Alert archive / Alaska / Brisk Wind Advisories in 2012
Brisk Wind Advisory 92, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at May 13, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 13, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 15, 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.
533 FZAK52 PAFC 131147 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 13 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. PKZ199-140300- 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 995 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF ATTU MAINTAINS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO 275 NM NORTH OF AMCHITKA MON NIGHT. A 994 MB LOW FORMS MON AFTERNOON 350 NM SOUTH OF ATTU AND INTENSIFIES TO 992 MB MON NIGHT 225 NM SOUTH OF ATTU. $$ PKZ150-140300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-140300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-140300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-140300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-140300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-140300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-140300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-140300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT SE 25 KT EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-140300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-140300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-140300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 25 KT WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. AREAS OF FOG EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-140300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE WIND 20 KT BY NOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 20 KT. $$
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619 FZAK52 PAFC 131653 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTION 855 AM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012 ZONE 170 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-140300- 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 995 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF ATTU MAINTAINS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO 275 NM NORTH OF AMCHITKA MON NIGHT. A 994 MB LOW FORMS MON AFTERNOON 350 NM SOUTH OF ATTU AND INTENSIFIES TO 992 MB MON NIGHT 225 NM SOUTH OF ATTU. $$ PKZ150-140300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-140300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-140300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-140300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-140300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-140300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 855 AM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-140300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-140300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT SE 25 KT EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-140300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-140300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-140300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 25 KT WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. AREAS OF FOG EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-140300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE WIND 20 KT BY NOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 20 KT. $$
439 FZAK52 PAFC 132305 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 13 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. PKZ199-141500- 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 995 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK MOVES TO 170 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AND WEAKENS TO 1000 MB TUE AFTERNOON. A 997 MB LOW NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA MOVES TO 330 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA AT 994 MB TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-141500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-141500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ180-141500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-141500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-141500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-141500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 20 KT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$
332 FZAK52 PAFC 141148 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-150300- 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTHEAST OF AMCHITKA WEAKENS TO 1000 MB TUE EVENING 375 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL AND THEN DISSIPATES. A 992 MB LOW 325 NM SOUTH OF ATTU MON AFTERNOON WEAKENS TO 996 MB TUE NIGHT 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK. $$ PKZ150-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-150300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-150300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE WIND 20 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-150300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-150300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-150300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 20 KT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-150300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. RAIN . .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. $$
397 FZAK52 PAFC 141651 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 CORRECTED 160 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. PKZ199-150300- 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTHEAST OF AMCHITKA WEAKENS TO 1000 MB TUE EVENING 375 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL AND THEN DISSIPATES. A 992 MB LOW 325 NM SOUTH OF ATTU MON AFTERNOON WEAKENS TO 996 MB TUE NIGHT 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK. $$ PKZ150-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-150300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-150300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE WIND 20 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-150300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-150300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-150300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 20 KT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-150300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. RAIN . .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. $$
619 FZAK52 PAFC 141904 CCB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1104 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 CORRECTED 171 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-150300- 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTHEAST OF AMCHITKA WEAKENS TO 1000 MB TUE EVENING 375 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL AND THEN DISSIPATES. A 992 MB LOW 325 NM SOUTH OF ATTU MON AFTERNOON WEAKENS TO 996 MB TUE NIGHT 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK. $$ PKZ150-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-150300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-150300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE WIND 20 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-150300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-150300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUE... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-150300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 20 KT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-150300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. RAIN . .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. $$
