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Small Craft Advisory 319, NWS Anchorage, AK

May 5, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at May 5, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 5, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired
May 5, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

619 
FZAK52 PAFC 051206
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 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.

PKZ199-060300-
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 993 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WILL WEAKEN TO 1000 MB AS IT
MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA TONIGHT. A 1006 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF
SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 120 NM NORTH OF ADAK FRI NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ150-060300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-060300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-060300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-060300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-060300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-060300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-060300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-060300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-060300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-060300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-060300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-060300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
2 follow-up statements
408 
FZAK52 PAFC 051213 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2011

CORRECTED 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.

PKZ199-060300-
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 993 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WILL WEAKEN TO 1000 MB AS IT
MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA TONIGHT. A 1006 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF
SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 120 NM NORTH OF ADAK FRI NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ150-060300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-060300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-060300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-060300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-060300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-060300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-060300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-060300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-060300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-060300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-060300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-060300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
759 
FZAK52 PAFC 052234
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 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.

PKZ199-061500-
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1005 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO NEAR ADAK FRI
AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN TO 1007 MB 110 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR SAT
AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN BERING.

$$

PKZ150-061500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
$$

PKZ155-061500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ160-061500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2011

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ165-061500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ180-061500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2011

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ170-061500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ171-061500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ172-061500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

PKZ175-061500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
$$

PKZ176-061500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  
$$

PKZ185-061500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ179-061500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 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 May 4, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 4, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 PM AKDT WED MAY 4 2011

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
AN UPPER SHORTWAVE TROUGH HAS DEVELOPED NEAR DILLINGHAM OVERNIGHT AND
HAS MOVED TO NEAR KING SALMON BY AFTERNOON. THE MAIN UPPER TROUGH
EXTENDS ACROSS THE NORTH-CENTRAL INTERIOR AND INTO THE
YUKON-KUSKOKWIM DELTA. THIS HAS PRODUCED SOME RAIN SHOWERS ALONG THE
KILBUCK MOUNTAINS AND ALONG THE ALEUTIAN RANGE. SOUTHERLY FLOW IN THE
LOWER ATMOSPHERE CONTINUES TO MOVE MOIST AIR OFF THE GULF AND HAS
MAINTAINED THE CLOUDS AND RAIN OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. AN UPPER
RIDGE LIES ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA WHILE
AN UPPER LOW SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS IS VERTICALLY STACKED
WITH A STORM SYSTEM AT THE SURFACE. THE SURFACE PRESSURE PATTERN OVER
MAINLAND ALASKA REMAINS FAIRLY WEAK. NORTHEAST FLOW OVER SOUTHWEST
ALASKA HAS MOVED MOST OF THE FOG AND LOW CLOUDS AWAY FROM THE DELTA
COAST.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT AS THEY MOVE THE SURFACE LOWS ALONG
A WESTERLY TRACK JUST SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS AND THE GULF OF ALASKA
THROUGH FRIDAY. ONE SIGNIFICANT CHANGE FROM EARLIER RUNS IS THAT THEY
HAVE INTENSIFIED THE UPPER TROUGH MOVING FROM SIBERIA INTO THE STATE
BY THE END OF THE WEEK.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THE MAIN UPPER TROUGH OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL MOVE INTO
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THURSDAY THEN WILL WEAKEN A LITTLE THROUGH
FRIDAY. THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL MOVE INTO
WESTERN ALASKA THURSDAY. AN UPPER TROUGH MOVING INTO WESTERN ALASKA
WILL SPLIT THE RIDGE, PUSHING THE NORTHERN PORTION INTO NORTHEAST
ALASKA AND PUSH THE REMAINDER BACK INTO THE BERING.

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CLOUDS AND AREAS OF RAIN WITH MIXED RAIN AND
SNOW OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND
BECOME SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER THE INTERIOR SECTIONS THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW NEAR THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TONIGHT AND INTO THE
EASTERN GULF THURSDAY NIGHT. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO KODIAK
ISLAND TONIGHT AND POSSIBLY SPREAD TO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST
THURSDAY. THE SKIES WILL PARTIALLY CLEAR FROM THE WEST THURSDAY NIGHT
AND FRIDAY AS THE UPPER RIDGE APPROACHES THE AREA.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...AREAS OF INSTABILITY REMAINS OVER THE KUSKOKWIM
VALLEY AND BRISTOL BAY AND WILL PROMOTE AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS
TODAY AND POSSIBLY THURSDAY. SKIES WILL BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR
THURSDAY WITH THE PASSAGE OFF THE UPPER RIDGE BUT WILL BECOME MOSTLY
CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AS THE NEXT UPPER TROUGH MOVES INTO
WESTERN ALASKA.

BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...THE MODERATE LOW OFF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS
WILL PASS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT AND INTO THE SOUTHERN
GULF THURSDAY. AREAS OF RAIN OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL BECOME
SCATTERED SHOWERS TONIGHT. RAIN WILL MOVE THROUGH THE ALASKA
PENINSULA TONIGHT.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE UPPER TROUGH OVER WESTERN ALASKA FRIDAY NIGHT WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE EAST INTO CENTRAL ALASKA SATURDAY AND INTO EASTERN ALASKA
SUNDAY. AREAS OF SHOWERS WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE
TROUGH. ANOTHER UPPER RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING LATE THURSDAY
WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

NM MAY 11

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 4, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
May 4, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr

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