Alert archive / Alaska / Brisk Wind Advisories in 2012
Brisk Wind Advisory 86, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at May 3, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 3, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 5, 2012, 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.
293 FZAK52 PAFC 031153 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 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. PKZ199-040300- 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1005 MB LOW 100 NM WEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON. A 1012 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL DEVELOP ON FRI AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-040300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-040300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-040300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...5 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-040300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ176-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ185-040300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-040300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
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360 FZAK52 PAFC 031457 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 655 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 UPDATED ZONES 155 165 170 171 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-040300- 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1005 MB LOW 100 NM WEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON. A 1012 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL DEVELOP ON FRI AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 655 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-040300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-040300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 655 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W OF PORT MOLLER...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF PORT MOLLER...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-040300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 655 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...5 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-040300- UNALASKA BAY 655 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ176-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ185-040300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-040300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
873 FZAK52 PAFC 031648 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 845 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 CORRECTED ZONE 179 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. PKZ199-040300- 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1005 MB LOW 100 NM WEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON. A 1012 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL DEVELOP ON FRI AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 655 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-040300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-040300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 655 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W OF PORT MOLLER...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF PORT MOLLER...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-040300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 655 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...5 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-040300- UNALASKA BAY 655 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ176-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ185-040300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-040300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
181 FZAK52 PAFC 032307 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-041500- 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1002 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL TRACK TO THE EASTERN GULF ON FRI. A 1010 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 75 NM SOUTHWEST OF COLD BAY FRI AFTERNOON AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT STRENGTHENS TO 1000 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-041500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-041500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-041500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ170-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-041500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ185-041500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ179-041500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 041153 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 4 2012 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. PKZ199-050300- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1002 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL TRACK TO THE EASTERN GULF ON FRI. A 1012 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR UNALASKA FRI AFTERNOON AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT STRENGTHENS TO 998 MB SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 4 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 4 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-050300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 4 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-050300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT E OF PORT MOLLER. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-050300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 4 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...4 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...N WIND 25 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-050300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-050300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 4 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ179-050300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 4 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
766 FZAK52 PAFC 042332 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 4 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-051500- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1008 MB LOW 50 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL STRENGTHEN TO 996 MB AND MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR SAT AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY SUN AFTERNOON AT 992 MB. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH SUN. $$ PKZ150-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 4 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 4 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-051500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 4 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-051500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 4 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-051500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 4 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-051500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 4 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-051500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 4 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ179-051500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 4 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