748 FZAK52 PAFC 142310 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 14 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. PKZ199-151500- 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 996 MB LOW 80 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK WEAKENS TO 1004 MB AS IT MOVES TO 250 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND TUE NIGHT. A 992 MB LOW 380 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 190 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK AT 995 MB TUE EVENING. THIS LOW THEN BREAKS UP INTO A COUPLE OF WEAKER CENTERS NEAR THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WED. $$ PKZ150-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-151500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 KT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-151500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-151500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ170-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-151500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-151500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ179-151500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$
306 FZAK52 PAFC 151146 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 15 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-160300- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 996 MB LOW 200 NM NORTH OF ADAK WEAKENS TO 1009 MB WED MORNING AS IT MOVES INLAND OVER FAR EASTERN RUSSIA. A 994 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WEAKENS TO 1000 MB WED EVENING 70 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK AND THEN WEAKENS INTO A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE. $$ PKZ150-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SE WIND 20 KT EAST OF SAND POINT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-160300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-160300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-160300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-160300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 15 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ175-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-160300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 15 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-160300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
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 12, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 12, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE COLD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH THAT HAS BEEN PARKED OVER THE WEST COAST OF THE STATE IS BEGINNING TO DIG TO THE SOUTHEAST AND IS CLOSE TO THE BRISTOL BAY AREA THIS AFTERNOON. IT WILL MOVE EASTWARD AND BE OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA SUNDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE EASTWARD THROUGH TUESDAY. THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH MONDAY AND THEN AMPLIFY ALONG THE WEST COAST OF THE STATE. THIS IS KEEPING STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA THROUGH THE ALCAN BORDER AND STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT OVER THE BERING SEA. OVERALL THE AIR ALOFT IS UNSEASONABLY COLD. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO BE A BIG FACTOR IN THE WEATHER AND PRECIPITATION TYPE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. AT THE SURFACE THE MAIN LOW IS OVER THE INTERIOR WITH A STRONG TROUGH DIGGING SOUTHWARD OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THE FRONT OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST THIS MORNING HAS MOVED ON SHORE AND IS BRINGING RAIN TO LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE GULF COAST AND SNOW AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THE PRESSURE RISES BEHIND THIS FRONT ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE GUSTY WINDS TO DEVELOP IN THE NORMAL AREAS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA BY THIS EVENING. THERE IS ALSO A SMALL LOW JUST SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND THAT IS SEEN BEST ON THE VISIBLE SATELLITE LOOP. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT TODAY. THE BERING SEA AREA IS DOING VERY WELL BUT THERE ARE TWO FEATURES IN THE GULF OF ALASKA THAT WILL HAVE SOME IMPACT ON THE FORECAST IN THE GULF REGION. THE FIRST FEATURE IS THE LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK THAT WILL SCOOT JUST EAST OF THE ISLAND AND INTO THE BARREN ISLANDS REGION BY MORNING. THE MAIN DIFFERENCE HERE IS THE NAM HAS TIGHTER ISOBARS OVER KODIAK ISLAND THAN DOES THE GFS. THIS IS IMPORTANT AS THE STRENGTH OF THE WESTERLY FLOW ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS ON KODIAK WILL BE INSTRUMENTAL IN THE AMOUNT OF SNOW THAT FALLS ON THE ISLAND TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING. THE SECOND FEATURE IS A LOW THAT WILL DEVELOP WELL SOUTH OF KODIAK EARLY SUNDAY AND MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF SUNDAY NIGHT. THE NAM COMPLETELY WASHES OUT THIS LOW WHICH LOOKS TO BE A BAD SOLUTION. THE GFS, ECMWF, AND UKMET ALL HAVE A CLOSED LOW SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND BY SUNDAY NIGHT BUT THE RANGE IN PRESSURE BY 5 MB AND THE UKMET IS OVER 100 MILES FARTHER EAST THAN THE ECMWF...WITH THE GFS IN THE MIDDLE. OVERALL THE GFS SEEMS TO BE THE BEST BLEND IN THIS AREA AND WAS USED FOR GUIDANCE FOR THE AFTERNOON PACKAGES. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE COLD AIR ALOFT HAS BROUGHT STEADY SNOWFALL TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND A LARGE PORTION OF BRISTOL BAY TODAY. THIS SHOULD TAPER OFF INTO JUST SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING AS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW CONTINUES TO MOVE SOUTHEAST. KODIAK ISLAND IS IN AN INTERESTING WEATHER SITUATION. COLD AIR IS ADVECTING INTO THE AREA FROM THE SOUTHWEST AND WILL TURN THE RAIN INTO ALL SNOW BY EARLY EVENING. THE CRUCIAL FACTOR IN THE AMOUNT OF SNOW WILL BE THE EXACT TRACK OF THE LOW CURRENTLY SOUTH OF THE ISLAND AND THE TIGHTNESS OF THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. BUFKIT FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOW A RANGE FROM 1.8 TO 3.5 INCHES OF SNOW OVER KODIAK CITY OVERNIGHT WITH THE GFS MODEL PRODUCING THE HIGHER AMOUNTS. THIS IS DUE TO THE GFS WEAKENING THE GRADIENT OVER KODIAK AND THE NAM HAVING STRONGER WESTERLY WINDS WHICH WILL DECREASE THE AMOUNT OF SNOW. FINAL DECISION AS TO THE SNOW AMOUNTS FOR THE FORECAST WILL BE MADE AFTER THE 00Z SOUNDING IS AVAILABLE FROM KODIAK. THE COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE NORTHWARD AND BRING SOME SHOWERS TO THE COOK INLET REGION. THE HOMER BLUFF IS THE AREA MOST AT RISK FOR ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY MORNING. LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL HAVE A FEW SNOW SHOWERS OR A RAIN SNOW MIX BUT THERE SHOULD NOT BE MUCH IN THE WAY OF ACCUMULATIONS. THE ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE MAY ALSO GET A LITTLE SNOW ACCUMULATION TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING BUT IT WILL BE MOSTLY RAIN...WITH A LITTLE SNOW MIXED IN FOR ANY PRECIPITATION THAT FALLS OVER THE MAJORITY OF THE ANCHORAGE BOWL. CONVECTION IS POSSIBLY SUNDAY AND MONDAY OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AS SURFACE TEMPERATURES RISE AND TEMPERATURES ALOFT REMAIN COLD. THERE IS ALSO THE CHANGE OF SMALL HAIL IN AFTERNOON AND EVENING RAIN SHOWERS IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN SUNDAY DUE TO THE LOW FREEZING LEVEL. .LONG TERM FORECAST...THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL CHANGE MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN PART OF THE STATE AND A SURFACE HIGH BUILDS INTO SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. THIS WILL BRING A DRIER PATTERN WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. MAY 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 4:00 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| May 12, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 12, 10:01 PM AKDT | Flood Watch | AFC | 4 days | |
| May 13, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| May 13, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| May 13, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 13, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 50 hr | |
| May 13, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 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.