Alert archive / Alaska / Brisk Wind Advisories in 2012
Brisk Wind Advisory 89, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at May 8, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 60 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 8, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 11, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
863 FZAK52 PAFC 082335 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 8 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. PKZ199-091500- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 997 MB LOW 120 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL STRENGTHEN TO 984 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR CHIGNIK WED AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN DRIFT TO 35 NM SOUTHWEST OF KING SALMON THU AFTERNOON AT 989 MB. $$ PKZ150-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-091500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-091500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-091500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 8 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-091500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREA OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-091500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 8 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-091500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 8 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. $$
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769 FZAK52 PAFC 091200 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-100300- 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 993 MB LOW NEAR DUTCH HARBOR WILL STRENGTHEN TO 984 MB NEAR BRISTOL BAY LATE WED NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN AND MOVE INLAND NEAR DILLINGHAM THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-100300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-100300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-100300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-100300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-100300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-100300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. $$
168 FZAK52 PAFC 091758 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1000 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 UPDATED ZONE 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. PKZ199-100300- 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 993 MB LOW NEAR DUTCH HARBOR WILL STRENGTHEN TO 984 MB NEAR BRISTOL BAY LATE WED NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN AND MOVE INLAND NEAR DILLINGHAM THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-100300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-100300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-100300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-100300- UNALASKA BAY 1000 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT... NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-100300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-100300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. $$
995 FZAK52 PAFC 092239 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-101500- 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB LOW NEAR CHIGNIK WILL MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY WED NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-101500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-101500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-101500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT ON THE PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-101500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-101500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-101500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. $$
099 FZAK52 PAFC 100127 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 525 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 UPDATE TO ZONE 155 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-101500- 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB LOW NEAR CHIGNIK WILL MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY WED NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 525 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-101500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-101500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-101500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT ON THE PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-101500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-101500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-101500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. $$
608 FZAK52 PAFC 101151 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-110300- 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 984 MB LOW 70 NM SOUTH OF DILLINGHAM WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AND DRIFT INLAND OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA THROUGH THU EVENING. $$ PKZ150-110300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ155-110300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-110300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. EAST OF 160W...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-110300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-110300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-110300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-110300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-110300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-110300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-110300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-110300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-110300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. $$
674 FZAK52 PAFC 102243 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 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. PKZ199-111500- 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW 70 NM SOUTH OF DILLINGHAM WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AND DRIFT INLAND THU NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH SAT. $$ PKZ150-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-111500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-111500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-111500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES ALONG THE PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-111500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-111500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-111500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. $$
