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Brisk Wind Advisory 86, NWS Anchorage, AK

May 3, 2012

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.  

$$
6 follow-up statements
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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 2, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
May 2, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
May 2, 4:00 PM AKDTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC3 days
May 3, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC63 hr
May 3, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
May 3, 4:00 AM AKDTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC60 hr
May 3, 4:00 AM AKDTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC48 hr
May 3, 6:55 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC9 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.