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Gale Warning 419, NWS Anchorage, AK

May 28, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 28, 2012, 8:30 AM AKDT. It was in force for 20 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
May 28, 2012, 8:30 AM AKDT (16:30 UTC)
Expired
May 29, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force
20 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

112 
FZAK52 PAFC 281629 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
830 AM AKDT MON MAY 28 2012

UPDATED ZONES 150 160

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.

PKZ199-290300-
400 AM AKDT MON MAY 28 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 980 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF KISKA WILL DISSIPATE 90 NM SOUTH OF
ADAK THIS AFTERNOON. A 981 MB LOW ALONG A WEATHER FRONT 150
NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE NEAR NIKOLSKI AT 977 MB
THIS EVENING...THEN TRACK TO 260 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT AT
985 MB TUE EVENING. A LOW OVER SIBERIA WILL MOVE TO 430 NM NORTH OF
ATTU AT 1002 MB WED MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-290300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
830 AM AKDT MON MAY 28 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-290300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT MON MAY 28 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12
FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-290300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
830 AM AKDT MON MAY 28 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.

.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-290300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT MON MAY 28 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ180-290300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT MON MAY 28 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-290300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT MON MAY 28 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. BERING SIDE...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-290300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT MON MAY 28 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-290300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT MON MAY 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-290300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT MON MAY 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-290300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT MON MAY 28 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-290300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON MAY 28 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-290300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON MAY 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
3 follow-up statements
832 
FZAK52 PAFC 282303
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 28 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.

PKZ199-291500-
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 28 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 975 MB LOW 100 NM WEST OF UNALASKA WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE TO 350 NM
SOUTHEAST OF UNALASKA TUE AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN FURTHER TO
990 MB 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WED AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ150-291500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-291500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 28 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 
FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-291500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 28 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-291500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 28 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-291500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 
IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-291500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 28 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-291500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT DURING THE EVENING.
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-291500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 28 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-291500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-291500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-291500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 28 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI AND SAT...S WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-291500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 28 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
834 
FZAK52 PAFC 290812 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1212 AM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012

UDPATED 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.

PKZ199-291500-
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 28 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 975 MB LOW 100 NM WEST OF UNALASKA WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE TO 350 NM
SOUTHEAST OF UNALASKA TUE AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN FURTHER TO
990 MB 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WED AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ150-291500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-291500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 28 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 
FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-291500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 28 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-291500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 28 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-291500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 
IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-291500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 28 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-291500-
UNALASKA BAY
1212 AM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-291500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 28 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-291500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-291500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-291500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 28 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI AND SAT...S WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-291500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON MAY 28 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
488 
FZAK52 PAFC 291136
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 29 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.

PKZ199-300300-
400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 978 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 350 NM
SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT THIS EVENING AND WEAKEN. A LOW FORMING ALONG
A SOUTHERN GULF WEATHER FRONT 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY THIS
MORNING WILL TRACK TO 80 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK AT 982 MB THIS
EVENING...THEN DRIFT TO 110 NM EAST OF SITKINAK AT 993 MB THU
MORNING. 

$$

PKZ150-300300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-300300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-300300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-300300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-300300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 
FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-300300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-300300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5
FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-300300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-300300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-300300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-300300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 15 KT. 

$$

PKZ179-300300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning 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 gale warning went out at May 28, 5:30 AM AKDT, 3 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 28, 5:30 AM AKDT, 3 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
530 AM AKDT MON MAY 28 2012