060 FZAK52 PAFC 111152 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-120300- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE SOUTHWEST OF ATTU AND LOW PRESSURE OVER THE ALASKA MAINLAND WILL KEEP NORTHWEST FLOW OVER THE BERING THROUGH SAT MORNING. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 992 MB SAT NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 250 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA. $$ PKZ150-120300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-120300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-120300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-120300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-120300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-120300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-120300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT GUSTING 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-120300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-120300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-120300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-120300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-120300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. $$
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 8, 12:20 PM AKDT, 3 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 8, 12:20 PM AKDT, 3 hours 40 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1220 PM AKDT TUE MAY 8 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...LONG-WAVE TROUGH IS BECOMING MORE E-W ORIENTED AS UPPER LOW OVER NORTHEAST PACIFIC LIFTS NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD SOUTHEAST ALASKA. A FAIRLY STRONG SHORT-WAVE OVER THE YUKON HAS BEEN BACKING TOWARD THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AREAS LAST NIGHT THROUGH THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS THIS SHORT-WAVE BEGINNING TO PIVOT AROUND ON ITSELF AS THE LARGER TROUGH LIFTS NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD. THIS WILL SLOW THE WESTWARD PROGRESSION OF CLOUDS AND PRECIP. THE 12Z ANCHORAGE SOUNDING SHOWS A SHALLOW STABLE LAYER BETWEEN 9000 AND 10000 FEET WHICH WHEN COMBINED WITH VERY DRY LOW LEVELS WILL LIMIT CONVECTION TODAY. WITH MAINLY JUST HIGH CLOUDS FROM THE MAT-SU TO WESTERN KENAI EXPECT ENOUGH HEATING INLAND BY LATER THIS AFTERNOON TO GET PAST THIS CAP AND FORM A FEW SHOWERS. A STRONG WESTERLY JET ALONG THE ALEUTIANS HAS REALLY ELONGATED THE SURFACE LOW THAT WAS OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS...SUCH THAT NOW IT LOOKS LIKE A SECONDARY LOW IS DEVELOPING JUST WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR. WEAK AND VARIABLE STEERING FLOW ALONG WITH LOTS OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IS THE PREVAILING CONDITIONS OUT AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA...AND STRATUS AND FOG ARE FIRMLY ENTRENCHED ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS VARY WITH ULTIMATE DESTINATION OF ALEUTIAN LOW BUT THEY ARE ALL GROUPED IN THE BRISTOL BAY REGION. NAM IS THE ONLY OUTLIER WITH A FASTER SPEED AND NOTICEABLY FURTHER EAST. ALSO...NAM AND GEMGLB ARE THE ONLY SOLUTIONS THAT CONTINUE TO DEVELOP A PACIFIC LOW AND TRACK IT INTO THE WESTERN GULF WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS HAD BEEN THE FAVORED SOLUTION ON MONDAY...BUT GFS/ECMWF/UKMET HAVE ALL BACK OFF FROM THIS AND SHOW A WEAK SURFACE WAVE AT BEST. WITH A DIGGING TROUGH ACCOMPANIED BY ARCTIC AIR IS STILL SEEMS REASONABLE THAT A WEAK SURFACE LOW WOULD FORM. WILL TREND TOWARD A LESS SIGNIFICANT LOW BUT WON'T COMPLETELY ELIMINATE IT FROM THE FORECAST. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...MODELS INDICATE WEAK RIDGING ALOFT STRENGTHENING OVER WESTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL THIS AFTERNOON... SO AFTERNOON/EVENING CONVECTION WILL BE ISOLATED. STEADY RAIN AND SNOW WILL PERSIST FROM THE EASTERN COPPER RIVER BASIN TO EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE FLOW WILL THEN SHIFT AROUND AS TROUGH EXITS TO THE EAST AND A RIDGE BUILDS OUT AHEAD OF ALEUTIAN LOW. A SURFACE RIDGE WILL ALSO BUILD ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING RESULTING IN GUSTY WINDS IN THE TYPICAL LOCATIONS...INCLUDING TURNAGAIN ARM/MATANUSKA VALLEY/AND ALONG THE COPPER RIVER. THIS RIDGE WILL WEAKEN WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS THE OCCLUDED FRONT MOVES TO THE NORTH GULF COAST BRINGING STRATIFORM RAIN WITH IT. STRONG LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL PRODUCE THE USUAL DOWNSLOPING ON THE LEE SIDE OF THE COASTAL RANGE...BUT AS IS TYPICAL DURING THE WARMER AND MORE UNSTABLE MONTHS OF SUMMER...THERE MAY BE A FEW SPRINKLES OR SHOWERS. IN ADDITION... COLDER AIR ALOFT WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM HELPING TO DESTABILIZE THE ENVIRONMENT IN SUPPORT OF INLAND SHOWERS. AS THE STORM WEAKENS OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA ON THURSDAY A STRONG UPPER WAVE WILL REINFORCE RAIN ALONG THE GULF COAST. WITH A WEAKENING PRESSURE GRADIENT MAY EVEN SEE SOME OF THIS RAIN SPILL OVER THE MOUNTAINS. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...LOW LEVEL FLOW WHICH IS LARGELY WEAK AND ONSHORE AT THE MOMENT WILL SHIFT TO OFFSHORE AND STRENGTHEN OUT AHEAD OF THE ALEUTIAN LOW WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO HELP SCOUR OUT SOME OF THE LOW CLOUDS AND FOG WHICH HAVE DOMINATED THE WEATHER THE PAST COUPLE DAYS. HOWEVER...AS THE LOW TRACKS INTO BRISTOL BAY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN WEAKENS INLAND ON THURSDAY AREAS OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...A SHORT-WAVE OVER THE ARCTIC IS BEGINNING TO DROP SOUTHEASTWARD DOWN THE EAST SIDE OF A STRONG BLOCKING HIGH OVER SIBERIA. THIS WAVE WILL SERVE TO RE-AMPLIFY THE UPPER TROUGH...AS IT DIVES SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN BERING SEA WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. THIS WILL REINFORCE THE ARCTIC AIR OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST IN THE WAKE OF THE CURRENT SURFACE LOW. .LONG TERM FORECAST...THE DEEP AND COLD TROUGH IN PLACE OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND MAINLAND ALASKA AT THE END OF THIS WEEK WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AND LIFT AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK. UNTIL THEN EXPECT CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS WITH SHOWERS ACROSS THE GULF AND SOUTHERN MAINLAND. THE EXACT PLACEMENT OF UPPER WAVES BECOMES MUCH MORE UNCERTAIN AFTER THIS POINT...BUT IT APPEARS A TROUGH WILL SET UP OVER THE EASTERN BERING WHILE MAINLAND ALASKA MAY ACTUALLY SEE A RIDGE BUILD OVERHEAD IN THE TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY TIME FRAME. IF IN FACT THIS DID VERIFY IT COULD MEAN A MORE SIGNIFICANT WARM-UP AND THE END OF FROZEN PRECIPITATION AT SEA LEVEL. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...FLOOD WARNING 152 NEAR ANIAK. MARINE...GALE WARNING...120 130. 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 8, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| May 8, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| May 8, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| May 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| May 9, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 9, 11:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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Sources
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