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Small Craft Advisory 366, NWS Anchorage, AK

May 25, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at May 25, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 25, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired: May 27, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force: 48 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

337 
FZAK51 PAFC 251200
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 25 2011

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

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.

PKZ197-260300-
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 25 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF OF
ALASKA AND NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH THURSDAY. A WEATHER FRONT OVER
KODIAK ISLAND WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA WED NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ120-260300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 7
FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND.
SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-260300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 25 2011

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER
SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-260300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 25 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-260300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 25 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-260300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 10
FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT W OF BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 10 FT
EXCEPT 6 FT W OF BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-260300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 25 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-260300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 25 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-260300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 25 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-260300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 25 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

6 follow-up statements

733 
FZAK51 PAFC 252249
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 25 2011

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

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.

PKZ197-261500-
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 25 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF OF
ALASKA AND NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH FRIDAY. A WEATHER FRONT OVER
THE WESTERN GULF DISSIPATE THURSDAY NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-261500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS
8 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND.
SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
$$

PKZ121-261500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 25 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 
2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ125-261500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 25 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ129-261500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 25 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ130-261500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
$$

PKZ132-261500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
$$

PKZ138-261500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 25 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FOOT. 
$$

PKZ140-261500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 25 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT THROUGH EARLY EVENING. SEAS
4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ141-261500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT WED MAY 25 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 
3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
$$

135 
FZAK51 PAFC 261203
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

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.

PKZ197-270300-
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF OF
ALASKA AND NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT
OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF FRI
NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-270300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N 10 KT NORTH AND EAST OF MIDDLETON
ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-270300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-270300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-270300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-270300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-270300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-270300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-270300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-270300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

886 
FZAK51 PAFC 262302
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

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.

PKZ197-271500-
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF 
OF ALASKA AND NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH SAT. A WEATHER FRONT OVER 
THE WESTERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THU NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-271500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011

.TONIGHT...E OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF CAPE CLEARE...VARIABLE WIND 
15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-271500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-271500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-271500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 

$$

PKZ130-271500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...BARREN ISLANDS SE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. NW OF BARREN
ISLANDS...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-271500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-271500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-271500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-271500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

690 
FZAK51 PAFC 262347 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011

CORRECTED ZONE 120

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

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.

PKZ197-271500-
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF 
OF ALASKA AND NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH SAT. A WEATHER FRONT OVER 
THE WESTERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THU NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-271500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011

.TONIGHT...W OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF CAPE CLEARE...VARIABLE WIND 
15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-271500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-271500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-271500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 

$$

PKZ130-271500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...BARREN ISLANDS SE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. NW OF BARREN
ISLANDS...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-271500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-271500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-271500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-271500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

656 
FZAK51 PAFC 270123 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
520 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011

UPDATE TO ZONE 138

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

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.

PKZ197-271500-
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF 
OF ALASKA AND NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH SAT. A WEATHER FRONT OVER 
THE WESTERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THU NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-271500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011

.TONIGHT...W OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF CAPE CLEARE...VARIABLE WIND 
15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-271500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-271500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-271500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 

$$

PKZ130-271500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...BARREN ISLANDS SE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. NW OF BARREN
ISLANDS...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-271500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-271500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
520 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-271500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-271500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT THU MAY 26 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

262 
FZAK51 PAFC 271118
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 27 2011

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

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.

PKZ197-280300-
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 27 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST + KODIAK ISLAND WATERS + 
COOK INLET...
A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF OF
ALASKA AND NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH SAT. A 998 MB LOW 250 NM
SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THU NIGHT
WHILE A 1004 MB LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS MOVES TO 450 NM SOUTHEAST
OF CHIGNIK SAT NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-280300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 27 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-280300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 27 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO LESS THAN 2 FT IN THE EVENING. 
.SAT...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS LESS THAN 2
FT BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-280300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 27 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-280300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 27 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W WIND 10 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-280300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 27 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-280300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 27 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-280300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 27 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-280300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 27 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT THIS AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT BY MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-280300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 27 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SW WIND 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT THIS AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS BY MIDNIGHT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SW WIND 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 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 24, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 24, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 PM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2011

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE SURFACE RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN GULF AND THE CENTRAL GULF COAST
CONTINUES TO KEEP SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA MOSTLY CLEAR AND WARM. A STORM
SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WITH AN ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE
SOUTHERN BERING SEA AND EASTERN IS CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST AND HAD
SPREAD RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS INTO THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THE REMAINS OF
AN UPPER SHORT WAVE MOVING THROUGH BRISTOL BAY AND THE KUSKOKWIM
DELTA CONTINUES TO DROP RAIN ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...MOSTLY CLEAR AND WARM WEATHER WILL REMAIN OVER
THE INTERIOR SECTIONS THROUGH THURSDAY. LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS ALONG
TURNAGAIN ARM AND THE KNIK VALLEY TODAY WILL NOT BE AS STRONG
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. FIRE DANGER WILL REMAINS FAIRLY HIGH FOR THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

THE WEATHER FRONT OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL INTO THE WESTERN
GULF WEDNESDAY THEN WEAKEN OVER THE NORTHERN  GULF THURSDAY. RAIN
WILL MOVE INTO KODIAK ISLAND TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AND INTO THE
SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA THURSDAY.

.SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE LOW OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL CONTINUE
TO MOVE EAST ALONG THE REST OF THE ALEUTIANS AND JUST SOUTH OF THE
ALASKA PENINSULA THROUGH THURSDAY. RAIN WILL PERSIST OVER THE ALASKA
PENINSULA AND BRISTOL BAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING THEN WILL BECOME
SCATTERED SHOWERS. AN EASTERLY FLOW ACROSS THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY
WILL SPREAD THE DRIER AIRMASS FROM THE SOUTHCENTRAL INTERIOR INTO
WEST CENTRAL ALASKA AND BRING SUNNY SKIES TO KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND THE
NORTHERN PORTION OF THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

.ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA...RAIN OVER THE EASTERN WILL BECOME SHOWERS
LATE TONIGHT AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM EXITS THE AREA. A SURFACE
TROUGH EXTENDING NORTHWEST OF THE LOW INTO THE NORTHERN BERING WILL
SLOWLY SWING SOUTH INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THURSDAY. AREAS OF
SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH LINE.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE MID RANGE MODELS ARE IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT. THE LOW SOUTH
OF THE KODIAK ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN THROUGH
FRIDAY. THE RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN AND NORTHERN GULF WILL REBUILD
THROUGH SATURDAY AND KEEP MOST OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA DRY INTO THE
WEEKEND. SHOWERS ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST...KODIAK ISLAND...
BRISTOL BAY AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL BECOME WIDELY SCATTERED AS
THE LOW WEAKENS.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 132 150 160 172 180
FIRE WEATHER...RED FLAG WARNING FOR ANCHORAGE AND THE MATANUSKA
VALLEY.

NM MAY 11

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 24, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
May 24, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
May 24, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
May 24, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	36 hr
May 24, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	36 hr
May 24, 6:46 PM AKDT	Fire Weather Watch	AFC	13 hr
May 25, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	60 hr
May 25, 8:00 AM AKDT	Red Flag Warning	AFC	13 hr
May 25, 1:24 PM AKDT	Red Flag Warning	AFC	8 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.