Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 411, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 23, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 23, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 24, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
859 FZAK52 PAFC 231156 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 23 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. PKZ199-240300- 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1011 MB LOW 130 NM NW OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 110 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WED AFTERNOON AND THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC ON THU. A PACIFIC LOW WILL INTENSIFY TO 997 MB THU AFTERNOON 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR. $$ PKZ150-240300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 23 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-240300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-240300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 23 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-240300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 23 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-240300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 23 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-240300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-240300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-240300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-240300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 23 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-240300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 23 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-240300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 23 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ179-240300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 23 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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048 FZAK52 PAFC 232314 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 23 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-241500- 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1002 MB PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 300 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR THU AFTERNOON AT 997 MB AND THEN TO 85 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK FRI AFTERNOON AT 1000 MB. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN BERING WILL SHIFT TO THE WESTERN BERING THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-241500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 23 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-241500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-241500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 23 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-241500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 23 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-241500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 23 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ170-241500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-241500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-241500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-241500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 23 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-241500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 23 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-241500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 23 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ179-241500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 23 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
907 FZAK52 PAFC 241156 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 24 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. PKZ199-250300- 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 380 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR THU AFTERNOON AT 996MB AND THEN TO 90 NM EAST OF SAND POINT FRI AFTERNOON AT 1002 MB. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN BERING WILL SHIFT TO THE WESTERN BERING FRIDAY. $$ PKZ150-250300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 24 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF SHELIKOF STRAIT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-250300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-250300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 24 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-250300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 24 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-250300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-250300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-250300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-250300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 35 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-250300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 24 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-250300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 24 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-250300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 24 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-250300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 24 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
894 FZAK52 PAFC 242311 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 24 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-251500- 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 993 MB LOW 360 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 1000 MB AS IT MOVES TO 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA FRI NIGHT. ANOTHER PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 330 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA SAT AFTERNOON AT 1000 MB. $$ PKZ150-251500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-251500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-251500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 24 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-251500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 24 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-251500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-251500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-251500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-251500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-251500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 24 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-251500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 24 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-251500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 24 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-251500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 24 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days |
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