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Small Craft Advisory 304, NWS Anchorage, AK

April 24, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Apr 24, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 5 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 24, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired
Apr 28, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force
5 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

030 
FZAK52 PAFC 241133 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 24 2012

CORRECTED ZONE 176

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 TUE APR 24 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 1004 MB LOW 390 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 360 NM NORTH 
OF ADAK AT 1003 MB TONIGHT AND THEN TO 480 NM NORTH OF ADAK AT 1003
MB WED NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ150-250300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-250300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-250300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-250300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 24 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.

.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-250300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 24 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-250300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-250300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-250300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-250300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-250300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-250300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 24 2012

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-250300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 24 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT.  

$$
11 follow-up statements
754 
FZAK52 PAFC 242318
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 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 TUE APR 24 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 1004 MB LOW 325 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 350 NM NORTH OF
AMCHITKA TONIGHT AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE
EARLY THU. A 994 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF ATKA EARLY WED WILL MOVE TO
275 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA AT 975 MB THU AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-251500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-251500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 24 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN
ISLANDS E. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-251500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 24 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-251500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 24 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY
FOG.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-251500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 24 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-251500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-251500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 24 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-251500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-251500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-251500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW W 20 KT BECOMING NW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-251500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 24 2012

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-251500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 24 2012

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.  

$$
057 
FZAK52 PAFC 251110
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED APR 25 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.

PKZ199-260300-
400 AM AKDT WED APR 25 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 1004 MB LOW 330 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
AND DISSIPATE EARLY THU. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 270 NM
SOUTHEAST OF ATKA WED EVENING AT 985 MB AND THEN STRENGTHEN TO 978 MB
BY THU NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-260300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT WED APR 25 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-260300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED APR 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN
ISLANDS E. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS
10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-260300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT WED APR 25 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-260300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED APR 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-260300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT WED APR 25 2012

.TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. 
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-260300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT WED APR 25 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-260300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT WED APR 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-260300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT WED APR 25 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-260300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT WED APR 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-260300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT WED APR 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-260300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED APR 25 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-260300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED APR 25 2012

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.  

$$
004 
FZAK52 PAFC 252339
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED APR 25 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.

PKZ199-261500-
400 PM AKDT WED APR 25 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 997 MB LOW 280 NM NORTH OF AMCHITKA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
AND DISSIPATE EARLY THU. A 990 MB LOW 340 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA WILL 
MOVE TO 215 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA WED NIGHT AT 980 MB AND THEN WEAKEN
AS IT DRIFTS SOUTHEAST THROUGH FRI. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE
NORTHWEST BERING SEA FRI.

$$

PKZ150-261500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT WED APR 25 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-261500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT WED APR 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN
ISLANDS E. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. 
SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-261500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT WED APR 25 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-261500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT WED APR 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-261500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT WED APR 25 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. 
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT.
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-261500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT WED APR 25 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-261500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT WED APR 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-261500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT WED APR 25 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF ATKA...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-261500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT WED APR 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-261500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT WED APR 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-261500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED APR 25 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.
.MON...N WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-261500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED APR 25 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT.  

$$
054 
FZAK52 PAFC 261144
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT THU APR 26 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.

PKZ199-270300-
400 AM AKDT THU APR 26 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 997 MB LOW 180 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
AND DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON. A 980 MB LOW 240 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA
WILL MOVE TO 270 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR FRI NIGHT AT 994 MB. 

$$

PKZ150-270300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT THU APR 26 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-270300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT THU APR 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E.
SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN AND MON MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-270300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT THU APR 26 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRIDAY AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-270300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT THU APR 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-270300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT THU APR 26 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-270300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT THU APR 26 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-270300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT THU APR 26 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-270300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT THU APR 26 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-270300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT THU APR 26 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-270300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT THU APR 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-270300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU APR 26 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-270300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU APR 26 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT.  

$$
556 
FZAK52 PAFC 262339
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT THU APR 26 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.

PKZ199-271500-
400 PM AKDT THU APR 26 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 975 MB LOW 360 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY THROUGH FRI AND THEN MOVE TO 135 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK AT
997 MB SAT AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-271500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT THU APR 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-271500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT THU APR 26 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 20 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E.
SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-271500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT THU APR 26 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-271500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT THU APR 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2
FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-271500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT THU APR 26 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY ALONG THE COAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY
ALONG THE COAST IN THE MORNING. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-271500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT THU APR 26 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 9 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...
SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-271500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT THU APR 26 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-271500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT THU APR 26 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15
FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-271500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT THU APR 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-271500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT THU APR 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-271500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU APR 26 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-271500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU APR 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT.  

$$

JM
151 
FZAK52 PAFC 271146
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 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.

PKZ199-280300-
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 979 MB LOW 270 NM SOUTH OF SEGUAM ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 998 MB AS
IT MOVES TO 120 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS SAT NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-280300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-280300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-280300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-280300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-280300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-280300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-280300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-280300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-280300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-280300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-280300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-280300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT.  

$$
129 
FZAK52 PAFC 271722 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
920 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012

UPDATED ZONE 150 

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.

