES ARE INITIALLY COLD ENOUGH OUT AHEAD OF THE STORM TO SUPPORT SNOW...BUT EXPECT A RAPID CHANGEOVER TO RAIN AS MUCH WARMER AIR MOVES IN WITH THE FRONT. COLDER AIR WILL FEED INTO THE BACK SIDE OF THE SYSTEM WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CHANGE PRECIPITATION BACK OVER TO SNOW ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS. THE UPPER JET WILL HEAD DOWNSTREAM WEDNESDAY SO THE STORM WILL SLOW DOWN ITS EASTWARD PROGRESSION... WITH THE LOW CENTER NOT REACHING DUTCH HARBOR UNTIL FRIDAY. .LONG TERM FORECAST...A PROGRESSIVE PATTERN WILL DOMINATE THE EXTENDED FORECAST PERIOD WITH STORMS MARCHING FROM WEST TO EAST AND CENTERED IN THE REGION BETWEEN 45N AND 60N LATITUDE. WITH THIS STORM TRACK THE GREATEST IMPACTS OF WIND AND PRECIPITATION WILL BE FELT ALONG THE ALEUTIANS ALASKA PENINSULA AND GULF COAST WHILE MOST OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA WILL REMAIN ALONG THE PERIPHERY OF THESE STORMS. INLAND AREAS SHOULD SEE SOME SUN ON MOST DAYS ALONG WITH SOME DIURNALLY DRIVEN SHOWERS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING 150 155 160 165 170 171 172 175 179 180. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. SEB APR 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 27, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | 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.