208 FZAK52 PAFC 051147 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 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 SAT MAY 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1005 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF UNALASKA WILL MOVE TO 470 NM SOUTHEAST OF UNALASKA SUN AFTERNOON AT 999 MB THEN TO 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA. $$ PKZ150-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-060300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-060300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-060300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-060300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-060300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-060300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this brisk wind 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 brisk wind advisory went out at May 2, 12:45 PM AKDT, 15 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 2, 12:45 PM AKDT, 15 hours 15 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1245 PM AKDT WED MAY 2 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...COLD UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER INTERIOR ALASKA IS BEGINNING TO RETROGRADE WESTWARD WHILE THE TROUGH AXIS EXTENDING FROM THIS LOW LIFTS NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. SNOW CONTINUES OVER THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE BASIN... BUT WILL BREAK UP INTO SHOWERS AS THE TROUGH EXITS THIS AFTERNOON. CLEAR SKIES AND CHILLY TEMPERATURES DOMINATE SOUTHCENTRAL BEHIND THE TROUGH. A SURFACE LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF IS MAINTAINING A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE GULF COAST...SO GUSTY WINDS CONTINUE THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS THIS MORNING. A NEARLY ZONAL UPPER LEVEL JET EXTENDS FROM KAMCHATKA ACROSS THE BERING SEA BEFORE BENDING SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC. MULTIPLE WEAK UPPER WAVES ALONG WITH A COUPLE WEAK SURFACE LOWS ARE TRACKING RAPIDLY EASTWARD ACROSS THE BERING REGION TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA PRODUCING AREAS OF RAIN AND SNOW. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH SYNOPTIC SCALE FEATURES. THERE ARE MINOR DIFFERENCES IN SMALLER SCALE FEATURES. NO SINGLE MODEL IS PARTICULARLY FAVORED OVER ANOTHER. THE GUIDANCE WILL BE USED AS A WHOLE TO GUIDE MINOR CHANGES TO THE EXISTING FORECAST. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPPER LOW OVER INTERIOR ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO RETROGRADE WESTWARD TONIGHT AND THURSDAY AND THEN DIVE SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE BERING SEA FRIDAY. WEAK UPPER WAVES CROSSING THE BERING SEA IN THE STRONG WESTERLIES WILL PASS UNDERNEATH THIS LOW AND THEN LIFT NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD SOUTHCENTRAL AS THE LOW MOVES SOUTH. THEREFORE...EXPECT INCREASING MOISTURE ACROSS THE REGION THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. LOW LEVELS WILL WARM UP AS SOUTHERLY FLOW DEVELOPS WHILE UPPER LEVELS WILL REMAIN QUITE COLD. THEREFORE...INSTABILITY WILL INCREASE AND LEAD TO DIURNAL SHOWERS FOCUSED OVER AND ALONG THE MOUNTAINS. A SLIGHTLY STRONGER SHORT-WAVE COMBINED WITH A LOW LEVEL FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND TRACK TO THE NORTH GULF COAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON RESULTING IN STEADY RAIN ALONG THE COAST. MODELS THEN INDICATE ANOTHER STRONGER FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE GULF SATURDAY. ONCE AGAIN THE BULK OF RAIN SHOULD REMAIN ALONG THE COAST. INLAND AREAS WILL LIKELY SEE A FEW BREAKS OF SUN EACH DAY WHILE DIURNAL SHOWERS WILL BECOME A LITTLE MORE WIDESPREAD AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND. BERING SEA/SOUTHWEST ALASKA...A COUPLE UPPER WAVES OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL TRACK TO THE EASTERN BERING TONIGHT WHILE A SURFACE LOW BECOMES A LITTLE MORE WELL DEFINED. THIS WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF PRECIP TO MUCH OF THE REGION. AS ALL OF THIS MOVES INTO THE GULF ON THURSDAY THE UPPER LOW WILL BEGIN TO DIVE SOUTHWARD INTO THE NORTHERN BERING. ARCTIC AIR WILL PLUNGE SOUTHWARD THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT LEADING TO GUSTY NORTHERLIES AND SNOW SHOWERS. .LONG TERM FORECAST...THE UPPER LOW WHICH DROPS SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE BERING SEA WILL EVOLVE INTO A MUCH LARGER UPPER LEVEL CLOSED LOW AS IT BOTTOMS OUT SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND OVER THE WEEKEND AND THEN MOVES INTO THE GULF NEXT WEEK. MODELS CANNOT ADEQUATELY RESOLVE INDIVIDUAL SHORT-WAVES WITHIN THE LARGER CYCLONIC CIRCULATION THIS FAR OUT IN TIME. THEREFORE...FORECAST CONFIDENCE QUICKLY HEADS DOWNHILL AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK. GENERALLY SPEAKING EXPECT A COMBINATION OF THE UPPER LOW AND EMBEDDED FEATURES TO COMBINE WITH ANYTHING THAT MAY BE PULLED NORTHWARD FROM THE EAST PACIFIC TO PRODUCE A WET PATTERN ALONG THE GULF COAST AND ALASKA PENINSULA. INLAND AREAS OF SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL LIKELY SEE MORE OF A SHOWERY REGIME WITH INCREASED PROBABILITIES OF PRECIP AS FEATURES MOVE THROUGH. RIDGING OUT AHEAD OF THE UPPER LOW WILL BRING WARMER AIR UP ACROSS THE FAR EASTERN GULF AND THEN NORTHWESTWARD INTO SOUTHCENTRAL. THUS...EXPECT ANY PRECIP THAT DOES FALL TO BE PRIMARILY IN THE FORM OF RAIN. MEANWHILE...UPSTREAM OF THE LOW CENTER COLD AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE BERING SEA. OTHER THAN A FEW SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS EXPECT BENIGN CONDITIONS ACROSS MOST OF THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS AS A STRONG RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC AND WESTERN BERING. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...FLOOD ADVISORY 152 KUSKOKWIM RIVER AT SLEETMUTE. MARINE...GALE WARNING...172. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. SEB MAY 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| May 3, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 63 hr | |
| May 3, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 3, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| May 3, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| May 3, 6:55 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 9 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.