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE UPPER-LOW IN THE GULF OF AK IS FILLING THIS MORNING. YESTERDAY'S
PRECIPITATION SHIELD OVER THE MAT-SU VALLEY AND UPPER COOK INLET
REGIONS HAS SHEARED OUT AS THE UPPER LOW WEAKENS...WITH SOME SUNNY
BREAKS MATERIALIZING OVER SOME PORTIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL AK THIS
MORNING. SOUTHEAST FLOW ALOFT IS STILL USHERING IN CLOUDS THAT ARE
MOVING UP FROM THE AK PANHANDLE...WITH EMBEDDED DISTURBANCES
SQUEEZING OUT SOME PASSING SHOWERS OR SPRINKLES AS THEY PROGRESS
WEST. FURTHER WEST...TRANSITORY RIDGING IS BREAKING DOWN AS THE
UPPER-LOW OVER THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN MOVES EAST. THERE IS SOME MORNING
FOG AND STRATUS ACROSS BRISTOL BAY AND COASTAL AREA OF THE KUSKOKWIM
DELTA...THOUGH THE FLOW IS BECOMING MORE OFF-SHORE WITH
TIME...ALLOWING FOR MORE SUNSHINE. AT THE SURFACE...A LOW NEAR KISKA
IS DRIFTING SOUTHEAST AND FILLING. A FRONT WITH GALES AND RAIN
EXTENDS FROM THIS LOW EAST THROUGH THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN CHAIN. A
TRIPLE POINT LOW HAS DEVELOPED 100 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR
AND IS SLOWLY MOVING NORTHEAST.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS HAVE A REASONABLY GOOD HANDLE ON THE MAIN FEATURES. IN THE
WEST...MODELS AGREE THAT THE TRIPLE POINT LOW SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH
HARBOR WILL REACH PEAK INTENSITY THIS EVENING NEAR NIKOLSKI...BEFORE
TRACKING TO AROUND 300 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT TUE EVENING. IN
IT'S WAKE AN UPPER-LOW IS DEPICTED DROPPING SOUTH OUT OF THE CHUKCHI
SEA TO THE WEST CENTRAL ALEUTIANS ON WED...WITH THE ECMWF A HAIR
STRONGER THAN THE OTHER MODELS. IN THE EAST...THE ALEUTIAN/PACIFIC
FRONT APPROACHES THE SOUTHERN GULF LATE TONIGHT AND MOVES TO
THE NORTHERN TO WESTERN GULF EARLY WED MORNING. THE KEY DIFFERENCE IS
THAT THE ECMWF IS STILL THE MOST AGGRESSIVE IN THE DEVELOPING A
TRIPLE POINT ALONG THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND ROTATING IT TO NEAR
SITKINAK WED MORNING. THE GFS AND NAM SEEM TO BE TRENDING A BIT IN
THIS DIRECTION...ALBEIT WEAKER AND SLOWER. KEEPING WITH CONTINUITY
AND DECENT RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY...THE MORNING FORECAST GENERALLY
TRENDS TO THE ECMWF. MODELS COME BACK INTO LINE LATE IN THE
WEEK...WITH THE RESIDUAL LOW DRIFTING EAST ALONG SOUTHERN REACHES OF
THE GULF OF AK.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
PERIODIC WEAK UPPER DISTURBANCES PUSHING NORTH TO NORTHWEST OUT OF
SOUTHEAST AK WILL TEMPER SUNSHINE A BIT THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH
PASSING SHOWERS GENERALLY OVER COASTAL REGIONS OR THE MOUNTAINS. THE
GULF UPPER LOW OPENS TO A TROUGH TONIGHT...GETS CAUGHT IN THE UPPER
FLOW AND PUSHES NORTH INTO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN ON TUE WITH SOME
ENHANCED SHOWERS. MEANWHILE THE ALEUTIAN SYSTEM AND TRIPLE POINT MOVE
UP TOWARDS KODIAK ISLAND TUE INTO WED. THIS WILL BRING A RETURN TO
STEADY RAIN AND GALES FOR THE GULF AND COASTAL AREAS. A STRENGTHENING
COASTAL RIDGE/PRESSURE GRADIENT DEVELOPS AND SUSTAINS ITSELF INTO
MID-WEEK SO LOOK FOR GUSTY WINDS THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM AND PORTAGE
VALLEY.

SOUTHWEST...
INCREASING OFF-SHORE FLOW WILL COME WITH A STRENGTHENING PRESSURE
GRADIENT ALONG THE PERIPHERY OF THE ALEUTIAN SYSTEM. GUSTY WINDS TO
DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING PARTICULARLY THROUGH CHANNELED
TERRAIN OF BRISTOL BAY. INLAND...WEAK RIDGING GIVES WAY TO CYCLONIC
FLOW ALOFT AND A RETURN TO A DIURNAL SHOWER PATTERN THROUGH MID WEEK.
THE DESTABILIZATION SHOULD ALLOW AFTERNOON/EVENING SHOWERS AND
PERHAPS A FEW ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY
PER INCREASED CAPE VALUES BY TUE.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
GALES AND RAIN TAPER TO SHOWERS AND SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS AS THE LOW
PUSHES AWAY INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC. THE NEXT UPPER LOW SWINGS DOWN ON
WED...AND MAY BRING A REINFORCING SHOT OF GALES TO THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIAN CHAIN...THOUGH AT THIS JUNCTURE HAVE KEPT CONDITIONS MID
WEEK AT 30 KT OR LESS.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL BE OVER THE GULF WITH DISTURBANCES ROUNDING
THE BASE OF THE LOW. A BLOCKING RIDGE OVER EASTERN ASIA WILL KEEP A
MERIDIONAL PUSH DOWN THE BERING WITH BELOW NORMAL HEIGHTS. LOOK FOR
HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE EASTERN BERING AND WESTERN AK COAST WITH A
COMPLEX LOW STRUCTURE IN THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING. EXACT
DETAILS OF THIS SETUP IN THE BERING AND GULF ARE UNCERTAIN AND
FORECAST IS MORE BROAD TO REFLECT LOWER CONFIDENCE OF DETAILS.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALE...120 155 165 170 171 176 351 412 414
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

MALOY

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 27, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
May 27, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
May 27, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
May 27, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
May 28, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC48 hr
May 28, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC3 days
May 28, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
May 28, 6:32 AM AKDTFreezing Rain AdvisoryAFC4 hr
May 28, 7:55 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC56 hr
May 28, 7:55 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC20 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.