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Small Craft Advisory 366, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at May 17, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 17, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 19, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
434 FZAK52 PAFC 180207 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 17 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. PKZ199-181500- 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 998 MB LOW 35 NM EAST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRI AND THEN DISSIPATE ON SAT. A 1002 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL TRACK TO 255 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY SAT AFTERNOON AT 993 MB. $$ PKZ150-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-181500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-181500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 17 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-181500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-181500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 17 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ175-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 17 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 17 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-181500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 17 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-181500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 17 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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783 FZAK52 PAFC 181055 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-190300- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 998 MB LOW NEAR DUTCH HARBOR WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH LATE SAT NIGHT. A 1003 MB LOW 340 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY LATE SAT NIGHT AND SLOWLY STRENGTHEN TO 989 MB. $$ PKZ150-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-190300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-190300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-190300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-190300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ175-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-190300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-190300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
293 FZAK52 PAFC 182300 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 18 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. PKZ199-191500- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 998 MB LOW NEAR DUTCH HARBOR WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TONIGHT THEN DISSIPATE. A 992 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SAT MORNING WILL DEEPEN TO 985 MB SAT AFTERNOON 225 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR. THE LOW WILL MOVE TO 500 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT ALONG THE COAST IN THE EVENING. SE WIND 10 KT OTHERWISE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-191500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-191500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ180-191500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING SIDE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT PACIFIC SIDE...20 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-191500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ175-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ176-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-191500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ179-191500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
261 FZAK52 PAFC 191046 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-200300- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...A 996 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 280 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT LATE TONIGHT AT 989 MB THEN TO 350 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY AT 995 MB BY LATE SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-200300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-200300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-200300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-200300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ175-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ185-200300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ179-200300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 May 17, 12:25 PM AKDT, 3 hours 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 17, 12:25 PM AKDT, 3 hours 35 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1225 PM AKDT THU MAY 17 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A MODERATE STRENGTH UPPER RIDGE IS CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN MAINLAND PROVIDING ANOTHER DAY OF CLEAR SKIES ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AND INTERIOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA. A LONG-WAVE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM EASTERN ASIA TO THE SOUTHWEST COAST OF MAINLAND ALASKA. A CLOSED CIRCULATION IS ORIENTED EAST-WEST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS WITH LOW CENTERS AT EITHER END. AREA SOUNDINGS SHOW ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE UNDERNEATH LOW TO MID LEVEL INVERSIONS. THE END RESULT IS WIDESPREAD CLOUDS WITH AREAS OF PRECIP AND FOG. LOW LEVEL TEMPERATURES REMAIN NOTABLY COLD...ALTHOUGH JUST WARM ENOUGH TO PRODUCE RAIN IN MOST LOCATIONS. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MINOR DIFFERENCES REMAIN WITH POSITION OF FRONT IN THE GULF AND LOW POSITIONS ALONG THE ALEUTIANS BUT MODELS ALL BASICALLY SHOW THE SAME GENERAL IDEA. ONLY MINOR EDITS WILL BE MADE TO EXISTING FORECASTS. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CLEAR SKIES OVER SOUTHCENTRAL THE PAST FEW DAYS WILL SHIFT NORTHWARD AND CUT OFF INTO A CLOSED HIGH OVER NORTHWEST ALASKA TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW THE TROUGH OVER THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS TO SHIFT EASTWARD TOWARD THE GULF WHICH IN TURN WILL PUSH SURFACE FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF NORTHWARD. THUS...EXPECT CLOUDS TO GRADUALLY INCREASE OVER SOUTHCENTRAL THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS...BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION BY SATURDAY NIGHT. RAIN OR SHOWERS ALONG THE FRONT WILL BRING A COOL AND WET WEEKEND TO THE NORTH GULF COAST WHILE DESTABILIZATION INLAND (WITH THE RIDGE MOVING AWAY) WILL BRING A RETURN TO DIURNAL SHOWER ACTIVITY...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE MOUNTAINS. A SURFACE RIDGE WILL BUILD ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT TOMORROW AND PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. NORMALLY THIS PRODUCES STRONG GUSTY WINDS THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS...BUT THERMAL TROUGH HAS NOT BECOME WELL ESTABLISHED INLAND YET SO PRESSURE GRADIENT IS NOT QUITE TIGHT ENOUGH TO CAUSE VERY STRONG WINDS. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...SURFACE FRONT WILL STALL OVER BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT AND THEN WEAKEN IN PLACE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. STRONG EASTERLY FLOW ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS WILL LIMIT THE PRECIP...CREATING MORE OF A SHOWERY ENVIRONMENT RATHER THAN STEADY RAIN. MEANWHILE THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND AND KUSKOKWIM DELTA WILL REMAIN ON THE DRY SIDE NORTH OF THE FRONT. AS THE RIDGE RETREATS WEAK UPPER WAVES WILL ROTATE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA RESULTING IN INCREASED CLOUD COVER. HOWEVER...STILL EXPECT A LITTLE BIT OF SUNSHINE EACH DAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...SURFACE LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY NEAR THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS/SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA THROUGH FRIDAY. A WEAK LOW TRACKING SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WILL THEN BE PULLED INTO THE UPPER LOW AND END UP IN ALMOST THE SAME SPOT SATURDAY NIGHT. THEREFORE...EXPECT LITTLE CHANGE FROM WHAT IS CURRENTLY BEING OBSERVED HEADING THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. LOOKING THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK THE UPPER LOW WILL SHIFT SOUTHWARD A BIT...BUT SURFACE SYSTEMS AND RAIN WILL REMAIN FOCUSED ALONG THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA. .LONG TERM FORECAST...THE TREND HEADING INTO THE DAY 4 THROUGH 7 PERIOD IS FOR THE UPPER LOW/TROUGH TO SHIFT EASTWARD TOWARD THE GULF. THERE IS QUITE A BIT OF MODEL SPREAD MID TO LATE NEXT WEEK IN THE ULTIMATE DESTINATION OF THIS LOW SO FORECAST CONFIDENCE BECOMES LOW. BASED ON THIS GENERAL EVOLUTION EXPECT MORE PRECIP ALONG THE GULF COAST...POSSIBLY EXTENDING INLAND OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AT TIMES. AT A MINIMUM CONDITIONS WILL BECOME MORE FAVORABLE FOR DIURNAL SHOWERS AS THE THERMAL TROUGH BECOMES MUCH BETTER DEFINED OVER INTERIOR ALASKA WITH WARMING LOW LEVEL TEMPERATURES. A RIDGE WILL TRANSIT THE BERING EARLY NEXT WEEK...WHICH THIS TIME OF YEAR MEANS MORE CLOUDS AND FOG. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING 130. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. SEB MAY 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| May 17, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 17, 4:01 PM AKDT | Red Flag Warning | AFC | 5 hr | |
| May 17, 4:01 PM AKDT | Red Flag Warning | AFC | 30 hr |
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