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Small Craft Advisory 323, NWS Anchorage, AK

May 7, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at May 7, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 60 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 7, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
May 10, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force
60 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

730 
FZAK52 PAFC 072315
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 7 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.

PKZ199-081500-
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 7 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 1004 MB LOW 160 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL MOVE TO 90 NM WEST
OF PORT HEIDEN WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE SUN AFTERNOON...THEN
EJECT INTO THE WESTERN GULF LATE SUN NIGHT. A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO
THE WESTERN BERING/ALEUTIANS ON MON.

$$

PKZ150-081500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 7 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-081500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 7 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-081500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 7 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ165-081500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 7 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-081500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 7 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.WED AND THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-081500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 7 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT BERING SIDE...SW 30 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 10 FT.

.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-081500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 7 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-081500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 7 2011

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 10
FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-081500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 7 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-081500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 7 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-081500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 7 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-081500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 7 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$
6 follow-up statements
890 
FZAK52 PAFC 072329 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 7 2011

CORRECTED TYPO IN THE SYNOPSIS

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.

PKZ199-081500-
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 7 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 1004 MB LOW 160 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL MOVE TO 90 NM WEST
OF PORT HEIDEN WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE SUN AFTERNOON...THEN
MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF LATE SUN NIGHT. A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO
THE WESTERN BERING/ALEUTIANS ON MON.

$$

PKZ150-081500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 7 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-081500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 7 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-081500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 7 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ165-081500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 7 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-081500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 7 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.WED AND THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-081500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 7 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT BERING SIDE...SW 30 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 10 FT.

.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-081500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 7 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-081500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 7 2011

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 10
FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-081500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 7 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-081500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 7 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-081500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 7 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-081500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 7 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$
763 
FZAK52 PAFC 081140
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 8 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.

PKZ199-090300-
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 8 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A LARGE COMPLEX 1005 MB LOW 130 NM SOUTH OF SAINT GEORGE WILL MOVE
INTO THE WESTERN GULF LATE SUN NIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH.
A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING/ALEUTIANS MON NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ150-090300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 8 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-090300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 8 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. 
SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-090300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 8 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-090300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 8 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-090300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 8 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-090300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 8 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

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

$$

PKZ171-090300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 8 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2
FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-090300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 8 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-090300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 8 2011

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-090300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 8 2011

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-090300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 8 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-090300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 8 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. 
SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$
583 
FZAK52 PAFC 082336
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 8 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.

PKZ199-091500-
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 8 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 1005 MB COMPLEX LOW 50 NM WEST OF PORT HEIDEN WILL MOVE TO 60 NM
SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK MON AFTERNOON. A 988 MB COMPLEX LOW NEAR THE
SOUTHERN TIP OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
AS THE ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MON
AFTERNOON AND TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TUE AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-091500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 8 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9
FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-091500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 8 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9
FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-091500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 8 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-091500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 8 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-091500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 8 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY
FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-091500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 8 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-091500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 8 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-091500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 8 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-091500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 8 2011

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-091500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 8 2011

...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT
BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-091500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 8 2011

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

$$

PKZ179-091500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 8 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$
469 
FZAK52 PAFC 091109
CWFALU

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

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

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

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

$$

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

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

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

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

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

$$

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

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

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

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

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

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

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

$$

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

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

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

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

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

$$

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

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

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

$$

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

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

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

$$

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

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

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

$$

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

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY...

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

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

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

$$
469 
FZAK52 PAFC 092343
CWFALU

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

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

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

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

$$

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

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

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

$$

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

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

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

$$

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

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

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

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

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

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

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

$$

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

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

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

$$

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

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

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

$$

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

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

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

$$

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

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

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

$$

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

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

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

$$

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

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

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

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

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

$$
215 
FZAK52 PAFC 101134
CWFALU

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

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

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

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

$$

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

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

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

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

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

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

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

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

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

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

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

$$

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

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

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

$$

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

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

$$

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

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

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

$$

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

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

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

$$

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

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

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

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

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

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

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

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this 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 7, 1:10 PM AKDT, 2 hours 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 7, 1:10 PM AKDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
110 PM AKDT SAT MAY 7 2011

