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Small Craft Advisory 372, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at May 20, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 20, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 22, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
119 FZAK51 PAFC 201154 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-210300- 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A WEATHER FRONT WILL LINGER ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST AND DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON. A 990 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 430 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MON MORNING. $$ PKZ120-210300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E 30 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-210300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-210300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-210300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-210300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-210300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-210300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-210300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-210300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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850 FZAK51 PAFC 202326 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-211500- 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A RIDGE ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST WILL DISSIPATE MON MORNING. A DEVELOPING 990 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN TO 984 MB 540 MB SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MON AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN TO 999 MB AROUND 360 NM SOUTH OF SITKA TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-211500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-211500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-211500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ129-211500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. NEAR WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-211500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-211500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-211500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-211500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-211500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT . .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ JM
980 FZAK51 PAFC 210034 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 433 PM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS TYPO COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-211500- 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A RIDGE ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST WILL DISSIPATE MON MORNING. A DEVELOPING 990 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN TO 984 MB 540 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MON AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN TO 999 MB AROUND 360 NM SOUTH OF SITKA TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-211500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-211500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-211500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ129-211500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. NEAR WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-211500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-211500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-211500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-211500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-211500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 20 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT . .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ JM
151 FZAK51 PAFC 211157 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 21 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-220300- 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A RIDGE ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST WILL DISSIPATE THIS MORNING. A DEVELOPING 984 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN TO 982 MB 450 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON THIS AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN TO 1004 MB 370 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND TUE EVENING. $$ PKZ120-220300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 21 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-220300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 21 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-220300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 21 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-220300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 21 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-220300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N 10 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-220300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-220300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 21 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-220300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 21 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-220300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 21 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
298 FZAK51 PAFC 212246 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 21 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-221500- 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 984 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA WILL WEAKEN TO 999 MB 250 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA TUE AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL FURTHER WEAKEN TO 1011 MB BY WED AFTERNOON 200 NM SOUTH OF SITKA. $$ PKZ120-221500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 21 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-221500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 21 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-221500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 21 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-221500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 21 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-221500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 21 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-221500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-221500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 21 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-221500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 21 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-221500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 21 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
097 FZAK51 PAFC 221156 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 22 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. 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. PKZ197-230300- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 22 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 992 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA WILL WEAKEN TO 1001 MB 260 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA THIS AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN FURTHER TO 1012 MB BY WED EVENING 220 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA. $$ PKZ120-230300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 22 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-230300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 22 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-230300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 22 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-230300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 22 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-230300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 22 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-230300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 22 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-230300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 22 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-230300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 22 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-230300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 22 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 19, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 19, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 PM AKDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A LARGE UPPER LEVEL LOW SITS JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE UNALASKA ISLAND. AN UPPER RIDGE LIES ALONG THE SOUTHEAST ALASKA AND EASTERN COPPER RIVER BASIN. ANOTHER UPPER RIDGE IS BUILDING OVER THE NORTHWEST BERING SEA. A LARGE SURFACE LOW LIES ABOUT 400 MILES SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA WITH AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. A SURFACE RIDGE, SIMILAR TO THE UPPER FEATURES...LIES ALONG SOUTHEAST ALASKA AND THE CENTRAL GULF COAST. A WEAK THERMAL TROUGH LIES OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST INTERIOR. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH MONDAY BUT THE NAM SOLUTION BEGINS TO DEVIATE FROM THAT OF THE GFS AND THE ECMWF BY SHIFT THE LOW INTO THE WESTERN GULF WHILE THE OTHER MODELS KEEP IT FURTHER SOUTH AND EAST. THE GFS IS THE PREFERRED MODEL. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... THE UPPER LOW SOUTHEAST OF UNALASKA ISLAND WILL SLOWLY DRIFT SOUTH INTO THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC AND EXTEND A TROUGH EAST TOWARD QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE UPPER RIDGE ALONG SOUTHEAST ALASKA WILL SHIFT NORTHEAST INTO WESTERN CANADA BUT ALSO BUILD INTO THE CENTRAL MAINLAND OF ALASKA BY MONDAY. THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE NORTHWEST BERING SEA WILL BUILD INTO THE THE REST OF THE WESTERN BERING BY MONDAY. AN UPPER LOW NORTH OF SIBERIA WILL MOVE SOUTH INTO THE EASTERN BERING BY MONDAY. .SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE SURFACE RIDGE ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THE WEATHER FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ONTO INTO THE RIDGE ALONG THE COAST TONIGHT THEN DISSIPATE SUNDAY. THE RAIN OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA WILL CHANGE TO SHOWERS SUNDAY EVENING. SCATTERED TO ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP OVER WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA, ANCHORAGE AND THE MATANUSKA VALLEY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND SUSITNA VALLEY AS SOME INSTABILITY DEVELOP OVER THE INTERIOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY. AREAS OF GUSTY WINDS ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND THE KNIK VALLEY WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT. .SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE WEAK THERMAL TROUGH WILL REMAIN OVER THE INTERIOR SECTION THROUGH MONDAY. THE SKIES WILL REMAIN PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS MAINLY IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BERING SEA AND THE ALEUTIANS...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY. SKIES WILL GRADUALLY CLEAR OVER THE WESTERN BERING THROUGH MONDAY. AREAS OF SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN BERING SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY AS A LOW MOVES INTO THE AREA. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE MID RANGE MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT. A LOW DEVELOPING WEST OF QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLAND TUESDAY THEN DRIFT TOWARD THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST BY THURSDAY. A RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. THE RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN BERING WEAKENS TUESDAY AND THE LOW IN THE EASTERN BERING WILL SPREAD TO THE REST OF THE BERING WEDNESDAY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 155. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. NM MAY 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 19, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 19, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| May 19, 4:45 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| May 20, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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Sources
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