PKZ199-280300-
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 979 MB LOW 270 NM SOUTH OF SEGUAM ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 998 MB AS
IT MOVES TO 120 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS SAT NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-280300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
920 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-280300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-280300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-280300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-280300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-280300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-280300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-280300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-280300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-280300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-280300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-280300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT.  

$$
780 
FZAK52 PAFC 272148 AAB
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
145 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012

UPDATED ZONE 180 

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.

PKZ199-280300-
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 979 MB LOW 270 NM SOUTH OF SEGUAM ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 998 MB AS
IT MOVES TO 120 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS SAT NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-280300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
920 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-280300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-280300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-280300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-280300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
145 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT ALONG THE COAST. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT ALONG THE COAST IN THE
EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-280300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-280300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-280300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-280300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-280300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-280300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-280300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT.  

$$
407 
FZAK52 PAFC 272326
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 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.

PKZ199-281500-
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 989 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL DISSIPATE WELL SOUTH
OF COLD BAY SAT AFTERNOON. A 997 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL
DISSIPATE BY SAT AFTERNOON SOUTH OF KODIAK. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER
THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS SAT NIGHT.
$$

PKZ150-281500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS 9
FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-281500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-281500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-281500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2
FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2
FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-281500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-281500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-281500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-281500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-281500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-281500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-281500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. 

$$

PKZ179-281500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.  

$$

JM
976 
FZAK52 PAFC 281145
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 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.

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

A 1000 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK AND A 993 MB LOW 390 NM SOUTH
OF COLD BAY WILL MERGE INTO A SINGLE 998 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF
KODIAK CITY SAT EVENING THEN DRIFT NORTHEASTWARD AND WEAKEN. HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL PERSIST THROUGH
SUN NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-290300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-290300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-290300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

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

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-290300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-290300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-290300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-290300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-290300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-290300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. 

$$

PKZ179-290300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$
506 
FZAK52 PAFC 282338
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 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 SAT APR 28 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 1007 MB LOW 400 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST
AND DISSIPATE 100 NM SOUTH OF SAINT PAUL SUN AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING SUN AND MOVE INTO
THE CENTRAL BERING MON.

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-291500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

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

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-291500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-291500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-291500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-291500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-291500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-291500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-291500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft 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 small craft advisory went out at Apr 23, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 23, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT MON APR 23 2012

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...WEAK UPPER LEVEL FLOW RESIDES OVER THE
MAINLAND PART OF THE STATE WITH A CLOSED UPPER LEVEL LOW IN THE
EASTERN BERING SEA. WEST OF THIS LOW THERE IS ZONAL UPPER LEVEL FLOW
OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE BERING SEA...WHICH WILL AMPLIFY OVER THE
NEXT DAY INTO AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN ALASKA COAST. THE
LOW CURRENTLY IN THE EASTERN BERING WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST AND LIE JUST
SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
AT THE SURFACE THERE IS GENERALLY HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE INTERIOR OF
THE STATE WITH THE MAIN LOW A LITTLE EAST OF DUTCH HARBOR. IN BETWEEN
THESE FEATURES THERE IS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF
AND OVER KODIAK ISLAND THAT EXTENDS THROUGH THE BRISTOL BAY REGION
AND INTO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS CONTINUE TO DO VERY WELL. THERE ARE NO
MAJOR CONCERNS FOR ANYTHING AFFECTING THE FORECAST AREA.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES ARE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL
ALASKA AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. THERE IS AN EASTERLY WAVE THAT
SHOULD MOVE INTO THE EASTERN COPPER RIVER BASIN OVERNIGHT AND WEAKEN
AS IT MOVES WESTWARD TOMORROW. THIS WILL PRODUCE SOME SCATTERED RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE BASIN LATE TONIGHT AND A FEW RAIN SHOWERS
TOMORROW. IT SHOULD WEAKEN SUFFICIENTLY AS IT MOVES WESTWARD THAT IT
WILL NOT PRODUCE MORE THAN MID TO HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS ONCE IT CROSSES
THE CHUGACH MOUNTAINS.
THE FRONT FROM KODIAK THROUGH BRISTOL BAY HAS REACHED ITS FARTHEST
FORWARD PROGRESSION AND WILL BEING TO RECEDE TO THE SOUTH AS THE LOW
UNDERCUTS THE AREA AND THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS INTO WESTERN
ALASKA TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW.
A RAIN AND SNOW SHOWER MIX WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING IN THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS AND LINGER INTO TOMORROW MORNING OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...HIGH PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE MAINLAND
OF THE STATE BY MIDWEEK AND KEEP SKIES GENERALLY PARTLY CLOUDY TO
MOSTLY SUNNY WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY OVER THE MAINLAND. EVEN KODIAK
ISLAND WILL SEE A BREAK IN THE CLOUDS DURING THE MIDDLE TO LATER PART
OF THE WEEK.
THERE WILL BE A WEAK LOW MOVING THROUGH THE ALEUTIANS THAT WILL BRING
SOME SHOWERS THERE THROUGH THE PERIOD..

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...NONE
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

APR 12

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 24, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr

Nearby

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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.