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
AN UPPER-LOW OVER CENTRAL AK CONTINUES TO ROTATE EAST TOWARDS NW
YUKON TERRITORY...THOUGH IT'S SOUTHERN PERIPHERY IS STILL ENHANCING
SOME SHOWERS ACROSS THE NORTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY AND COPPER RIVER
BASIN. TRANSITORY RIDGING BEHIND IT IS KEEPING THE REMAINDER OF
MAINLAND SOUTHCENTRAL LARGELY DRY WITH SOME BREAKS OF SUNSHINE. A
WEAK SHORTWAVE TROUGH NEAR KODIAK ISLAND IS MOVING SOME MORE CLOUDS
IN FROM THE SOUTH...WITH RADAR IMAGERY DEPICTING SOME VERY LIGHT
PRECIPITATION OVER BRISTOL BAY WITH THE SAME FEATURE. FURTHER
WEST...AN UPPER-TROUGH STILL DOMINATES MUCH OF THE BERING...WHILE AT
THE SURFACE AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE 100 MILES SOUTH OF THE SAINT PAUL
IS MOVING EAST. LIGHT SNOW IS FALLING ACROSS THE PRIBILOFS ASSOCIATED
WITH THIS FEATURE WITH SHOWERS ON THE BACKSIDE.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE DOING A POOR JOB WITH THE PRECIPITATION OVER BRISTOL
BAY BUT AS IT IS RATHER LIGHT...IMPACTS ARE RELATIVELY SMALL.
OTHERWISE MODELS ACCEPTABLY CAPTURE AND REASONABLY AGREE IN THE
PROGRESSION OF THE MAIN WEATHER FEATURES ACROSS THE AOR THROUGH THE
MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
ALONG THE COAST...DEEPER MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SYSTEM IN THE
BERING SEA EJECTS INTO THE WESTERN GULF/KODIAK ON SUNDAY WITH STEADY
RAIN...THEN SPREADS TO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND/SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA
ON MONDAY. THE SUPPORTING UPPER-LOW MIGRATES OVER THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN GULF MONDAY INTO TUESDAY...LEAVING THE INTERIOR OF
SOUTHCENTRAL FROM THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND POINTS NORTH LACKING IN
STRONG LIFT OR DEEP MOISTURE. IN THE INTERIM ACROSS THE
INTERIOR...INCREASING CLOUDS WILL RESULT AS THE RESIDUAL SHORTWAVE
TROUGH MOVES THROUGH TONIGHT. LOOK FOR MORE ROUNDS OF DIURNAL SHOWERS
ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY FOCUSED MAINLY ALONG THE MOUNTAINS.

SOUTHWEST...
SHOWERS ACROSS BRISTOL BAY WILL GIVE WAY TO STEADY RAIN ON SUNDAY AS
THE LOW IN THE BERING TRACKS EAST TO THE MAINLAND. THE KUSKOKWIM
VALLEY/DELTA WILL SEE INCREASING CLOUDS AND PERHAPS SOME PASSING
SHOWERS BUT THE BULK OF THE MOISTURE LOOKS TO REMAIN SOUTH OVER
BRISTOL BAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. DRIER AIR FILTERS IN BEHIND THE LOW
ON MONDAY WITH DECREASING CLOUDS AND SOME BREAKS OF SUNSHINE.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
LIGHT SNOW WILL TAPER TO SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS IN
THE WAKE OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT MOVES TO THE SW MAINLAND. A
SERIES OF SHORTWAVES WILL BE ROTATING AROUND THE LOW AS IT MOVES
EAST...KEEPING THE THREAT OF RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS AROUND FOR THE CENTRAL
AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN THROUGH SUNDAY. A BUILDING UPPER-RIDGE WILL
SUPPORT THE SPREAD OF HIGH PRESSURE INTO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN
BERING ON MONDAY. ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN...A
FRONT WILL APPROACH MONDAY MORNING WITH MORE RAIN AND GALE FORCE
WINDS.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
MODELS GENERALLY SHOW THAT THE LONG-WAVE TROUGH DOMINATING THE AOR
EARLY IN THE FORECAST PERIOD BEGINS TO GIVE WAY TO A LONG-WAVE RIDGE
BY LATE NEXT WEEK. HOWEVER MODELS DISAGREE ON THE SCOPE...WITH THE
ECMWF CONSIDERABLY STRONGER WITH THIS UPPER-RIDGE BY BUILDING IT WELL
INTO NORTHERN AK...WHEREAS THE GFS IS TEMPERED BUILDING IT MAINLY
OVER SOUTHERN AK.

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

JAM MAY 11

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 7, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
May 8, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC5 days
May 8, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr
May 8, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC5 days
May 8, 12:03 PM AKDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAFC9 hr

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Sources

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