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Small Craft Advisory 299, NWS Anchorage, AK

April 27, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Apr 27, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 27, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Apr 28, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

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. 
$$
4 follow-up statements
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.  
$$

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 27, 5:15 AM AKDT, 10 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 27, 5:15 AM AKDT, 10 hours 45 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
515 AM AKDT WED APR 27 2011

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE MAIN WEATHER FEATURE IS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM JUST NORTH OF
ADAK. WET SNOW IS QUICKLY MIXING WITH AND CHANGING TO RAIN FROM THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS TO THE AKPEN AS WARM AIR ADVANCES AHEAD OF THE
ASSOCIATED FRONT...WHICH IS NEARING UNALASKA EARLY THIS MORNING.
SOLID GALE FORCE WINDS ACCOMPANY THE LOW. ELSEWHERE...A SHORTWAVE
TROUGH IS SQUEEZING OUT SOME SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE KUSKOKWIM
VALLEY/DELTA AS IT ADVANCES EAST. ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL...A SERIES OF
SMALL AND WEAK DISTURBANCES ARE YIELDING A FEW RAIN SHOWERS ALONG
KNIK ARM AND DOWN TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN REACHES OF COOK INLET...BUT
WITH LITTLE FORCING AND THE ADVANCE OF A SHORTWAVE RIDGE...THESE
FEATURES ARE WEAKENING THIS MORNING. THERE IS A VERY WEAK DISTURBANCE
OVER NORTHERN GULF OF AK ROTATING A BIT MORE COVERAGE TO THE SHOWERS
ALONG THE PERIPHERY OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND BUT THOSE TOO ARE LARGELY
STAYING OVER THE WATERS.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THERE IS DECENT MODEL AGREEMENT INTO THE WEEKEND WITH REGARDS TO THE
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER FEATURES. FORECASTS GENERALLY LEAN TOWARDS THE
GFS WHICH HAS PERFORMED SATISFACTORILY.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
SHOWER COVERAGE TODAY EXPECTED TO REMAIN MAINLY ISOLATED ACROSS
SOUTHCENTRAL AK. THE SHORTWAVE AFFECTING THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WILL
ADVANCE LATE TONIGHT AND PERHAPS ENHANCE A FEW OF THE SHOWERS...BUT
BY AND LARGE FAIR WEATHER. THE FRONT IN THE BERING WILL ADVANCE TO
THE WESTERN REACHES OF THE GULF OF AK EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...AND
WEAKEN AS IT APPROACHES THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THROUGH FRIDAY. LOOK
FOR STEADY RAIN TO DEVELOP ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND AND ADVANCE (PERHAPS
WITH SOME WET SNOW AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS) TO THE SOUTHERN KENAI
PENINSULA AND EVENTUALLY PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND CONCURRENT WITH THE
FRONT. GUSTY TURNAGAIN ARM WINDS LOOK TO RETARD STEADY PRECIPITATION
TO SOME PASSING SHOWERS OVER THE ANCHORAGE BOWL/MAT-SU VALLEY WITH
MAINLY SHOWERS.

SOUTHWEST...
ACROSS THE AKPEN AND SW MAINLAND...WET SNOW WILL DEVELOP AS THE FRONT
ADVANCES FROM WEST TO EAST. WARM AIR TO HELP MIX OR CHANGEOVER THE
SNOW TO RAIN...CURTAILING ACCUMULATIONS. GUSTY EAST TO SOUTHEAST
WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING...WITH PRECIPITATION TAPERING TO SHOWERS AT THAT
TIME...EXCEPT FOR WINDWARD FACING SLOPES OF BRISTOL BAY WHICH WILL
CONTINUE TO SEE STEADY PRECIPITATION INTO FRIDAY.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
ABUNDANT RAIN SHOWERS CONTINUE IN THE WAKE OF THE FROPA...CHANGING
OVER TO SNOW SHOWERS AS COLD AIR FILTERS BEHIND THE LOW. GALE-FORCE
WINDS TO SLOWLY ABATE AS THE PARENT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WEAKENS
THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
A PROGRESSIVE PATTERN TO CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...WITH STORM
TRACK BRINGING THE GREATEST IMPACTS OF WIND AND PRECIPITATION TO THE
ALEUTIAN CHAIN. THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND LOOKING TO REMAIN ON THE
PERIPHERY OF SUCH STORMS...BUT SHOWERS TO REMAIN A THREAT.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALE...150 155 160 165 170 172 175 179 180 411 412 413 414
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

JAM APR 11

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 28, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Apr 28, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Apr 28, 3:45 PM AKDTRed Flag WarningAFC30 hr

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Small Craft Advisories in Alaska, 2011Every small craft advisory in 2011

Sources

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